I had a relatively tame Mardi gras. We were napping by 1 pm in fact.
The morning was spent at John's place, where he hosted his annual always fabulous pre-parade breakfast. There were czars, blackamoors, queens, mayan priestesses, go go boys, lost children, lesbians, found children, kings, queens, human tombs, dogs, and more queens.
Anyway, here are a few random pictures from the day. Get yourself drunk and pretend you're there!
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from the kitchen window |
The Human Tomb arrives
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The human tomb, with go go boys |
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Dog... in gym shorts (or maybe a donkey, not sure) |
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The back yard |
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The front yard |
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Bizarre old New Orleanian delicacy, "Russian Cake" or "Creole Trifle" Stale cake and jam, pressed into a mold and weighed down by bricks...then soaked in lots of rum. |
After the party, it was off to the St. Anne parade....a meandering, claustrophobic crowd of people in costume snaking its way from Bywater to the Quarter, with stops at bars along the way.
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At Mimi's |
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RIP Don C. |
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Jesus... dancing with bunny |
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war |
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romance |
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Daddy's little angel of death |
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The rolling wrestling ring |
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Pork Chops |
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Zebra in a crinoline, with cigarette |
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Pom poms! |
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Pom poms! |
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Fierceness. |
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The steampunk trojan horse (which I never did get to see, alas) |
9 comments:
Wow. My life is dull.
It all looks poignantly lovely. I think my friend Rich was in St. Anne's, he usually is since it gores right by his house.
Tame?
You call this TAME???
Geez. I'm happy you didn't attend MY absolutely fabulous non-existing *beep-beep* Mardi Gras party!
I love Pom Poms and the cake.
yikes.
looks like a fabulous time Jason:)))))wish i could have been there:)))HUGS!!!!!
Something for everyone.
I so enjoyed the view in the front yard!!!! I 'd be such a whore there....
I'd like to say, "Now I've seen it all," but I know I'd be very wrong.
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