geordielad
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posted on 3/4/2012 at 02:53 PM |
Been to New Orleans a few times as I have friends there and I try to visit every year. Usually for a music related reason like Jazzfest or Voodoo Fest. My buddies were always ribbing me about, how come I'd been to NOLA so many times but never for Mardi Gras? Fantastic, Half work, half play trip. Laying a patio and footpath, followed by 4 days of......Erm,..... alcohol related shenanigans I suppose would best descibe it. Love New Orleans, What a great town!!!
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The first move by any English person abroad is to establish your new local. Staying with my buddy in Algiers Point the excellent Old Point Bar was an obvious choice.....
The brilliant Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers tearin' it up in the Krazy Korner.... lot of love on Bourbon, according to Treme!!! Lundi Gras.
 
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Acme Oyster House. 6 hours of as much beer and food as you could manage.....happy days then! [/img]
Bourbon, the day after......... Unbelievable clear up job!
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bob1954
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posted on 3/4/2012 at 05:22 PM |
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geordielad
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posted on 3/4/2012 at 05:36 PM |
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Nice ride! Yours?
Ha ha, No Bob unfortunately it was the ferry and the streetcar for me.
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masbama
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posted on 3/4/2012 at 10:50 PM |
I participate in Mardi Gras every year. The real one; where it was invented: Mobile, Al.
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geordielad
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posted on 3/5/2012 at 02:12 PM |
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I participate in Mardi Gras every year. The real one; where it was invented: Mobile, Al.
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TanDan
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posted on 3/5/2012 at 03:17 PM |
| Where is Chrewshaw? Patrick!!! We need a report. ____________________
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Brock
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posted on 3/5/2012 at 03:27 PM |
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Where is Chrewshaw? Patrick!!! We need a report.
It is reported he saw this at 7 am Mardi Gras morning. Pretty wild:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvJkUzoX0vw&feature=related
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patrickcrenshaw
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posted on 3/5/2012 at 04:46 PM |
ha, thought I heard my name--I was there, mainly on napoleon st where the picture is with the toilet paper in the trees, there's a reason for that (check out all the kids in that picture, mardi gras is very family friendly uptown). tipitina's is at the end of that street, what a great club! there's a documentary on the mobile mardi gras, "the order of myths" that is worth seeing, but as for me, there's NOTHING like mardi gras in NEW ORLEANS!
laissez le bon temps roule!
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geordielad
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posted on 3/5/2012 at 05:10 PM |
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ha, thought I heard my name--I was there, mainly on napoleon st where the picture is with the toilet paper in the trees, there's a reason for that (check out all the kids in that picture, mardi gras is very family friendly uptown). tipitina's is at the end of that street, what a great club! there's a documentary on the mobile mardi gras, "the order of myths" that is worth seeing, but as for me, there's NOTHING like mardi gras in NEW ORLEANS!
laissez le bon temps roule!
I have friends that live on Perrier St. Just down from Napoleon around Gen. Taylor so that's where we watched the parades. Handy for the bathroom.... and the fridge! They have kids and as you say, that area is very family friendly. Tipitinas is stumbling distance , didn't make it there this trip tho' ____________________
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masbama
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posted on 3/5/2012 at 08:28 PM |
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ha, thought I heard my name--I was there, mainly on napoleon st where the picture is with the toilet paper in the trees, there's a reason for that (check out all the kids in that picture, mardi gras is very family friendly uptown). tipitina's is at the end of that street, what a great club! there's a documentary on the mobile mardi gras, "the order of myths" that is worth seeing, but as for me, there's NOTHING like mardi gras in NEW ORLEANS!
laissez le bon temps roule!
It is an interesting documentary; wife and daughter are in it.
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Sang
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posted on 3/5/2012 at 11:44 PM |
There seems to be a few pictures missing....................................   ____________________
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