I wouldn’t know where to begin when it comes to telling Mardi Gras stories. Anyone who enjoys food, drink, dancing, music and good times should experience a Mardi Gras in Louisiana at least once in their lifetime.
Because today in the Bayou State is when they let the good times roll.
Though I didn’t have to go down to New Orleans to celebrate Fat Tuesday.
A few years in the mid nineties I’d buy a box of 2,500 Mardi Gras beads and bring them down to the trading floor. I’d stand in the pit and start throwing beads. From runners to traders to the Chairman of the Board. Everyone walked past the five year note pit to catch some beads.
There were even some boobs flashed next to the pit. The guards had to warn me if anymore boobs halted trading that I’d get fined. It’s funny how a pair of tits can stop an entire trading pit from bidding and offering.
I wont be following any Second Lines today. I’ll drive Old Betty out to OakBrook Terrace and go to a quiet trading office. Maybe I’ll force myself over to Shanahans for a hurricane and some redbeans this afternoon.
Enjoy your Fat Tuesday…. Eat, drink and be merry. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. I mean that’s really the true reason for Mardi Gras season.
Isn’t it?
Before I finish today’s Chalkboard I’ll pass along a little trivia that is good to know for today.
The Mardi Gras colors all have a meaning.
Green-Faith
Gold-Power
Purple-Justice
