One of my best friends recently moved to NOLA. This was the perfect chance to take in the real Mardi Gras. I have to admit that I have never been to a place quite like New Orleans. It is easily the dirtiest city I have ever visited. However, it was also the most laid back experience of my life.
I can’t say that I have ever been to a place with no open container law and allows alcohol pretty much anywhere on the streets.
In many ways I think I had an overblown expectation for the craziness that I would experience. And yet it almost met them.
If you do it, do it with your single friends. I had great people with me. But they were coupled up and I often felt that everyone was afraid to get a little crazy with their significant other present. However, their apprehensiveness only emboldened me. This made for some great stories.
I’ll never forget:
- The porch of the Café Dumonde, Coffee and Beignets
- The guy who claimed to have killed an Asian Transvestite
- Giant Bead Man
- Nearly stealing a beer
- Harassing the kid who lost his wallet
- Drunken conversations with annoyed girls
- Hand Grenades and Hurricanes
- Pat O’Briens
- The Extremist Evangelicals
- Rock n’ Sake Sushi
- King Cakes
- Sleeping on an air mattress w/ no pillow
- Catching beads at the parades and being sealed off from half of the city
- The Mask Incident
- Hand Grenades and Hurricanes
- Harrahs Casino
- Deidra’s K-fed friends trying to get into Jason’s house
- Miles nearly killing at least two people
- Daiquiri shops on every corner
- Our ghost tour and the ridiculously bad tour guide
- The terrorist rain dance
- Ashley’s psychic T-Shirt salesman
- Jason has the tolerance of a cow
- Touchdown Jesus
- Clearing Bourbon Street and Midnight
- Several adventures through the ghetto
- Cooter Browns and Bodem Balls
- Giants upset the Patriots in the Super Bowl
Things I already forget:
- I cannot remember a thing from half of Monday Night! Thanks to the Hurricane.
It was an amazing time.
