Press Release Summary = First, the congressional cafeteria renamed french fries \"freedom fries.\" Then Iranian bakers dumped the name \"Danish\" for Roses of the Prophet Muhammad.
Press Release Body = First, the congressional cafeteria renamed french fries \"freedom fries.\" Then Iranian bakers dumped the name \"Danish\" for Roses of the Prophet Muhammad.
And now Mardi Gras organizers are encouraging the charities that operate beer booths to call hurricane cocktails \"tropical storms.\"
Why?
\"Out of sensitivity to the people of New Orleans,\" explained Mardi Gras spokesman Mack Bradley.
Tropical storm, hurricane. Hurricane, tropical storm. No matter what bartenders call the potent punch, revelers will drink it.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors will consume gallons of hurricanes, kegs of beer and pounds of Cajun food as they celebrate Soulard Mardi Gras today. The weather - clear and breezy with temperatures in the low-to-mid 40s - guarantees big crowds, bar owners say.
\"We are ready,\" said Carol Norton of Norton\'s Cafe. \"We\'ve got beer, hurricanes, crab cakes, jambalaya, muffulettas, hot links, sausage, beans and rice. We\'ve got it all, and we\'re going to make as much as we can.\"
The party
The party starts at 11 a.m. with the Grand Parade, which steps off at Broadway and Chouteau Avenue and travels south on Seventh Boulevard to Sidney Street.
For the first time, the neighborhood also will host free entertainment on two stages. In Pontiac Square Park at Ninth and Ann streets, cover band Wyld Stallyns will play at 3 p.m., Extremely Pointless will follow at 4:45 p.m. and Kiss tribute band MiniKiss will perform at 6:30 p.m. A second stage at 12th Street and Gravois Avenue will host local bluesman Jimmie Lee Kennett at 3 p.m., classic rock act Little River Band at 4:30 p.m. and Deep Six at 6:30 p.m. The street party wraps up at 8 p.m. when vendors stop liquor sales. Bars close at 11 p.m.
The parking
Traffic is banned throughout most of Soulard. The best bet, organizers say, is to park downtown and take a shuttle to Soulard. Mardi Gras Inc. will run free shuttles from 9 a.m. to midnight. Pickup points are:
Tenth and Spruce streets.
Ninth Street and Clark Avenue.
Clark and Tucker Boulevard.
Clark and Broadway.
Sixth and Chestnut streets.
Fourth and Pine streets.
Seventh Street and Pine.
11th Street and Pine.
Metro also will run shuttles from the Civic Center MetroLink station. The shuttle will run from 9 a.m. to midnight and will cost $5 for a round-trip fare. Laclede\'s Landing will run free shuttles from Laclede\'s Landing Boulevard to Mardi Gras from 9 a.m. to midnight. A taxi stand will be situated at Seventh and Park Avenue.
The police
Organizers can\'t say it enough: Don\'t bring bottles, cans, coolers or backpacks. Off-duty Scott Air Force personnel will confiscate those items at checkpoints into the neighborhood.
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