sm23
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Post by sm23 on Feb 24, 2009 12:36:29 GMT -5
I've got the wwoz stream going and am wishing I was there! Everybody have fun and have a drink on me! ;D
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Post by Louis Maistros on Feb 25, 2009 15:53:08 GMT -5
Thank you! It was really quite the scene this year -- definitely the closest we've gotten to a pre-storm Mardi Gras. The last few years have been pretty laid back, a lot less people than normal -- but this year was very crowded and intense. I posted some pictures from last Sunday's Bacchus Parade on my flickr page if you're interested: flickr.com/photos/lgmaistros/sets/72157614287283939/I took, literally, over 1000 photos on Mardi Gras Day. Will sort through those and pick 200 or so of the best to post on Flickr as soon as I am able. Thanks again! Louie |
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Post by starshadow on Mar 10, 2009 8:24:40 GMT -5
I'm glad to know that the shootings that occurred during Mardi Gras didn't dampen your spirits (though I was sorry to read about them).
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Post by Louis Maistros on Mar 11, 2009 10:23:53 GMT -5
I never said the shootings didn't dampen my spirits. I didn't mention that because the overall Mardi Gras experience was defnitely not "about" shootings this year, and I didn't want to place the focus on that. But yeah, shootings are always a drag. Here are some photos from Fat Tuesday: www.flickr.com/photos/lgmaistros/sets/72157614779088064/ |
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Post by starshadow on Mar 11, 2009 15:31:10 GMT -5
Ack! I read your response and confess to cringing a little because I'm afraid that my comment was taken as an admonishment. I didn't mean it that way! So hopefully that clears up any confusion, and my apologies if I was unclear.
I think it's indicative of the spirit of the city and its people as a whole, and that quote comes to mind about how the city is very much the floor where life and death, good and evil, dance together, in constant motion - you can't have one without the other.
I liken it to the second line, where people may be somber for part of the funeral, but after that they are jubilant. I think it's a good thing, that people can be angered by the things that are wrong, and yet still celebrate the things that are right and not be completely weighted down by troubles. Muck like many of the Mardi Gras krewes use their time on the streets to express opinions through their parades about what's happening within the city itself. It's an unspoken "We're having a good time, but don't think we didn't see what you did there, mister!"
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Post by Louis Maistros on Mar 13, 2009 19:27:41 GMT -5
No need to apologize, Star. New Orleans is a complicated place to live -- and Mardi Gras certainly doesn't simplify things. There's a dark side to everything, and it is sometimes difficult for me to be properly shocked by it. You fight when you can, and roll with it when you can't.
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