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re: JP Mardi Gras
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:54 pm to Lambdatiger1989
Posted on 2/23/25 at 8:54 pm to Lambdatiger1989
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On Mardi Gras day there are a ton of truck floats. Those can't be that much cheaper to ride on than just joining one of the many JP krewes that are in need of more riders. I wonder if limiting the truck floats would drive membership to other krewes in JP?
This has kind of already been happening, but the riders have been going to uptown parades like King Arthur and Alla (2 former Westbank parades) and not other Jefferson Parish parades.
There aren't nearly as many truck floats as there used to be on Mardi Gras day.
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:02 pm to Hangover Haven
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And there was also Isis, Mercury and Sinbad but I forgot what days they rolled on.
Isis was second Saturday
Mercury was second Sunday during the day
Sinbad I’m pretty sure was Tuesday
Saturn iirc only rolled in Kenner on Saturday (I’m thinking it was actually the Saturday prior to the first full parading week
Centurions I always remember being on the first Sunday night
This post was edited on 2/23/25 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:18 pm to Hangover Haven
Caesar Mardi Gras and Zeus were top 3
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:26 pm to TJG210
My parents rode in Mercury for probably the first 5 years of its existence. We wouldn't be able to go to Endymion because of how early they would need to wake up the next morning. We would usually go to Isis instead.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:27 pm to cgrand
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Zeus was always the best parade in metry
Zeus held their meetings in the Rummel cafeteria. I was a senior in 1979 and just showed up to a meeting after I turned 18. The old guys got a kick out of it and found me a float that needed a rider.
The captain was a JP judge and got things done. We used the same floats as Alla (they were on the Westbank at the time).
I rode for 10 years. Good memories.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:30 pm to TJG210
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Centurions I always remember being on the first a Sunday night
I think they originally started on that Tuesday then moved to Sunday. It was originally a Harahan and River Ridge parade, then moved to Metairie.
This post was edited on 2/23/25 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 2/23/25 at 9:51 pm to ChestRockwell
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Caesar and Zeus gone? That's news to me.
JP threw its weight around to much and Caesar said so long and thanks for the fish.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 10:03 pm to Alltheway Tigers!
New Orleans Mardi Gras has exploded since mid 1990s and after Katrina Dtat Muses Chaos Morpheus Orpheus ( 1993 ) cleopatra King Arthur moved Uptown Pygmalion started Freret came back Legion of Mars. alla moved Uptown Femme Farale Oshun Iris has tripled in size Tucks has exploded in size. Thoth is bigger than ever. proteus started riding again in 1990s or early 2000s can’t remember. Bacchus and Endymion are bigger Hermes is bigger. Instead of collapsing Orleans parish Mardi Gras has exploded in size. Even have a parade again in NOLA East
Posted on 2/23/25 at 10:21 pm to Optimism
Madhatters was fantastic last night, the crowds were huge. Excalibur Friday night was good, but The crowds were light because it was freezing. JP Mardi Gras is fine.
This post was edited on 2/23/25 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 2/23/25 at 10:32 pm to Joehat
Agree about Mad Hatters. Great replacement for Caesar Excalibur has improved
Posted on 2/23/25 at 10:52 pm to BigAppleTiger
quote:
remember one year in the mid to late 70's when the temperature for Zeus was -4 degrees with a wind chill of 15 below.
Yeah that’s bullshite
Posted on 2/23/25 at 11:38 pm to Optimism
In high school some of us would go to Bonnabel and Vets to catch the parade.. A porta let right there on the neutral ground.. There was this hot tall girl hanging out and looks like she was watching some grade school kids.. She goes into the porta let and the kids timed it right and swung the door open as I was looking and there she was standing with her pants and panties at her ankles... The most perfect triangle bush...
Posted on 2/24/25 at 4:05 am to hob
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senior in 1979
Class of '79 or '80?
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:13 am to Red Stick Tigress
Class of ‘79
Posted on 2/24/25 at 6:26 am to Havoc
quote:Hell no.
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-4 degrees with a wind chill of 15 below
Is that factual?
Posted on 2/24/25 at 7:30 am to hob
I went to ACHS ('79 grad) and was at your graduation. Ha!
We probably know a lot of the same people from way back when.
We probably know a lot of the same people from way back when.
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