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"Krewe of OAK" "Mid Summer Mardi Gras" parade party


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Also a treat:

"Mid Summer Mardi Gras" in the streets of your neighborhood, allowing one to party, stop back by home to use the facilities, geek a little, get a fresh beer, and go party some more. Yay.

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Yesterday evening I finally had a chance to take Ms Hollie out to eat in my neighborhood, to Mona's on Carrollton Avenue. I think they may be the first new (technically) restaurant to open in town since Katrina-- it's a small local Middle-Eastern chain; their locations in Mid-City and on the other side of Claiborne from Tulane were flooded out, and ( Read more... )

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New Yorker article on my general section of town: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/050912ta_talk_baum

The Krewe of OAK Mid Summer Mardi Gras last night was great fun, as always. Good music, costumes, and friends on the streets of the Carrollton neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans.

It's one of the 2 events of this type in my neighborhood each year, so I've long been an enthusiastic participant.

Ah, but the changes I've seen over the years.

( Rememberance of Midsummer Mardi Gras of Yesterday and Yesteryear )