tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post1357243239040233815..comments2024-01-20T15:51:35.268-06:00Comments on And So it Goes in Shreveport: Mardi Gras in ShreveportPat Austin Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767059128758168960noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-60390785497900483172009-01-19T16:26:00.000-06:002009-01-19T16:26:00.000-06:00Okay Sandy I'm going to watch for you in the Highl...Okay Sandy I'm going to watch for you in the Highland parade! I'll try in the Gemini one, too, but that one is always SOOOOOOOOO crowded! I'll yell at ya! :)Pat Austin Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767059128758168960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-36684997632485940262009-01-19T15:08:00.000-06:002009-01-19T15:08:00.000-06:00I am a member of Minden's Krewe des Ambassadeurs. ...I am a member of Minden's Krewe des Ambassadeurs. My favorite parade to throw is Highland. Gemini is just too long. We are throwing for 4 hours and I'm too damn old for that!!! I'm riding in both of them though!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078853900238115703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-69182529812150847332009-01-19T11:00:00.000-06:002009-01-19T11:00:00.000-06:00are we going to have Check march in the pet parade...are we going to have Check march in the pet parade?Mary Frances Archer https://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066140665486403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-83150875656184918842009-01-19T09:41:00.000-06:002009-01-19T09:41:00.000-06:00Sheryl, I must warn you about a custom that surrou...Sheryl, I must warn you about a custom that surrounds king cake. A little plastic baby is hidden in the cake, and whoever gets the baby in their piece of cake has to buy the next king cake.<BR/><BR/>The king cake I like is the one with cream cheese in it. The other type, to me, is too dry. I guess the closest thing I can think of that comes close to some king cakes are bear claws. But the ones from Julieannes are pretty good, along with the cream filled chocolate eclaires, the cream puffs, etc.... Pour a cup of hot, strong, black coffee, you got a treat, or an unhealthy breakfast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-30503302978927044712009-01-19T07:13:00.000-06:002009-01-19T07:13:00.000-06:00i want some king cake!i want some king cake!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-70127681677900174452009-01-18T16:19:00.000-06:002009-01-18T16:19:00.000-06:00I like the Mardi Gras parades, because I love watc...I like the Mardi Gras parades, because I love watching Pat enjoy them. I like the Highland Parade more, because it's family oriented, and you don't have to worry about the drunks. <BR/><BR/>What I hate to see at the two bigger parades are the drunks fighting the little kids to get the throws. It sort of reminds me of nasty old seagulls swooping down and pecking at and chasing away the littler shorebirds to get what the waves just brought in. <BR/><BR/>Last year, I can't remember if it was the Centaur of the Gemini Parade, there was a bratty little jock of a kid who was probably 8 years old. He made the bead catching thing a competition with his little sister who was probably 5 or 6. <BR/><BR/>The kid kept running around and bragging to his dad about how many bead and other things he caught as compared to sister. <BR/><BR/>One of my pet peeves is snotty little jocks, so I made it my mission to fix his little red wagon. Every time I caught some beads, I turned around and placed it around the little girls neck. The boy was too busy trying to beat his sister, he never paid attention. <BR/><BR/>At the end of the parade, the girl had almost half her weight of bead around her neck, which was way more than what the boy had. The look on his face was priceless. <BR/><BR/>So, bring on the Highland Parade and bring on the Barkus and Meoux<BR/>Parade. Hotdogs and real dogs (and cats).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com