The Krewe du Vieux and the Krewe of Drips &
Discharges Mardi Gras Parade Organization New Orleans, LA
THE KREWE OF DRIPS &
DISCHARGES
2004 MEMBERS INFO – ALL THE NEWS THAT IS THE NEWS!
Updated 2/8/04
QUICK REFERENCE LINKS
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The
Drips & Discharges 2004 Photo Album
ELECTION 2003 FLOAT DEMOLITION DOO & BBQ
2004 Officers and The Social & Pleasure Committee “Retreat” to the Swamps
The Drips & Discharges
take 2nd place at the KdV Brewe Doo!
General membership meeting –
November 23, 2003
The Drips & Discharges
Swallow the 5th at the KdV Fall Fun Razor
It’s beginning to look a lot
like da float!
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The Drips &
Discharges 2004 Le Monde de Merde Article
2004
MEMBER PARADE TIPS – if you read nothing else, read this!
KDV THEME/ROYALTY/MUSIC. The Krewe du Vieux’s theme
for 2004 is “The Quest for Immorality”.
Queen Coleen Salley will reign as our Royalty in this year’s
parade. She is best known in local
circles as the Queen who rides in a decorated grocery cart in the Krewe of
Coleen, a marching parade that has rolled through the French Quarter on Mardi
Gras day since 1974. Coleen is also a
retired Professor of Children’s Literature at the University of New Orleans. She is known worldwide as a “storyteller
extraordinaire, professor emeritus and scholar, and is also the author of
endearing children’s books”. She’s a
regular at the Jazz Fest, where she reads stories to the kiddies in the
Children’s Tent. For more information
on Queen Coleen, please visit her web site at www.coleensalley.com. Grammy Nominee, Marcia Ball, and 1998’s KdV Grand
Duchess, is our enthusiastic choice for the headline performer at the KdV DOO
following the parade. Her latest
release, “So Many Rivers” is a MUST for any New Orleans resident’s music
collection, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award (to be announced the day
after our parade – February 8, 2004).
The Trombone Shorty Brass Band, featuring Troy Andrews, will lead the
lineup with their Brass Band Review at the KdV DOO following the parade, and
the Theresa Andersson Band is scheduled for our late night headliner
entertainment. Special intermission
entertainment to be provided by Zabumba!
Get plenty of rest this year – it gonna be a looooooong night!
D&D THEME/COSTUMES/FLOAT DECORATIONS: At
our November 23rd general membership meeting we adopted the
theme: “Drips & Discharges Does
Never Ever Land”. The idea is to do
Peter Pan with a Michael Jackson twist.
Costumes ideas are limitless, including Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys,
Pirates, Indians, Michael Jackson and his entire entourage of characters. Or, just grab a pair of pajamas! Check out this year’s Le Monde de Merde
article for some interesting ideas.
We have a costume catalog with lots of reasonable costumes to choose
from ($10 - $25), and will be placing our order right after the first of the
year. Contact Pat Williamson at PAT'S EMAIL if you’d like to
schedule a time to browse the catalog.
You can also order a limited supply of costumes online at www.dripsanddischarges.org/costume. Orders AND payment are due by January 11, 2004. Please contact Pat and get your order in, especially if you’d
like to order from the catalog. We’ll
also need some creative brains to set the wheels in motion in preparation for
our float decorations. AT THIS TIME,
COSTUME ORDERS ARE CLOSED! Costumes
will be distributed at the Den of Muses on January 25, and January 31, 2004
from noon until 5:00 pm. If you can’t
make it, please contact Eileen to make arrangements to pick up your costume
order.
PARADE. The 2004 Krewe du Vieux
parade is scheduled for Saturday, February 7, 2004. The parade rolls promptly at 7:00 pm, so be there NO LATER THAN
6:00 pm to get your membership wristband.
The parade will line up at the Den of Muses this year and the parade
route is shown below. The Lil’ Stooges
will be marching with us again this year, and plan to play some Michael Jackson
tunes – so start practicing your “moonwalk” now!
SAFETY: Please review the Krewe du Vieux’s Safety Program - especially now that we’re getting a mule!
THROWS, VIDEOS & KDV SPORTSWEAR. ORDERS ARE CLOSED FOR THE YEAR.
Krewe
du Vieux Sportswear orders are closed for the year. Check out our 2004 KdV Sportswear line at www.getaway44.com/KDV. Payment was due no later than November 1,
2003. KdV parade videos are still
available at $10.00/each for the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003 parades. Contact Eileen to order copies. KdV 2004 signature cups and wooden nickels
can be ordered through our Krewe Captains or online at www.dripsanddischarges.org/costume. Cups are $12.50/sleeve of 25 cups; and
wooden nickels are $10.00/100 nickels.
Checks should be made payable to Krewe du Vieux, and must be received by
Treasurer Bob before the January 25th deadline. Cups and
wooden nickels will be distributed at the Den of Muses on Saturday, January 31,
2004. The Drips & Discharges will
again provide a limited quantity of our signature “test tube handouts”. We need members with “rolling skills” to
come to the Den of Muses (see dates below) and help with this project. Check out this
year’s handout. The Mardi Gras Zone
(located next door to the Den of Muses) is offering a discount on throws to all
Krewe du Vieux members. Next time
you’re down at the Den, stop in and shop.
Be sure to mention that you’re a member of KdV to take advantage of the
discounted prices. Members are strongly
encouraged to get their throws on the float at the Den of Muses either Friday
afternoon/night, February 6th or before 2:00 pm on parade day,
Saturday, February 7th.
FLOAT REPAIRS/UPGRADES: On August 2, 2003, the Clean
Up Krewe did a great job of breaking down our old float, and cleaning up our
space at the Den of Muses. Clark
Thompson, our Float Committee Chairperson, is calling for volunteers to help
build our new and improved Drips & Discharges float – aka the bar on
wheels! The frame’s been fabricated,
the welding completed and the decorations are under way! Check out our progress @ www.dripsanddischarges.org/dafloat. We need our members to all pitch in to help
with the decorations during the month of January (see our calendar below for
dates/times). Interested members who’d
like to help should get in touch with Clark, who will be coordinating the
construction efforts. His email address
is CLARK'S EMAIL.
DIRECTIONS
TO THE DEN OF MUSES. From Elysian Fields and the River, turn on Chartres Street (away
from the French Quarter). Go down
Chartres 4-5 blocks, one block past Feelings Cafe and Franklin Avenue (where it
makes a “V”) and turn left on Port. Go
one block and turn right on Architect.
(You can only turn right on Architect and it is only one block
long). The Den access is in the middle
of the block on the left. If you get
lost and need to call us, you can reach Amelie on her cell at 606-1080 or Nate
on his cell at 234-5917.
MEMBERSHIP DUES: MEMBERSHIP
IS CLOSED FOR THE YEAR! Membership
was opened to 2003 members first at $95.00 each until September 15,
2003. (Sorry guys, when the Mutha Krewe
went up $10, we had to pass it along.)
After September 15, 2003, membership was opened to past members until
October 31, 2003, and then to new “virgin” members on November 1st. On December 1st, dues went up to $125.00
each. We have a KdV imposed, 60-member
limit this year. DON’T DELAY! Pay your dues ASAP if you plan to join us in
2004. Checks should be made payable to
Bob Bolin OR cash, and should be mailed to Bob at 4310 S. Prieur Street, New
Orleans, LA 70125. Questions should be directed to Pat at PAT'S EMAIL or Bob at BOB'S EMAIL.
KREWE DU VIEUX BREWE DOO: The KdV Brewe Doo was a “fun
razor” scheduled this year on Friday, September 19, 2003. This year’s “DOO” was held at Tipitina’s
Uptown, with our own Lil’ Stooges providing the music entertainment. Twelve of our 17 Sub Krewes participated by
brewing their own “home grown” brewes.
For a flat rate entry fee of $10.00, you could drink all the home brewe
you liked – for as long as you could stand it (or stand up). Cap’n. Nate and Sebastian volunteered to be
our ‘brewemeisters’, and did a fine job with their “Kumoniwanalaya” and “Afro
Brewe Siac” (which took 2nd place in the “Brewe Off”
competition). The Krewe raised $150 for
our brewe contributions, and, the Social & Pleasure Committee successfully
raised $140 for our new float fund selling our signature Gourmet Jello
Shots! Traditionally a “theme party”,
costumes were strongly encouraged. The
Drips & Discharges adopted a “Tropical” theme this year - Lei Lady Lei (in
honor of Treasurer Pat’s birthday). We
pulled out our grass skirts and flowered shirts and leid the plan to get
everyone leid! See out photo gallery at
www.dripsanddischarges.org/brewedoo03.
KREWE DU VIEUX FALL FUN RAZOR: The
Drips & Discharges co-mingled again at 7:00 pm at Vic’s (upstairs) on
Tchoupitoulas Street, across the street from the Fun Razor. The KdV Fall Fun Razor was scheduled for
8:00 pm on Saturday, December 6, 2003.
We celebrated Beethoven’s Birthday this year with the theme: “KdV
Swallows the 5th”! Them
Taggert Boys provided the music entertainment beginning at 9:00 pm. The Fun Razor was held at Lucy’s Retired
Surfer’s Bar located UPSTAIRS at 701 Tchoupitoulas Street (corner of
Tchoupitoulas and Girod) in the Warehouse District. Cover charge was $5.00, and costumes (as always) were strongly
encouraged. The Drips and Discharges
proudly had the largest showing of all 17 sub-krewes in the Krewe du
Vieux. See our photo gallery at www.dripsanddischarges.org/fallfun03.
MEETING DATES & DEADLINES:
Mark
your calendars now for the following dates:
MEMBERS NOTE: Feelings Café (corner of Chartres & Franklin) is offering a special for Krewe du Vieux members on weekends from now until parade day: $5.00 (16 oz.) Bloody Mary’s and Screw Drivers! Stop in on your way to the Den.
DATE |
EVENT/PLACE |
TIME |
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2003 |
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August
2 |
Float
demolition DOO & BBQ/Den of Muses |
6
pm – til |
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September
15 |
DUES
due for 2003 members Membership
opens to past members |
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September
19 |
KdV
Brewe DOO/Tipitina’s Uptown |
9
pm – til |
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October
31 |
Membership
opens to NEW members |
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November
1 |
KdV
Sportswear orders & payment due |
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November
23 |
Drips
& Discharges meeting/Bob Bolin’s house |
4
pm – 7 pm |
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December
1 |
DUES
increase to $125.00/member |
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December
6 |
Drips
& Discharges Pre-Fun Razor party/Vic’s (across
the street from Lucy’s on Tchoupitoulas) |
7
pm – 8 pm |
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December
6 |
KdV
Fun Razor/Lucy’s Retired Surfer’s Bar UPSTAIRS
(701 Tchoupitoulas St, corner of Girod) |
8
pm – 1 am |
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December
14 |
Drips
& Discharges meeting/Eileen’s house |
4
pm – 8 pm |
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December
20 |
Drips
& Discharges Le
Monde de Merde Article due |
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HAPPY
HOLIDAZE! |
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2004 |
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January
11 |
Drips
& Discharges meeting & float decoration/Den of Muses KdV
DOO tickets on sale/Den of Muses Drips
& Discharges costume orders & payment due |
Noon
– 5 pm |
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January
18 |
Drips
& Discharges meeting & float decoration/Den of Muses KdV DOO tickets on sale/Den of Muses |
Noon
– 5 pm |
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January
21 |
Drips
& Discharges goes to the movies!
Peter Pan playing at the AMC Palace 20 Elmwood theater. |
7:00
pm – 9:30 pm |
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January
25 |
Drips
& Discharges meeting & float decoration/Den of Muses KdV
DOO tickets on sale/Den of Muses. KdV
cups & wooden nickels orders and payment due COSTUMES
DISTRIBUTED! |
Noon
– 5 pm |
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January
31 |
Drips
& Discharges meeting & float decoration/Den of Muses KdV
DOO tickets on sale/Den of Muses. Pick
up cups, wooden nickels, costumes and accessories LAST
DAY to sign up to ride the school bus from Acme Jen’s to the parade
lineup. AMELIE'S EMAIL |
Noon
– 5 pm |
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February
5 |
Drips
& Discharges FINAL FLOAT PREP/Den of Muses ABSOLUTE
LAST DAY to pick up costumes, cups & nickels. |
5:00
pm - til |
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February
6 |
Pre
Parade Party & set up/State Palace Theater LAST
CHANCE to purchase DOO tickets and pick up your cups, nickels, costumes &
accessory orders |
3
pm – 9 pm |
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February
7 |
Drips
and Discharges Pre Parade Party @ Acme Jen’s Art Gallery, 5700 Magazine
Street (next to Whole Food Grocery) BRING $3 FOR BUS RIDE & $2 FOR BAND TIP Parade
day/Lineup @ the Den of Muses KdV
PARADE BEGINS Krewe
du Vieux DOO/State Palace Theater |
2
pm – 4 pm 3
pm – 6 pm 7
pm 9ish
– til |
PRE PARADE PARTY: The KdV Pre Parade Party and
set up will be held at the State Palace Theater on Friday, February 6, 2004
from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Beer, soft
drinks and sandwiches will be provided.
This is the time to bring in your “party favors” for the KdV DOO
following the parade, including hard liquor, small coolers, changes of
clothes/shoes, disposable cameras, or anything else you’d like to have with you
and don’t want to haul along the parade route.
We also need to stake out our spot (AS CLOSE TO THE BAR AS POSSIBLE) for
Saturday night, and hang our banner!
Last minute DOO tickets for friends and cohorts can also be purchased at
this event, and this is your last chance to get your cups and wooden
nickles. NO LARGE ICE CHESTS ARE
ALLOWED AND VALUABLES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED! If you can’t live without it – DON’T BRING IT!
PARADE DAY EVENTS: Make arrangements before
2:00 pm on parade day to 1) get your throws on the float at the Den of Muses
(either Friday night or Saturday morning), and 2) park your cars near the State
Palace Theater, or wherever you’ll want to retrieve them that night after the
DOO. The Drips & Discharges will
gather together for a pre-parade and make up/costume decorating party from 2:00
pm until 4:00 pm at Jennifer Lindsley’s “ACME” Art Gallery located at 5700
Magazine Street (right next to Whole Foods Grocery). Limited parking is available, but you are strongly encouraged to
catch a ride. Queen Coleen and her
Royal Entourage have graciously accepted our invitation to join us at 2:30 pm
for food and libations. Bring
refreshments! Party foods, sandwich
trays, covered dishes, snacks and drinks (coolers and ice will be provided). Disposable dishes are recommended. At 4:00 pm, we’ve chartered a school bus to
pick us up from Acme Jen’s and take us all down to the parade line up. If you haven’t made this ride before, you’ve
missed a really great time - so please plan on it this year. THERE IS NO PARKING AVAILABLE AT THE DEN
OF MUSES ON PARADE DAY, SO DON’T EVEN TRY!
(The last member who did had her car run over by a mule.) Member’s wristbands will be distributed
at the parade lineup, which you’ll need to be wearing to participate in the
parade, AND get into the KdV DOO afterwards.
KREWE DU VIEUX DOO: The KdV DOO will be held at
the State Palace Theater immediately following the parade. Members will enter through the Rampart
Street entrance. You’ll need to be wearing
your wristband (which you’ll get at the parade lineup) to get into the State
Palace Theater – NO EXCEPTIONS. Proceed
upstairs to the designated Krewe area and Drips & Discharges section (as
close to the bar as we can possibly get).
The Trombone Shorty Brass Band will lead the festivities with our
traditional Brass Band Review immediately following the parade. KdV’s 1998 Grand Duchess and Grammy Nominee,
Marcia Ball, is our scheduled headliner, and the Theresa Andersson Band closes
out the night with a late night set.
DOO TICKETS. Your membership covers your
entry to the Krewe du Vieux DOO following the parade. Tickets are $20.00 each (a bargain, considering the music lineup
this year) and are required for friends and cohorts who wish to attend. They are only available through Krewe
members. Tickets can be purchased
through our Captains from mid December, 2003 until January 25, 2004. After that, tickets can be purchased at the
Den of Muses on weekends through designated KdV CABAL members, or until 9:00 pm
on parade day at the Louisiana Music Factory, 210 Decatur Street. Tickets will NOT be sold at the State Palace
Theater the night of the parade.
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/CONCERNS? Email our officers:
Co-Captain Amelie
Co-Captain Nate
Secretary Pat
Treasurer Bob
Please
feel free to contribute to our web site!
Email Eileen
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