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I can’t look a the this image without wondering what was the joke? What was it this guy saw or heard that so obviously cracked him up? So New Orleans is music and music is New Orleans. The music of New Orleans transcends all manner of cultural boundaries. Unlike the students in the high school marching bands, many of the professional or semi-professional musicians get to ride on floats. They typically play traditional New Orleans jazz. I just get a […]
From this guy’s pose, I’d reckon he’s played soccer at some time. This isn’t your ‘quarterback’ throwing position, it’s your ‘throw-in from the sidelines’ in soccer throwing position. Clearly this guy has identified someone he knows in the crowd and is about to throw them a whole bag of beads. You have to be on the look-out for things like this. Being hit unexpectedly by a sting of beads can be painful enough, being hit by a whole bag can […]
I’d love to know who invented the parade ladder but I suspect that many will claim the title and all will be correct. These six-foot painters ladders have a box mounted on top that you can seat your toddler in.
As I’ve mentioned before, Mardi Gras is a great family occasion. This image exemplifies that.
This Buffalo Soldier was riding with his colleagues in the leading units of the Krewe of Pontchartrain parade in 2009.
A parade is not a parade without music! Interspersed between the floats are marching bands, in the most part from High Schools. Accompanied by Drill Teams and Dance Teams, these foot-soldiers are granted the, in my view, unenviable task of marching the entire parade route, usually in footwear I certainly wouldn’t care to put on my feet! I admire these kids. At any given time at least one of the bands in the parade will be playing but they don’t […]
