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re: Christmas Bonfires on the Levee — Any of you folks participate in this?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:00 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:00 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Yep...helped a buddy build one so he could propose to his GF. He left us to go eat lunch while not bringing us anything to eat and we weren't able to finish it in time and the proposal was ruined by the GF because she got annoyed with him 'tapping' her shoulder so he could ask....she looked at him yelling WHAT?!?! Then she had to apologize and then say yes as he was trying to pick his dignity up off the ground.
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:03 pm to PhilipMarlowe
tobacco?
sorry, I only use a Strawberry B-Burst Geek Bar vape, like real men do.
sorry, I only use a Strawberry B-Burst Geek Bar vape, like real men do.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:04 pm to dyslexiateechur
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It’s super fricking crowded now.
This - we go a couple of days before to see the setups. Unless you know somebody that has a place for you to park, the traffic is a nightmare. It is still a great tradition.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:09 pm to PhilipMarlowe
I got arrested there about 20 years ago. Right at sunset, I ran from one Bonfire pile to the other, lighting each one before they were supposed to be lit. I was yelling "The Beacons of Amon Din must be lit... Gondor calls for help!". It didn't go over all that well.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:27 pm to nealnan8
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I got arrested there about 20 years ago. Right at sunset, I ran from one Bonfire pile to the other, lighting each one before they were supposed to be lit. I was yelling "The Beacons of Amon Din must be lit... Gondor calls for help!". It didn't go over all that well.
Arrested or ticketed?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:45 pm to greenbean
We used to go up mid day before the fires just to see what all was being built.
For a short while we could take the River Boat paddle wheeler up from NOLA for dinner and to see the fires being lit. I guess that didn't last but it was a great trip.
For a short while we could take the River Boat paddle wheeler up from NOLA for dinner and to see the fires being lit. I guess that didn't last but it was a great trip.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:46 pm to PhilipMarlowe
C&D make some really good blends.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 7:58 pm to RedPop4
Agreed! Looking forward to this one. If memory serves they’ll drop it on the 16th, so hopefully it gets here before Christmas Eve, and I’ll light a bowl then!
Posted on 12/9/25 at 8:02 pm to PhilipMarlowe
One of the best Christmas Eve’s ever was at the bonfires in Reserve.
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Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:11 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Hope you enjoy it.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:15 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Eons ago I took my dog to one.
She went APESHIT.
She went APESHIT.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:14 am to nealnan8
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I got arrested there about 20 years ago. Right at sunset, I ran from one Bonfire pile to the other, lighting each one before they were supposed to be lit. I was yelling "The Beacons of Amon Din must be lit... Gondor calls for help!". It didn't go over all that well.
...and then you woke up! This is bullshite, and you know it. Those St. James Parish boys would've knocked your lying arse to the water's edge.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:17 am to dyslexiateechur
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Grew up in Laplace and my stepdad was from Gramercy.
You grew up in Laplace, and you're complaining that Bonfire Country is super crowded?
Laplace is a dump and everyday is like downtown Chicago!
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:31 am to dupergreenie
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and the proposal was ruined by the GF because she got annoyed with him 'tapping' her shoulder so he could ask....she looked at him yelling WHAT?!?! Then she had to apologize and then say yes as he was trying to pick his dignity up off the ground.
Curious how that turned out.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 6:56 am to Havoc
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Curious how that turned out.
Are you though?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 7:11 am to PhilipMarlowe
Married into a family from down there. It’s become my favorite tradition. I tell everyone to make it down at least once in their lives. It’s worth the trip.
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