Comments on: Mardi Gras recap, NOLA 2010

By: janine

janine — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:49:09 +0000

Hello, I met a really great man named Levy at Burning Man 2010. It was saturday night. Levy is from New orleans and has an irish last name which I can’t remember..plz help me get in contact. Thank u janine

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By: Pixel

Pixel — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:57:57 +0000

Glad to see you come around Summer! I am 30 yrs. young and have never missed a Mardi Gras, even since I have been living in CO since Katrina forced me out of my hometown. It was not until I moved to CO that I really learned what the rest of the world thinks of Mardi Gras…I suppose very similar to what those whom have never been to Burning Man think of it. People outside of the South are often shocked to learn that I enjoyed MG my whole life, and yes most definitely even as a kid, but those are the ones that have not been and don’t get it. After our first burning man 3 yrs ago my husband and I looked at each other and said “reminds me of Mardi Gras!” and we were not referring to the trinkets, drunks, & topless! It reminded us of MG because of the feeling you get during this blissful week full of culture, community, love, and the “laissez faire” & “laissez les bon temps roulez” attitude that also takes over BRC. The residents of BRC, like New Orleans, for a week become your best friends opening their homes (or camps) to everyone no matter who you are or where you’re from, where work is not a word (unless you’re working on a float of course) but singing, dancing, and frolicking in the streets is mandatory. And like Burning Man, you see some of the most amazing costumes and parties ever! We are so thankful that BM & MG are 6 months apart, as they have both now become our 2 biggest celebrations & trips “home” of the year.

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By: Nawlinshome

Nawlinshome — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:53:35 +0000

I’m a native New Orleanian with a deep desire to experience Burning Man. Just like Mardi Gras, it’s best viewed with the natives. I’d love to meet some locals that venture out to Burning Man each year or make some online friends that would be willing to befriend me at Burning Man in return for hanging out with the locals for Mardi Gras.

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By: BrotherMichael

BrotherMichael — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:35:07 +0000

WOW. I had no idea of the level of creativity at Mardi Gras.
Thank you so much for opening my eyes. I had never before considered going but now I will put it on my list of things to do before I depart this earth.

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By: xhoosier

xhoosier — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:18:09 +0000

I like your comment about girls gone wild and mardi gras. I have gone maybe 10 or so times in the last 25 years and we take our son with us. Friends in our home town always ask us about all of the wild things that happen at Mardi Gras and how our kid deals with it. Even after explaining to them that there are the parades near the French Quarter and then there are the parades in the local neighborhoods they still don’t get it. Not exactly like explaining buring man to someone who hasn’t been there but close. You will not understand unless you experience it!

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By: Burning man talks about Mardi Gras | Producing Events

Burning man talks about Mardi Gras | Producing Events — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:39:20 +0000

[...] contribution abourt Mardi Gras New Orleans which will form part of your assessment for this module http://blog.burningman.com/?p=6659. Well worth thinking about how you ‘produce’ an event as amorphous as this. [...]

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By: Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:02:44 +0000

Hi Summer,
I read in your article that you now call NOLA home or were you with locals? If so, Welcome Home ! YES, there is definitely a difference in how locals celebrate and how visiting public celebrates. I’ve been a Burner since 1996 and New Orleans / South Louisiana has and will always be home for me. I am excited to know that there is now even more Burner presence here. New Orleans can be a hard group to motivate . ala loose organizational tolerance. But, if you need volunteers for an event let me know … I’m in that number !

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