{"id":2730,"date":"2020-02-22T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T21:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2020-02-23T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T16:47:32","slug":"mardi-gras-lewd-krewe-marc-pokempners-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2020\/02\/mardi-gras-lewd-krewe-marc-pokempners-photos.html","title":{"rendered":"Mardi Gras’ lewd Krewe, Marc Pokempner’s photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Krewe du Vieux Carr\u00c3\u00a9 puts on the most satirical and scatalogical of New Orlean’s pre-Mari Gras parades, says photo-journalist Marc PoKempner<\/a>,<\/strong> whose images \u00c2\u00a9 here provide convincing evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PoKempner writes: “Our dysfunctional evil-clown-in-chief figured prominently in this years\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Krewe du Vieux parade and the immediately following krewedelusion — an annual outpouring of satirical, political, scatological and outrageous imagery that can always be counted on to top the charts of the crude, lewd and rude.\u00c2\u00a0At once the most topical and most traditional (no tractors, handmade floats, throws and costumes) of processions, and the only large parade still allowed in the French Quarter, it epitomizes the participatory creativity that distinguishes New Orleans from . . .\u00c2\u00a0well, anywhere.” \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Not incidentally,” he continues, “each sub Krewe was accompanied by its own band – only live music is allowed – and the brass bands were rockin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, fueled by the exuberant energy of the marchers and the wildly enthusiastic crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I had foolishly avoided Mardi Gras for years after experiencing frat-boy gridlock in the Quarter early on – before discovering the community based downtown action,” says PoKempner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Such spirited ridicule could become a regular feature of protest marches across the land, should they proliferate as the political season continues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the other hand, we needn’t dress up funny or roll out a float to VOTE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Satirical, scatalogical New Orleans parade floats by Krewe du Vieux Carr\u00c3\u00a9, via photojournalist Marc PoKempner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1355,20,1497,1770,1767,1359,1769,1772,801,1771],"class_list":{"0":"post-2730","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-main","8":"tag-howard-mandel","9":"tag-jazz","10":"tag-jazz-beyond-jazz","11":"tag-krewe-du-vieux","12":"tag-krewe-du-vieux-carre","13":"tag-marc-pokempner","14":"tag-mardi-gras","15":"tag-mardi-gras-parade-photos","16":"tag-new-orleans","17":"tag-parade-photos","18":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jism-kids-2.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1i3CL-I2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1401,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2013\/09\/chicago-jazz-festival-13-in-marc-pokempners-photos.html","url_meta":{"origin":2730,"position":0},"title":"Chicago Jazz Festival ’13, in Marc PoKempner’s photos","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"September 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo-journalist Marc PoKempner, a long-time collaborator and one of my bffs, has a clear eye as well as a sharp ear for music. 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