{"id":5075,"date":"2013-01-07T00:06:31","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T00:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/?p=5075"},"modified":"2013-01-07T00:32:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T00:32:32","slug":"phunny-phorty-phellows-ride-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/?p=5075","title":{"rendered":"Phunny Phorty Phellows Ride Tonight!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Twelfth Night (Jan.6), the formal start of the 2013 Carnival Season! I hope that excites you, because it excites me!\u00a0 It is a short season this year, as Fat Tuesday is Feb.12. As of today, there are 37 days to Fat Tuesday!! Plus, the Super Bowl will be played in New Orleans on Feb.3. As I’ve written before<\/a>, this means the parades will be split into two sections, with the nine day Super Bowl break occurring in the middle.<\/p>\n

Twelfth Night is the start of the King Cake <\/a>season, though the grocery stores put them out around New Years Day.<\/p>\n

\"King<\/a>

King Cake<\/p><\/div>\n

YUM!! There are a million varieties of King Cakes today, we live in the true renaissance era of King Cakes. Here’s a fancy King Cake recipe from star chef Emeril Lagasse<\/a>. When I first moved to New Orleans in the mid 1970s, the only type of King Cake was plain ones. Then McKenzie’s Bakeries, a local chain, produced the first filled King Cakes. Now, you can find almost any flavor possible. McKenzie’s is long gone, but their unique innovation lives on and on!<\/p>\n

As for the PPP<\/a>, or Phunny Phorty Phellows, their ride down St. Charles Avenue on a St.Charles Avenue Street Car occurs tonight.<\/p>\n

From the PPP website: The modern organization was revived in 1981 by a small group of friends and Mardi Gras enthusiasts. It has continued without interruption to the present day. The PPP paraded with the Krewe of Clones from 1981 until 1986. In 1982 we also began a tradition of riding the streetcar line (in a streetcar) and proclaiming the arrival of the Carnival season on Twelfth Night. That is the night when the new Boss and Queen are chosen by the traditional King Cake method as well as the occasion of the sumptuous Coronation Ball. A \u201cCarnival Countdown\u201d take place right before the Phellows board the streetcar.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Storyville Stompers is the official band for the Streetcar Ride and Benny Grunch <\/a>and the Bunch play at the Coronation Ball.<\/em><\/p>\n

Other innovations and features: Beautiful invitations and dance cards like 1800s by a series of royal artists: Beth Kesmodel, Hal Pluche, Jeanne Woods, Arthur Nead, and Kevin Barre.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Phunny<\/a>

Phunny Phorty Phellows 2009 Mardi Gras<\/p><\/div>\n

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