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I know this off the wall and crazy but I have to.

#1 Postby beachbum_al » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:19 pm

New Orleans being big into Mardi Gras along with the Gulf Coast Cities in MS. Mardi Gras is big here too. I know this is far fetch but I was thinking that when the Mobile area along with Daphne and Fairhope and any other Mardi Gras Organization has their balls that they adopt one of the organizations that have lost everything and invite them to their Balls. I don't know about parades though because I believe that most of the floats are made in NO.

This is just an idea and it is probably crazy because they are focusing on saving lifes which they need to do. But in the future I think it would be a great idea.[/b]
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#2 Postby coolwater » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:28 pm

:fantastic:
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#3 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:26 am

Ditto here in Galveston too.
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#4 Postby melhow » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:30 pm

Here in Tampa we have Ybor city, which is kind of like a mini New Orleans French Quarter. We have Guavaween, which is like a mini Mardi Gras. And when I say mini, last Guavaween was host to just under 1 million partiers. I'm sure that we could play hose to the celebration in a pinch, floats and all...

http://www.ybortimes.com/guavaween.html
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#5 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:33 pm

melhow wrote:Here in Tampa we have Ybor city, which is kind of like a mini New Orleans French Quarter. We have Guavaween, which is like a mini Mardi Gras. And when I say mini, last Guavaween was host to just under 1 million partiers. I'm sure that we could play hose to the celebration in a pinch, floats and all...

http://www.ybortimes.com/guavaween.html


Do ya throw/catch mini beads? Or many beads? :) :wink:
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#6 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:35 pm

Actually, it looks like there won't be any beads. :(

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBPH31Y3DE.html
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#7 Postby melhow » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:41 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:Actually, it looks like there won't be any beads. :(

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBPH31Y3DE.html


Ahh, yes...the infamous Doodle Do Parade, homage to the dead rooster of New Orleans...

"The parade began modestly in 1997 when Stephens invited a handful of friends to his Ybor City home to pay respects to his dead pet rooster, who was killed by a dog. He led his black-dressed guests on a march through the neighborhood before returning to his house for a party.

Soon the event began attracting larger, and bawdier, crowds. Paraders now typically dress in bird costumes, tuxedos, black gowns, lavender outfits and lingerie, led by a New Orleans-style jazz band.

Several social krewes participate, using such titles as the Mistresses of the Cock, Goddesses of the Cock and the Ladies in Red. "



I am sure that there will still be plenty of beads to be had at Guavaween - bead earning is the highlight for many a young man attending the celebration.

I, as a married young woman, will not be earning any beads this year, however... :lol:
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#8 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:46 pm

melhow wrote:I, as a married young woman, will not be earning any beads this year, however... :lol:


No one will...they canceled it out of respect for the hurricane victims. It could be reschedule for Mardi Gras time maybe?
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#9 Postby melhow » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:47 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:
melhow wrote:I, as a married young woman, will not be earning any beads this year, however... :lol:


No one will...they canceled it out of respect for the hurricane victims. It could be reschedule for Mardi Gras time maybe?


I have not read anything regarding the cancellation of Guavaween. This other parade, the chicken parade, is not associated with Guavaween at all...As far as I know, Guavaween is still on for October 29th.

http://www.cc-events.org/gw/
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#10 Postby traciepb » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:52 pm

Guavaween has NOT been canceled, and I have not heard any news that it is going to be.
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#11 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:03 pm

My bad - the parade.
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#12 Postby cancunkid » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:40 pm

beachbum_al isn't the Mobile Mardi Gras parade actually the nations oldest? At least that is what I have always been told.
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#13 Postby cancunkid » Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:43 pm

http://www.mobile.org/ab_mardigras.php okay found this website that answered my question. I think an adoption by Mobile for the year would be a wonderful idea. Great for Mobile and it would be nice for the whole gulf coast to have a way to coax tourism back to the area
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Yes, the birthplace of Mardi Gras is....

#14 Postby scorpdream » Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:45 pm

Mobile, Al not New Orleans like everyone thinks. There has already been talk arouond here about what Mardi Gras will be like this coming year having so many temporary and permanemt transplants from NO.

I personally am not a big fan or Mardi Gras but I do get several days off because of it and where I work. It would be a morale boosting kind of thing though I guess for some folks. A sense of temporary normalcy. It will be interesting to see what happens.
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