[Vision2020] Mardi Gras RIP

[Dan Carscallen]

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DC

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[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Nick Gier
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:16 AM
To: Ellen Roskovich
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com; dgiese at uidaho.edu
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mardi Gras RIP


Greetings:

I just want to add a little more nostalgia from past Moscow Mardi Gras.


What made the parade a big successful was David Giese's art students
making masks and floats out of milk carton material.  It was fantastic
and I realize that David must have exhausted himself organizing those
students every year.

Thanks, David, for inspiring those students as well as the great work
that you continuing to do extend the human imagination.

Nick Gier

At 09:09 AM 3/1/2007, you wrote:


I just realized that there's probably quite a few newer folks in town
that are shocked that I would describe Mardi Gras as a "family event". 
 
But Moscow's Mardi Gras of 20 years ago was just that.
 
My youngest, in gradeschool at the time, was Grand Marshal of the parade
in 1988 or 89.  There was a look-alike contest to determine the Grand
Marshal and Anthony won as PeeWee Herman (that was before PeeWee
disgraced himself : (  of course!)  His sister entered as TV's "Punky
Brewster".  In all I think there were 6 chosen to ride in a white limo
in the parade.  Gambino's had an entry with some of the waitstaff
dressed up as "dancing fishbowls" and Punky Brewster got to ride her
black and white scooter and hand out candy.  We had to hurry back to
Gams from the parade because we were slammed for lunch. . . everybody in
town was busy because the people lined Main Street several people deep
on both sides of the Judges Stand.  I don't remember if that was the
same year there was a TV crew from New Orleans or not.
 
PeeWee and Punky (with Dad as chaperone) attended a non alcohol venue
later that evening.  PeeWee was quite overcome with the number of young
ladies who asked him to dance and have their picture taken together.
 
Now, isn't that a better memory than long lines of drunks going to a wet
t-shirt contests  and isn't that kind of activity going to bring
business to the downtown? 
 
Ellen Roskovich
 


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