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Throw me something, Mister!
Feb. 22nd, 2006 07:45 amThe next day we woke up pret-ty hungover. Man. Jagermeister is nasty stuff--I couldn't even think of it without feeling nauseous. Five krewes (Pontchartrain, Shangri-La, Pygmalion, Sparta, Pegasus) were rolling that day, and the parade route took them around Canal Street before turning onto Tchoupitoulas--very convenient! People were lining up along Canal Street with camp chairs and such as we walked out, and as we were eating breakfast, we saw the floats. I got excited and we ran out. The floats are...like something out of a dream. They are these huge spooky heads with exaggerated smiles and features, creepy and medieval.
There may be as few as 10 or as many as 40 floats per krewe, and krewes will roll one right after the other (so what feels like one parade is actually 3 or 5). On each float are krewe members, all masked, throwing out TONS of shit (called throws)--mostly beads but also cups, doubloons, plastic toys and stuffed animals, CDs, throw bags (bags for your loot), food, superballs, flags. But mostly--beads, beads, BEADS. In every shiny color but mostly purple, green and gold. So many beads. You clap your hands and say "Happy Mardi Gras!" and "Throw something to me, mister!" (the traditional Mardi Gras parade cry) and when those weird masked people throw it to you, you're happy. Sometimes you exchange glances with someone, and they point to you and target you with the throws, which makes you feel special. It's a 30-second romance, until the next float lumbers up and there's someone new with bright, shiny, cheap plastic beads to tempt away your loyalty.
( More fun )
There may be as few as 10 or as many as 40 floats per krewe, and krewes will roll one right after the other (so what feels like one parade is actually 3 or 5). On each float are krewe members, all masked, throwing out TONS of shit (called throws)--mostly beads but also cups, doubloons, plastic toys and stuffed animals, CDs, throw bags (bags for your loot), food, superballs, flags. But mostly--beads, beads, BEADS. In every shiny color but mostly purple, green and gold. So many beads. You clap your hands and say "Happy Mardi Gras!" and "Throw something to me, mister!" (the traditional Mardi Gras parade cry) and when those weird masked people throw it to you, you're happy. Sometimes you exchange glances with someone, and they point to you and target you with the throws, which makes you feel special. It's a 30-second romance, until the next float lumbers up and there's someone new with bright, shiny, cheap plastic beads to tempt away your loyalty.
( More fun )
