Mardi Gras 1997
New Website, old trip. Thus, I cant write too much on these trips. I had gone to Mardi Gras a couple of times, once
in 1997 and once again in 1998. I think the best thing that had come of Mardi Gras, is I invented a term for a state of mind
that I get in called "MardiGras Mode". Its where you just dont want to sleep. Well, I guess, more to the point that you're having
too much fun, that sleep just isnt as important. Both times that I went, I averaged about 6 hours of sleep over a 3 day period. I just
cant get in to a bed, and sleep knowing that one of the biggest parties of the world is going on just a few blocks away. I try, and I get out
of bed, and go look for mischeif. See, theres partying, and theres mischief. The latter is what I prefer. You'll find hoards of drunken folk out
between evenning and 2 or 3 am. But its the 4am to sunrise crowd thats going to give you the weird times. Its within these times that I've met the people
that I enjoyed meeting the most. I met an angel in full costume (or maybe not) who walked out of a back alley way at 5am or so, and asked if she could put a spell on me.
I said sure. She did, then turned on her heels and walked away down a quiet street. It was so bizarre and I wanted to run after her and find out her name, etc. But I didnt.
It made it all the more surreal just the way it happened. There were countless others. The band of weird gothic people that let me walk and chant with them, the street performers out,
the street people out. Its all fun. Thing is, none of my freinds wanted to join on these off-hours crusades of wackyness. Perhaps just as well, somethings are best experinced on your own.
On the right.
On the bottom.
(Taking the photo)
In the middle.
Mardi Gras 1998
These photos were taken by a camera that is always on-line.
Its called the Burbo-Cam. It shoots
off photos every 5 minutes and posts them on the web. My freind, Dave Stinson, and I stood by the
camera for about 10 minutes and then called the office to have someone see the
photo and save it. (Thats me with the white head)
