Chapter 25: Mardi Gras Hits Biloxi
Soooo, Mardi Gras is kind of like a debauchery-laden version of Channukah minus the religion thing (although don't tell that to the South, they basically treat it like a European religious carnival). It lasts for a long time. We not only had that pre-Mardi Gras-Mardi Gras parade in Biloxi, but then through the Mardi Gras long weekend in New Orleans, all the cities along the coast have their own Mardi Gras parade. Biloxi, Gulfport, Ocean Springs, and Pass Christian each had a parade on a different day over the long weekend so that each town can go to each other's parade.
All in all, it's pretty sweet. I ended up running into Al D'Orville again at the parade. Unfortunately, he starting feeling ill and had to sit down. Now if you know Al, he goes out and collects beads and then uses them for Knights of Columbus or sells them back penny on the pound. Anyhow, we collected a ton of beads and I got the idea that everyone at Hands On will have a ton of beads that they don't need or want to keep so we're going to do a "bead drive" for Al. So if you're reading this and you have beads to donate, we're collecting them over by the architecture table inside on the pew by the projector screen. Bring them on over. Without further adieu, here's the snaps!
A totally sweet Nascar float... Go 24!
The Dragon float was totally awesome although their float peeps were stingy with the beads
He's got big balls...
Ahh, marching chicks. Sweet.
Shriners = Comedy Gold
Part of the Crew with Yvonne on the way back after the parade
This is Jody Rater running from a picture. Just outside the frame is Jennifer one of the new people at the GCCDS who has a similar deal to Sarah with Americorps as I understand.