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where yat brah
03-06-2007, 10:15 AM
So I just realized that while in NOLA for the 1st 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tourney, there will be some St. Patrick's Day Parades. Having not been in NOLA for St. Patty's in 20 years, I'm hoping to get some feedback on which parade I should try to catch. NOLA.com gives me 3 choices:
1) Irish Channel Parade Uptown early Sat. afternoon.
2) Parasol's block Party
After checking out their website, I'm heavily inclined to check it out.
http://www.parasols.com/
3) Downtown Irish Club Parade from the Bywater to Bourbon.
I hear Parasol's involves thrown cabbage and carrots. Anyone with experience in these parades? The one Downtown will end on Bourbon and I imagine Pat O'Briens is a good spot for St. Patty's Day. Any input is appreciated.
KjnMartiniTX
03-06-2007, 10:28 AM
Spend the day at Mike's at the Market.
ibjamn
03-06-2007, 10:50 AM
So I just realized that while in NOLA for the 1st 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tourney, there will be some St. Patrick's Day Parades. Having not been in NOLA for St. Patty's in 20 years, I'm hoping to get some feedback on which parade I should try to catch. NOLA.com gives me 3 choices:
1) Irish Channel Parade Uptown early Sat. afternoon.
2) Parasol's block Party
After checking out their website, I'm heavily inclined to check it out.
http://www.parasols.com/
3) Downtown Irish Club Parade from the Bywater to Bourbon.
I hear Parasol's involves thrown cabbage and carrots. Anyone with experience in these parades? The one Downtown will end on Bourbon and I imagine Pat O'Briens is a good spot for St. Patty's Day. Any input is appreciated.
Definately Parasol's & The Irish channel parade, but also check out The Downtown Irish club parade. We'll be at that one and our very own Threadheads; Seafood, RonB and Evil 1/2 of 2forthefest are marching in it.
There are also parades in Metairie & a co couple of combined St. Pat's/St. Joseph parades. You can get everything you need for an Irish dinner at one of these parades, except the corned beef! ;)
BigDag
03-06-2007, 11:25 AM
The Metarie parade is lots of fun. I caught enough produce to feed a batallion for a week. Cabbages, apples, bananas, potatoes, carrots, even stalks of celery! Wild!
mightyradgumbo
03-06-2007, 11:33 AM
Seafood, RonB and Evil 1/2 of 2forthefest are marching in it.
i smell trouble :D
mzol11
03-06-2007, 11:50 AM
So I just realized that while in NOLA for the 1st 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tourney, there will be some St. Patrick's Day Parades. Having not been in NOLA for St. Patty's in 20 years, I'm hoping to get some feedback on which parade I should try to catch. NOLA.com gives me 3 choices:
1) Irish Channel Parade Uptown early Sat. afternoon.
2) Parasol's block Party
After checking out their website, I'm heavily inclined to check it out.
http://www.parasols.com/
3) Downtown Irish Club Parade from the Bywater to Bourbon.
I hear Parasol's involves thrown cabbage and carrots. Anyone with experience in these parades? The one Downtown will end on Bourbon and I imagine Pat O'Briens is a good spot for St. Patty's Day. Any input is appreciated.
Been to NOLA for 4 st Paddy's days in a row from 2000 to 2004. Parasol's block party is alot of fun (watch the parade on St Charles and then head to Parasol's). Also the parades that come through the quarter are fun. As the parade stops at traffic through the quarter the people on the floats get off and have a drink in the closest bar along the way then hop back on and ride on. The guys are in tuxedos and give away flowers for kisses. Before the "thing", it brought good crowds. I've had more than one local tell me its the third biggest event (to them) behind Mardi Gras and Jazzfest (alot of Irish in NOLA)
grisgris
03-06-2007, 01:17 PM
i smell trouble :D
And Grisgris will be in town also. Be very afraid. :p
Festvet
03-06-2007, 01:35 PM
Definitely the Irish Channel parade then Parasol's block party.
http://www.irishchannelno.org/
where yat brah
03-06-2007, 04:29 PM
I have a niece who plays golf for Duke and they will be in Baton Rouge for a tournament. We were going to drive up there to watch her play a little and then come back about noon or 1pm. Will getting back to the area about 2pm allow me to catch any of the Irish Channel parade?
swampwoman
03-06-2007, 05:36 PM
Parasol's block party is on March 15 fyi, read that in the paper last weekend
I'll be there for the weekend too. :)
mightyradgumbo
03-06-2007, 09:58 PM
I'll be there for the weekend too. :)
hmmmm, now I know there will be trouble ;)
hmmmm, now I know there will be trouble ;)
smartass :p
stlbarb
03-07-2007, 01:55 AM
hmmmm, now I know there will be trouble ;)
trouble & cooking cabbage have similar smells.
justagirl
03-07-2007, 08:07 AM
Just to straighten a few things out....next week Parasol's will be rocking.
Tuesday the 13th is St. Baldrick's. People sponcer others who are getting their heads shaved and all the money goes to cancer research. There will be a team, most likely from a local hair dressing school, to shave heads. The owner of Parasol's lost his brother when he was young to cancer and this is really important to him.
Then, on Thursday is the block party. It's fun, it's huge, and it's a drunken fest. Get there early and stay late.
Saturday is the parade. Goes down Magazine so you can watch it just a block from Parasol and still party there too. There'll be some good BBQ at the corner of third and Magazine too :) Maybe that's where you'll find me. This is the day you'll catch your produce. Not at the block party.
I live in the Irish Channel and chances are I'll be at all these events.
(I did make it to Markey's and Bud Rips for the down town clubs parade of their court last weekend. That'll be a fun one too, as will Metry, but I don't go that far.)
ibjamn
03-07-2007, 08:11 AM
Just to straighten a few things out....next week Parasol's will be rocking.
Tuesday the 13th is St. Baldrick's. People sponcer others who are getting their heads shaved and all the money goes to cancer research. There will be a team, most likely from a local hair dressing school, to shave heads. The owner of Parasol's lost his brother when he was young to cancer and this is really important to him.
Then, on Thursday is the block party. It's fun, it's huge, and it's a drunken fest. Get there early and stay late.
Saturday is the parade. Goes down Magazine so you can watch it just a block from Parasol and still party there too. There'll be some good BBQ at the corner of third and Magazine too :) Maybe that's where you'll find me. This is the day you'll catch your produce. Not at the block party.
I live in the Irish Channel and chances are I'll be at all these events.
(I did make it to Markey's and Bud Rips for the down town clubs parade of their court last weekend. That'll be a fun one too, as will Metry, but I don't go that far.)
You gonna meet us by Checkpoints for the downtown Irish, huh?
glinda
03-07-2007, 08:47 AM
I'm a big St Pat's celebrator here in Chicago - big parade (like 200 units), party with stepdancers & bagpipes, the whole deal.
But sombody 'splain something to me: the New Orleans St Pattys produce thing. What's that all about? Why produce?
justagirl
03-07-2007, 08:58 AM
Produce: cuz after the parade you can add it to your cornbeef and you gots yourself a meal and of course, a PARTY!
Parasol's has a block party every year. It's a neighborhood pub in the Irish Channel. This is a great celebration each year and much tradition.
pokerchick66
03-07-2007, 09:17 AM
Cabbage and Irish potatoes with corned beef make an Irish meal.
glinda
03-07-2007, 09:31 AM
Thanks, girls!
Course, Corned beef, cabbage & potatoes are the traditional meal here too, just never thought of CATCHING the ingredients! heehee Love it! Whole new meaning to wanna go catch some dinner....
You gonna meet us by Checkpoints for the downtown Irish, huh?
Jenn, I may meet y'all there. Ken and Shaw are in that one, right? What time are you planning to set up?
You gonna meet us by Checkpoints for the downtown Irish, huh?
Yeah Jenn, what time are you guys meeting up there? Are you taking the scooters?
Ron is in that parade too. I'm sure Mel, me and Eli (my non-threadhead, but Fest friend) will be there. What about Amyloves?
mightyradgumbo
03-07-2007, 01:42 PM
Cabbage and Irish potatoes with corned beef make an Irish meal.
Don't forget the carrots...and plenty o' beer
Zydekitten
03-07-2007, 01:46 PM
Don't forget the carrots...and plenty o' beer
Oh YEAH - you gots to have the carrots, beer and some good soda bread for a proper St. Paddy's day boiled dinner!!! ;) :D
glinda
03-07-2007, 02:20 PM
Oh YEAH - you gots to have the carrots, beer and some good soda bread for a proper St. Paddy's day boiled dinner!!! ;) :D
Can't believe I forgot the soda bread!!!!
Bumpin for the St. Paddy krewe!
Zydekitten
03-09-2007, 05:13 PM
Can't believe I forgot the soda bread!!!! Wag of the finger to you, Good Witch!!! Watch out for falling houses . . .
(I'm a Kavanaugh, so I know these things ;) :D)
Who's in for the Irish Channel Parade in the afternoon and then The Downtown Irish Club Parade in the evening?
There's 8 Threadheads I can think of so far...anyone else? Locals?
grisgris
03-09-2007, 07:58 PM
I'm in.
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 08:45 PM
http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/feiertage/feiertag-smiley-013.gif
where yat brah
03-09-2007, 09:06 PM
Who's in for the Irish Channel Parade in the afternoon and then The Downtown Irish Club Parade in the evening?
There's 8 Threadheads I can think of so far...anyone else? Locals?
My brother and I are in. How late is too late to show up for the Uptown stuff.
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 09:13 PM
My brother and I are in. How late is too late to show up for the Uptown stuff.
Hey brah! Not sure about the timing for the Irish Channel parade, but a bunch of Threadhead guys are marching in the downtown Irish parade later that evening. More Threadheads will be gathered at Checkpoint Charlies to await their arrival. Come join us! (Look back at the Threadhead pix thread & look for me, hebjamn, grisgris, jada, seafood, ronb, evil 1/2, eat_mo_crawfish, NOLA). Hope to see you there!
rosetree
03-09-2007, 09:20 PM
Hey brah! Not sure about the timing for the Irish Channel parade, but a bunch of Threadhead guys are marching in the downtown Irish parade later that evening. More Threadheads will be gathered at Checkpoint Charlies to await their arrival. Come join us! (Look back at the Threadhead pix thread & look for me, hebjamn, grisgris, jada, seafood, ronb, evil 1/2, eat_mo_crawfish, NOLA). Hope to see you there!
Damn, damn, damn.....another threadhead function and I'm missin' it!! The synergy between me and TH functions is totally out of whack:( One of these days....one of these days.....maybe French Quarter Fest???....
dumbtourist
03-09-2007, 09:26 PM
Don't feel bad Mark. We've done the St. Pat's parade in N.O. the last two years...didn't even know what a Threadhead was until JF last year. And now, could go hang with a bunch, but committed to another St. Pat's party in another town this year....like you said...damn, damn, damn!
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 09:32 PM
Damn, damn, damn.....another threadhead function and I'm missin' it!! The synergy between me and TH functions is totally out of whack:( One of these days....one of these days.....maybe French Quarter Fest???....
Mark, email me at ibjamn50@yahoo.com, I gots sumpin to ax you....
where yat brah
03-09-2007, 09:38 PM
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=25274006/PictureID=693854252/a=28704494_9004927/t_=28704494
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=25274006/PictureID=693854252/a=28704494_9004927/t_=28704494
That took me 30 minutes to figure out how to do.
Well, I give up trying to post pics via URL. I'll just look for you guys.
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 09:41 PM
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=25274006/PictureID=693854252/a=28704494_9004927/t_=28704494
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=25274006/PictureID=693854252/a=28704494_9004927/t_=28704494
That took me 30 minutes to figure out how to do.
Well, I give trying to post pics via URL. I just look for you guys.
Hey Brah, click on that little yellow icon above and post the url in there, your pic should show up then.
where yat brah
03-09-2007, 09:44 PM
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=25274006/PictureID=693862186/a=28704494_9004927/t_=28704494
and all i get is the "x"
rosetree
03-09-2007, 09:49 PM
Mark, email me at ibjamn50@yahoo.com, I gots sumpin to ax you....
Jenn: My 'puter is screwy. Email me @ info<at>rosetreeglass.com and I will be able to reply,I just can't start the email....screwy huh...
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 09:52 PM
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=25274006/PictureID=693862186/a=28704494_9004927/t_=28704494
and all i get is the "x"
Ima idjit! I forgot a step. I think you have to save them to a site like www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com) (free), then copy THAT url here.
Anyway; here's Brah!
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136/ibjamn50/Brah.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p136/ibjamn50/brah2.jpg
justagirl
03-09-2007, 09:52 PM
Hey there! I'm in the channel and I'll be going downtown to meet ib and heb jamn. Who else will I get to meet?
Cant wait!!!
(we are talking next Sat, right?)
Anyone going to be at the Parasol block party? If you wanna meet, email me at cote underscore rae at yahoo.com I live close by so may it's worth it just for a bathroom! LOL
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 09:53 PM
Now we can look for you too! Email me at ibjamn50@yahoo.com
where yat brah
03-09-2007, 09:59 PM
Thanks IB, but that's waaayy too much effort for pic posting.
rosetree
03-09-2007, 10:04 PM
Jenn: My 'puter is screwy. Email me @ info<at>rosetreeglass.com and I will be able to reply,I just can't start the email....screwy huh...
Jenn, Jenn, JENN!!!!.....email me first....
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 10:05 PM
Hey there! I'm in the channel and I'll be going downtown to meet ib and heb jamn. Who else will I get to meet?
Cant wait!!!
(we are talking next Sat, right?)
Anyone going to be at the Parasol block party? If you wanna meet, email me at cote underscore rae at yahoo.com I live close by so may it's worth it just for a bathroom! LOL
Hey Rae!
grisgris & eat_mo_ crawfish will be staying here. Jada is coming from St. Louis, evil 1/2 & RonB are marching with Seafood in the parade. Trying to get windowman, AmyLovesthefest & NOLA to meet us down there. You GOTTA come! Same place we saw Krewe du Vieux! I'll email you in da mornin with more details, cher!
http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/party/party-smiley-020.gif
pokerchick66
03-09-2007, 10:10 PM
Thanks IB, but that's waaayy too much effort for pic posting.
Nice pic!
ibjamn
03-09-2007, 10:12 PM
Jenn, Jenn, JENN!!!!.....email me first....
I got yer email, I just mailed ya back! :)
Hey there! I'm in the channel and I'll be going downtown to meet ib and heb jamn. Who else will I get to meet?
Cant wait!!!
(we are talking next Sat, right?)
Anyone going to be at the Parasol block party? If you wanna meet, email me at cote underscore rae at yahoo.com I live close by so may it's worth it just for a bathroom! LOL
We're talking about maybe catching some of the Channel Parade at the start (around 1:30) going to Parasols and then going to Checkpoint Charlies for the Downtown Parade.
Can't wait to meet ya. I'll be with Seefood, Evil 1/2, Eat mo, Ronb, Gris Gris, Ib and a bunch of others.
Bumpin' just b/c I'm chomping at the bit to get back to NOLA! :D
I will probably catch the Irish Channel parade first, then head over to Checkpoint Charlies to meet up with the rest of the krewe. What time are we gathering on Frenchmen St.?
ibjamn
03-13-2007, 09:53 AM
I'm thinkin' 6 - 6:30ish...
glinda
03-13-2007, 11:21 AM
How it will be here in Chicago Saturday....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eteWVqVPcTQ
where yat brah
03-13-2007, 01:29 PM
I spent 4 years on the near north side in the late 80's and early 90's. Lived on LaSalle, Wells and Oak Streets. I used to work at Hangge-Uppe, P.S. Chicago and 222 Chicago. I remember one St. Patrick's spent on Division St. that was a blast. Mother's, Shenannigan's, Bootlegger's, etc. Top it all off by getting a gyro and cheese fries from Five Faces to take back to the apt. to eat before passing out. OH, those where the days.
glinda
03-13-2007, 06:36 PM
Hey bra, I know all those places... but that was YEARS ago (before your time, even). Now I just do the parade & a party at the Hilton with step dancers & pipe bands & corned beef/cabbage/potatoes/soda bread & guinness & harp....
grisgris
03-15-2007, 08:12 PM
Just finished my shift at work, will head to NOLA in the AM for the St Pat's Day celebrations. Yall play nice. The kibbies are not happy seeing the suitcase out but they will get over it, its like gas it will pass. Ya'll have a large St Pat's day where ever you might be.
Corona
03-16-2007, 06:37 AM
Just finished my shift at work, will head to NOLA in the AM for the St Pat's Day celebrations. Yall play nice. The kibbies are not happy seeing the suitcase out but they will get over it, its like gas it will pass. Ya'll have a large St Pat's day where ever you might be.
wahoooo, today is the day when the T-heads are en route to Nola for St. Paddy's day. It's killing me to come on here but I have to wish you all a great trip and hope you have a blast. I know you will :)
ozzie
03-16-2007, 06:49 AM
Have a great time you guys... kiss the Blarney Stone for me! MUAH!
ibjamn
03-16-2007, 08:53 AM
St Pat's & St. Joseph day are huge here; lots of parades and green beer and Mardi Gras Indians! Tonight is a Threadhead dinner meeting at Mandina's. :)
Amy Winette
03-16-2007, 10:56 AM
Yay, have so much fun guys!! :)
St Pat's & St. Joseph day are huge here; lots of parades and green beer and Mardi Gras Indians! Tonight is a Threadhead dinner meeting at Mandina's. :)
Hey Jenn, I didn't get the memo about tonight! What time? It will be crowded...
jonnygospeltent
03-16-2007, 01:14 PM
Dinner at Mandina's sounds wonderful, I wish I could be with you guys. Let me know how everything was.
ibjamn
03-16-2007, 01:18 PM
Hey Jenn, I didn't get the memo about tonight! What time? It will be crowded...
Sorry Frank, it was just thrown together. We're thinking 7 or 7:15p after eat_mo picks up evil half from the airport. Want me to call when we're leaving our house? It'll be crowded, but the first thought was Jacques & we figured the wait there would be longer & we couldn't get a rezzie till 10:30p!!!!!
jonnygospeltent
03-18-2007, 12:44 PM
Did you guys make it to Mandina's?
What did you order?
What was the drink of choice?
Has it changed any?
ibjamn
03-18-2007, 06:39 PM
We went to Mandina's, but it was a MADHOUSE!!!! So we went around the corner to Liuzza's on Bienville & only had to wait 10 minutes there. :)
funkkjunkie
03-18-2007, 06:57 PM
Give us some food porn, jenn!
ibjamn
03-18-2007, 09:14 PM
Give us some food porn, jenn!
hehehehe, well, today we had 18 guests for noon lunch. I made artichoke balls (cajun breath mints) and NOLA brought some black bean salsa. Then we had crawfish beignets, crawfish monica & David make 2 crawfish breads. We waited a little while before we tore into my 3-layer red velvet cake and the 6qts of all different flavors of gelato than RonB & gris gris had gotten from Brocato's. Then we sat around like flies on a hog, in fest chairs in the backyard til nearly 6pm. It was a beautiful day
funkkjunkie
03-19-2007, 10:43 AM
Yummy. Wishing for david's bread. Did you make the corned beef and cabbage rolls? Now what about Liuzza's?
ibjamn
03-19-2007, 11:01 AM
Yummy. Wishing for david's bread. Did you make the corned beef and cabbage rolls? Now what about Liuzza's?
I did make the rueben rolls, but we had so much food & by the time I started frying the crawfish beignets, my timing was thrown off, so those are saved for another time. Too bad too, cuz I had made a homemade 1000 Island dipping sauce that was really good.
Liuzza's was great too; we started off with lots of onion rings, then it was a while before the food came out, so we commenced to some heavy drinking! ;) I had, 1/2 oyster, 1/2 shrimp plate, eat_ had the same, but on a po boy & he had gumbo. One of Seafood's friends had the crawfish pasta special, as did Hebjamn. evil 1/2 and another Seafood bud had the open faced roast beef with sweet potato fries, which is a specialty of the house & what I got last time. Seafood & gris gris had grilled shrimp on a salad (?) and NOLA had a monster seafood platter. We were too full for bread pudding.
There were a couple of trips to POC in the weekend somewhere. :) Jada & friend went to Jacques Imos on Friday night.
Corona
03-19-2007, 07:52 PM
I did make the rueben rolls, but we had so much food & by the time I started frying the crawfish beignets, my timing was thrown off, so those are saved for another time. Too bad too, cuz I had made a homemade 1000 Island dipping sauce that was really good.
Liuzza's was great too; we started off with lots of onion rings, then it was a while before the food came out, so we commenced to some heavy drinking! ;) I had, 1/2 oyster, 1/2 shrimp plate, eat_ had the same, but on a po boy & he had gumbo. One of Seafood's friends had the crawfish pasta special, as did Hebjamn. evil 1/2 and another Seafood bud had the open faced roast beef with sweet potato fries, which is a specialty of the house & what I got last time. Seafood & gris gris had grilled shrimp on a salad (?) and NOLA had a monster seafood platter. We were too full for bread pudding.
There were a couple of trips to POC in the weekend somewhere. :) Jada & friend went to Jacques Imos on Friday night.
oh MAN!! That sounds wondermous!!! So jealous!
Swamp Girl
03-19-2007, 08:44 PM
hehehehe, well, today we had 18 guests for noon lunch. I made artichoke balls (cajun breath mints) and NOLA brought some black bean salsa. Then we had crawfish beignets, crawfish monica & David make 2 crawfish breads. We waited a little while before we tore into my 3-layer red velvet cake and the 6qts of all different flavors of gelato than RonB & gris gris had gotten from Brocato's. Then we sat around like flies on a hog, in fest chairs in the backyard til nearly 6pm. It was a beautiful day
Oh I am sooo happy to hear this report! I missed you all terribly!
Amyloves...
03-19-2007, 10:57 PM
Jenn's food was fantastic, as good as the beautiful threadhead company! Beautiful day, nice folks, great food and cold cold Abita. Heaven!