Tuesday greetings, collectors! NYC is quiet today, as many people are ringing in the Jewish New Year (L'shana Tovah!) while the rest of us are collectively holding our breath, waiting to see whether the Wall St. roller coaster will dip or creak upwards today.

Today's edition Coney honors the home of that other legendary (and legendarily creaky) NYC roller coaster, The Cyclone. As per usual, our editions are archival pigment prints produced on 100% cotton rag paper and are available in three sizes:

11"x8.5"
Edition of 200
$20 each.

22"x17"
Edition of 20
$200 each

40"x30"
Edition of 2
$2000 each

The fate of Coney Island, along with that of its bedraggled and beloved amusement park, Astroland, has been hanging in the balance for a couple of years now. As of this writing, it appears that Astroland is closed for good as of the end of this season. (But really, who knows? We've heard this story before.) Breaking IM alert from across the room: Bloomie wants a reprieve! (See what I mean? Only in New York, kids.)

Opened, closed or under renovation, Coney Island holds a special place in the hearts of every person here at JBP HQ. Ms. Wendell very recently got engaged atop the Wonder Wheel. That's the very same Ferris wheel that I delighted in riding with my grandfather as my grandmother and brother watched from below. (Chickens, the both of them!) Raul goes there frequently with his brood.

That's just scratching the surface, of course, as each of us has had more than a few memorable adventures along those boardwalks. The truth is that almost every New Yorker has a soft spot for the place, and it also lives on in the memories and imaginations of people all over the world, including that of our artist, Scottish-born Londoner Linzie Hunter.

Linzie's previous 20x200 editions, Say Goodbye and Boundless documented an entirely different kind of carny freak show, namely the strange universe of spam. These two worlds are currently colliding in an exhibition evocatively entitled Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts, which is on view at London's Coningsby Gallery through this Saturday, October 4th. For more details check out Kara's post on the 20x200 blog. If you're going to be in London, it's closing soon, so get yourself over there!

As for Coney Island, with its fate clearly uncertain, I encourage everyone to make their pilgrimage now, while the weather is still fine and the Wonder Wheel is still turning. Also now going, going and sure to be gone in not too long is Ms. Hunter's edition. Buy one now, while you still can.

I'm back tomorrow with words and pictures. (And, in fact, pictures of words.) See you then!