Yardi Gras in New Orleans

[Pogo]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

 

[Harry Dresden]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

ever been to one pogo?....

 

[Pogo]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

ever been to one pogo?....

Well sure, I did live there a dozen years. Somewhere back in the archives I've got a thread with photos from a previous year.

As the day-of approaches you do one of two things, you either immerse yourself in the whole thing, or you get the hell out of town for the duration. I've done both. The way to do Mardi Gras Day is by bike. No other way to get around.

The parades in the weeks before do get to become a pain in the ass. You've got to check the schedules and maps to see what streets you can't use that day to go wherever you're going.

 

[JoeMoma]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

But will the ladies of the households be flashing their boobies for all to see?

 

[Pogo]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

But will the ladies of the households be flashing their boobies for all to see?

Maybe. That's usually on the other end though. So that would be the cars driving by.

Sometimes these houses will be tossing beads to passing traffic too.

 

[JoeMoma]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

But will the ladies of the households be flashing their boobies for all to see?

Maybe. That's usually on the other end though. So that would be the cars driving by.

Sometimes these houses will be tossing beads to passing traffic too.

I have never been to Mardi Gras, but if I ever go, I want to see lots of ladies flashing their boobies.

 

[marvin martian]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

In other words, anything that could potentially mock Joe Biden has been banned. Just like on Saturday Night Live.

The fragility of you people is stunning.

 

[Pogo]

The traditional Mardi Gras parades, a tradition in New Orleans going back to 1837, won't be rolling this year due to COVID concerns. Mardi Gras parades are notorious for bringing densely-packed crowds including visiting tourists, to watch dozens of huge decorated floats that parade through the city for several weeks preceding, and the day of Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 25). Floats typically feature caricatures of whatever theme that "krewe" has chosen for that year, including current events and political figures.

Last year conventional Mardi Gras parades led to a spike in that city of Coronavirus as superspreader events.

So in lieu of parades, New Orleanians are staging Yardi Gras, decorating their own houses in float style. So instead of standing in one spot watching floats go by at a predetermined time and place, you can drive around solo at your own pace and time and gawk at how this or that house decorated itself.

It's like Christmas in February.

Uptown Messenger has a few pages on it.

New Orleans Turns to Yardi Gras

In other words, anything that could potentially mock Joe Biden has been banned. Just like on Saturday Night Live.

The fragility of you people is stunning.

Actually I made no reference to Joe Biden, OR any theme being "banned" but thanks for demonstrating why illiteracy is still an issue.

Nothing is banned in Mardi Gras themes, literally. One costume I remember specifically had a guy dressed as a priest, with a little boy attached by the mouth to the priest's crotch. Creativity is the order of the day.

Which means it would sail over your hood.