Comments on: Endymion 2008: Oh, the Suckage http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NOLA Notes » Blog Archive » Vic and Nat’ly, Dawlin’ http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 NOLA Notes » Blog Archive » Vic and Nat’ly, Dawlin’ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:32:22 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1129 [...] Had we spent Endymion with them, there would have been no suckage! [...] [...] Had we spent Endymion with them, there would have been no suckage! [...]

]]> By: Pontchartrain Pete » Blog Archive » Parade-iquette http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Pontchartrain Pete » Blog Archive » Parade-iquette Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:36:41 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1063 [...] the other end of the scale there is just plain rudeness. Read Nola’s post and the ensuing comments. But I think there has to be a sliding scale of rudeness when you’re [...] [...] the other end of the scale there is just plain rudeness. Read Nola’s post and the ensuing comments. But I think there has to be a sliding scale of rudeness when you’re [...]

]]> By: Wendy http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Wendy Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:37:39 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1062 EJ, Everyone knows, or use to, that once you stake your claim it is no longer a public street, but your domain. If you don't get that, then you should stay your ass at home. Rudeness is not needed on the parade route, you can save that crap for the Yankees. EJ,
Everyone knows, or use to, that once you stake your claim it is no longer a public street, but your domain. If you don’t get that, then you should stay your ass at home.

Rudeness is not needed on the parade route, you can save that crap for the Yankees.

]]> By: julie http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 julie Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:19:19 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1061 I admitted defeat a few years ago. I just don't have it in me for Endymion anymore. I admitted defeat a few years ago. I just don’t have it in me for Endymion anymore.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Stacey Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:46:27 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1059 oh EJ...our chairs ARE at the curb. Our bodies ARE at the curb. There are people who will squeeze by like they are going to cross the street, after a band passes (and we are respectfully standing on the curb out of the band's way) then those people step out into the street, in front of us, blocking the way to the float then all of a sudden we are behind all these people, and then they try to stand in our spots chairs or bodies be damned when the next band comes by. This happened more than once in fact it has happened at every parade this year. It is rude and uncalled for. oh EJ…our chairs ARE at the curb. Our bodies ARE at the curb. There are people who will squeeze by like they are going to cross the street, after a band passes (and we are respectfully standing on the curb out of the band’s way) then those people step out into the street, in front of us, blocking the way to the float then all of a sudden we are behind all these people, and then they try to stand in our spots chairs or bodies be damned when the next band comes by. This happened more than once in fact it has happened at every parade this year. It is rude and uncalled for.

]]> By: Laura http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Laura Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:51:22 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1057 I would love to disagree, but I surely cannot! Friday night we got front row (3 hours early to see Chris in Krewe D'Etat and his sister is Muses). While I enjoyed the night; unfortunately, I felt I spent most of my time battling the surrounding crowds who were rudely trying to steal our spot or pass through us like a convenient hall way! For Endymion, I simply sat in the back row and let the good times roll (although slow, I was able to keep my spririts high)! Needless to say, I won't be making the treck out to Mid City next year. LOVED the uptown parades though (once I learned to step back and agreed to let people push me around a bit!). I would love to disagree, but I surely cannot! Friday night we got front row (3 hours early to see Chris in Krewe D’Etat and his sister is Muses). While I enjoyed the night; unfortunately, I felt I spent most of my time battling the surrounding crowds who were rudely trying to steal our spot or pass through us like a convenient hall way! For Endymion, I simply sat in the back row and let the good times roll (although slow, I was able to keep my spririts high)! Needless to say, I won’t be making the treck out to Mid City next year. LOVED the uptown parades though (once I learned to step back and agreed to let people push me around a bit!).

]]> By: liprap http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 liprap Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:36:17 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1056 We went to our neighbors' crawfish boil instead and enjoyed some great live music on their back porch. Next Endymion Saturday, I'll drag you and Sun over there instead. People packing-taped off our favorite bead-eating tree spot yesterday, so no Bacchus for me, either. No big whoop. It can still be Carnival without having to attend a gazillion parades. We went to our neighbors’ crawfish boil instead and enjoyed some great live music on their back porch. Next Endymion Saturday, I’ll drag you and Sun over there instead.

People packing-taped off our favorite bead-eating tree spot yesterday, so no Bacchus for me, either. No big whoop. It can still be Carnival without having to attend a gazillion parades.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Stacey Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:25:02 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1055 I have not been a fan of Endymion. It is toooo slow and the rude/drunk people irrate the crap out of me. Which is why I was asleep at 7 PM on Saturday night. ;) We have had the luck of no matter which spot we stand in, with the exception of Saturday day parades, people have stood in front of us. It is so rude. I have not been a fan of Endymion. It is toooo slow and the rude/drunk people irrate the crap out of me. Which is why I was asleep at 7 PM on Saturday night. ;) We have had the luck of no matter which spot we stand in, with the exception of Saturday day parades, people have stood in front of us. It is so rude.

]]> By: E.J. http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 E.J. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:49:38 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1054 I respectfully disagree. It's a public street; people can stand where they want. How about stationing your chairs at the very front, where people can't stand in front of you? Sorry, but I'm not going to stand behind your chairs on the curb, when there's a good 6 feet of empty concrete between your chair and the float. Or should we all bring chairs and just put them in orderly rows? I respectfully disagree. It’s a public street; people can stand where they want. How about stationing your chairs at the very front, where people can’t stand in front of you? Sorry, but I’m not going to stand behind your chairs on the curb, when there’s a good 6 feet of empty concrete between your chair and the float. Or should we all bring chairs and just put them in orderly rows?

]]> By: Katie http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Katie Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:46:09 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/03/endymion-2008-oh-the-suckage/#comment-1052 I am entirely in agreement. It was well after 8pm before the parade made its entrance to where we were (Canal and Carondelet) and it moved at a snail's pace. We sat in our spot for 4 hours and still ended up getting moved substantially back from where we started and so very jostled. A guy who was 6'5" tall stood directly in front of The Faince. We left after float #9, so I'm guessing you lasted longer than I did. Definitely the suckiest parade I've ever attended. I am entirely in agreement. It was well after 8pm before the parade made its entrance to where we were (Canal and Carondelet) and it moved at a snail’s pace. We sat in our spot for 4 hours and still ended up getting moved substantially back from where we started and so very jostled. A guy who was 6’5″ tall stood directly in front of The Faince.

We left after float #9, so I’m guessing you lasted longer than I did. Definitely the suckiest parade I’ve ever attended.

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