tof

A buddy and I went to New Orleans on Mardi Gras day. We probably spent all of 2 minutes on Bourbon. We walked down Royal a mile or two to meet up with friends who have an apartment in the quarter. On the way we passed the Pete Fountain Memorial Walking Parade. This consists of maybe a hundred or so members of the Half Fast Walking Club, all dressed in matching snappy New Orleans jazz musician period costume. Then we found ourselves walking upstream against the tide of the St. Anne's Walking Parade, a community organized event where a few thousand folks walk in costumes of their own creation. No theme. Just fun. Here are some pics, mostly taken along the parade route.





Remember these two from Mad Magazine?










A policy change: NOPD no longer enforces minor marijuana offenses. This may be stretching things a bit...





Still tilting...

tof

Cosplay like its 1999.


Lots of cool hats.




Had to pop in here for a beer refill and some jazz.


Saw this in the Spotted Cat bathroom over the urinal while getting rid of some previously consumed beer.










Where's Tom Hanks?

buckeyesue

Very cool!

Thanks for sharing.

(Which one are you? )

tof

Shooting me shooting him


Ni!












Best use of construction materials

tof

The view from our friends' apartment. Looking west toward St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square.



Scalemail made from Mardi Gras doubloons. These guys have been to a lot of parades.




Still standing...in fact still walking back to the Canal Street Ferry,

jukngene

Very, very, cool, Mike! One question, though, where are the body painted folks?

dlq04

Mike, thanks. NO is on my bucket list. Which is getting short; cause I an't living forever. I can't make it this year; so, (honestly) what would be the best dates next year to enjoy it? (it's a test)

Vanishing Point

Good thing these are daytime photo's, hence the "G" rating. At nighttime it quickly turns more adult in nature.

Kyras

Thank you for sharing your photos. Wow. I loved Spy vs. Spy in Mad magazine. I'm curious how the weather was. Is the last photo one of you?

dlq04

Mike, that's beat any Halloween in Michigan! Great photos. So is the last one you?