Pet de Kat Krewe and Threadheads

[chazmo]

So, here is something that has been on my mind. Is it true that the PDKK members are a big part of this Threadhead bored ??

I used to be poster on the old PDKK board. I noticed that after Katrina, that board died way down, but many, if not all, of those wonderful Kats moved over to this board. My impression was that some did it with the purpose of helping to keep the Jazz Fest spirits high, and to help promote JF and share their wealth of knowledge on that subject and all things New Orleans.

Is there any shred of truth to support my perception, or is it a wonderful fantasy construct?

[CEfromLA]

So, here is something that has been on my mind. Is it true that the PDKK members are a big part of this Threadhead bored ??

Is there any shred of truth to support my perception, or is it a wonderful fantasy construct?

There are plenty of PDKK members here as well as a few of the French Quarter Rats.

[ohio]

Several of us were PDDK'ers, Rats, Monkeys and TH's all along. My perception is that the PDKK board just sort of faded away, not necessarily as a result of Katrina.

[PaulC]

Several of us were PDDK'ers, Rats, Monkeys and TH's all along. My perception is that the PDKK board just sort of faded away, not necessarily as a result of Katrina.



what's that you say abe???......


and what's with all that talk of animals???...

i was introduced to that pddk joe dude from miami at wannee this year,.. and then he was introduced to some bears (talk about beasts).... he literally passed out in his chair from that which the bear bestows,.. but he came to magically (and with admirable gusto) jus' in time to dance the dance of joy to celebrate the allman brothers doin' their thing...

real nice guy that joe..... a lil' weak on the drinkin' front though...

[BigDag]

So, here is something that has been on my mind. Is it true that the PDKK members are a big part of this Threadhead bored ??

I used to be poster on the old PDKK board. I noticed that after Katrina, that board died way down, but many, if not all, of those wonderful Kats moved over to this board. My impression was that some did it with the purpose of helping to keep the Jazz Fest spirits high, and to help promote JF and share their wealth of knowledge on that subject and all things New Orleans.

Is there any shred of truth to support my perception, or is it a wonderful fantasy construct?

Yes.

[BigDag]

There are plenty of PDKK members here as well as a few of the French Quarter Rats.

What ever happened to the Rats? Wasn't that the "organization" that required you to read the "book" (Confederacy Of Dunces) to gain admission?

Ah, the good old (pre-K) days.

[swag]

There are plenty of PDKK members here as well as a few of the French Quarter Rats.

Before there was a chat board on this website, the PDKK is where the diehards who wanted to talk fest year round ended up. Once this board started, many of the PDKK became some of its earliest denizens. As its technology improved and as web forums became more expected, most newbies naturally ended up here. Without much new blood coming into the PDKK, and with more and more of the chat occurring here, the old PDKK board faded. While there's little chat on the PDKK board today, you can still find the Krewe on Facebook, and of course, many Kats who never or rarely post here can still be found at Liuzza's, at the Fairgrounds, and at other Fests around the country.

What ever happened to the Rats? Wasn't that the "organization" that required you to read the "book" (Confederacy Of Dunces) to gain admission?



Sadly, the Rat who administered the C of D quiz passed away a year or two ago.

[Rossvegas]

I'm still in the Pet de Kat Krewe - they all just abandoned me.

[stlbarb]

I'm still in the Pet de Kat Krewe - they all just abandoned me.

it was just a test to see if you were the cause of declining enrollment.

[stlbarb]

to be a kat, you just have to declare yourself a kat - along with loving humanity & all things musical. sarcastic sense of humor is a bonus, but not required.

http://www.petdekat.com/
http://forums.delphiforums.com/petdekat/messages/?msg=15429 (not sure if this works without being logged into delphi - but free and no spam)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77282840435

next time you are at a festival - anywhere - be on the lookout for the pet de kat shirts. walk up and introduce yourself. if it turns out to be me in the shirt - buy me a beer. :D

[denideadhead]

to be a kat, you just have to declare yourself a kat - along with loving humanity & all things musical. sarcastic sense of humor is a bonus, but not required.

http://www.petdekat.com/
http://forums.delphiforums.com/petdekat/messages/?msg=15429 (not sure if this works without being logged into delphi - but free and no spam)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77282840435

next time you are at a festival - anywhere - be on the lookout for the pet de kat shirts. walk up and introduce yourself. if it turns out to be me in the shirt - buy me a beer. :D
What she said!! :D :D PDKK is where all this fun, madness and love started for me and I am indebted for life !

[funkkjunkie]

Amen, sistadeni. It was the PDKK boys Gentleman george of va and blukat of slidell and nawlins, who convinced me to come to my first fest in 98 through our chatting on the old purple bored. I decided I'd either be raped and murdered or have the time of my life. Been having the time of my life ever since. The two who started pdkk, stevemiami and joeponydancer, don't do jazzfest every year any more but they are still alive and well and dancing to the music. :D

[CEfromLA]

What ever happened to the Rats? Wasn't that the "organization" that required you to read the "book" (Confederacy Of Dunces) to gain admission?

Ah, the good old (pre-K) days.

The French Quarter Rats originated in the late 80's/early 90's on the old Prodigy 'southeast travel' boards. Vernon was our 'Head Rat'. You had to read "The Book" and answer one question in order to qualify for membership.
Katrina happened and then Vernon died, the Rats seemed to fade into nothingness; the original rats, Pixie, Harold, Vicki, MaryAnn, Terry, Susan, Betsy, Dawn, Mike (along with others) and I never seemed to get it together after K, though we'll always be Rats deep down inside!
There is a Facebook page created by Mike, but I don't recognize most of the names.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1179734105&ref=name#/group.php?gid=108842342393

[mplsbear]

Hey, Hey
we have not faded into nothingness

we are just semi-retired PDKK ers.....

The otherone and I moved to the litter box after they shut down the
old Offbeat message bored...

Now that was some lively reading/posting there- but it got so bizarre they flipped the off switch before someone took legal action...

I remember when someone posted that Earl King had died, when in fact he had not...
Threadheads check their facts a little more before posting "breaking news"

Where Yat-Pet Da Kat!

[yehyourite]

WHERE YAT!
PETDEKAT!

Confirmed PDKK

[djgriff]

Willie!!!!!!!!!! You book first weekend yet? What's Pet de Kat?

[barry10016]

Before there was a chat board on this website, the PDKK is where the diehards who wanted to talk fest year round ended up. Once this board started, many of the PDKK became some of its earliest denizens. As its technology improved and as web forums became more expected, most newbies naturally ended up here. Without much new blood coming into the PDKK, and with more and more of the chat occurring here, the old PDKK board faded. While there's little chat on the PDKK board today, you can still find the Krewe on Facebook, and of course, many Kats who never or rarely post here can still be found at Liuzza's, at the Fairgrounds, and at other Fests around the country.



Sadly, the Rat who administered the C of D quiz passed away a year or two ago.


What Swag said. :D

[Blitzzzzz]

Loved dem shirts, even if they always sized weird after a few washings!!:cool:

[stlbarb]

Loved dem shirts, even if they always sized weird after a few washings!!:cool:

i have a tank and 2 tees (men's versions) and they are pretty much the same as the day i bought them. and yes, i has washed them numerous times. cold wash. hot dry.

although, i do have a 1990 jazzfest shirt that shrunk so much i dont think i'll ever get in it again.
and whats really weird, is it shrunk while on the shelf. :o

[ohio]

Hey, Hey
we have not faded into nothingness

we are just semi-retired PDKK ers.....

The otherone and I moved to the litter box after they shut down the
old Offbeat message bored...

Now that was some lively reading/posting there- but it got so bizarre they flipped the off switch before someone took legal action...

I remember when someone posted that Earl King had died, when in fact he had not...
Threadheads check their facts a little more before posting "breaking news"

Where Yat-Pet Da Kat!

WHERE YAT!
PETDEKAT!

Confirmed PDKK
Hey Bear, hey Willie!
Great seein' you guys in November!

[Headless Hornman]

Some of my PDKK shirts are getting threadbare (like my 1986 How Ya Jazz Fest shirt) and I've got to limit wearing them to once or twice a year. I'm proudest of the one with Mike Williamson's art that includes the Headless Hornman totem in the background.

http://www.petdekat.com/merch/shirt02.jpg

[mplsbear]

Hey Bear, hey Willie!
Great seein' you guys in November!

Hey Bry-great to see youz two! that was some big fun huh?

I did not get a chance to meet yeah u rite Willie, Char has spoken of him often, so many Kats, so little time (brownie inflicted)
someone hit rewind, lets do it all again :)

[djgriff]

My favorite is a button down baseball shirt from 2001 that Joe was nice enough to let me have - usually wear it to one Fest day each year. This is the image on the back.


http://www.petdekat.com/merch/shirt01.jpg

[djgriff]

someone hit rewind, lets do it all again :)

Yeah u Rite!

[mplsbear]

Some of my PDKK shirts are getting threadbare (like my 1986 How Ya Jazz Fest shirt) and I've got to limit wearing them to once or twice a year. I'm proudest of the one with Mike Williamson's art that includes the Headless Hornman totem in the background.

http://www.petdekat.com/merch/shirt02.jpg

I know someone that saw the add in the back of the rolling stone for quilts made out of old t-shirts, he sent them a bunch of his concert shirts and he claims they did a really good job, he sent them more and now has two quilts, don't know if this was the site or not, but a great concept, he said his shirts were pretty well worn
http://www.tshirtquilt.com/

[ohio]

Hey Bry-great to see youz two! that was some big fun huh?
I did not get a chance to meet yeah u rite Willie, Char has spoken of him often, so many Kats, so little time (brownie inflicted)
someone hit rewind, lets do it all again :)
Yeah it was and YYR!
Some of my PDKK shirts are getting threadbare (like my 1986 How Ya Jazz Fest shirt) and I've got to limit wearing them to once or twice a year. I'm proudest of the one with Mike Williamson's art that includes the Headless Hornman totem in the background.


Never noticed that- how cool!
My favorite is a button down baseball shirt from 2001 that Joe was nice enough to let me have - usually wear it to one Fest day each year. This is the image on the back.



My fav image as well. I wear a PDDK shirt at least once or twice at every Fest (and fest)
I know someone that saw the add in the back of the rolling stone for quilts made out of old t-shirts, he sent them a bunch of his concert shirts and he claims they did a really good job, he sent them more and now has two quilts, don't know if this was the site or not, but a great concept, he said his shirts were pretty well worn
http://www.tshirtquilt.com/Great to know! that ad has been intriguing me. Some day....

[Headless Hornman]

The local community radio station has had volunteers make quilts out of old station t-shirts. They include them as raffle prizes at their big concert events. I've been lucky enough to win two, a small one a couple of years ago and this one last September at the WMNF Birthday Bash. I don't have a wall big enough to display the whole thing, so you're only seeing half of it draped over the curtain rod. I'm going to get the ends stitched together so it will be in a loop and can be rotated to display different shirts (there's a total of 20). Each square is bordered with a different music-themed fabric.

http://dirk.pitt.home.att.net/album/quilt-1.jpg

http://dirk.pitt.home.att.net/album/quilt-2.jpg

[sharon_loves_fats]

http://dirk.pitt.home.att.net/album/quilt-2.jpg

That's really cool

[chazmo]

My favorite is a button down baseball shirt from 2001 that Joe was nice enough to let me have - usually wear it to one Fest day each year. This is the image on the back.


http://www.petdekat.com/merch/shirt01.jpg

This one is my favorite, too. But, it is just about ready for the rag bag. I only wear it at the gym now. Sigh. My first was the one with the kat playing the saxophone - I think it was a reference to Bill Clinton?

The funny thing about the PDKK shirts is that when I wear them, people DON'T ask me about them. I can see them looking at the shirt and trying to figure it out.

[stlbarb]

This one is my favorite, too. But, it is just about ready for the rag bag. I only wear it at the gym now. Sigh. My first was the one with the kat playing the saxophone - I think it was a reference to Bill Clinton?

The funny thing about the PDKK shirts is that when I wear them, people DON'T ask me about them. I can see them looking at the shirt and trying to figure it out.

i sent Joe (ponydancer) an email to see what he might still have in stock.
you can see the artwork for each year on
http://www.petdekat.com/merch.htm

[Rossvegas]

i sent Joe (ponydancer) an email to see what he might still have in stock.
you can see the artwork for each year on
http://www.petdekat.com/merch.htm

Joe accepts USPS Money orders only. :>)

[stlbarb]

Joe accepts USPS Money orders only. :>)

keeps the canajuns in check

[Delta]

keeps the canajuns in check

Shouldn't that be cheque?

[swag]

I think my favorite is from the first year I got the shirt, 2000.

http://www.petdekat.com/merch/shirt00.jpg

I love the remnant paws of blue dog being tossed with the other trash.

[linza22]

I think my favorite is from the first year I got the shirt, 2000.

http://www.petdekat.com/merch/shirt00.jpg

I love the remnant paws of blue dog being tossed with the other trash.

:(

[LBIFESTER]

Hey Ross:
Our PDKK Delphi board was being adminstered by Drea, an original SoFLa Kat. She is now the proud momma of two little kittens of her own with Stan, a memeber of the Monkey Krewe.
So the board has kind of died down. I check over every once in a while, but not much up. Lots of us are now here and some over on Facebook like Big Dave and Da ve and Joe P. and Marisol and me and Tybee and Apple, and CajunNy and many mo' like you

I'm still in the Pet de Kat Krewe - they all just abandoned me.