Is there any way to see the krewe in action this year? We are willing to mask. Any info is appreciated. — Roger P. In 2010 I received the above email inquiry from a prospective member of the Spontaneous Krewe of Platefaces, and replied as follows: Thanks for writing. It’s …
MARDI GRAS QUEEN I came to New Orleans on a Banana boat To see if it’s true What my cousin wrote: He wrote to me About the Mardi Gras And all the pretty ladies That he saw. MORE MARDI GRAS SCROOGE Many native New Orleanians, and even transplanted veterans of …
. . . visit the Bobliography, featuring: Behind The Headlines Commentaries New American Commentaries The 90-Minute Radical Falling Through the Ice “I’m Creative, You’re Not!” The Case of the Anguished Airman The End of Satire? Thanks for Everything! Free to Serve The Real Frank’s Place Democratic National Convention 1988 Republican …
. . . visit the Bobliography, featuring: Behind The Headlines Commentaries New American Commentaries The 90-Minute Radical Falling Through the Ice “I’m Creative, You’re Not!” The Case of the Anguished Airman The End of Satire? Thanks for Everything! Free to Serve The Real Frank’s Place Democratic National Convention 1988 Republican …
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, I was the Clark Kent of New Orleans — a strikingly handsome, but humble reporter who just happened to be the only guy in town who could get in touch with Superman. Only it wasn’t Superman that I had direct, exclusive contact …
“Why can’t you be serious?” I hear that all the time — from bosses, co-workers, landlords, relatives, my own children — and it’s like a dagger through my heart. You see, the fact is, I simply am not capable of being serious; there’s a reason for it, and it’s not …
