{"id":619,"date":"2009-02-09T14:24:40","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neworleansmusicman.wordpress.com\/?p=3"},"modified":"2009-02-09T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2009-02-09T14:24:40","slug":"2009-krewe-du-vieux-rolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/?p=619","title":{"rendered":"2009 Krewe du Vieux rolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18\" title=\"2009 Krewe of Underwear takes to the street for Stimulus Package\" src=\"http:\/\/neworleansmusicman.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/206.jpg\" alt=\"2009 Krewe of Underwear takes to the street for Stimulus Package\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13\" title=\"sd530488\" src=\"http:\/\/neworleansmusicman.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/sd530488.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"#15, 2009 KdV sub Krewe of Underwear float\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sd530488.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sd530488-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sd530488-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><p id=\"caption-attachment-13\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Float: #15, 2009 KdV sub Krewe of Underwear float<\/p><\/div>\n<p>February 7, 2009- Krewe du Vieux, the only French Quarter-Marigny mule driven Mardi Gras parade, rolled around 7:00 pm. This was my first year associated with KdV.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the most ribald parade also, heavy on the political satire. 17 floats with 19 New Orleans Brass Bands.<\/p>\n<p>I do have a history with KdV&#8217;s predecessor, the\u00a0 Krewe of Clones. The Contemporary Arts Center started Clones in late 70s. We learned that the person managing the parade took his partying seriously and by the time the last floats joined in the parade, he wasn&#8217;t in the best shape to conduct his duties. We would paint our old VW bus into a giraffe or elephant, and drive right into the parade.\u00a0 We did this for several years.<\/p>\n<p>I also had my own float in Tucks for three years during the time that Tucks allowed independent floats for a price. I would rent a stakebed truck and we&#8217;d decorate this. Here&#8217;s a picture of one of my three floats. I think this is the first one. \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/neworleansmusicman.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/tucks-float-early-80s.jpg\" alt=\"Tucks Float early 80s\" title=\"Tucks Float early 80s\" width=\"450\" height=\"335\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tucks-float-early-80s.jpg 1540w, http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tucks-float-early-80s-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.carnivalneworleans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tucks-float-early-80s-1024x762.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> The fee was around $500.00 each year. 25 of my friends from around the country would come down and ride with my family and neighborhood kids.<\/p>\n<p>My friend Jack got me involved with KdV a couple of weeks ago,\u00a0 when he mentioned that the sub-krewe he marched with,\u00a0 Krewe of Underwear, needed a couple of additional escorts. Escorts are the Krewe&#8217;s security force, maintaining order on the parade route.\u00a0 I signed up through the Krewe&#8217;s\u00a0 Escort Manager, Jen.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a volunteer position with heavy perks.\u00a0 In my estimation, well worth the effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 7, 2009- Krewe du Vieux, the only French Quarter-Marigny mule driven Mardi Gras parade, rolled around 7:00 pm. This was my first year associated with KdV.  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