What Hath Frog Wrought?

[infrogmation]

As some of you know, years ago I started "The True Church of the Great Green Frog" here in New Orleans years ago as a tounge (of frog) in cheek counter-protest to the Jimmy Swagart types who come to town to protest Mardi Gras.

Some early uptown converts moved out to the San Fransico Bay area, and started the Berkeley Mardi Gras Frog Parade there each Mardi Gras.

Thanks to the ever Frogtastic hyla_regilla, I have been made aware of the website:

BerkeleyMardiGras.org



Clearly the Berkeley Frogs have been flourishing wonderfully! I've long said that the only way I'd not be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras was if I was some other place that seriously celebrated Carnival, like Venice or Brasil. I see Bezerkeley now belongs on that list. Way to go!

More amazing pix of the 2004 parade

My friends in the Bay Area who can't make it to New Orleans this year are hereby told to be sure to attend this event (and to tell me about it afterwards). Now go forth, my children, and sin some more!

Comments

Very cool!

[petalbreeze.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing, Froggy! If ever I am in San Francisco and NOT New Orleans for Mardi Gras, I will definitely check it out!

BTW, valiant_200 and I will be staying at the Springhill Suites Friday next through Lundi Gras. Hope we see you somewhere in the French Quarter that weekend!

[valiant-200.livejournal.com]

Sin more?! Yes Sir!!

[mshollie.livejournal.com]

Oh, very cool. Now I have an excuse to go to Berkeley--as if I didn't before. :)