"K30a" wrote:
Michael wrote Fortunately, Mardi Gras has been going on
since 1718,

You can't keep a good party down ;-)
My folks went to some of the tamer parades
when they lived there.


Actually, most people have a fairly distorted view of Mardi Gras. None
of the parades take place in the French Quarter. There are about 25
parades over the course of two weeks and they are all "tame". They're
mostly family affairs and people really enjoy them. Vistors especially
enjoy them and often come with their families from all over the world to
see them year after year.

The cause of the zealots concern are the goings-on in the Quarter at
night. Liberally lubricated young people in a party atmosphere do some
crazy and stupid things. But you can avoid that (as most people do) by
not going there. I just have a problem with conceited people who try to
force other people to think and act and live as they do. And with people
who selfishly enhance their own repuation by criticising others (as long
as they can do it on television).


Michael Fermanis
New Orleans, Louisiana USA (Remove the RICE to reply)
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