Krewe of Nomtoc

PARADES, PARADES, PARADES
I like parades for the most part but sometimes they can be boring. BUT part of going to Mardi Gras is ABOUT the parades because of the SWAG and GRABS you can try to get… MEANING it’s all about the BEADS BABY!
This is one of my favorite parades because it’s smaller so there is MORE opportunity to get GRABS. The other AWESOME thing is that my friend knows the lady that lives on the PARADE ROUTE so it takes the entire experience to ANOTHER LEVEL!
Let’s start with the fact she lives at the beginning of the parade route so there is less people. We NEVER have a problem finding parking because she lives right on the corner and has a HUGE lot for parking. Then if that was not WONDERFUL enough she has a HUGE PARTY the day of the parade with wall to wall food and drinks and a CLEAN BATHROOM which cannot be understated and is PARAMOUNT for me anyways!
Now the Krewe of NOMTOC was founded in the Spring of 1951 so it has not been around as long as some of the others. They are known for their generosity and give out scholarships to the local ankle bites entering college. NOT BAD at all! Their first parade was in 1970 and had about 6 floats, some bands and peeps on horseback. NOW they have upwards of 20 plus floats, several band and groups and several men and women riding horses which I LOVE!
I am able to get up close and personal to the horses which is AWESOME for me because I LOVE horses. The peeps on horseback also give out SWAG such as flowers but some also have beads. Of course not as many as there is little to no space aside from the saddle bags the horses can carry? And I am sure the LAST THING that horse wants is you loading them up with some HEAVY AZZ BEADS that they are forced to carry around. AND TRUST those beads get heavy.
Overall this parade is ALWAYS fun and the peeps riding the floats are a hoot to see. Music flowing from the bands and the floats as they pass by and folks are jumping up and down chasing down floats for beads or grabs or waving to their friends as they pass by. ALWAYS GOOD FAMILY FUN and a place where you can get some mardi gras swag without having to show the girls! Hahah!

Did you miss any parades last year?
Halloween parade too late for you?
Are you a big fan of rerun floats and underaged girls dressed like strippers?
Then step right up for the Krewe of Nomtoc.
This is a horrible parade that seems to be made up of the reject bands, too damned many wannabe DJs and rappers and people acting like the lowest class they actually can. 4 hours after the parade, they are still being ass-​hats and stopping traffic to scavenge beads. So many hoochie mama dressed teens that you might as well call Chris Hansen because no one is safe from them.
Almost all the floats are recycled from the Halloween parade which means they make no sense for Mardi Gras or anything other than Halloween.
Why?
Seriously, why?
Then, just accept really bad drivers… and really bad attendees who will stand in the road talking on their cell phones just because they know it will piss you off. It’s as if they really want to prove so many bad stereotypes to be true. It’s sickening.
It makes me so, so very sad. We should be better than that… but we are not.