Threadhead Mardis Gras in New Orleans!

[NeenAtlanta]

Good luck and good times to all of the Threadheads travelling down to NOLA this weekend. It sounds like you are are going to have a blast!

Take lots of pix and be safe!

[NYMAMA]

Have a drink for me.

[glinda]

Have a blast, yall!!!!

Tonite, the closest I'll get to MG is an Allen Toussaint concert with a NO Musicians Clinic benefit party following. It'll do!

[pokerchick66]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm at work right now but leave today at 3. It's a 4 hr. drive so I'll get in town just in time for dinner. :)

[Corona]

Thanks you guys! I head out for the airport in about 2 hours....will be in Nola by 9 tonight if all goes well. WAhooooo! Happy Mardi Gras everyone :)

[Jacquesimomo]

Sheesh...if it were only a four hour drive I'd be there every weekend--probably a good thing I live too far away for that to happen.

Have a great and safe time!

[Blainn]

We will have a camp at the corner of St. Charles and Conery for all the rest of the parades, stop by if ya wanna, got a port a let too.....

[pokerchick66]

We will have a camp at the corner of St. Charles and Conery for all the rest of the parades, stop by if ya wanna, got a port a let too.....

Blainn, will you be there for Endymion? We might take you up on that. :)

[tangledupinblue]

Have fun guys! Can't wait to see pic's and hear the stories!
Much love and be SAFE! :D

[Blainn]

All of them Babay!!! Come on by! Wear yer long johns tonight OMG!!!;)

[pokerchick66]

Email me, Blainn. monica7966@yahoo.com

[sophisticated sissy]

Amy, Jeff, Corona, Poker- Safe travels to y'all!
Have a wonderful time, everyone. Hope it's the best Mardi Gras Ever!

[steffie]

Everybody have a great time and be safe. :) ( you're warming up for all of us for JF ;) )

[ScoopJohnD]

Have fun, have smiles, have hugs, have love, have life.

Enjoy everyone! We anxiously await reports and pics.

[grisgris]

Yall have fun & lots of pics.

[ozzie]

Have fun everyone! :D

[mightyradgumbo]

Hope everyone had fun 2night-have Big fun all weekend-will see everyone in April :D

[ibjamn]

Pretty tame last night. It was cold, so everyone stayed in; we ate,
drank wine, ate, supplementalized, ate and laughed until my face hurt.
We're fixin to drive over to Gulfport to fetch The Potters, too windy to
fly. :( But it looks like it will be a beautiful day.
I think today's itinerary includes:
11am - 12n Port o call for lunch
12n - 2pm mask market, hundreds of mask makers from all over the
world. You can find masks from $2 to $2000
2p - 4pm Wild Maggies in fron of the Presbytere
4p - 9pm Could this be free time? I'm sure someone has something to
plug in here!
9p - ? MG blow-out at Ray's Room

film at 11 ;)

[luvdancin]

Pretty tame last night. It was cold, so everyone stayed in; we ate,
drank wine, ate, supplementalized, ate and laughed until my face hurt.
We're fixin to drive over to Gulfport to fetch The Potters, too windy to
fly. :( But it looks like it will be a beautiful day.
I think today's itinerary includes:
11am - 12n Port o call for lunch
12n - 2pm mask market, hundreds of mask makers from all over the
world. You can find masks from $2 to $2000
2p - 4pm Wild Maggies in fron of the Presbytere
4p - 9pm Could this be free time? I'm sure someone has something to
plug in here!
9p - ? MG blow-out at Ray's Room

film at 11 ;)

Oh, that sounds like so much fun. I am so jealous. Everyone have a good time!!! WooHoo!

[tangledupinblue]

Great Jenn! Sounds wonderful. Love when my face hurts from laughing so hard.
Say hi and give love to everyone. :D

[pokerchick66]

Hey Blue! We're about to go to Endymion and then out to Ray's tonight with the gang. The girls and I are meeting up with Amyloves for the parade.

I'll drink one or two for ya!

[tangledupinblue]

OH PC! Give them all a BIG HUG for me. And a big one back to YOU!
Amyloves is great.

Can't wait to hear about the evening.

Love ya!

[NeenAtlanta]

we ate, drank wine, ate, supplementalized, ate and laughed until my face hurt.

Oh Jenn - that sounds like such a blast! I wish I could have been there with you all.

[pokerchick66]

OH PC! Give them all a BIG HUG for me. And a big one back to YOU!
Amyloves is great.

Can't wait to hear about the evening.

Love ya!

Yes, Amyloves is great. Thanks to her, I will feel totally safe at the parade with my chicklet and my niece. :)

[LaTiDa]

Having fun is kind of a given I guess so just... be safe and...

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!

[grisgris]

Talked to Lis earlier, they are having a LARGE time. They were at the mask market.

[luvdancin]

I would love to see the mask market. It sounds very cool.

[stlbarb]

Sheesh...if it were only a four hour drive I'd be there every weekend--probably a good thing I live too far away for that to happen.

Have a great and safe time!

but they aint got no snow down there for MG ;-)

[ibjamn]

I would love to see the mask market. It sounds very cool.

We all got some beautiful masks, I'm sure there'll be pictures, as jhjpotter has taken around 800 so far! ;)

Yesterday was a camp out parade day; 4 parades ending with Bacchus. Everybody caught a ton of stuff, but corona now trumps Carolnbeadhead as Queen Bead Piggy!

Nice day, lots of food, dinks and good friends. Another successful MG day. :)

[Carolina Beadhead]

We all got some beautiful masks, I'm sure there'll be pictures, as jhjpotter has taken around 800 so far! ;)

Yesterday was a camp out parade day; 4 parades ending with Bacchus. Everybody caught a ton of stuff, but corona now trumps Carolnbeadhead as Queen Bead Piggy!

Nice day, lots of food, dinks and good friends. Another successful MG day. :)


That's only because I wasn't there. :-)

I'll make her one of my special Bead Piggy buttons!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p308/rowdymom81/BeadPiggybutton.jpg

[Zydekitten]

We all got some beautiful masks, I'm sure there'll be pictures, as jhjpotter has taken around 800 so far! ;)

Yesterday was a camp out parade day; 4 parades ending with Bacchus. Everybody caught a ton of stuff, but corona now trumps Carolnbeadhead as Queen Bead Piggy!

Nice day, lots of food, dinks and good friends. Another successful MG day. :)

That sounds like SOOOO much fun!!! We had a dinky-doo Mardi Gras celebration up here in Nevada City this past weekend, culminating with a parade down our main drag yesterday . . . it was okay, but I wanted to be in NOLA with you guys so much that it hurt!

I can hardly wait to see the jillions of pics Mr. Potter has taken!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o67/Zydekitten/rita15.jpg

[tangledupinblue]

Just received this pic from Juls. Here is Juls (Janis Joplin) and Freakwinox in Nola for Mardi Gras

The theme was "Vices"

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o133/klsarge/JulesandCHarlie.jpg

[neverleft]

Just received this pic from Juls. Here is Juls (Janis Joplin) and Freakwinox in Nola for Mardi Gras

The theme was "Vices"

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o133/klsarge/JulesandCHarlie.jpg

Janis always liked her Southern Comfort- Great photo

[NeenAtlanta]

Charlie looks hilarious in the Southern Comfort outfit. Was this from the Mom's ball? Great photo!

[NeenAtlanta]

Hey - is "Freakwinox" Charlie? Never knew that!

[Jordan]

Sorry I missed most of you. We had a great time though -- highlights included marching in the Bass Parade, Mom's Ball, decorating and marching with Mondo Kayo, Galactic & Morning 40 on Lundi Gras that ended at 7AM, driving the parade route at 5AM and seeing all the ladders and couches set up w/o people, seeing so many fun costumes and so many smiles, a boil, Abita, and daquiries.

More thoughts to come.

[ibjamn]

Hey - is "Freakwinox" Charlie? Never knew that!

I never knew that either, Neen!

[jhjpotter]

Here's what I've uploaded so far. Tuesday will make it up later today. These should help kill some serious time at work!!

Saturday - arrival, wild mags, quarter, mask market, shamar and underdawgs, cowboymouth, trombone shorty:
http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=175221172205189706/l=229510002/g=88882570/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Sunday - Parades (Thoth and Baccus were the big ones) http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=38221172205169445/l=229510000/g=88882570/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Monday - Riverfront for Lundi Gras (and Amy working in a nearby hotel :( , frenchman and cafe brasil for Theresa and Monk at WWOZ's 24 hour jam) http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=301221172205137844/l=229509878/g=88882570/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

[tangledupinblue]

Hey - is "Freakwinox" Charlie? Never knew that!

Yep, that is our dear Charlie! That was for the Mom's Ball.

[La Ti Da]

Hey - is "Freakwinox" Charlie? Never knew that!

I didn't know that either... but it makes sense, since he started the thread about crawfish fest.. great costumes!!!!!!!!

[NeenAtlanta]

Here's what I've uploaded so far. Tuesday will make it up later today. These should help kill some serious time at work!!

Saturday - arrival, wild mags, quarter, mask market, shamar and underdawgs, cowboymouth, trombone shorty:
http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=175221172205189706/l=229510002/g=88882570/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Sunday - Parades (Thoth and Baccus were the big ones) http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=38221172205169445/l=229510000/g=88882570/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Monday - Riverfront for Lundi Gras (and Amy working in a nearby hotel :( , frenchman and cafe brasil for Theresa and Monk at WWOZ's 24 hour jam) http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=301221172205137844/l=229509878/g=88882570/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

Wow - what an amazing number of great photos. Thanks so much for sharing!

[Corona]

That's only because I wasn't there. :-)

I'll make her one of my special Bead Piggy buttons!

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p308/rowdymom81/BeadPiggybutton.jpg
roflmao!!!!! Too funny :)
It was FANTASTIC...on zulu day the beads were up to my ears and my earrings kept getting hooked. It was AWESOME :)

[Corona]

Sorry I missed most of you. We had a great time though -- highlights included marching in the Bass Parade, Mom's Ball, decorating and marching with Mondo Kayo, Galactic & Morning 40 on Lundi Gras that ended at 7AM, driving the parade route at 5AM and seeing all the ladders and couches set up w/o people, seeing so many fun costumes and so many smiles, a boil, Abita, and daquiries.

More thoughts to come.
Jordan, sorry we missed you :(
Glad ya had a blast though!

[jhjpotter]

Here's Tuesday, Zulu and Rex:
http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=635231172274378857/l=229515002/g=88882570/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

[Jordan]

Was anyone at Howlin' Wolf for George Porter, Ivan Neville, Ian Neville, Russel Batiste, Big Sam, a sax player and a trumpet player? Who was the trumpet player (that man could play and sing)? Art Neville and Taylor Hicks also sat in (love Art, but I hope that Taylor Hicks guy isn't back for fest. Too much Taylor

[funkkjunkie]

How was the howling wolf, jordan? space and maneuvering wise.

[Jordan]

It was great -- not at all crowded -- good sight lines -- very wide stage so there was plenty of room for all - about a 15-20 foot gap between the end of the crowd and the bar. As per usual, people crowded up front and dancing in the back.

[funkkjunkie]

That's what I wanted to hear. I know the show rocked!

[Corona]

It was great -- not at all crowded -- good sight lines -- very wide stage so there was plenty of room for all - about a 15-20 foot gap between the end of the crowd and the bar. As per usual, people crowded up front and dancing in the back.
you're kidding me??? Damn.....it was hellish last year at Mardi Gras. Rebirth and college kids was maybe the reason? I don't know....but that's great news Jordan. Now I feel bad for turning my group off Howling Wolf this year. Sorry guys :(

[where yat brah]

It was great -- not at all crowded -- good sight lines -- very wide stage so there was plenty of room for all - about a 15-20 foot gap between the end of the crowd and the bar. As per usual, people crowded up front and dancing in the back.

The Papa Grows Funk and Bonerama shows were also great. Bartenders were awesome. My nieces now think their uncle is reallly cool.

[jhjpotter]

you're kidding me??? Damn.....it was hellish last year at Mardi Gras. Rebirth and college kids was maybe the reason? I don't know....but that's great news Jordan. Now I feel bad for turning my group off Howling Wolf this year. Sorry guys :( I was kinda turned off last year at Fest. I guess i'm just partial to the old howlin wolf with more of a small venue feel. low ceilings, balcony around the stage, hot sweaty, etc. The new wolf is nice. It's big and spacious, and the sightlines are good all over the place. It was pretty crazy packed last year for the New Orleans Allstars show, but the free 2 AM rebirth shows were not even half full, leaving tons of room to dance, etc.

[Amy Winette]

Lis, if we'd gotten down there without a ride we NEVER would have gotten out so don't feel bad, I don't know that I could have been talked into getting near the quarter at night after post-Cowboy Mouth at House of Blues trying to get a cab experience!!

[funkkjunkie]

NO worries, hunni. We heard some great music, eh?

[jhjpotter]

NO worries, hunni. We heard some great music, eh?Word!!

[where yat brah]

Finally got Mardi Gras pics.

http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=156961889/a=28704494_6427874/t_=28704494

http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=143587191/a=28704494_90414818/t_=28704494

[Corona]

wow! Awesome pics!!! Thanks for bringing back such great memories :)