Word: mardi
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...assurance that the republic will not be hosting gay parades was calculated p.r., designed to appease conservatives worried about an influx of gay tourists. But it was also a disingenuous statement if the Nation party was anything to go by. That party may not have been a Sydney Mardi Gras with a Gay Men's Chorus and dykes on bikes?and it may not have been officially backed?but it was a three-day fest of international proportions, held on Sentosa island. Its cheeky centerpiece was a riotous party at the island's Musical Fountain, timed for Aug. 9, Singapore...
...been dubbed the hamptons of Australia, drawing a stellar crowd of international celebrities and media types. And it?s fast emerging as the preferred location for recovery parties following Sydney?s exuberant Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Its name is Noosa Heads?or just plain Noosa?and it?s a boutique resort whose time is very much...
...flamboyant New Orleans rhythm-and-blues man; of complications from diabetes; in New Orleans. Born Earl Johnson, the fiery guitarist with the elaborately upraised coif got his stage name when a typesetter for Specialty Records accidentally garbled his moniker: King Earl. King's hundreds of songs, which included Mardi Gras staple Big Chief and R.-and-B. hits Trick Bag and Come On (Let the Good Times Roll), were recorded by Jimi Hendrix and Robert Palmer...
Yeah, during that four-year period I went to [Oktoberfest] three times and Mardi Gras twice just to compare them. Mardi Gras is fun—it’s a looney bin—but in the end it didn’t hold up to Oktoberfest...
...think it’s an incredible party. It’s three weekends long. I mean, most parties are an excuse to drink. Mardi Gras is a religious holiday but it’s become a drinking party, or Saint Patrick’s Day is I guess a religious holiday that’s an excuse to drink. Oktoberfest is about beer. And the Germans for some insane reason also think it’s a good idea to set up an amusement park around the Oktoberfest. It’s the greatest combo...