Not too long ago I would have felt the need to blog about Krewe du Vieux in a rudimentary explanatory way as though I were talking to someone who didn't even understand Carnival. But nowadays most of the people with whom I interact through this blog are either New Orleanians or actual KdV members themselves so no need to say anything other than this. KdV is the first major event of Carnival. Of all the parades, it is the wittiest, the most lewd, the most political, and has the best music to boot. It's also the most cold-as-fuck, and in many ways the most fun time you'll have all year.
Tonight will be even bigger than usual as the newly formed and similarly satirical Krewe Delusion sets out behind KdV and follows it to Toulouse Street but takes a different route on the way back. Should be a big mess... which is what we like.
Get out of the damn house tonight. Oh but bundle up as per the weather forecast.
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