..the New Orleans Mardi Gras parades on the Uptown parade route (that's the route I will be riding on Sunday Feb 19th) via the NOLA.com Parade Cam. It is a pretty lo-tech/low budget affair and can have it's share of tech glitches during the broadcasts, but typically they do a decent enough job. (The announcers can also be annoying at times but it is a live on the street view of most of the major parades.) The parades really start to roll as of tonite- Friday- and there will be a couple to watch on Sat & Sunday this weekend as well. Then there is a break in the action til next Wed nite and then from that day thru Mardi Gras day you can see parades every day. Schedule of parades & broadcasts can be found at top of NOLA.com homepage (remember to adjust times for East Coast viewing by adding 1 hr or for West Coast viewing subtract 2 hrs from the scheduled times). Once you get parade up on the screen & it starts to roll kick back, pour the beverage of your choice into a glass and enjoy. You can even practice yelling "Throw me somethin' mister!" as floats roll by on screen- who's gonna know?
NOTE: Make sure to try paradecam out and get familiar with site and how it works BEFORE Krewe of Mid-City parade rolls on Sunday Feb 19th, 11:45am CST/ 12:45pm EST and 9:45AM PST.
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