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re: Bacchus / Endymion...Ok who do we like better ?
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:34 pm to Hangover Haven
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:34 pm to Hangover Haven
Bacchus and Endymion both are the definition of new money when compared to the old line Krewes like Rex and Comus and Proteus.
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Posted on 2/12/25 at 1:02 pm to jlovel7
Yes that is why Bacchus was formed Mardi Gras was stale and tourists stopped coming. Bacchus modernized Mardi Gras and rejuvenated it. Ed Muniz watched Bacchus with Blaine Kern at the Rivergate and decided to make Endymion a super Krewe and added his own touches. Both parades are phenomenal and are in their own class It’s like the Big 10 and SEC. Those are the top 2 conferences and these are the top 2 parades. There are a lot of great parades but they aren’t in same class as Bacchus and Endymion
Posted on 2/12/25 at 2:38 pm to Optimism
Endymion. And the Extravaganza is the best out of the big 3.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 2:43 pm to John Casey
I’ve had an absolute blast at Tucks in recent years. Reminds me of what Spanish Town tries to be.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 3:36 pm to Box Geauxrilla
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Yes that is why Bacchus was formed Mardi Gras was stale and tourists stopped coming. Bacchus modernized Mardi Gras and rejuvenated it. Ed Muniz watched Bacchus with Blaine Kern at the Rivergate and decided to make Endymion a super Krewe and added his own touches. Both parades are phenomenal and are in their own class It’s like the Big 10 and SEC. Those are the top 2 conferences and these are the top 2 parades. There are a lot of great parades but they aren’t in same class as Bacchus and Endymion
I totally agree that Ed Muniz's imagination made Endymion what it is today. IMO, Endymion started to really take off when Ed got away from the traditional and boring tableau and started the Extravaganza.
Extravaganza at its best can't be beat, but it is dependent on the headliners. If the headliner gets it, and adapts to the crowd and venue, it's amazing. Train has always put on a good show and if Gameday Katy Perry shows up...WHOA NELLIE!!
Posted on 2/12/25 at 3:55 pm to Hangover Haven
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Fun crazy fact... many guys ride in both, which is crazy to me.
sounds like hangover haven
the answer is bacchus though
Posted on 2/12/25 at 3:59 pm to TH03
Back in the good old days, many people rode Proteus, Rex and Comus. Three in 24 hours. And people bitched about Comus not throwing shite. Most of the riders were comatose.
And people bitched about Comus not throwing shite. Most of the riders were comatose.Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:06 pm to glassman
power through the final stretch
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:10 pm to jlovel7
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Bacchus and Endymion both are the definition of new money when compared to the old line Krewes like Rex and Comus and Proteus.
Yeah everyone Knows that.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:23 pm to Eightballjacket
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Bacchus also had the celebrity kings going back to the late 1970s.
Um, since they were formed in the late 1960s
1969 Danny Kaye
1970 Raymond Burr
1971 Jim Nabors
1972 Phil Harris
1973 Bob Hope
1974 Glen Campbell
1975 Jackie Gleason
1976 Perry Como
1977 Henry Winkler
1978 Ed McMahon
1979 Ron Howard
Endymion's Grand Marshal being a celeb goes back almost as far:
1974: Doc Severinsen
1975: Dyan Cannon, Bobby Vinton
1976: Alice Cooper, Jerry Vale
1977: Gino Vanelli, Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Vikki Carr, Wolfman Jack
1978: Cheryl Ladd, Wayne Newton, Fats Domino
1979: Charo, KC and the Sunshine Band
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:25 pm to BRich
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1979 Ron Howard
poor guy didn't even get to ride
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:27 pm to mikie421
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Go to Toth in the morning,
Thoth doesn't even start until noon.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:28 pm to Box Geauxrilla
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I’ve had an absolute blast at Tucks in recent years. Reminds me of what Spanish Town tries to be.
Best parade in New Orleans carnival.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:30 pm to TH03
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poor guy didn't even get to ride
He actually did ride in a mini-parade within the Rivergate. But not out on the usual route along St. Charles.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:45 pm to ELVIS U
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Oddly, even Mid City rides on the Uptown route now, but not Endymion. I think it has to do with the trees on St. Charles.
Mid-City (or Endymion) being on St. Charles has nothing to do with trees. Endymion did in fact have to parade on the uptown route in 2003 (Canal Streetcar construction) and in 2006 and 2007 (Post-Katrina).
ALL east bank Orleans Parades are now on St. Charles (except for Endymion, because they are special) because of consolidation for police.
When I was a kid in the 70s, you had parades all over the city: Pontchartrain in New Orleans East, Pandora and Endymion in Gentilly, Mid-City and Pegasus in Mid-City, and Freret around Freret Street Uptown. Before my time Carrollton used to parade around Oak Street (in the Carrollton neighborhood) and Okeanos used to parade along St. Claude.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 4:52 pm to BRich
I haven’t gone in years, but I miss Mid City on Canal. But then again I grew up over there and it was fun to walk to Endymion on Saturday then walk to Mid City on Sunday. Plus Mid City threw zapp’s chips, moon pies, and they’d hand you a coke - it was like having lunch.
And we didn’t get run over
And we didn’t get run over
Posted on 2/12/25 at 5:13 pm to Optimism
Bacchus : fine Irish sipping whiskey
Endymion: Schwegmann's beer
Bacchus : family watches Saints games from home or a Superdome suite
Endymion: family members all wear Saints jerseys to every game while
sitting in their traditional endzone seats.
Bacchus : turtle soup
Endymion: soup with a turtle in it.
Bacchus : for Madri Gras day, goes skiing in Colorado
Endymion: for Mardi Gras day, wakes up early to get that special spot on
Veterans Blvd.
Endymion: Schwegmann's beer
Bacchus : family watches Saints games from home or a Superdome suite
Endymion: family members all wear Saints jerseys to every game while
sitting in their traditional endzone seats.
Bacchus : turtle soup
Endymion: soup with a turtle in it.
Bacchus : for Madri Gras day, goes skiing in Colorado
Endymion: for Mardi Gras day, wakes up early to get that special spot on
Veterans Blvd.
Posted on 2/12/25 at 5:35 pm to BRich
Um, since they were formed in the late 1960s 1969 Danny Kaye 1970 Raymond Burr 1971 Jim Nabors 1972 Phil Harris 1973 Bob Hope 1974 Glen Campbell 1975 Jackie Gleason 1976 Perry Como 1977 Henry Winkler 1978 Ed McMahon 1979 Ron Howard Endymion's Grand Marshal being a celeb goes back almost as far: 1974: Doc Severinsen 1975: Dyan Cannon, Bobby Vinton 1976: Alice Cooper, Jerry Vale 1977: Gino Vanelli, Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Vikki Carr, Wolfman Jack 1978: Cheryl Ladd, Wayne Newton, Fats Domino 1979: Charo, KC and the Sunshine Band
Thanks for looking that up. I was being lazy and going from memory. I remember seeing Endymion back when it took the original route near the Fair Grounds before it moved to the Mid City route. Fun times.
Thanks for looking that up. I was being lazy and going from memory. I remember seeing Endymion back when it took the original route near the Fair Grounds before it moved to the Mid City route. Fun times.
This post was edited on 2/12/25 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:04 am to glassman
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Back in the good old days, many people rode Proteus, Rex and Comus. Three in 24 hours. And people bitched about Comus not throwing shite. Most of the riders were comatose.
That’s like the old money trifecta right there.
Posted on 2/13/25 at 10:14 am to nealnan8
Bacchus
Endymion has way too many trashy people. Like going to an old Harry Lee Cajun fa do do party ...
Endymion has way too many trashy people. Like going to an old Harry Lee Cajun fa do do party ...
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