Coney Island’s phony “Mayor” and freak king Dick D. Zigun on going head-to-head with fellow politicos, the dignity of the American stripper, keeping Vegas glitz away from Coney Island grit, and why only Obama can save us.

I'm sorry, Dick Zigun, I forgot to turn on my tape recorder -- what were you saying? As I was saying, the organization is 30 years old. We do a number of different programs, like the sideshow, the Mermaid Parade, and the Coney Island Museum -- which we are best known for. There is other stuff as well, such as the film festival or the creep show that you just saw.