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In light of the posts about feral parade goers…
… My faith has been restored. The people in the area I was in were amazing. I was a pinch shocked to be honest. I’ve had my fair share of nasty encounters in previous years to be sure (stomped on, hair pulled when a rider that was a friend passed me a shoe, shoved into a float when someone from Tucks gave me a plunger, yelled at for daring to cross though someone’s set up before a parade, the usual)
People were helping each other out. Two of these kids couldn’t see so one got popped up on a ladder, the other was given bench space. An older gentleman was looking a little tired, some guy brought him a folding chair. Everyone was running around and sharing throws. Example: lady really wanted a bracelet, 10 minutes later, “HEY LADY! I got you a bracelet!”. Little kid wanted all of blinkies, several strangers started hollering for blinkies and hooking this kid and all of the others up. No fights over shoes, just excitement when someone got a good one and people wanting to take pictures of the individual’s holding and showing off their glittery heels. One heel got dropped from the top of a float and the wrong person caught it. They gave it to the intended person with a hug and a high five. Hell, I even saw three other shoes, and good shoes at that, just given away to others.
There was a tourist family with a disabled 20something that were hanging towards the back because they got there late. When a group noticed, it was like the parting of the Red Sea. Everyone moved their chairs, they got right up front, and everyone was making sure she was having a good time (and the people renting a balcony apartment gave them bathroom access). The piss drunk LSU students were playing football with kids in between floats. A lady slipped hard on some beads, a teenager from across the street went over to one of the businesses, got a broom, and swept up her area.
All in all? Solid night with solid people (and useful throws! Thanks ladies!!). And shout out to the three year olds that were still dancing in the street like little hype men by the time the last float rolled by after midnight.
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… My faith has been restored. The people in the area I was in were amazing. I was a pinch shocked to be honest. I’ve had my fair share of nasty encounters in previous years to be sure (stomped on, hair pulled when a rider that was a friend passed me a shoe, shoved into a float when someone from Tucks gave me a plunger, yelled at for daring to cross though someone’s set up before a parade, the usual)
People were helping each other out. Two of these kids couldn’t see so one got popped up on a ladder, the other was given bench space. An older gentleman was looking a little tired, some guy brought him a folding chair. Everyone was running around and sharing throws. Example: lady really wanted a bracelet, 10 minutes later, “HEY LADY! I got you a bracelet!”. Little kid wanted all of blinkies, several strangers started hollering for blinkies and hooking this kid and all of the others up. No fights over shoes, just excitement when someone got a good one and people wanting to take pictures of the individual’s holding and showing off their glittery heels. One heel got dropped from the top of a float and the wrong person caught it. They gave it to the intended person with a hug and a high five. Hell, I even saw three other shoes, and good shoes at that, just given away to others.
There was a tourist family with a disabled 20something that were hanging towards the back because they got there late. When a group noticed, it was like the parting of the Red Sea. Everyone moved their chairs, they got right up front, and everyone was making sure she was having a good time (and the people renting a balcony apartment gave them bathroom access). The piss drunk LSU students were playing football with kids in between floats. A lady slipped hard on some beads, a teenager from across the street went over to one of the businesses, got a broom, and swept up her area.
All in all? Solid night with solid people (and useful throws! Thanks ladies!!). And shout out to the three year olds that were still dancing in the street like little hype men by the time the last float rolled by after midnight.
#local
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