This year’s Mardi Gras parade schedule
Below are the Celebrity Riders for Mardi Gras 2005. We get Al “Mr. Carnival Time Himself” Johnson for our parade and ball.
My apologies; Marisa Tomei is grand marshal of Endymion, not Orpheus, as previously stated. Orpheus instead gets Toby Keith – ICK!!!
Note that Frodo (that’s Elijah Wood to you non-LoTRers) is back in town for the celebration as a Returning King of Bacchus – just can’t give up the limelight, can he (or is it the hooch and hoochies)? Return of the king, get it, get it? We don’t, however, see a reappearance of his buddy, Dominic Monaghan, D’s new best bathroom hobbit (yes, there is a Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar story that goes with that), who got pelted by cold rain the previous year, poor dude.
Next, the ladies of Muses get the Go-Gos. Last and least, Endymion will feature Hootie and the Blowjobs.
Where’s Aragorn? Would it hurt this city to attract, say, Viggo Mortensen or even Ian McKellen to its Mardi Gras celebration? Come on, throw me a frickin’ bone bead here, I’ll even take Andy Serkis sans Gollum getup. Sir Ian wouldn’t have to wear a raincoat on the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann – WWNN!
A certain cousin of mine who lives in the D.C. area should plan on being here on Sunday, February 6 by 5PM if she wants to see Frodo and Sam throw beads to the awestruck throngs.
Celebrity Riders in order of appearance:
Krewe du Vieux – Al “Carnival Time” Johnson. For over 40 years, Al’s famous song “Carnival Time” has been a staple of the Mardi Gras season.
Muses – The Go-Gos. The popular all-female Krewe of Muses has announced its celebrity riders for Mardi Gras 2005 will be the popular girl band.
Endymion – Marisa Tomei. The Oscar winning actress will lead the 2005 Endymion parade as grand marshal with musical acts Hootie & the Blowfish and the Pointer Sisters. I may not make it past the corner of Toulouse and Burgundy.
Bacchus – Sean Astin. The Hobbit Samwise will lead the parade as Bacchus XXXVII on Superbowl Sunday. He will be joined by Bacchus XXXVI Elijah Wood on the Returning King’s Float.
Orpheus – Toby Keith. The country music star will also be performing at the post-parade Orpheuscapade.
