I am either way on this. If others want to I will buy beads and ride along and throw and take photos and I can bring the decorations I used last year to fancy-fy someone else's Bus. I would rather not drive. Or I happily stay at the beach and not do the parade at all. On Jan 20, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Shirley has asked about the parade information so here it is again. I have > contacted the coordinator of the Yaga Parade and he is happy for us to > participate. The parade is Friday night, Feb 1, at 10 pm, which is the first > night our group is camping out. It starts at the pier by the cruise ship and > goes through downtown (the Strand). We had a great time last year but Paul is > only one to contact me and he will be in NY this year. I have the forms to > send in but gave it up due to lack of interest. If anyone is interested > contact me soon so we can get the required forms in. > > Every person in the parade will need at least one box of beads to throw and > we can buy those wholesale at reasonable cost. They ask that you decorate > your bus in a festive way since it is a Mardi Gras parade. Again let me or > Shirley know ASAP. > > Steve > > On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Steve Chamberlain > <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> Mardi Gras! Galveston 2013 >> >> February 1-12 >> >> PARADE SCHEDULE >> >> >> >> >> >> Friday Feb. 1, 2013 >> >> >> >> 5:00-GATES OPEN >> >> · Party Gras! Procession >> >> 5:30 >> >> · George P. Mitchell Award Presentation (Momus Float) >> >> 7:00 >> >> · George P. Mitchell Award Honoree Parade (Downtown) >> >> 8:30 >> >> · Funky Uptown Umbrella Brigade (Downtown) >> >> 10:00 >> >> · Krewe da’ Yaga’s Parade (Downtown) >> >> >> >> Saturday Feb. 2, 2013 >> >> >> >> 11:00am- GATES OPEN >> >> · 5K Fun Run in the Entertainment District >> >> 12:00pm >> >> · Mystic Krewe of Aquarius Kick-Off Parade (Seawall) >> >> 1:00pm >> >> · Zaniest Golf Cart Parade (Downtown) >> >> 3:00pm >> >> · Clear Channel Parade (Downtown) >> >> 4:00pm >> >> · Sysco?/Art Car Parade (Downtown) 9 floats plus art cars >> >> 6:00pm >> >> · Krewe of Gambrinus Parade (Seawall) >> >> 9:30pm >> >> · Build Your Own Krewe Parade (Downtown) >> >> >> >> Sunday Feb. 3, 2013 >> >> >> >> 11:00am-GATES OPEN >> >> >> >> 12:00pm >> >> · Children’s 1K Benefitting Sunshine Kids and Shriners Hospitals for >> Children >> >> 1:00pm >> >> · Sunshine Kids Parade (Downtown) >> >> 3:00pm >> >> · Shriners Hospitals for Children Parade (Downtown) >> >> Friday Feb. 8, 2013 >> >> >> >> 5:00pm-GATES OPEN >> >> >> >> 7:00pm >> >> · Danny Weber Memorial Fire Truck Parade (Downtown) >> >> 8:00pm >> >> · Krewe of Babalu “All Krewe Parade” (Downtown) >> >> 10:00pm >> >> · Build Your Own Krewe Parade (Downtown) >> >> >> >> >> >> Saturday Feb. 9, 2013 >> >> >> >> 11:00am-GATES OPEN >> >> >> >> 11:00am >> >> · Krewe d’Esprit Rosaire Parade >> >> 1:00pm >> >> · Z Krewe 19th Z Processional Parade (Downtown) >> >> 3:00pm >> >> · Houston Chronicle Neauxs Krewe Parade (Downtown) >> >> 4:30pm >> >> · Ford Parade (Downtown) >> >> 6:30pm >> >> · Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade (Seawall-Downtown) >> >> >> >> >> >> Sunday Feb. 10, 2013 >> >> >> >> 11:00am-GATES OPEN >> >> >> >> 12:00pm >> >> · Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Parade (Seawall) >> >> 2:00pm >> >> · Mardi Gras Childrens Parade (Seawall) >> >> 4:00pm >> >> · Cruise Krewe Parade (Downtown) >> >> >> >> >> >> Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 >> >> >> >> 6:30pm >> >> · Mystic Krewe of Aquarius 18th Annual “Fat Tuesday” Parade >> (Downtown) >> >