2009 Mardi Gras Rally

Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The week before we left for Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Ann celebrates the warm weather with a Blue Bell Bombstick

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Have Sudoku puzzles, will travel.

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Rally Registration

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Opening Ceremonies

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Opening Ceremonies

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Opening Ceremonies

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The WBCCI Internal 2nd Vice President talks about the 2009 International Rally

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Time for the King Cake!

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Arriving for the first night's parades.

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: A Krew Lieutenant

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The symbol of the Krew of Muses (an all female krew) - a high heel shoe

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Some of our first night's loot

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The French Quarter

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The Steamboat Natches - One of ony three true steam powered boats left on the Mississippi

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The New Orleans School of Cooking - an excellent expirence!

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: All dressed up for a party or two.

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Our group is ready for a second night of parades.

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The Krew of Boo

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Jean Lafitte's residence, now a National Park

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Statue of Robert Bienville, the founder of New Orleans

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Lafayette Square

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Cafe Du Monde - Coffee & Bignets

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Paul Allen's (co-founder of Microsoft) yacht. That is a 40' sailboat on the side.

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The staging area for the Endymion parade. Anyone willing to pay the entry fee and the cost of their throws can be on a float

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: A mobile steam calliope. It has a coal fired boiler

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Even more loot!

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Mardi Gras World - where many of the parade floats are constructed.

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: St. Louis Cemetary #1 - The old above ground toumbs

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The tomb of Marie Laveau, the Voodo Priestess

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The WBCCI "Tin Can Krew" Masquerade Ball

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The arrival of the dinner

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Vince shows off his world famous Jambalaya

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: A real Mardi Gras King's outfit

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The Royal Court

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Our Host & Hostess, Lonni Carver & Vince Saltaformaggio

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Our King & Queen - Hugh & Euna Ridenour

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Back on the bus

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The National World War II Museum

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Lundi Gras (the Monday before Fat Tuesday) celebration

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: King Rex prepares to greet the crowd

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Up bright and early for the Mardi Gras Day parades

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Blind referees

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Peat Fountain's Half Fast walking Krew

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Pete Fountain

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagen

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The start of the Zulu parade. This is it's 100th year. It was all black until recently

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Mayor Nagen is the MC for the parade

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The Zulu King

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: One of the many reporters in covering the parade

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The Zulu Queen

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The Buffalo Soldiers

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: A lucky lady shows off the Zulu panties she caught

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: King Rex

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: A drill unit from the Citadel

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: The start of one of the "Truck" parades. Local organizations decorate a flat bed trailer and semi-trucks pull them

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: A ltiile bit of clean up will be in order after the parades

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Happy Hour

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Mardi Gras New Orleans - 2009: Vince shows us the tricks he taught their dog, Cayenne

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