Day 184: Happy Mawdy Gras!
Posted on February 28, 2006 - Filed Under culture-society-history, katrina, mardi gras, new orleans | 7 Comments
Let Fat Tuesday begin! What am I doing at a computer typing this rather than out there capturing coconuts and belly-dancing to the marching bands of Krewe of St. Ann? Why I wanted to greet my readers on a great day for New Orleans. And what a fine day it is! In full defiance of […]
Read More..>>Day 179: Thursday Parades - Babylon, Chaos and Muses
Posted on February 24, 2006 - Filed Under culture-society-history, katrina, mardi gras, new orleans | Leave a Comment
The gods smiled on last night’s parades and saved the rain for this afternoon. The crowds and vendors were out on St. Charles Avenue and it finally looked like Mardi Gras. It’s about time!
First came the Knights of Babylon, a traditional parade that uses and reuses floats made almost six decades ago with a mule-drawn […]
Day 178: A Trip To Lakeview
Posted on February 22, 2006 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans, pictures | Leave a Comment
There is too much to say about the state of Lakeview after the flood. Again, I don’t speak for all of this large neighborhood, simply the parts that held and still bear a lot of meaning for me. These places - dwellings, parks, restaurants, harbors, pubs, scenic drives - were where we met, […]
Read More..>>Day 177: First Weekend Of Uptown Parades
Posted on February 21, 2006 - Filed Under culture-society-history, katrina, mardi gras, new orleans, pictures | Leave a Comment
Several of us predicted that the five Saturday parades would be done in less than 90 minutes, performed a quick cost-benefit and weather analysis and decided to stay in. Not many frequent those parades anyway.
Late Sunday morning saw a lot of bundling up and braving the cold to see our first Uptown Mardi Gras parades […]
Day 175: Home Again, Home Again
Posted on February 19, 2006 - Filed Under katrina, new orleans, science & technology | 8 Comments
Moving back into a home and a city you haven’t lived in for approximately six months affords little chance for blogging. Especially when it coincides with other’s similar moves, visiting with friends and neighbors, spending time with D and oh, that tiny little spectacle that occurs here early every year known as Mardi Gras.
The […]
Day 170: Pictures From The Scene; Ingenuity vs. Cruelty
Posted on February 14, 2006 - Filed Under books, katrina, mardi gras, new orleans, pictures | 2 Comments
Images From Krewe du Vieux: For your pleasure, a set of pictures containing evidence of, in chronological order, the Krewe de C.R.A.P.S. Night Before party, a visit to Fahy’s, the Lower Garden District, the Parade Pre-Party, Second Line to the den with King Walter Williams, the Krewe du Vieux parade and the ball.
[Rest assured that […]
Day 169: Était Grand!
Posted on February 13, 2006 - Filed Under culture-society-history, family & friends, funny, katrina, mardi gras, new orleans | 1 Comment
Another successful Krewe du Vieux parade has come and gone. The people, the creative floats and costumes, the throws, the pictures and the parties. Ooof, my feet still hurt from walking and dancing! As Bruno, our float captain said, “That was the best KdV walk ever, the crowd was sooooooo nice !! Good sign for […]
Read More..>>Day 167: C’est Levee!
Posted on February 11, 2006 - Filed Under katrina, mardi gras, new orleans | 1 Comment
Tonight we kick off the 2006 Mardi Gras season … in true New Orleans style. C’est levee, mes amies, come out and join us as Krewe du Vieux celebrates two decades of satire and stupid fun on the streets of the Faubourg Marigny and the French Quarter!
We even made the national news, teehee.
7pm, New Orleans […]
Day 162: Coliseum Theatre Burns; Mardi Gras Made In China
Posted on February 6, 2006 - Filed Under global, katrina, mardi gras, new orleans, pictures | 3 Comments
The Vampires Did It: The Coliseum Theatre, mere blocks from my place, burned on Friday afternoon. The reason for the fire is still unknown and it’s all very, very mysterious. What a sad thing to happen to a New Orleans landmark towards the end of its restoration from damage sustained during Hurricane Katrina.
[A correction from […]
Day 158: Groundhog Day
Posted on February 2, 2006 - Filed Under culture-society-history, funny, wisconsin | 5 Comments
Phil saw his shadow today.
In the years since The Punxsutawney Spirit first carried word of the groundhog’s failing to see its shadow in 1886, this town of 7,500 people about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh has been dubbed the “Weather Capital of the World.” The tradition stems from the Christian holiday of […]
