Posted February 27, 200619 yr I hope I figured this out right....this is my first time posting photos to this site. Anyway, I wanted to share some old Mardi Gras parade photos with you. My husband and only liked going to the Endymion parade. We have seen celebrities like George from Seinfeld, Gene Simmons of KISS, and Marisa Tomei from My Cousin Vinny reign as Grand Marshall at this parade. We had some fun times.... Happy Mardi Gras to you (Fat Tuesday is Feb. 28th)!
February 27, 200619 yr No, that doesn't look right! I AM AN IDIOT! I need the Picture Posting 101 class please! Check out this site to see the larger versions.... http://www.kirkandmandy.net/mardi_gras.htm
February 27, 200619 yr Did someone tell you that the Cincy traditon is to go to Busken and get a king cake? Krogers just doesn't compare to Busken. What is Endymion? (sorry if this should be obvious)
February 27, 200619 yr Sorry...forgetting that some of you don't know much about Mardi Gras. Endymion is the name of a "Krewe" or organization who pays dues to be in their own club, meet, have parties, and then the ultimate - ride in their own parade for Mardi Gras at a scheduled date and time. In New Orleans, there were at least probably 30 or more "Krewes" or clubs who were formally organized. The names of the Krewes usually have a mythological or literal meaning. For example, some Krewes I know are named "Hercules" "Aquarius" "Cleopatra" etc. etc. Most New Orlenians consider the Krewes of Endymion, Orpheus, and Bacchus to be the Super Krewes of Mardi Gras. Think Super Models of Mardi Gras - they have the most decorative floats and have celebrities serve as queen or king of their krewe. They also have huge parties in places like the Superdome or New Orleans Convention Center where famous musicians play. There is a well-known designer of Mardi Gras floats named Blaine Kern. You can view his floats in a museum just across the Mississippi River. If you're not able to do the real Mardi Gras, visiting his museum is the next best thing to see the elaborate, huge floats that ride in the parades. Check out his site at http://www.mardigrasworld.com/. As far as King Cakes, I don't think anything here compares to the home-based New Orleans King Cakes. I am bias of course. I had one from Dorothy Lane Market and it was okay. My favorite New Orleanian King Cakes were from Randazzo's and Haydel's Bakeries. You can order their cakes along with a package with beads, coffee and chicory, etc. at any time of the year. http://www.kingcakes.com/ OR http://www.haydelbakery.com/ As far the best historian of Mardi Gras and finding out more than I could ever tell you, consult with Mr. Mardi Gras himself - Arthur Hardy who has appeared on the Today Show and other entertainment means. http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/arthur/ That's about all I can think of for now.
February 27, 200619 yr Well, nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 27, 200619 yr Thanks for the information. I wouldn't doubt that we don't really have king cake here, but we do have buckeyes.
February 27, 200619 yr At some point I'll post photos I took from (a very wet :x) Mardi Gras here in Baton Rouge
March 1, 200619 yr who says nola isnt its old self? look at what mardi gras did to this visiting new york girl: check out the quick local news video link here: http://narcissism101.typepad.com/narcissism_101/files/MOV04822.MPG "We're from New York, September 11th and everything, so we thought we'd show some love for everybody down in Katrina, heeeeey-ay!" wow, freakin un-bee-leeev-able! :drunk: February 28, 2006 Best Hurricane Shoutout Ever Most people wouldn't try to combine mentions of 9-11 and Katrina with a Mardi Gras shoutout to their friends, but bless her heart, this girl did: "We're from New York, September 11th and everything, so we thought we'd show some love for everybody down in Katrina, heeeeey-ay!" Bonus points for getting the name of the city wrong! [Via Narcissism 101.] Comments I hope she meant somewhere else in New York state, not NYC. Idiot........... [1] Posted by: James | February 28, 2006 09:49 AM not with that accent. That's not upstate, that's NYC area. [2] Posted by: r | February 28, 2006 10:58 AM clearly staten island...heeeeey-ay [3] Posted by: ts | February 28, 2006 11:29 AM HiLARIOUS!!! I saw this last night and cracked up! Heeeeeeyy! [4] Posted by: Patricia | February 28, 2006 11:30 AM Jake, apparently you forgot to include your usual topless photo. [5] Posted by: ny.anon | February 28, 2006 02:24 PM staten island...most definitely. [6] Posted by: erika! | February 28, 2006 03:06 PM WTF? [7] Posted by: Tom | February 28, 2006 03:10 PM Long Island. [8] Posted by: anonymous | February 28, 2006 03:18 PM what she said was indeed idiotic, but it IS mardi gras and she most likely was drunk. i'm sure she woke up this morning hungover and wondering why everyone is laughing at her. [9] Posted by: benefitofthedoubt | February 28, 2006 04:51 PM I think she means "show some love for everybody [who was] down in Katrina". Kinda embarassing, but she's on TV. She was probably also nervous. [10] Posted by: smitty | February 28, 2006 05:35 PM link: http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/02/28/best_hurricane.php#comments
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