We have similar Mardi Gras festivals here in Tampa, but we call them Gasparilla, when Tampa Bay is invaded by pirates and lighthearted insanity insues.
I've got tons of beads from many parades I've attended, but the above is one one my most favorite catches of all time... cubular beads.
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ReplyDeleteI've tossed all my beads, but I never had to do anything to get them. Well except catch them. I love those beads.
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Sandee: I've never been on a float to toss them, but I've had some spectacular catches over the years.
ReplyDeleteI thought insanity issues abounded in Tampa. Or am i thinking of Miami?
ReplyDeleteI thought insanity issues abounded in Tampa with all the Buccaneers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining.
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Jan: I can't speak for Miami, but there are two separate events (and possibly more, but that's another comment) that produce mass insanity issues in Tampa. One is our football team, the Buccaneers, and while there is a giant pirate ship in our stadium that shoots cannonballs when they score a touchdown (rarely happens), but they're not the pirates that invade our city.
ReplyDeleteEvery year in February, a large pirate ship invades Tampa Bay, comes ashore and take the key to the city from the Mayor. It's tradition and lots of parades ensue, including a children's parade, a day parade, and a naughty night parade, where many beads get tossed around like candy.
I don't know why this city celebrates a pirate invasion, but it reminds me of "The Fog' out your way in Antonio Bay, in the misty North California coast ;)
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ReplyDeleteAlways ready for a spontaneous game of Yahtzee to break out!
ReplyDeleteOf course you would get the cube beads. Sounds like fun. I didn't know Fat Tuesday was celebrate anywhere but New Orleans.
ReplyDeleteDaBlade: I assume Yahtzee is a game of dice.. OK, maybe in 20 years I'll be there.
ReplyDeleteGranny Annie: I was fortunate to grab the cube beads and I'll never forget that catch. That was a keeper, but most are just your average beads, but some are memorable. On one occasion, I grabbed a plastic baseball that was thrown from the NY Mets float. I can't tell you how far I reached out for that thing, but I managed to snatch it within a sea of other people. Well, for the rest of the night, one of my Jersey friends who was a Mets fan, kept asking to trade for it. He kept saying that I wasn't a Mets fan so it didn't mean that much to me. Well, for me, it was all in the catch.
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