A few months ago, I heard one of my favorite lines about my most favorite of cities. It was delivered, as great lines often are, by the most unlikely of people -- a guy named Beau, one of [...]

To hear Glen Abbott interviewed about his first Mardi Gras on WIBW radio in Topeka, Kansas, click here. Mardi Gras 2012. It's over. The fat lady has sung (or barfed, more likely). Beads were thrown, enormous quantities of [...]

It's a wrap -- Mardi Gras 2012 is officially over. The parades have rolled, the throws have been tossed, unimaginable quantities of alcohol have been consumed, and let's face it, we're ready for a good rest. Until the [...]

You've gotta love a parade whose king rides in a toilet bowl. Or more precisely, on a toilet throne. Krewe of Tucks has been around since 1969, formed by a group of students from Loyola University and named [...]

I should write something here about Bacchus -- the god of wine, winemaking, the grape harvest, and all those good things from Greek mythology. But frankly I'm a bit hung over. Just suffice it to say the Krewe [...]

New Orleans was like a stunned boxer hanging on the ropes in late 2005 when the decision was announced that the parades would indeed roll in 2006. With precious little time to prepare, artisans, krewes, and social clubs [...]