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Sometme in the season, I have to have a chicken on the stck and a Polish sausage.

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It depends on the event, but one thing’s for sure: there’s always tme to toast to the occasion!

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Most of the tme, I’m going to just view the parade and will just wear a light backpack. If I’m trying to hustle (MLK Avenue Parade) or if I know someone riding, I will bring a potato/peanut sack to catch throws in.

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Usually, family and friends, which has been a traditon since I was a child, or with a few friends from my Mardi Gras organizaton.

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Anything thrown by someone who made eye contact with me from their float, stuffed animals or anything that is in a large package. If it hits the ground, the kids can have it. If kids are around, l usually let them have what I catch.

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My favorite parade has always been the Mystc Stripers. They’ve always had the best-looking floats on what I call the first night of the “big parades.” When I was in the marching band at LeFlore High School, this would be the first night that we would march. I remember everyone antcipatng us and seeing the crowds react as we came marching down the street. The Stripers always have a good theme as well.

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Standing across the street from the Mobile Carnival Museum on Government Street, you eventually get to see the parade twice. Once when it goes down, and again when it comes back to the Civic Center to disband.

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If you want to watch the parade, get there early, and stand on the barricades. If you want to catch a lot of throws, stay off the barricade and stand behind the people on the barricades or next to someone with a sign with someone’s name.

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Mardi Gras has always been my favorite holiday. As a child, it was the one tme when rules could be broken. I remember coming home from school and not having to do homework or follow regular routnes. I also enjoyed spending tme with my family.