Krewe Du Vieux

The Krewe Du View is one of the parades that kick off Mardi Gras in New Orleans , and is fitting. This one is an "adult" parade held in the adult area of the city- the French Quarter. It's for those people over 18 who have a strong stomach for slightly nasty looking and risqué satire, making it a unique parade in a line-up of family oriented parades that roll through the streets during Mardi Gras. Instead of tossing bags of potato chips, beads or trinkets, the du Vieux members are just as likely to throw condoms to the spectators or show the more private parts of their anatomy as the meander (often in a state of drunkenness) down the streets of the French Quarter.
It's such an original group I think even the official press release for this year's parade may be a bit odd. It read: " Given that the whole damn city is foaming at the mouth mad...given that the inmates (and not the mayor) are obviously running the asylum....given that we gotta get our kicks before the whole nut house (New Orleans) goes up in flames or sinks forever into the swamps.....the themes for the 20007 Krewe du Vieux parade is 'Habitat for Insanity'.
Haha Well, the du View does carry o the idea of the eccentric as typical here in New Orleans. The motto of the Krewe du Vieux says it all. "We believe in exposing the world to the true nature of Mardi Gras- and in exposing ourselves to the world.
No, I didn't see the krewe's parade last night, so I missed seeing all their exposed body parts. But it is kind of comforting to know they were out there making fun of the city, the politicians, and of course, themselves.
Are you self-conscious about what you wear while working out? Well, if you lived in Holland you probably would have answered "no". A Dutch gym plans to introduce "Naked Sunday" for people who like to huff and puff in the buff. Patrick de Man, owner of Fitworld gym in the town of Heteren, said he got the idea in part from two of his customers who are avid nudists.
"I heard that some other gyms are offering courses on 'pole-dancing' as a sport, so I thought: Why not bring something new to the market?" de Man said. He said the response had been overwhelming - positive and negative.
The first question Fitworld customers were asking was whether it would be sanitary. Who wants to sit on an exercise machine bench after a fat guy's butt was there two minutes before?
Not I! Well, not to worry...Nude exercisers would be required to put towels down on weight machines and to use disposable seat covers while riding bikes. All machines would be cleaned and disinfected afterward. "We clean them every day anyway," Patrick said.
Hmmmmmmm I wonder if cameras are allowed at those "Naked Sunday" sessions?