From the Orpheus Web site… For over a decade, the Krewe of Orpheus has mesmerized the crowds who jam the streets of New Orleans awaiting its arrival. From its founding in 1993, Orpheus has consistently stunned the revelers on Lundi Gras… I am currently stunned by this awesome animated gif of 2008 Orpheus monarch Pepa…
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My (revised) Carnival Schedule
They say it’s a marathon, not a sprint but now it’s, looking more like a relay. Since Muses has been postponed, I need to revise my Carnival schedule and it lines up now like a burst/rest/burst/rest/burst/hangover forecast. Friday: D’Etat-Morpheus-Muses, Uptown? Lafayette Square? Canal? Home by undetermined means (late night). Saturday: Rest, eat spaghetti and fried…
Krewe of Tow’s New King
The feared and reviled Krewe of Tow will be out in full force this Carnival with a brand new king heading up the group. The Samson Lift Technologies LLC’s patented Side Loading Vehicle Retriever is prowling the area looking for perpetrators who park to close to intersections, crosswalks, hydrants and in parade routes. According to…
This Is Serious! OMG~!
We are all going broke in 2008 y’all! Starbucks is closing stores! And there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth, and the whole moon became like blood! Starbucks cautious on 2008, closing 100 stores From the article… The coffee chain — which is turning its focus to increasing its overseas…
Thanks John…
To John Edwards, Thanks. For doing your part in keeping the ongoing issue of New Orleans and its recovery from the flood a part of the presidential race and for keeping an agenda on the worsening issue of poverty and class in the United States. I understand that aligning yourself with New Orleans was a…
Strange Bit of Melodrama
I was reading this story about the tragic death of New Orleans Police Officer Nicola Cotton and saw this strange bit of melodrama at the end… On Monday, she had a smoked sausage sandwich with cheese on toast. About 30 minutes later, paramedics rushed to the scene of her shooting. Do we really need to…
The Official Bacchus V. Super Bowl Discussion
I thought about writing up a post comparing the benefits of watching the Super Bowl with the benefits of watching Okeanos / Thoth / Mid-City / Bacchus, but I couldn’t come up with a single reason to watch the game. Not to mention my neighbor will be in Thoth and has bought many spears to…
Harry’s Damn Channel
I happened upon Official Harry of New Orleans Harry Shearer’s fantastic page at the site, My Damn Channel and thought I might share a couple of his recently posted vids…
Just For Fun I…
…replaced some instances of the words, “Britney Spears” in this article with the words, “Clint Maedgen.” And then suddenly, I didn’t have to rip my own throat out and cry for America. Ever get the feeling somebody is making a whole lot of money off Clint Maedgen besides Clint Maedgen? Portfolio magazine estimates the annual…
The Many Layers of Suck
You may think this is a photo of the Grand Canyon but it is actually a metaphor for the never ending layers of Mayor Ray Nagin’s incompetence…