tmz.com - 2/4/2008
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TMZ.com : File this under "Bad Ideas" -- a leathery Hulk Hogan presided as "King of Bacchus" at a Mardi Gras parade yesterday. Bacchus is the Roman god of wine and intoxication.The Hulkster's son Nick was involved in a high speed crash that left his passenger,... Read more >
Super Fat Tuesday on Reaper
reapernews.com 2/5/2008 — Tomorrow is a gigantic day. It’s both Mardi Gras and Super Tuesday , here in the United States.
So, how will our friends on Reaper spend the day? Now, here in Missouri, the candidates for both parties have been making the rounds, the last few days. Washington State, where Sam Oliver lives, however, is not a participant in Super Tuesday.
How would they spend the day? Would Sam, Ben, ...
just your average, everyday, run of the mill super/fat tuesday —
Cajun Boy in the City
well, today's the big day. new yorkers and americans of varied stripe trudging to the polls to cast votes in what is, and god i hate to say this because it so reeks of hyperbole, one of the most important elections in our nation's history. back home, new orleanians and louisianians of varied stripe are trudging drunkenly to and from mardi gras parades. quite the juxtopostion if you ask me. ...
Who's Kevin Kissing? —
PageSix.com
More Photos 12 Although we probably won’t hear a Faith Hill -style "You don't go grabbin' somebody else's husband,” out of Kevin Costner’ s wife, Christine Baumgartner , the handbag designer probably wasn’t too happy to see these pics of random reveler Nikki Fassbender kissin’ all up on Kevin during this year’s Mardi Gras portion of the global Carnival celebration. Obviously ...
Hef’s Girls Make it Right… —
CelebsNow
ALEX BRANDON/AP PHOTO
Bridget Marquardt, Playboy Playmate and co-star of E!’s “The Girls Next Door,” headed to Mardi Gras, bringing Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson with her for a Lundi Gras benefit for Brad Pitt’s “Make it Right” foundation, which is constructing 150 homes in the Lower 9th Ward for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Forget Clinton and Obama — I’m voting for Tim Gunn —
TiFaux
It’s Super Tuesday! Everybody panic!
As a DC resident, I’m trying to think of an analogy of how big Super Tuesday (and other big political events) is around here. You could say gay pride in San Francisco or Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but events like this unique bring out a distinct brand of nerdery that is unique to this city. Not that non DCers aren’t paying attention, ...
Hulk Hogan in New Orleans for Mardi Gras —
Celebrity Mound
Despite competition from the Super Bowl, thousands of revelers lined up along streets Sunday as New Orleans wrapped up a big Carnival weekend with another day of parades leading up to Tuesday’s finale.
A second round of gunfire that marred Saturday night’s parade did not appear to deter Sunday’s merrymakers.
“It’s a family party in this area,” said ...
Hulk Hogan plays Roman god of wine and intoxication —
Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog
Wrestler and reality TV star Hulk Hogan tosses doubloons and beads to the crowd from atop his float presiding as “ King of Bacchus ” during the Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade on Tchopitulous Street in New Orleans. The Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade is one of the biggest and flashiest of all New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parades, which is held the weekend before Fat ...
While The Super Bowl Was Actually SUPER!!!! —
Late Greats (The Blog)
Hip hip hooray! Three cheers for Eli and Big Blue!!! I Am Fuel… has a Dangerous Mix – listen at your own risk. to the dogs or whoever has a mix of ‘00s musicians covering ‘80s songs. Can You See The Southside continues its '90s mix. Kwaya Na Kissa has live Feist. Obscure Sound sums up January with a nice mix of tunes. Bag of Songs gets us ready for Mardi Gras, bluesy style. Zeon’s got ...
Saving Lives at the Speedo of Light —
World of Wonder Productions
The gay men and women of Surf Life Saving Australia , calling themselves Lifesavers with Pride , invite you to come Down Under and march with their float in Sydney's Mardi Gras parade this week. Yes, they're recruiting – just like gays are accused of doing. ( Sydney Morning Herald ; t/y Wendy)
Here Come Da Indians! —
Home of the Groove
RULERS ON THE HOLIDAY "Meet De Boys On The Battlefront" (George Landry) The Wild Tchoupitoulas, from Wild Tchoupitoulas , Antilles, 1976 LISTEN The Wild Magnolias blazed the trail as the first Mardi Gras Indians to popularize their once secretive culture by merging its primal vocal and percussion based music with the hip, contemporary funk music of New Orleans. Between ...