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FC 101 - Down On Bourbon Street

A rant: one of my biggest pet peeves is this proliferation of beads in the parade/celebration scene. Okay, so maybe it isn't the beads per se, because dressing up and having a souvenir isn't so bad. It is the fact that the beads are/have become super crappy plastic that is so cheap that no one feels they should keep them. So, during a parade/celebration, those who have the beads want to get rid of them (because they bought a box of 100,000 necklaces or whatever) and when people take them, they just throw them away when they get home. It all makes me cringe.

But that's not what this comic is about. It was inspired by my recent-ish trip to New Orleans and seeing how it has become quite a family tourist destination, which necessarily tones it down. I thought it was funny seeing parents trying to give their kids the New Orleans experience yet also protecting them from exactly that. Oh well. The thought made me chuckle.

Friday April 16 2010

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on Fri 16th Apr, 2010 09:02 am PDT Wren said:
Sorry for the late post. The server was down last night when I went to make the post.
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on Fri 16th Apr, 2010 11:58 am PDT Saxtor said:
I like it.
There's a documentary about the cheap beads stuff, Mardi Gras: Made in China. I haven't seen it, but you should Watch it for free and let me know...
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on Sat 17th Apr, 2010 06:46 am PDT Richard said:
Other great NOLA paradox: tourists who go to see the street culture and then are so convinced of the performers' criminality that they won't approach or watch.
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