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Question For Those Who Have Been Part Of A Mardi Gras Ball Tableau
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:07 am
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:07 am
First, is anyone on here a member of a mardi gras ball krewe? If so, were you ever in the ball? And if you were, did you spend the entire year doing "ball stuff"?
Someone I know is part of the ball for the 2020 mardi gras season. This person is always talking about how they have to go to a meeting and when they talk about it, it sounds like something important and when someone asks them what meeting are they talking about they reply "ball stuff".
On weekends this person is always going to some place because they are trying to find a band to book.
They are consumed with ball planning.
My parents use to be a member of a krewe. My dad enjoyed building the sets and working on putting it all together, but he usually got started soon after the new year. There were people who were involved in the planning throughout the year, but it was a small group who worked on picking a theme, etc, etc..
Anyway, if you were ever in the ball (part of the tableau), did you spend all year planning for it?
Someone I know is part of the ball for the 2020 mardi gras season. This person is always talking about how they have to go to a meeting and when they talk about it, it sounds like something important and when someone asks them what meeting are they talking about they reply "ball stuff".
On weekends this person is always going to some place because they are trying to find a band to book.
They are consumed with ball planning.
My parents use to be a member of a krewe. My dad enjoyed building the sets and working on putting it all together, but he usually got started soon after the new year. There were people who were involved in the planning throughout the year, but it was a small group who worked on picking a theme, etc, etc..
Anyway, if you were ever in the ball (part of the tableau), did you spend all year planning for it?
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Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:08 am to OweO
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Tableau by OweO
Oh no!
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:09 am to OweO
quote:
Anyway, if you were ever in the ball (part of the tableau), did you spend all year planning for it?
This could’ve been the entire thread but you just couldn’t help yourself.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:12 am to TDsngumbo
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This could’ve been the entire thread but you just couldn’t help yourself.
It wouldn't be me if I did it any other way.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:16 am to OweO
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My parents use to be a member of a krewe. My dad enjoyed building the sets and working on putting it all together,
while me and your mom did the “ball stuff” into her mouth
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:18 am to OweO
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:18 am to OweO
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:25 am to OweO
I am a member of 4 organizations. I have had people presented in a ball and am in the tableau of one each year. For most of the year you might meet one time a month if you are on the top end of the organization with it building up a month before the ball.
As to stuff like the band, for most of the old-line Krewes they have the same band year after year and much of the rest of the ball in every organization is also fairly repetitive as to location, menu and the like.
Now, if you were a top person in something like Endymnion's Extravaganza it may be different.
As to stuff like the band, for most of the old-line Krewes they have the same band year after year and much of the rest of the ball in every organization is also fairly repetitive as to location, menu and the like.
Now, if you were a top person in something like Endymnion's Extravaganza it may be different.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 9:42 am to OweO
Me and my mentor spent years planning our tableaus.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 10:34 am to OweO
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This person is always talking about how they have to go to a meeting and when they talk about it, it sounds like something important and when someone asks them what meeting are they talking about they reply "ball stuff".
This person is trying to make themselves look important. This is a common theme among some (not all) hard core krewe people. They place a much higher importantance on the krewe events, and by extension, themselves, than is needed.
Most of these balls are very traditional and are held at the same place every year, mostly same bands, etc.
There may be some set design work / theming work but that's actual work, not meetings.
Also, many of them have a script. I would imagine that would take a while to work on, but again, that's not meetings.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 10:57 am to OweO
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did you spend the entire year doing "ball stuff"?
Posted on 7/23/19 at 10:58 am to OweO
Sounds like new row problems
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:19 am to OweO
TLDR
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:21 am to OweO
Do they give you an attachment to hook your flambeau into your wheelchair?
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:22 am to OweO
I can only afford Power BI :/
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:54 am to Anaximander
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Now, if you were a top person in something like Endymnion's Extravaganza it may be different.
Yeah... No.. this isn't even close to Endymion.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 11:59 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:Yeah, I would think you could get it put together in an afternoon and be done.
This person is trying to make themselves look important. This is a common theme among some (not all) hard core krewe people. They place a much higher importantance on the krewe events, and by extension, themselves, than is needed.
Most of these balls are very traditional and are held at the same place every year, mostly same bands, etc.
Call the bar people
Call the band
Call the venue
Write the checks.
Posted on 7/23/19 at 12:00 pm to OweO
I guess they need to get the ball rolling
Posted on 7/23/19 at 12:06 pm to rowbear1922
Shut the frick up Kyle.
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