Hey, Throw Me Somethin' Mister (NOLA)...

[NOLA]

Head's up to all locals and this weekend's visitors....

I will be riding in the Krewe of Carrollton Mardi Gras parade this coming Sunday, Feb. 15. The parade rolls at 12:00 noon on Napoleon at Carondelet, turns left onto St. Charles Ave. and proceeds down St. Charles to Canal St.

I will be riding on Float 19, neutral ground (i.e. driver's) side, 3rd rider from the end. Yell, dance, act crazy, hold up a sign - if you get my attention I will throw plenty of stuff your way!

Have fun, y'all!

Happy Mardi Gras!!

[tangledupinblue]

Can't wait baybee...you know where our krewe will be waving and screaming like crazy!

We will be with the girl with the red hair!

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

sitting here in Kindwood wishing I could join all of you this weekend.
Have fun

[NOLA]

sitting here in Kindwood wishing I could join all of you this weekend.
Have fun

Wish you could be here too, Fred!

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Wish you could be here too, Fred!

Looking forward to seeing & working with you 1st Friday 10am-2pm.

[jazzfestchic]

Head's up to all locals and this weekend's visitors....

I will be riding in the Krewe of Carrollton Mardi Gras parade this coming Sunday, Feb. 15. The parade rolls at 12:00 noon on Napoleon at Carondelet, turns left onto St. Charles Ave. and proceeds down St. Charles to Canal St.

I will be riding on Float 19, neutral ground (i.e. driver's) side, 3rd rider from the end. Yell, dance, act crazy, hold up a sign - if you get my attention I will throw plenty of stuff your way!

Have fun, y'all!

Happy Mardi Gras!!

I'll be down there dahlin'! I need fine china baby!!!

[sharon_loves_fats]

Head's up to all locals and this weekend's visitors....

I will be riding in the Krewe of Carrollton Mardi Gras parade this coming Sunday, Feb. 15. The parade rolls at 12:00 noon on Napoleon at Carondelet, turns left onto St. Charles Ave. and proceeds down St. Charles to Canal St.

I will be riding on Float 19, neutral ground (i.e. driver's) side, 3rd rider from the end. Yell, dance, act crazy, hold up a sign - if you get my attention I will throw plenty of stuff your way!

Have fun, y'all!

Happy Mardi Gras!!

HOW FUN!!! Have a great time!!!

[festivalgirl]

I'll be down there dahlin'! I need fine china baby!!!

Hey girl, catch something for me. The 15th is my Bday!!

[jazzfestchic]

Hey girl, catch something for me. The 15th is my Bday!!

Ya'll goning down to the wine country right?

[festivalgirl]

Ya'll goning down to the wine country right?

Yes. A town called Paso Robles.

[jazzfestchic]

Yes. A town called Paso Robles.

Enjoy and have a very Happy Birthday!!! I'm in Houston right now visiting Joe.

[festivalgirl]

Enjoy and have a very Happy Birthday!!! I'm in Houston right now visiting Joe.

Say hi for me. :)

[jonnygospeltent]

I'll be there in front of The Columns with my daughter.

[Corona]

Have a blast NOLA! So FUN!!!!!

[Carolina Beadhead]

Can ya hold the parade until Wednesday???? I don't get into town until then....

Pace yourself and have FUN!! :D

[ibjamn]

I'll be there in front of The Columns with my daughter.

We'll all be at the columns! We're thinking about going down there early & sittin on the veranda & having a sazerac or two before the parade starts. :)

[BigDag]

We'll all be at the columns! We're thinking about going down there early & sittin on the veranda & having a sazerac or two before the parade starts. :)

What a great life y'all have. I'm so jealous!

[Zydekitten]

We'll all be at the columns! We're thinking about going down there early & sittin on the veranda & having a sazerac or two before the parade starts. :)
I'll be joinin' y'all there after the Krewe breakfast at HOB!!! Save me a seat! :)

[Zydekitten]

Yes. A town called Paso Robles.
I love that area - taste some wine for me, please!

[stlbarb]

We'll all be at the columns! We're thinking about going down there early & sittin on the veranda & having a sazerac or two before the parade starts. :)

you are truly evil. :p

[ibjamn]

I'll be joinin' y'all there after the Krewe breakfast at HOB!!! Save me a seat! :)

Will do!

[festivalgirl]

I love that area - taste some wine for me, please!

there just might be somtin in the raffle this year :rolleyes:

i'll definitely be tasting for you, too.

[Zydekitten]

Will do!
Sah-weet!

[Zydekitten]

there just might be somtin in the raffle this year :rolleyes:

i'll definitely be tasting for you, too.
Sah-weet 2.0!

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Enjoy and have a very Happy Birthday!!! I'm in Houston right now visiting Joe.

Give me a call tomorrow if you find some good music for Friday night. I might end up at the Big Easy.

[NOLA]

Hey girl, catch something for me. The 15th is my Bday!!

Happy B-Day, Chrissa! I'll drink a cold one in your honor during the parade!

Fingers crossed for good weather on Sunday!

[festivalgirl]

Happy B-Day, Chrissa! I'll drink a cold one in your honor during the parade!

Fingers crossed for good weather on Sunday!

Thanks!! We're hoping for the same here.

[ozzie]

Yowzer! Have fun NOLA!

[Jada]

See ya'll at the columns! Hey CBH, give me a a ring when you get in. Would love to hook up with you and Jackie. Whoo-Hoo!

[jolie]

Happy B-Day, Chrissa! I'll drink a cold one in your honor during the parade!

Fingers crossed for good weather on Sunday!

As of right now it's looking better... Hail to the Sun Gods for Sunday and Hail Carrolton!!!

[jolie]

Head's up to all locals and this weekend's visitors....

I will be riding in the Krewe of Carrollton Mardi Gras parade this coming Sunday, Feb. 15. The parade rolls at 12:00 noon on Napoleon at Carondelet, turns left onto St. Charles Ave. and proceeds down St. Charles to Canal St.

!

Damn.. looks like I won't be there. I'll be in Chalmette for the Krewe of Nemesis (the only parade of the season there). Lots of family & friends to be in Chalmette:)

[jonnygospeltent]

I'm leaving right now. Hope to see everyone Sat. or Sun. in front of the Columns

[MormonMatthew]

Hey Now Gospel--- be sure and have a WILD time, and give my best to Frank and the N.O. krewe!!! Matthew

[almarco]

Hey Now Gospel--- be sure and have a WILD time, and give my best to Frank and the N.O. krewe!!! Matthew

looks like ill miss ya johnny , going next weekend. have a great time!

[mightyradgumbo]

I will be in that number...going to write my weekly paper for school tonight and monday so I can have some big fun this parade weekend!

[MormonMatthew]

looks like ill miss ya johnny , going next weekend. have a great time!

Hope you also have a wild Carnival Al!!! Keep in touch, and I am still on the hunt for a good score on a nice cheap room---will be sure to let you know what I find.......

Say hey to the kids, Matthew

[MormonMatthew]

I will be in that number...going to write my weekly paper for school tonight and monday so I can have some big fun this parade weekend!

Gumbo--- Promise me you wont drink any beer, so I will be able to sleep without worry for ya!!!

[Belle]

Those going I know you we want some pictures to drool over. Have a great time.

Hey NOLA...what does it feel like to be in a parade of that size and craziness? I have walked with cub scouts but somehow the two aren't equal. :p

[festbabe]

Gumbo--- Promise me you wont drink any beer, so I will be able to sleep without worry for ya!!!

Bwahahahaha - Gumbo, no beer?!?!?!

[mightyradgumbo]

Bwahahahaha - Gumbo, no beer?!?!?!

I know, right?????? That is a good one. Hey I have to get my drink on during carnival season as the Gumbo Lenten Repenten Tour starts its 9th year on Ash Wednesday.

[tangledupinblue]

I know, right?????? That is a good one. Hey I have to get my drink on during carnival season as the Gumbo Lenten Repenten Tour starts its 9th year on Ash Wednesday.

Anyone have jonnygospels number? Hey Dan, Lisa, Arden and Frank should be here by 2pm today. Parade starts at 2:30...should be at my house by 3.
Have my cooler with ice ready!!

[mwgirlonherown]

Anyone have jonnygospels number? Hey Dan, Lisa, Arden and Frank should be here by 2pm today. Parade starts at 2:30...should be at my house by 3.
Have my cooler with ice ready!!

Are there pudding or jello shots? I'm living vicariously thru this thread.

[tangledupinblue]

Are there pudding or jello shots? I'm living vicariously thru this thread.

I am going to guess no on the jello and pudding. Frank and Lis have been super busy getting ready for his parade and his Ball was Friday.
AND I just haven't been at my house long enough to sleep let alone make jello!

[pokerchick66]

I am going to guess no on the jello and pudding. Frank and Lis have been super busy getting ready for his parade and his Ball was Friday.
AND I just haven't been at my house long enough to sleep let alone make jello!

Hey, nutcase. Miss ya, baby! :)

[tangledupinblue]

Hey, nutcase. Miss ya, baby! :)

MISS YOU TOO!!! I could use a Poker Mama hug today!

[pokerchick66]

MISS YOU TOO!!! I could use a Poker Mama hug today!

(((((((((Tangieeee!))))))))))) :D

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Anyone have jonnygospels number? Hey Dan, Lisa, Arden and Frank should be here by 2pm today. Parade starts at 2:30...should be at my house by 3.
Have my cooler with ice ready!!

I only have his email.
John K 1125 at aol

[VWGal]

Wishing you a fantabulous parade day...sex well everyone! ;)

[mightyradgumbo]

Fun day today but it will be funner tommorow with NOLA's krewe riding. I have to organize myself to post some random pics of the floats.

[stlbarb]

Fun day today but it will be funner tommorow with NOLA's krewe riding. I have to organize myself to post some random pics of the floats.

you have to organize to be random?
you have definitely been Nola-ized. (the city, not the person).
:p

we will be enjoying the (saint louis,mo) Soulard Mardi Gras 'Krewe of Barkus' Parade.
the largest pet parade in the country, and i believe it predates the Nola parade with the same.
since i am randomly organized, i will not be posting pictures.
:D

[ibjamn]

OMG!!! NOLA and his floatmates unloaded TONS of stuff on us & we got the coolest of cool throws. It was a fun fun parade day starting with sazeracs at The Columns on the Avenue to bead-catching with Zydekitty, brotherkitty, Tangie, Seafood, JohnnyGospelTent, his daughter & friend, Gumbo, Jada and her mom. Thanks NOLA and everybody for a wonderful afternoon!!

[Belle]

OMG!!! NOLA and his floatmates unloaded TONS of stuff on us & we got the coolest of cool throws. It was a fun fun parade day starting with sazeracs at The Columns on the Avenue to bead-catching with Zydekitty, brotherkitty, Tangie, Seafood, JohnnyGospelTent, his daughter & friend, Gumbo, Jada and her mom. Thanks NOLA and everybody for a wonderful afternoon!!


Any cameras about? Glad you had a good time IB

[ibjamn]

Any cameras about? Glad you had a good time IB

Tangie had a camera, I think. ;)

[Carolina Beadhead]

Checked with Ms Lena today. She'll be riding on Float 15B, upper left, driver's side.

[mightyradgumbo]

I have pics of the floats but have to upload them. Funny story, Jada and I and her mom did not venture down to where everyone else was. Once Frank realized that there were more of us, he unloaded everything...go cups all kinds of beads;...very kewl indeed

[Corona]

Yayyy Frank! Sounds like so much fun! I wanna hear about the ball too....never got the inside scoop from someone who's been and would love to hear about it.

[NOLA]

OMG!!! NOLA and his floatmates unloaded TONS of stuff on us & we got the coolest of cool throws. It was a fun fun parade day starting with sazeracs at The Columns on the Avenue to bead-catching with Zydekitty, brotherkitty, Tangie, Seafood, JohnnyGospelTent, his daughter & friend, Gumbo, Jada and her mom. Thanks NOLA and everybody for a wonderful afternoon!!

Glad y'all had fun at the Krewe of Carrollton parade yesterday, and I sure hope nobody got injured from the Float 19 bead dump that took place in front of The Columns! It was great seeing everyone out for the parade!

We had a great day to ride - the r@!n ended around 8 a.m. so we had a pleasant (dry & warm) day weather-wise, and we had a large and enthusiastic (and friendly) crowd for the entire route. The crowd on Canal St. was especially impressive - the largest I've seen in my 6 years of riding.

Happy Mardi Gras, y'all!!!

[almarco]

Glad y'all had fun at the Krewe of Carrollton parade yesterday, and I sure hope nobody got injured from the Float 19 bead dump that took place in front of The Columns! It was great seeing everyone out for the parade!

We had a great day to ride - the r@!n ended around 8 a.m. so we had a pleasant (dry & warm) day weather-wise, and we had a large and enthusiastic (and friendly) crowd for the entire route. The crowd on Canal St. was especially impressive - the largest I've seen in my 6 years of riding.

Happy Mardi Gras, y'all!!!

Is there such a thing as bead strain?

[tangledupinblue]

WOW! What a grand time! I am uploading my pics now.

Frank unloaded so many beautiful things to all of us. Then Lis extended more love handing out even better stuff from the bag Frankie handed her off the float. You guys are the best!!!!

That was so funny...we all were in shock when he rolled by. I couldn't take pics of his float because I needed free hands to catch all the great stuff!

Great seeing everyone as always. MORE SEAHORSES!!!

[ibjamn]

Glad y'all had fun at the Krewe of Carrollton parade yesterday, and I sure hope nobody got injured from the Float 19 bead dump that took place in front of The Columns! It was great seeing everyone out for the parade!

We had a great day to ride - the r@!n ended around 8 a.m. so we had a pleasant (dry & warm) day weather-wise, and we had a large and enthusiastic (and friendly) crowd for the entire route. The crowd on Canal St. was especially impressive - the largest I've seen in my 6 years of riding.

Happy Mardi Gras, y'all!!!

I have to tell you I was especially excited to get the stuffed Seymours!! I had no idea of the parade theme or your float's theme. THe World's Fair was a big part of my personal history and was so excited to get a Seymour!! THanks, Frank! :)

[NOLA]

Is there such a thing as bead strain?

I don't know, but cuts and bruises are not unheard-of if you get hit by some big beads (or a pack of beads) that you don't see coming!

[tangledupinblue]

We were just a bit nuts this week-end! Just a bit!!!!



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[almarco]

I don't know, but cuts and bruises are not unheard-of if you get hit by some big beads (or a pack of beads) that you don't see coming!

I hear that ,I got hit with a few full bags of beads last year , thank god I had a few abitas in me....

[NOLA]

I have to tell you I was especially excited to get the stuffed Seymours!! I had no idea of the parade theme or your float's theme. THe World's Fair was a big part of my personal history and was so excited to get a Seymour!! THanks, Frank! :)

You are quite welcome - Lisa told me you were excited to get Seymour! I'm only sorry I didn't live here in 1984 and get to experience the last World's Fair held in the U.S. Lots of my friends from here have told me it was quite an experience having a World's Fair running for 6 months in your own hometown!

[Delta]

I don't know, but cuts and bruises are not unheard-of if you get hit by some big beads (or a pack of beads) that you don't see coming!

Or a staple from a bagged bead string catches you in the eye and you spend most of Endymion sitting in the back of an ambulance with a scratched eyeball. I got a go cup, 6 strings of beads and the bag that hit me that year, and missed the parade to boot.

[NOLA]

We were just a bit nuts this week-end! Just a bit!!!!



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Great pics. Wait til next weekend when things really pick up!!

[NOLA]

Or a staple from a bagged bead string catches you in the eye and you spend most of Endymion sitting in the back of an ambulance with a scratched eyeball. I got a go cup, 6 strings of beads and the bag that hit me that year, and missed the parade to boot.

Hey, baby, its a contact sport out there :)

(But I'm sorry you had a bad experience...)

[Zydekitten]

Yayyy Frank! Sounds like so much fun! I wanna hear about the ball too....never got the inside scoop from someone who's been and would love to hear about it.
It was GREAT!!! As soon as I'm randomly organized, I'll post some pics of the ball. :D

[Delta]

It wasn't that bad but I hated to miss the parade! The EMTs were very nice, and pretty cute, and it could have been MUCH worse.

[Zydekitten]

Hey, baby, its a contact sport out there :)

(But I'm sorry you had a bad experience...)
Sho nuff - one of the bags o' beads that the Men of Carrollton threw yesterday hit me in the teeth (?!). I should probably stick to trying to catch throws with my hands from now on . . . :o ;)

[linza22]

wow! looks like you kids had a large time! whoo hoo!

[BigDag]

Or a staple from a bagged bead string catches you in the eye and you spend most of Endymion sitting in the back of an ambulance with a scratched eyeball. I got a go cup, 6 strings of beads and the bag that hit me that year, and missed the parade to boot.

I suffered a concussion at a parade last year. Bastard nailed me on purpose. I was taking pictures and not even looking his way.

[tangledupinblue]

I suffered a concussion at a parade last year. Bastard nailed me on purpose. I was taking pictures and not even looking his way.

What did he throw at you? Pack of beads?

Jude's brother had his tooth chipped by a pack of beads....not fun!

The cabbages at the St. Pats parade scare me!!! I think some parade riders take out their frustrations on parade goers!

[Carolina Beadhead]

Hey, baby, its a contact sport out there :)

(But I'm sorry you had a bad experience...)


I don't mind keeping an eye out at the day parades but the night parades make me nervous... especially the floats that seem to have floodlights aimed at the crowd. It's really hard to see things flying at you.

[ibjamn]

We were just a bit nuts this week-end! Just a bit!!!!



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LOL!!! pic # 2722, the blond tractor driver. I yelled "Looka dat MULLET!!" The guy turned around & gave me the look of death! ;)

[tangledupinblue]

LOL!!! pic # 2722, the blond tractor driver. I yelled "Looka dat MULLET!!" The guy turned around & gave me the look of death! ;)

HA HA. Ken kept telling me, "Don't let him see you taking his picture" LOL

What a trip!

[BigDag]

What did he throw at you? Pack of beads?

Jude's brother had his tooth chipped by a pack of beads....not fun!

The cabbages at the St. Pats parade scare me!!! I think some parade riders take out their frustrations on parade goers!

Yeah, a bag of beads.

The parade was in Mobile. I was taking pictures for a web site. I wasn't more than five feet from the float.

The guy who caught the bag, after it bounced off my face, said the rider took aim at me and was laughing after he beaned me.

The shot broke my glasses. Thank goodness I had the camera's strap on my wrist, or else it would had gone flying too.

I had received a black eye once and a split lip a couple of times in years past. But after this incident, it took a couple of weeks before the headaches & dizziness faded away.

[pokerchick66]

Yeah, a bag of beads.

The parade was in Mobile. I was taking pictures for a web site. I wasn't more than five feet from the float.

The guy who caught the bag, after it bounced off my face, said the rider took aim at me and was laughing after he beaned me.

The shot broke my glasses. Thank goodness I had the camera's strap on my wrist, or else it would had gone flying too.

I had received a black eye once and a split lip a couple of times in years past. But after this incident, it took a couple of weeks before the headaches & dizziness faded away.

OMG! Poor BD. lol, you've been abused. Let me at em.

[NOLA]

As we were rolling through the lower Garden District yesterday, I spotted Kermit Ruffins and his family in the crowd - kinda toward the back, with a ladder for their little girl. He had on his trademark hat, and an apron (I guess he was bar-b-que-ing!) and when I yelled out "Hey Kermit!" he waved and then blew the first few well-known notes of the second line song on his trumpet for us. It was way cool.

[NOLA]

Yeah, a bag of beads.

The parade was in Mobile. I was taking pictures for a web site. I wasn't more than five feet from the float.

The guy who caught the bag, after it bounced off my face, said the rider took aim at me and was laughing after he beaned me.

The shot broke my glasses. Thank goodness I had the camera's strap on my wrist, or else it would had gone flying too.

I had received a black eye once and a split lip a couple of times in years past. But after this incident, it took a couple of weeks before the headaches & dizziness faded away.

That sucks Dag. I never understood people who ride in parades only to throw stuff so hard they can hurt people. Mistakes are one thing - I've accidentally hit kids in ladders when I thought their parents were watching and would catch it in front or over the kid, but I just toss the beads up for them to catch, rather than zing a fastball to them. I don't think I've ever hurt anyone, and certainly not intentionally....

[Delta]

Up in Mandeville a couple of years ago some really drunk float riders got towards the end of the parade and ran out of throws, so their brilliant solution was to unscrew the HOT light bulbs from the side of the float and throw those. The cops wound up pulling 2 of those geniuses off and carting them to jail after they hit a kid (dad holding him in his arms he was so small) in the face with one.

[tangledupinblue]

As we were rolling through the lower Garden District yesterday, I spotted Kermit Ruffins and his family in the crowd - kinda toward the back, with a ladder for their little girl. He had on his trademark hat, and an apron (I guess he was bar-b-que-ing!) and when I yelled out "Hey Kermit!" he waved and then blew the first few well-known notes of the second line song on his trumpet for us. It was way cool.

Very cool Frank...what a day we all had!

[tangledupinblue]

Up in Mandeville a couple of years ago some really drunk float riders got towards the end of the parade and ran out of throws, so their brilliant solution was to unscrew the HOT light bulbs from the side of the float and throw those. The cops wound up pulling 2 of those geniuses off and carting them to jail after they hit a kid (dad holding him in his arms he was so small) in the face with one.

That is a sin! What is wrong with people. I would chase those bastids down for sure!

[pokerchick66]

That is a sin! What is wrong with people. I would chase those bastids down for sure!

I know. I guess I should consider myself very lucky. In 42 yrs. of Mardi Grasing, I've never had or seen one mishap.

[Delta]

That is a sin! What is wrong with people. I would chase those bastids down for sure!

How do you think the cops knew which 2 idiots to pull off the float?

[Irishnms]

How do you think the cops knew which 2 idiots to pull off the float?

I would guess they just pulled the two drunkest!!!

Last year down here in Bay Saint Louis, a doctor in his early 40s fell off his float and was run over and killed ... he was drunk. He had 4 or 5 children and had just opened his own practice. Tragic.

[NOLA]

I would guess they just pulled the two drunkest!!!

Last year down here in Bay Saint Louis, a doctor in his early 40s fell off his float and was run over and killed ... he was drunk. He had 4 or 5 children and had just opened his own practice. Tragic.

Three rules...no smoking on the float (for obvious reasons), wear your safety harness, and don't get completely wasted on the float (or before you get on).

[festivalgirl]

How do you think the cops knew which 2 idiots to pull off the float?

they would be the one's with the burnt fingers!

[Corona]

I don't know, but cuts and bruises are not unheard-of if you get hit by some big beads (or a pack of beads) that you don't see coming!
I remember one year when Miss 2forthefest got clocked with a bag of beads and it cut her nose open....ahhhh, good times lol!

[festivalgirl]

Who knew you needed one of these to watch a parade?!?!? ;)

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[stlbarb]

Three rules...no smoking on the float (for obvious reasons), wear your safety harness, and don't get completely wasted on the float (or before you get on).

Those rules work well with our 2 basic rules for all things fun:

Nobody goes to the hospital
Nobody goes to jail

if your behavior could result in breaking one of these - rethink your behavior.

[Corona]

Who knew you needed one of these to watch a parade?!?!? ;)

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lol! She had to wear one of those when playing Wii with Paul Sanchez at her place last month. He accidentally clocked her and gave her a black eye when they played a few months back lmao!

[NOLA]

Those rules work well with our 2 basic rules for all things fun:

Nobody goes to the hospital
Nobody goes to jail

if your behavior could result in breaking one of these - rethink your behavior.

YYR Barb!

[festivalgirl]

lol! She had to wear one of those when playing Wii with Paul Sanchez at her place last month. He accidentally clocked her and gave her a black eye when they played a few months back lmao!

girl in the plastic bubble?? ;)