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unusual facts about krewe


Petrus Gonsalvus

In 1975, the Krewe of Satan featured Petrus Gonsalvus as a Wolfman on a Mardi Gras


KOE

On Mardi Gras Day, the parade starts with the Krewe gathering in front of St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square.

Krewe of Muses

"Muses Night Fever" was a parody on disco songs (2008); "Muses 009: License to Swill" spoofed James Bond movie titles (2009); "The Muses Guide to Love and Romance" attempted to teach men what women rarely have the nerve to say (2010) and celebrated the krewe's tenth anniversary with a pyrotechnic birthday cake; and "Dancing with the Muses" (2009) was a parody on Dancing with the Stars and provided an array of dance parodies.

Krewe of Tucks

The club takes its name from Friar Tuck's, an Uptown New Orleans pub where two college students decided to create their own Carnival krewe after unsuccessfully trying to become white flambeaux carriers.

Mardi Gras

They founded New Orleans' first and oldest krewe, the Mistick Krewe of Comus.

Mardi Gras in the United States

On the second Saturday before Mardi Gras, there is a family-oriented "Krewe of Barkus" pet parade with corporate sponsorship by Beggin' Strips.

Toubab Krewe

Toubab Krewe also performed in January 2007 at the Desert Music Festival in Essakane, Mali, Music on the Mountaintop in Boone, NC and at the 2009 Rothbury Music Festival, in Rothbury, MI, the 2009 Bear Creek Music Festival in Live Oak, FL.


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