Mardi Gras Long Beach Style. 2010 (A photo blog)

Mardi Gras Long Beach Style.

I had been to part of it the year before with END and his son Zolt….We had seen the Samba Dancers and there was music and dancing to be found….I thought if I came back this year with Kim at night it would be a blast. Well the nighttime thing wasn’t going to work out….So I decided it would still be worth going down in the daytime and maybe taking Jenna and Maddie to watch the Parade…

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Maddie was having a bad day so it ended up just being me and Jenna…..It sounded like there was a lot more stuff this year…Even a parade….So we headed down while the rest of the clan was at Jacob’s Baseball game.

The event itself was too spread out and obviously we got there too early…..Because in the daytime there wasn’t a whole lot going on….But the parade was definitely interesting….And hey Free events…..You always get your moneys worth.

　

Here are some photos from the adventure

There was some music

People in weird hats

Profile Picture time

American Gladiator Training??

The local Playhouse trying to get noticed

This wall art just caught my eye…Old man trying to steal ice cream

This dude was ready to party

　

A Parade…..

　

What’s up Dog?

　

Dude looks like a lady?

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Biker Gang

　

Mascots

　

　

　

　

Samba Time!!

　

Dogs dressed like humans

Belly dancers

　

These people were nuts –

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New Orleans Style

　

　

He took a wrong turn and ended up at the wrong festival

So did he

Roller Derby time!

So Mardi Gras is growing….Next year maybe Kim and I can do the more adult nighttime Dancing and partying part….But it was still fun and made for some interesting pictures…..

I will leave you with this parting shot of The Queen Mary with Parker’s Lighthouse in the foreground…