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Album:2006:02-09 LindyGras
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I went to my second LindyGras. It was excellent. I rode a bull, I taught some
pole dancing, I took hundreds of photos, I even danced.
Attendance was somewhat light this year because many Lindy Hoppers
pussied out and didn't come after the Katrina hurricane destruction.
Pussies, all of you!
I also took way too many photos, thanks to the acquisition of a 2G
memstick. In many years that won't seem like much, but now it's
Sha'Zam!
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Al Carson was playing
at one of the Thursday Pub Crawl destinations. ( comments)
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Al Carson is a big man.
He advertises that. I'm told he lives above the bar and then he comes down and sits to perform. During breaks he stays in his seat. He's a big man, and a talented blues singer. ( comments)
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Danny, Chris and I
decided that Amy wasn't ready to leave yet. ( comments)
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..so we stole her shoe.
( comments)
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..and then she couldn't go.
( comments)
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After the pub crawl,
we had a late night at Keith's house in the French Quarter. ( comments)
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And the first of many
LindyGras dancing ghosts started to appear. ( comments)
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Driving in the back seat
of Lisette's car gave us foreshadowing to how many people it could fit. ( comments)
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Danny begins practicing
his new career in Ladies Wrestling. ( comments)
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And Alysia eventually falls.
( comments)
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[Video 22M] Danny wrestling Alysia
[Video, 21.6M] ( comments)
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I'm King Of The LindyGras!
Ballyhoo! ( comments)
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I discover a Jazz Band on the street.
Bad photo, but they wailed ( comments)
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Sherry
[AUS] ( comments)
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Liz who I met at SoFlex
[SoFl] ( comments)
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David Kellerman [SF]
looks drunk (probably because he is) ( comments)
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Alysia in a dip
( comments)
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Michelle [Mich]
( comments)
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After the dance on Friday,
we stopped at the mechanical bull bar. ( comments)
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I convinced Danny to ride the bull,
and he did a fine job of fully utilising the knowledge behind his Physics degree. ( comments)
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[Video 7M] Danny rides the bull.
[Video, 7M] ( comments)
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Then it was time for me
to take that Bull. ( comments)
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And oh did it try to buck me.
( comments)
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And the bull almost won.
( comments)
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But it couldn't shake me.
( comments)
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And then the bull started to move.
( comments)
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Dear god,
someone help me! ( comments)
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But I can handle this..
( comments)
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Yeeha!
( comments)
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And actually,
it was pretty damn slow at first. ( comments)
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And not terribly hard
to stay on. ( comments)
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But then it picked up.
( comments)
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Yippee Kai Yay!
( comments)
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And finally,
the machine won. ( comments)
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I obscenely pose
with my new mechanical "buddy" ( comments)
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And I get a sticker on my ass.
( comments)
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Then the ladies took the pole.
( comments)
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Up on top of the bar.
( comments)
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Lisette, our host,
showed us her wild side. ( comments)
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Danny decided to join.
( comments)
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So I figured I should show them
some of what I learned in San Diego at FireMarks. ( comments)
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Pole Tricks, 101.
( comments)
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From this,
it was determined that I should teach a pole dancing class. We went back to the bar and it was closed! ( comments)
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But we decided to make due
with a street pole instead. ( comments)
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Gary [Aus]
frightens us all with his takeaway lesson from San Diego FireMarks. ( comments)
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On Saturday,
Danny worked more on his Ladies Wrestling title. You can't win them all, DannyBoy. ( comments)
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Then we saw
the Krewe du Vieux Parade. ( comments)
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Which had some great music.
( comments)
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And some good humor.
( comments)
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Mostly regarding sex,
FEMA and the utilities. ( comments)
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It's good to see a sense of humor.
( comments)
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Mandatory Evacuation, get it?
( comments)
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[Video 16M] Parade band
[Video, 16M] ( comments)
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[Video 26M] Parade band and skeletons
[Video, 25.4M] ( comments)
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Show 'em your tits
and get lots of beads! ( comments)
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Our parade crew.
LtoR: ??, Alysia, JP, Danny, Dave, Jamie Sue, Jesus Dave [TX] ( comments)
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Dancing with Laura
( comments)
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Laura
[AUS] ( comments)
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Laura
[AUS] ( comments)
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Alysia
[Sac] ( comments)
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Michelle [Mich]
( comments)
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The backseat starts to
collect more people. This is only five. ( comments)
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So I decide to climb across the back
and make it six. I think there are two people under me, and I'm not sure who's playing with my hair, but I don't think it's Danny. ( comments)
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Gallier Hall
( comments)
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Amber laughs.
Shirt reads: "The Chief Export Of Chuck Norris Is Pain" ( comments)
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Saturday Late
at the House of Blues, Brien [SEA] and Laura [AUS] ( comments)
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More Lindy Ghosts.
Jeff and Alysia and Jeff and Alysia. (He took a flash during my flash/long exposure shot) ( comments)
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What the!
( comments)
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Hokah hey!
( comments)
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dsc03385
( comments)
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Housemate Chris Stewart
[SoCal] ( comments)
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Sunday morn,
heading off to the park, crashed in the car. ( comments)
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Mike [AUS]
makes for good photos from up high. ( comments)
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Dancing at the park.
( comments)
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In a big rotunda thingy.
( comments)
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Laura [AUS] totally rocks.
( comments)
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Amber is upset about something.
( comments)
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Possibly having to do with oranges.
( comments)
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Or maybe that made things better.
( comments)
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Hard to tell.
( comments)
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Melinda [BatonRouge or SoFl?]
( comments)
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Jeff assaulted a caramel apple.
( comments)
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And Sharon crashed.
( comments)
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Mike [AUS]
was celebrating his 4 year anniversary with Laura :) ( comments)
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The house crew,
plus some honorary house guests. ( comments)
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Then we decide to road trip
by the full moon way out to Middendorf's ( comments)
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It's out in the middle of the Bayou.
( comments)
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An hour or so away,
and evidently people drive out here just for the fried catfish (which is pretty good). ( comments)
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The other end of the table.
( comments)
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On my end is Robert [NoLa]
and Michelle [Windsor?] ( comments)
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On Sunday Eve
we go to the usual, the Rock and Bowl, for bowling and dancing. ( comments)
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The Rock & Bowl
is fortunately on the second floor of this strip mall which was flooded, the whole first floor is destroyed. ( comments)
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You know you're in the South when...
( comments)
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After Rock & Bowl
we go to the French Quarter for "late night" though most is closed. We crowd into Pat O'Briens. ( comments)
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Liz [SoFl]
[photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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Chocolate Jeff
always puts on a good show. ( comments)
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Especially if he has a hat.
( comments)
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Joanna [SoFl]
( comments)
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Shawn [SF]
is a die-hard LindyGras attendee. ( comments)
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Umm...
( comments)
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Pat O'Brien's closed,
and we hit the streets. Everything seemed closed but we found a dacquiri shop and took it over. ( comments)
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We packed it with Lindy Hoppers..
( comments)
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..and took over the jukebox.
( comments)
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I had promised another pole dancing class,
but the bar was closed. ( comments)
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But we found a pole
at the dacquiri shop, and class resumed. [photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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I explain some basics to Sharon
about pole connection and back arch. ( comments)
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And demonstrate the stripper flip.
That would be hot if I was a chick, no?[photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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Sharon prepares herself.
( comments)
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Arching the back is crucial.
( comments)
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And head up.
( comments)
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And those two previous photos
are freakin' hysterical as an animation (click again to see animation) ( comments)
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Lisa Marie
on the pole. [photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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Sharon [SoFl?]
was an excellent student. [photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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Amber makes some extra money
[photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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Lenore was a natural.
[photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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Lisa Marie
came back for more. ( comments)
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A line began.
Enough alcohol mixed with dancing and eventually there will be a conga line of some fashion. ( comments)
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Liz and Joanna,
friends of Tiffany [SoFl] ( comments)
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And then more pole classes,
talking to Michelle and Sharon about body weight on the pole. ( comments)
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Okay, now that's
just terrifying. ( comments)
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Danny has pole experience
but not training, and he decides to remedy that. [photo Thai Tran] ( comments)
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Danny practicing the slide.
( comments)
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And again I get caught
demonstrating the stripper flip. ( comments)
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"Golly Chris, thanks,
but I already got manhandled today." ( comments)
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Amber wants to try
the pole in private. ( comments)
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This is her "no photos" look.
( comments)
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Seriously, I think Lenore
has a new career. ( comments)
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The saddest thing ab..ndyGras post-Katrina
was seeing Bourbon Street completely empty at 4am. Screw everyone who didn't come! ( comments)
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