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| Purple, Green and Gold |
Bloody Marys at an Irish bar in the historic district were enjoyed at 10 in the morning. That was followed up by a two-hour street party in front of Joe Cain's home in the historic Oakleigh Garden District.
On the Sunday before Fat Tuesday, Joe Cain Day is celebrated for having revived Mardi Gras in Mobile after the Civil War.
He and six other Confederate veterans paraded through the streets of Mobile in a decorated coal cart.
By 10:30 we were all pretty mellow as the drinks flowed, the music got louder and costumes and umbrellas kept arriving.
An outdoor patio lunch followed on Royal Street at the Royal Scam restaurant. Outside their doors we waited for the parade to begin. Lots of hats, costumes, horns and people. It reminded me of what times Square must look like on New Years Eve.
Then it began...Chief Slacabamorinico's, referred to as Ol'Slac,float led the parade. There were large multi-level floats designed to hold 15 to 16 adults and their throws. The krewes threw everything...strings of beads Moon Pies doubloon coins, decorated plastic cups, candy, stuffed animals, small toys, footballs Frisbees and tube-straw whistles.
Mardi Gras in Mobile was fantastic --adults were worse than kids when scooping up the loot. Some people even had rakes to recover goodies that had been tossed from the floats. I must say its not always best to be in the front as the "fun" sails past your head and the beads are not tossed, they are whipped into the crowd from some floats, and not just individual strings but bundles of them.
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| It was a great day for a parade 75 degrees and sunshine |
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