Mardi Gras 2008 re-cap

As usual, it was a time of magic and wonder. Thanks go to Vydra for allowing everyone (even friends of friends of friends) access to her VIP parade watching spot and use of her bathroom and fridge and basically the run of her apartment.
I didn't however catch a single go-cup but that is probably because I gave up after the first parade.
I did however receive a blinky hope diamond and buttons from the Skeleton Krewe as well as there paper.
Muses was amazing and the Camel Toe Lady Steppers stole the show!
Tandy had her first "accident" along the river mainly due to some assholes who refused to heed the warnings and get out of the way. But, thankfully it was Niki and I riding and since we have the tandem synchronicity, all we have are some bruises and the tandem suffered no damage. The fog rolling in was just magnificent. Dykini grandpa was flashing his boner under his lingerie @ Molly's and we had to high tail it ut of there quick! Go Kee-o Go Kee-o Go! Quintron & Miss Pussycat rocked it and rocked it and rocked it around!
I went to a seriously underground (Ivan, Seanspinachcan, Colin...this was ALT) Freak party in the Bywater dressed in Beka's beautiful Flamingo bustle and discovered a late 70's Alice Cooperish guy masturbating on my leg under the patio table. I also discovered a new breed of Mullet, the rat tail Mullet. I definitely entered one of the "portals of Nola" that night!
Who new gutter-punks had I-Mac's?
The Nola Ninja's came out on Mardi-Gras day and rode bikes along the parade route making every child scream with excitement at spotting a Ninja!
Then to Molly's on the Market to redevouz with our Samurai and other Ninja's.... of course Dykini Grandpa was there again only this time in pink lingerie instead of white...still had a boner no-one wanted to see!
We started our journey to meet our magnificent Dragon Bicycle Float (amazing job Will, next year you will have all ninja's assistance in construction!) for the St. Anthony Parade and found the float having technical difficulties. Luckily, the Ninja's and McGuyver saw to it that it get mobile again......and off we marched...... handing out eggs with the chinese symbol for AWESOME (Stevie B. & Will's design) ....protecting babies in their strollers and wagons....kicking pirate ass all over the quarter...climbing poles (Go Kee-o!)....doing katas (Niki & I )... & dancing to the beats of the Panorama Brass Band (Thanks guys!) Ran into the Metry dancer's and the elephant man back at Molly's. more dancing in the streets!!!!
Then we found our Flock of Birds, the Peacock, the Blue-bird, and the Pigeon with their Bird Wrangler on the corner of Frenchmen.
After that, I became the lone ninja. Never leave your ninja's! Besides hanging with Buddah and the Gladiator on a couch outside Cafe Brazil, the lone Ninja ran into all kinds of trouble resulting in a Ninja toe to an assholes gut and a disappearance from the scene.
Video shot by Humble Haney for Humid Beings:


Fat Tuesday 2008 from Humid Beings on Vimeo.

Ode' to the Party Pant Princess

Party Pants it is! Cassie inspires not only true party pant potential, but also saves lives....according to Spence the guy I met randomly in Burlington, Vt this summer who recognized my Irish Channel T-shirt and immediately asked if I knew Cassie Mc? Because she had been the only one in said Irish Channel willing to give the drunkard, Spence, a ride out of town during the evacuation proclamation. Indeed I know Ms. Party Pants. She knows that life is too short, wear your party pants means something solid. She is as dedicated as Ja-Ja or Cha-Cha and has the where-with-all to challenge the likes of Prince. She realizes that each holiday deserves it's own party pants. Her dedication is admirable and adored! This year it's time we show our salute to her and rock it out on her B-day and so we will unite on Vydra's front porch on Friday Jan. 25 all in our prospective party pants for C's bday and for the first of the Mardi Gras Parades. Damn I love this city!

Where else can you formulated a B-day Mardi Gras theme after karate or get rowdy @ The Saint simultaneously and have a photo-box snapshot to prove it.

Krewe du Vieux 2008 Magical Misery Tour

From last years parade:


The Krewe du Vieux is a non-profit organization dedicated to the historical and traditional concept of a Mardi Gras parade as a venue for individual creative expression and satirical comment. It is unique among all Mardi Gras parades because it alone carries on the old Carni­val traditions, by using decorated, hand or mule-drawn floats with satirical themes, accompanied by costumed revelers danc­ing to the sounds of jazzy street musi­cians. We believe in exposing the world to the true nature of Mardi Gras -- and in exposing ourselves to the world.

This year's theme is the "Magical Misery Tour."

KDV's greatest charm is that it is a throwback to the satirical walking krewes that entertained Carnival crowds in the years before formal parade krewes with floats and balls. In the Quarter, with intimate settings in the narrow balconied streets, it's easy be transported back to the 19th Century Mardi Gras activities. The parade encourages close interaction with onlookers, and provides some of the top-name brass bands . . . this year's lineup includes:

Kirk Joseph
Trombone Shorty
Treme Brass Band
Paulin Brothers Brass Band
TBC
Stooges Brass Band
Free Agents Brass Band
Hot 8 Brass Band
James "12" Andrews
Da Truth Brass Band
Rebirth Brass Band
Panorama Brass Band
The Jazzmen
Charles Joseph
Down N Dirty Jazz Band
The Soul Rebels
New Birth Brass Band
Bone Tone Brass Band

Get out there and get your Gras on!
If you are lucky you'll see a 69!
Or be attacked by a harmless blast of air from Sgt. Pepper!