Always excited to see Hermes. The God of Commerce's Friday night march rings in the big Carnival weekend. Strange how there's a god of commerce who dates back to antiquity and yet there wasn't a Secretary of Commerce until 1913. Makes you wonder how Hermes got all that damn paperwork done for so long.
The Krewe of Hermes puts on a first class parade with some of the most elaborately decorated floats in Carnival. This year's theme was "The Passions of Zeus." Hermes, like many of the old line krewes, always takes its theme from mythology. The floats depicted various Greek dieties. The title of each float related its subject to Zeus in some way (i.e. "Posiedon: Ally of Zeus") or some such bullshit. I kept waiting for the Pop Zeus float but, alas, no dice.
Le Krewe D'Etat's idea this year was to satirize prominent local and national politics through the use of Tarot card themed floats. Mixed results. The Ted Kennedy Chappaquiddick thing is a little worn. One float featured a giant bust of dubya which some parade goers took the opportunity to hum beads at. My favorite float represented the Death card and was adorned with the names of every ill fated candidate Mayor Nagin has endorsed in every election since he has been in office.
Not much time to chat now. Iris and Tucks are comming.. like right now.
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