Throw Beads at Mardi Gras

“At the end of Mardi Gras night, my friends and I climbed up to a balcony and threw beads at people. We got flashed multiple times, even though our beads were nothing special. Some beads I threw landed right on top of a bald man’s head, stopping him in his tracks. The beads then rolled off his head and into the hands of their intended recipient. So it worked out I guess. To my surprise, the bead victim never looked up at me and kept walking once the surprise wore off.”

“It was finally 7:45pm and the parade started! And oh, what fun it was! I mean, I’ve been a spectator at Universal’s Mardi Gras parade lots of times (and have LOTS of beads to prove it) but that is NOTHING compared to being a Krewe member and throwing them! I didn’t ring any selfie sticks but I wound up with more than a few beads in trees, and I think a few landed on some awnings, too (my aim really sucks). Most got into peoples’ hands, thankfully. And every once in a while I established eye contact with whoever had caught my beads – I could see how happy they were, which made me feel happier. It was very, VERY cool.”