Pat's Weekly Diary: 2/14 - 2/16
Happy Mardi Gras! Happy Valentines Day! We had a fantastic weekend. As it's been for many years… so great to spend Samedi Gras on the concert stage on Orleans Ave. along with Groovy 7 & the Bucktown All-stars. So many friends and families. Just a massive crowd of people. Each band plays a little over ran hour. We play second in the rotation which gives us just enough time to get back to the beginning of the parade route and on to the Ed Muniz Founders Float. A great ride along the Mid-City route seemed to quickly go by as this year we were at the dome by 7:30. We still had to wait an hour before getting in the dome. And then once around and back to Metairie. We've had the honor of being associated with Endymion for well over 30 years now. Monday morning bright and early we were in Rivertown in Kenner for meeting of King Zulu and King Argus. Here again as we were informed… Kenner has been holding this celebration for 28 years now and… that's right… you guessed it… the Topcats have had the honor of being involved in every one. And this year was certainly by far the biggest crowd. A beautiful Lundi Gras morning celebration in Kenner. Every where else it's just Monday morning. As always we want to thank all of you so much for your continued support over these last 40 something years. It's truly an honor and privilege to be a small part of Mardi Gras experience. Here's hoping we'll see you soon.