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	<title>Show Me New Orleans &#187; Mardi Gras</title>
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		<title>New Orleans Mardi Gras 1954</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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The good old days of Mardi Gras 1954. Pictures taken by my dad and mother during Mardi Gras 1954. We lived there in 1953 and 1954 before moving to Houston, TX. Great era, I don&#8217;t think its the same as the old days.
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<p><br/>The good old days of Mardi Gras 1954. Pictures taken by my dad and mother during Mardi Gras 1954. We lived there in 1953 and 1954 before moving to Houston, TX. Great era, I don&#8217;t think its the same as the old days.<br/></div>
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		<title>Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Harbour Party 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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SameSame.com.au&#8217;s coverage of Sydney&#8217;s 2009 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Harbour Party, featuring Sam Sparro performing live. SameSame.com.au is Australia&#8217;s #1 gay and lesbian lifestyle website, covering everything you need to get you inside out Australia.
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<p><br/>SameSame.com.au&#8217;s coverage of Sydney&#8217;s 2009 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Harbour Party, featuring Sam Sparro performing live. SameSame.com.au is Australia&#8217;s #1 gay and lesbian lifestyle website, covering everything you need to get you inside out Australia.<br/></div>
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		<title>I am planning a Mardi Gras themed graduation party. Any ideas for a way to make sure everyone has a good time?</title>
		<link>http://www.showmeneworleanstoday.com/2009/10/i-am-planning-a-mardi-gras-themed-graduation-party-any-ideas-for-a-way-to-make-sure-everyone-has-a-good-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For invitations, I will be sending out personilized masks/top hats. I will also have party favors such as Mardi Gras beads, tamborines and glow necklaces. I am also on a tight budget so ideas for inexpensive food/refreshments would also be appreciated.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><br/>For invitations, I will be sending out personilized masks/top hats. I will also have party favors such as Mardi Gras beads, tamborines and glow necklaces. I am also on a tight budget so ideas for inexpensive food/refreshments would also be appreciated.<br/></div>
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		<title>Steve Gardner plays Bourbon Street Tokyo Mardi Gras 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Mississippi Steve Gardner with the Bottleneck Blues Band play the 2007 Bourbon Street Tokyo, Mardi Gras in Roppongi. (Tokyo, JAPAN) Members-Steve Gardner, Hisa Nakase, Yu Ojima, Macoto Takahashi.
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<p><br/>Mississippi Steve Gardner with the Bottleneck Blues Band play the 2007 Bourbon Street Tokyo, Mardi Gras in Roppongi. (Tokyo, JAPAN) Members-Steve Gardner, Hisa Nakase, Yu Ojima, Macoto Takahashi.<br/></div>
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		<title>What are the two items thrown to the crowd from a Mardi Gras parade float?</title>
		<link>http://www.showmeneworleanstoday.com/2009/10/what-are-the-two-items-thrown-to-the-crowd-from-a-mardi-gras-parade-float/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also, what are the groups of pepole who sponsor the parades, create the floats, and often ride on the floats in the parade? What cake is served during Mardi Gras celebrations?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><br/>Also, what are the groups of pepole who sponsor the parades, create the floats, and often ride on the floats in the parade? What cake is served during Mardi Gras celebrations?<br/></div>
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		<title>2006 Mardi Gras Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Highlights from the 150th anniversary of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Includes footage of Fat Tuesday, the French Quarter and the Rex, Zulu and Bacchus parades
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<p><br/>Highlights from the 150th anniversary of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Includes footage of Fat Tuesday, the French Quarter and the Rex, Zulu and Bacchus parades<br/></div>
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		<title>Mardi Gras ~ Stew de Krewe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Mardi Gras 2006 One day of Culture and fun. Featuring: Tootie Montana, The North Side Skulls, Mardi Gras Indians, Krewe de Zombi, the Zulu parade, Mayor Nagin, Krewe de Woo Hoo &#8230; WHIP &#8230; Mom&#8217;n'em &#8230; panties and interviews along the Mardi Gras parade route
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<p><br/>Mardi Gras 2006 One day of Culture and fun. Featuring: Tootie Montana, The North Side Skulls, Mardi Gras Indians, Krewe de Zombi, the Zulu parade, Mayor Nagin, Krewe de Woo Hoo &#8230; WHIP &#8230; Mom&#8217;n'em &#8230; panties and interviews along the Mardi Gras parade route<br/></div>
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		<title>Is it safe to travel to new orleans for mardi gras next year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am planning a trip next year for Mardi Gras, but I have heard that New Orleans is still a very dangerous place for tourists. Would anyone who lives there or has been there recently confirm this? We are planning to go as a group and will probably rent a pair of SUV&#8217;s for the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><br/>I am planning a trip next year for Mardi Gras, but I have heard that New Orleans is still a very dangerous place for tourists. Would anyone who lives there or has been there recently confirm this? We are planning to go as a group and will probably rent a pair of SUV&#8217;s for the trip. I am concerned that the trucks may make us targets for being robbed.<br/></div>
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		<title>Professor Longhair Mardi Gras In New Orleans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Sommergarten 2008 Bundeskunsthalle 2008 300listeners on the roof of the Bundeskunsthalle performed by Thomas Gerdiken THE PRINCE OF NEW ORLEANS PIANO and the Münster´s Old Merry Tale Jazzband for www.gronauprojekte.de HELP NEW ORLEANS
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<p><br/>Sommergarten 2008 Bundeskunsthalle 2008 300listeners on the roof of the Bundeskunsthalle performed by Thomas Gerdiken THE PRINCE OF NEW ORLEANS PIANO and the Münster´s Old Merry Tale Jazzband for www.gronauprojekte.de HELP NEW ORLEANS<br/></div>
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		<title>Any suggestions on how to plan a Mardi Gras high school dance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our High School is organizing a Mardi Gras dance, if anyone has any suggestions that could help us, it would be greatly appreciated!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><br/>Our High School is organizing a Mardi Gras dance, if anyone has any suggestions that could help us, it would be greatly appreciated!<br/></div>
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