{"id":5402,"date":"2013-02-28T09:52:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T09:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/?p=5402"},"modified":"2013-02-28T11:00:19","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T11:00:19","slug":"annual-ode-to-muses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/?p=5402","title":{"rendered":"Annual Ode to Muses!!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Muses<\/a>

Muses 2013 Title Float<\/p><\/div>\n

There is no competition when Muses<\/a> hits St. Charles Avenue, in terms of original throws. There are a couple of different reasons for Muses’ unique throws. One the one hand they control all throws all members can toss. The krewe is rather large, at least 1,100 women.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, they make the maximum amount of money on very expensive throws with small margins. The public benefits from these factors.<\/p>\n

In 2013, I saw very few decorated shoes coming off the floats this year. Contrast this with my experience at the Zulu parade on Jackson Avenue. When the double deck floats arrived, I personally caught 5 coconuts in 10 minutes, then had to leave to make it to REX on time. If I had stuck around I would have caught a dozen coconuts from these double decker floats. Granted my costume was extensive for Zulu but for Muses I had my masculinity going for me.<\/p>\n

Muses handed me lots of cool throws, I caught a powerful ring flashlight;a light up shopping bag medallion; a magnetic shopping list with pad and special marker; a reusable shopping bag, a collapsible flask with caribener; a heavy duty guide to the Makin’ Grocery floats that could double as a picnic blanket; shoe laces in a cool plastic test tube; koozies; kazoos; shoe bracelets; lariats; other medallions; shoe beads; coin purses, etc. It seemed relatively endless in terms of the variety of Muses stuff thrown off the floats.<\/p>\n

\"Muses<\/a>

Muses Coin Purse<\/p><\/div>\n