Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Good Times in the Big Easy

Sunday was definitely an interesting day.  Football (which we shall not discuss, thank you very much), brunch with friends, the Blues Festival down the street.

And then, there was this:



As I was heading home after brunch, I saw blue lights at the intersection ahead, and before I could turn around to detour around it, here came a parade!  Floats, princesses, brass bands and all.  At first I was hoping that it was just an ordinary Sunday afternoon Second Line (because they usually don't take too long to pass), but, noooo. 

Yesterday's paper had a few pics and reported that I had experienced the Original Prince of Wales Social Aid and Pleasure Club celebrating 82 years of history, rolling up Magazine and turning onto Louisiana.  And it took the route that I had planned to take home to avoid the blues festival-blocked Napoleon.

Some days, you can't swing a cat in this city without hitting a parade.

7 comments:

  1. At least your town has some spirit. About the only parade we get here in Corvallis is at night a couple days before Christmas and it's almost always too cold and/or too rainy to go to.

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  2. No other city like NOLA anywhere... what a hoot!

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  3. Yeah, you're right, Moogie. But, at least you get the fun of swinging a cat.

    Inno, don't y'all have a decent gay pride parade in Corvallis?

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  4. Dang. It's been AGES since I've swung a cat! I'll have to sneak up on the dumpsters here at Beautiful La Hacienda Trailer Park and snag me one!

    Inno, don't y'all have a decent gay pride parade in Corvallis?

    Heh. That's gonna leave a mark.

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  5. Cat swinging is great sport!

    If y'all can't play nice with Inno I'm gonna have to separate you.

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  6. Always the Mom! I can just hear her now..."Don't y'all make me come back there!!!"

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  7. That "mom line" is next up in the queue!

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