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Metry Mardi Gras to continue to be turrible
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:14 pm
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When I was a kid, they had 16 parades. One every night for 11 nights, 1 each Sunday afternoon, 3 on Mardi Gras day. Never even attempted to compete with NOLA parades. But for the most party, they were decent, well most of them (I'm looking at you, Diana). As a younger kid, I had fun at them.
The captains say bands don't want to do it? Because bands don't want to be in crappy parades, people don't come out for crappy parades.
I think they really need a change. People seem to like that Family Gras thing, so go with that. Force the parades to roll around that.
Keep the Mardi Gras Day parades the same.
Everything else rolls the first weekend:
Friday night is ladies night: Isis, Athena, Pandora
Saturday night, Hail Caesar
Sunday afternoon. Excalibur
Sunday night, Centurions and Napoleon
Forcing them 2-3 parades together like that might actually make it appear like 1 decent parade, which should help attendance and bands.
No one should ever expect it to be 10 percent of what New Orleans is... but we could a decent family option.
When I was a kid, they had 16 parades. One every night for 11 nights, 1 each Sunday afternoon, 3 on Mardi Gras day. Never even attempted to compete with NOLA parades. But for the most party, they were decent, well most of them (I'm looking at you, Diana). As a younger kid, I had fun at them.
The captains say bands don't want to do it? Because bands don't want to be in crappy parades, people don't come out for crappy parades.
I think they really need a change. People seem to like that Family Gras thing, so go with that. Force the parades to roll around that.
Keep the Mardi Gras Day parades the same.
Everything else rolls the first weekend:
Friday night is ladies night: Isis, Athena, Pandora
Saturday night, Hail Caesar
Sunday afternoon. Excalibur
Sunday night, Centurions and Napoleon
Forcing them 2-3 parades together like that might actually make it appear like 1 decent parade, which should help attendance and bands.
No one should ever expect it to be 10 percent of what New Orleans is... but we could a decent family option.
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Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:17 pm to LSUFanHouston
We haven't even made it to January yet...
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:18 pm to LSUFanHouston
Dear Facebook,
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:18 pm to LSUFanHouston
I think a lot of it started with so many people wanting to ride in NOLA parades. There have been 2 new lady's groups started in NOLA that have popped up in last 10 years that are full up.
I know Thoth, Endymion, bacchas, tucks, etc are full every year.
Lots of new marching groups have joined up with these krewes too.
I like your suggestions for the most part.
I know Thoth, Endymion, bacchas, tucks, etc are full every year.
Lots of new marching groups have joined up with these krewes too.
I like your suggestions for the most part.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:27 pm to LSUFanHouston
nobody cares about metairie
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:31 pm to Ignignot
I lived three blocks off the parade route in metry for four years and went to three parades there.
But I will say I had fun each time
But I will say I had fun each time
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:39 pm to LSUFanHouston
All the Wank parades moved uptown too.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:42 pm to LSUFanHouston
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they had 16 parades. One every night for 11 nights,
quote:
I think they really need a change
My vote...get rid of the Metairie parades Monday thru Thursday that most families with young kids skip anyway because of school nights. Let uptown have the weekday parades to themselves since thats where the younger partying crowd and the tourists would be going.
Move current weekday krewes to time slots that are back-to-back with the Fri-Sat-Sun parades. 2-3 parades back to back will draw bigger crowds than just 1 parade.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:54 pm to LSUFanHouston
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The captains say bands don't want to do it? Because bands don't want to be in crappy parades, people don't come out for crappy parades.
The bands want too much money.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:57 pm to LSUFanHouston
Damn millennials, right?
Posted on 12/8/16 at 5:07 pm to LSUFanHouston
Zeus was the only parade I ever went to Metairie for growing up.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 5:09 pm to Tiger Prawn
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My vote...get rid of the Metairie parades Monday thru Thursday that most families with young kids skip anyway because of school nights. Let uptown have the weekday parades to themselves since thats where the younger partying crowd and the tourists would be going.
The only Monday-Thursday parade they have now is Pandora, the new one that started last year and took the spot of Zeus. And I agree, move it off that night
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