ONLY ONE MORE WEEK – JUST SEVEN DAYS! HOW WILL WE EVER MAKE IT!
WHAT: 5th Annual Krewe of Helios-Arizona Mardi Gras Party and Parade
WHEN: Saturday, February 26, 2006. 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
WHERE: Krewe of Helios-Arizona World Headquarters
24952 North 74th Place, Scottsdale Arizona
NEED DIRECTIONS?
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Queen Catherine Leatham and her king Dagger Dave invite you to attend the fifth annual Krewe of Helios-Arizona Mardi Gras Parade and Party – the only official Mardi Gras parade in the Grand Canyon State!
Want to enter the parade and get an official T-shirt? Want to learn more about our illusive Grand Marshal? Want to know what you can bring? Want to know where to park? Keep reading to learn more!
Krewe of Helios-AZ Begs Governor to Preside over Parade
As the Krewe of Helios-Arizona celebrates its momentous FIFTH Annual Mardi Gras Parade and Party, we decided to enhance the parade this year by creating the title of GRAND MARSHAL (it works for the Rose Parade – why not us?) So after searching long and hard, we settled upon one name that truly embodies the grandeur of the FIFTH ANNUAL PARADE: THE HONORABLE JANET NAPOLITANO, GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF ARIZONA!
You can read our formal invitation below – as well as our PERSUASIVE top 10 reasons she should be the Grand Marshal of Our Fifth Annual Parade. You can also help the cause by sending her an email to beg her to attend:
http://www.governor.state.az.us/post/feedback.asp
And so without further ado, our formal invitation:
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KREWE OF HELIOS-AZ CELEBRATES MARDI GRAS
WHAT: 5th Annual Krewe of Helios-Arizona Mardi Gras Party and Parade
WHEN: Saturday, February 26, 2006. 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
WHERE: Krewe of Helios-Arizona World Headquarters
24952 North 74th Place, Scottsdale Arizona
NEED DIRECTIONS?
click here for map
Queen Catherine Leatham and her king Dagger Dave invite you to attend the fifth annual Krewe of Helios-Arizona Mardi Gras Parade and Party – the only official Mardi Gras parade in the Grand Canyon State!
Come eat our gumbo, drink our beer, catch our beads and raise a glass to the Pelican State as we celebrate Louisiana culture and try to purge ourselves of those six harrowing words that no Cajun, coon-ass or ‘Yat ever wants to hear again: BROWNIE, YOU’VE DONE A HECKUVA JOB!
Come witness the pageantry of our fourth annual parade as it makes several historic laps around the North 74th Place cul de sac – you’re sure to catch tons of beads as I guarantee our parade is slower than a FEMA ice truck. And no, we don’t earn our beads by removing our clothing – this is Scottsdale, not Babe’s Cabaret, people (oh wait, that is Scottsdale!) You are, however, welcome to ENTER your float in our fabulous parade, competing for valuable prizes (OK, a cool Mardi Gras pimp-hat) as you attempt to unseat defending parade champions, Chris and Kristi Walsh, and their 2005 entry: Mardi Paws.
If you’d like to enter the parade, be at the house at 4:30 PM to load your float with beads and to receive your official KREWE OF HELIOS-ARIZONA 2006 T-SHIRT.
Step off for the parade is 5 PM sharp!
If you’re not there at 5, I guarantee you’ll miss it, because (as if we have to remind you) WE DON’T HAVE THE NECESSARY PERMITS TO HAVE A PARADE. Thus, we’re going to make our historic loops around the cul de sac until we run out of beads, and then retreat inside faster than Brownie headed for half-price margaritas at Happy Hour!
See you Saturday, February 25, 2006!
Laissez les bon temps roulez!
Patrick and Stacy Bertinelli
Krewe of Helios-Arizona Captains
Questions? Email stacy@patandstacy.com
Stacy Survives Non-Toe-Related Surgery!
Good news: The morning after having my plumbing roto-rooted under general anesthesia, I feel better than I did the morning after I had my toenails removed with Novocain and a pair of pliers.
Of course, I’m also on better pain meds. Hooray!
Yesterday afternoon – LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, as in 22 hours, 30 minutes after I last tasted food and 9 hours after I last drank anything, including water – I underwent a hysteroscopy and D&C to remove a benign polyp from my uterus.
As with any of my recent outings (See Grand Canyon & Toenails entries), this too was an adventure! Keep reading for the blow-by-blow recap – but only if you haven’t recently eaten.
The Rest of the Toes Story… Or How I Learned They Needed to Go
You know by now that I have no big-toe nails. Removed they were, by the venerable Dr. Brett Roeder, Team Limoncello official podiatrist and husband of my good friend Yvette. As I said to him after he deposited said toenails into a urine specimen jar, “I like your wife better than you.”
Well, now you get to read the rest of the story… or How I came to learn that my toenails should be removed.
If you are at all squeamish about your toenails or fingernails, then you should probably stop reading HERE. If you are considering writing a letter to your Congressman or Senator in support of John McCain’s anti-torture bill and you need amunition: MAKE SURE YOU ATE AN HOUR AGO AND PROCEED.
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