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New Orleans Mardi Gras

Here's a few of the best of post-Katrina Mardi Gras video from youtube. Plenty more screened for your viewing pleasure within these pages- click on! 
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What a long strnge trip its been. Mardi Gras is back with a fever pitch that has the creative community excited.

 The historic Marigny neighborhood right next to the French Quarter is where the natives play Carnival. Best known for the night clubs on  Frenchman's Street it is also a hot spot on Mardi Gras Day on Elysian Fields Ave. On Carnaval Monday evening [or Lundi Gras] This was where we stayed and it was so nice to be able to effortlessly play dodge at our whim and fancy in the French Quarter versus immersed or stranded where most of the bed options are at.

Youtube continues its phenonenoal growth and our player will be staying updated with some selections you will not want to miss or enjoy playing again.

 

Marching Bands of 2009 Mardi Gras
The use of brass marching bands came long before jazz music through their use in the military, though in New Orleans many of the best-known musicians had their start in brass marching bands performing dirges as well as celebratory and upbeat tunes for New Orleans jazz funeral processions from the 1890s onward. The tradition drove onward with musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Henry "Red" Allen and King Oliver. The presence of marching bands lives on today in The Big Easy, with musicians such as the Marsalis family doing some of their earliest work in such bands.

Much of New Orleans music today owes its debt to the early marching bands, even those marching bands which predate the birth of jazz music. In the late 1800s marching bands would often march through the streets of the city in second line parades. Some of the earliest bands originated from the Tremé neighborhood, and the city gave birth to such bands as the Excelsior, Onward and Olympia brass bands. The Onward and Olympia bands each have sustained incarnations that continue performing to this day. Modern examples of the brass band tradition can be heard in the playing of groups like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, or the Rebirth Brass Band led by trumpeter Kermit Ruffins.

The history of the marching band in New Orleans is a rich one, with the various bands performing at virtually every major social event the city has to offer. They perform at funerals, picnics, carnivals and parades. The relationship between jazz bands and brass bands is one of co-influence. Jazz bands of this era began to go beyond the confines of the 6/8 time signature the marching bands utilized. Instead, New Orleans jazz bands began incorporating a style known as "ragging"; this technique implemented the influence of ragtime 2/4 meter and eventually led to improvisation. In turn, the early jazz bands of New Orleans influenced the playing of the marching bands, who in turn began to improvise themselves more often. Again, yet another indication that jazz music is symbolic of freedom.

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2010


Hurry Take me to the Mardi Gras. In the City of my dreams." ---Paul Simon

 

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2009

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2008

"I am my own special creation. Give me some hope for ovation.... Your life is a sham until you can shout out: 'I am what I am.'"
---llarrylane from his 2008 Fat Tuesday Video

Also know as the “carnival” of the northern hemisphere, New Orleans Mardi Gras is one of the largest free events of the year. 

Food, parades with creative floats and about 700,000 people in the streets of the French Quarter wearing colorful beads, costumes and having a really good time.

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2007

 

Most bars in New Orleans are open 24 hours a day, every day. After all, it is the City That Care Forgot.

New Orleans has some rather relaxed liquor laws. For example, when you leave a bar, you can take your drink with you anywhere so long as it is in a plastic "go cup" [cruising crystal]. You can drink on the streets in New Orleans. But, you are not allowed to carry glass containers or cans.

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2006

 


 

MARDI GRAS 2010 SCHEDULE
*Tenative Schedule
ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TH
Phunny Phorty Phellows
Uptown 7:00p.m.
Krewe of Alla
Westbank 1:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, January 17th
Krewe of Claude
Slidell 1:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, January 24th
Krewe of Slidellians
Slidell 1:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, January 30th
Krewe du Vieux
French Quarter 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Bilge
Slidell 12:00 p.m.
SUNDAY,  January 31st
Little Rascals
Metairie 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Perseus
Slidell 1:00 p.m.
Pearl River Lions Club
Pearl River 1:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, February 5th
Krewe of Cork
French Quarter 3:00 p.m.
Krewe of Oshun
Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Knights of Excalibur
Metairie 7:00 p.m
Krewe of Atlas
Metairie 7:30 p.m.
Krewe of Cleopatra
Westbank 6:30 p.m
Krewe of Eve
Mandeville 7:00 p.m
Krewe of Hercules
Houma 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, February 6th
Krewe of Pontchartrain
Uptown 2:00 p.m.
Mystic Krewe of Shangri-LA
French Quarter - 2:00 p.m.
Knights of Sparta
Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Pygmalion
Uptown 6:45 p.m
Krewe of Caesar
Metairie 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Choctaw
Gretna 11:00 a.m.
Mystic Knights of Adonis
Westbank 12:00 p.m

Krewe of Alla
Westbank follows Adonis

Knights of Nemesis
St. Bernard 4:00 p.m.
Krewe of Push Mow
Abita Springs 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of Gladiators
St. Bernard 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Olympia
Covington 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Olympia
Covington 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Tee Caillou
Chauvin 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Aquarius
Houma 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, February 7th
Krewe of Carrollton
Uptown 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of King Arthur
Uptown 12:15 p.m.
Mystic Krewe of Barkus
French Quarter 2:00 p.m.
Krewe of Rhea
Metairie 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Centurions
Metairie 5:30 p.m
Krewe of Alla
Westbank 11:30 a.m
Knights of Nemesis
St. Bernard 1:00 p.m
Krewe of Dionysus
Slidell 1:30 p.m.
Krewe of Hyacinthians
Houma 12:30 p.m.
Krewe of Titans
Houma follows Hyacinthians
WEDNESDAY, February 10th
Ancient Druids
Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Thor
Metairie 7:00 p.m
THURSDAY, February 11th
Knights of Babylon
Uptown 5:45 p.m.
Krewe of Muses
Uptown 6:15 p.m
Knights of Chaos
Uptown 6:30 p.m
FRIDAY, February 12th

Knights of Hermes
Uptown 6:00 p.m
Le Krewe d'Etat
Uptown 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Morpheus
Uptown 7:00 p.m.
Krewe of Centurions
Metairie 5:30 p.m.
Krewe of Selene
Slidell 6:30 p.m.
The Original Krewe of Orpheus
Mandeville 7:00 p.m.
Krewe of Aphrodite
Houma 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, February 13th
Krewe of Iris
Uptown 11:00 a.m
Krewe of Tucks
Uptown 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Endymion
Mid-City 4:15 p.m
Krewe of Isis
Metairie 5:30 p.m
Krewe of NOMTOC
Westbank 10:45 a.m
Krewe of Bush
Bush 9:00 a.m.
Krewe of Salt Bayou
Slidell 2:00 p.m.
Krewe of Mardi Gras
Houma 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, February 14th
Krewe of Okeanos
Uptown 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of Thoth
Uptown 12 noon
Krewe of Mid-City
Uptown 11:45am.
Krewe of Bacchus
Uptown 5:15 p.m
Corps de Napoleon
Metairie 5:30 p.m.
Grand Isle Independent
Grand Isle 5:30 p.m.
Krewe of Tchefuncte
Madisonville 2:00 p.m.
Terreanians
Houma 12:30 p.m.
Krewe of TUT
Houma following Terreanians
Krewe of Montegut
Montegut 2:00 p.m.
MONDAY, February 15th
Krewe of Proteus
Uptown 5:15 p.m.
Krewe of Orpheus
Uptown 5:45 p.m.
Krewe of Zeus
Metairie 6:30 p.m
Krewe of Cleopatra
Houma 6:30 p.m.

MARDI GRAS DAY,
February 16th 2009
Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Uptown 8:00 a.m.
Krewe of Rex
Uptown 10:00 a.m.
Krewe of Elks Orleans
Uptown 11:30 a.m.
Krewe of Crescent City
Uptown after Elks
Krewe of Argus
Metairie 10:00 a.m.
Krewe of Jefferson
Metairie after Argus
Krewe of Elks Jefferson
Metairie after Jefferson
Lions
Covington 10:00 a.m.
Krewe of Covington
Covington, after Lions
Krewe of Grela
Gretna 11:00 a.m
Krewe of BES
Gretna 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Houmas
Houma 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of Kajuns
Houma follows Houmas
Krewe of Bonne Terre
Montegut 4:00 p.m.
Krewe of Skunks
Lacombe 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Chahta-Ima
Lacombe 1:30 p.m.
Krewe of Chahta-Ima
Lacombe 1:30 p.m.

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"Now, we're all of us happy that NOLA is finally back on her feetDownloadDownload again, having staged  watered down versions of Mardi Gras, just to spit in the eye of fate.

But puh-lease.

When I went to Mardi Gras with my parents some years ago, we almost laughed at the nonsensical brouhaha that passed for a "carnival" in this puddle-town.

Their idea of carnival mayhem was to get some college freakette to bare her bosoms for a split second, to the pumped fist frenzy of frat brothers, "Party!!!".

Yawn.

If you think I'm being heartless, tough cheese.

"Once you've tasted Veuve Cliquot, suddenly you realise Manischewitz tastes bloody awful."
Vila-bunda.jpgvbspurs titles her blog Sundries ...a sweatshop of moxie appropriate enough for the future MD from Florida. She is a big fan of the Rio Carnaval. We discovered her from her post  about Venezuela President and global bad boy & people's hero Hugo Chavez sponsoring Vila Isabel,the Champion of Rio Carnaval 2006,  from her March 2006 page.  http://futuremd.blogspot.com
[1]Lest you think our blogger is a Carnaval grinch, Victoria is referring to the Rio de Janeiro Carnaval. Except at Carnaval time, the urban beach culture city makes a point of keeping the citizen's female breasts covered with as little as possible and combining the look with a refined appreciation for the bunda or butt. This important part of Carioca culture or appreciation of the female body in public went through an evolution that mirrored the  famous sixties and the flower power coming out of San Francisco's Haight Ashbury. An important chapter was the Girl from Ipanema. which came soon after Black Orpheus
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