Mardi Gras Night
…jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file’ gumbo
’Cause tonight, I’m a-gonna see my my-my cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou…
Pass the Jambalaya it’s Mardi Gras night! So for those of you who missed it let me just say you snoozed and you loozed…cause we feasted on the best Jambalaya this side of the Mississippi and then some! Special thanks to Lori Redfearn and Rodney Rideau for providing not only the beads and feathers (you looked hot Renee!) but also and endless supply of Jell-O shots and Jambalaya…man we were having seconds…and thirds…and oh yeah…there was softball wasn’t there!? To the games then…
For the first parade…the Nuts 3 Krewe took on the Longshots Krewe as our own little Carnival kicked off! Away we go…Gibby makes the first fly ball catch for 1…Brian makes a spectacular catch for 2 and then Raquel throws to Norma for 3 (nice job girls!)…We close the top o’ the 1st down by 5…no problem….right?
We up now…and…we down…we take the field again…Brian makes another great catch for 1…then the Gibby makes two back-to-back fly ball catches for 2 and 3…Longshots manage 4 more runs but we’re fueled by Jambalaya there should be no problem...right?
We up again…and…we down again…so with nothing else to do...we take the field…J-Dawg makes a great line drive catch for 1…Brian throws to Norma for 2…and then the J-Dawg makes one of those “lose control, gain control” throws to Norma and makes it 3! We are down by 13…a lucky number for some…right?
We up again…Robert gets the party started with a single, Raquel takes her base…Ben singles…Norma singles and Gibby singles…we’re on the board and in the singles club…Lassiez le bom temps roule…holla!
Then we were stopped cold by what has been referred to by one Nut as “the inning that seemed to last forever-and-ever amen!” (otherwise known as the top of the 4th). But although the Longshots scored 18 runs in this inning there were some great plays…Gibby made another fabulous catch for 1…Norma also made a great catch for 2…and Raquel made one of those “that’s hot” catches for 3…and somewhere in there J-Dawg got tired and decided to lay down in the dirt for a quick nap…he funny!…Anyway…throw these guys some beads…and crank the Zydeco…we up now and we mean business…this aint no Fas do do…at least not till we finish off these Longshots!
So we up again…ummm…and we down again…foiled by a team that belongs in the “other” league! So let’s just think of this as a practice game and move on to more Jambalaya and Jell-O shots…and parade number 2…right?
The Nuts 2 Krewe take on the Village Idiots Krewe next…and we’re off to a great start…we hold the Idiots to 1 with a Duke double play and the AP to KP connection! Our turn…Steve leads off with a walk… which is like just boring…cause we want to see him hit…right? Then KP hits a single…as The Duke scans the field looking for that juicy meatball…he slams a home run bringing in 3 runs and making the Idiots chase the ball for what seems like days…they even disappeared for a little while in that like creek bed back there in the outfield…they reappear hours later so Sue can take her base…then Paul singles…Sin-D singles…Jose “every time” gets on base but I forget how…Monique hits a single and Alex triples…Holla peeps…now we’re talking! Dianna keeps things going with a single and Eustacio takes his base…what action…we score 7 runs! I have a dull pencil after all that…hold please…
Back with a better pencil and ready for more…we take the field and the poor Idiots are held to their measly 1 run as KP catches a smoking line drive (even with her tiara on)…Duke does a little juggling first before he makes the 2nd out at 2nd…and Duke’s back again to make a great catch for 3…Our turn…Back to the Monstuhr who leads off with what? Another walk?! That’s like Debbie Downer….wah…wah…wah…hits…that’s what the people want Steve! Duke steps up next and makes the Idiots chase another creek bed ball…they seem fish it out a little faster this time and hold him to a triple. Sue steps up with another single and so does Paul…we score 2 more runs and end the inning up by 8…
While the Idiots bat our Nuts fuel up on more Jambalaya and Jell-O shots…everyone in the stands is looking hot from all of the Mardi Gras accessorizing…I mean…did you know beads, feathers and tiaras are the new black?…Holla! I manage to pay attention enough to record the action as Eustacio “see it made it in the blog” Marin throws to KP for our number 1…hot! Then Duke throws to KP for number 2…and Duke makes the 3rd with another fabulous catch…It our turn now…more hits more runs…punch it!
Jose “every time” leads off by breaking his hitting streak…pause….mourn…shake it off…no I’m all right…really! Then Alex Marquez gets things started by taking his base…Dianna slams a single…Eustacio takes his base…(we’re loaded now by the way)…and Criselle “with the great hair” gets on base with a single…and better still two RBIs…we fans are so proud of her that some Jambalaya went flying as we all cheered for her…so hot! Right? We’re not done…the Monstuhr finally decides to show himself by slamming a…single???…hmmm…word has it Steve was swinging for the stars…he must have been using the “bat with a twang” or something…cause what was that!?…Anyway…KP wants one too…and then comes Duke…Did someone order up a grand slam a la mode????? That’s right we grand slamming now people…there is so much action goin on that I have to ask Renee to help me keep score with my counter thing…and with yet another dull pencil we keep on goin…Sue slams a single…Paul slams a triple and dude we have 8 more runs! What is an Idiot to do…maybe they should just go fishing in the “outfield with a creek”???
Anyway…we take the field, which by now is as lively as the French Quarter…wrap it up Nuts…wrap it up! Alex strikes out some looker for 1…Eustacio picks off the runner at 3rd for 2…and Alex strikes out another looker for 3…Cut, print, ballgame! Nuts crush the Idiots 17 – 2…let’s eat…more food please!
A Few Stats for my Peeps:
Number of times that someone…anyone…everyone…made a comment about flashing for beads? I mean all night with that people! 25
Average number of Jambalaya helpings per person: 3
Total number of singles: 16
Fly balls caught: 10
Criselle’s RBI’s: 2!!!!!!!
…and there seemed to be a shortage of quotes this time around which I theorize is directly related to everyone “not talking with their mouths full” lets hear it for the Jambalaya!
See you next week for Nuts Graduation…be sure to pick up your cap and gown at the Principal’s office before schools out. Holla!
’Cause tonight, I’m a-gonna see my my-my cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou…
Pass the Jambalaya it’s Mardi Gras night! So for those of you who missed it let me just say you snoozed and you loozed…cause we feasted on the best Jambalaya this side of the Mississippi and then some! Special thanks to Lori Redfearn and Rodney Rideau for providing not only the beads and feathers (you looked hot Renee!) but also and endless supply of Jell-O shots and Jambalaya…man we were having seconds…and thirds…and oh yeah…there was softball wasn’t there!? To the games then…
For the first parade…the Nuts 3 Krewe took on the Longshots Krewe as our own little Carnival kicked off! Away we go…Gibby makes the first fly ball catch for 1…Brian makes a spectacular catch for 2 and then Raquel throws to Norma for 3 (nice job girls!)…We close the top o’ the 1st down by 5…no problem….right?
We up now…and…we down…we take the field again…Brian makes another great catch for 1…then the Gibby makes two back-to-back fly ball catches for 2 and 3…Longshots manage 4 more runs but we’re fueled by Jambalaya there should be no problem...right?
We up again…and…we down again…so with nothing else to do...we take the field…J-Dawg makes a great line drive catch for 1…Brian throws to Norma for 2…and then the J-Dawg makes one of those “lose control, gain control” throws to Norma and makes it 3! We are down by 13…a lucky number for some…right?
We up again…Robert gets the party started with a single, Raquel takes her base…Ben singles…Norma singles and Gibby singles…we’re on the board and in the singles club…Lassiez le bom temps roule…holla!
Then we were stopped cold by what has been referred to by one Nut as “the inning that seemed to last forever-and-ever amen!” (otherwise known as the top of the 4th). But although the Longshots scored 18 runs in this inning there were some great plays…Gibby made another fabulous catch for 1…Norma also made a great catch for 2…and Raquel made one of those “that’s hot” catches for 3…and somewhere in there J-Dawg got tired and decided to lay down in the dirt for a quick nap…he funny!…Anyway…throw these guys some beads…and crank the Zydeco…we up now and we mean business…this aint no Fas do do…at least not till we finish off these Longshots!
So we up again…ummm…and we down again…foiled by a team that belongs in the “other” league! So let’s just think of this as a practice game and move on to more Jambalaya and Jell-O shots…and parade number 2…right?
The Nuts 2 Krewe take on the Village Idiots Krewe next…and we’re off to a great start…we hold the Idiots to 1 with a Duke double play and the AP to KP connection! Our turn…Steve leads off with a walk… which is like just boring…cause we want to see him hit…right? Then KP hits a single…as The Duke scans the field looking for that juicy meatball…he slams a home run bringing in 3 runs and making the Idiots chase the ball for what seems like days…they even disappeared for a little while in that like creek bed back there in the outfield…they reappear hours later so Sue can take her base…then Paul singles…Sin-D singles…Jose “every time” gets on base but I forget how…Monique hits a single and Alex triples…Holla peeps…now we’re talking! Dianna keeps things going with a single and Eustacio takes his base…what action…we score 7 runs! I have a dull pencil after all that…hold please…
Back with a better pencil and ready for more…we take the field and the poor Idiots are held to their measly 1 run as KP catches a smoking line drive (even with her tiara on)…Duke does a little juggling first before he makes the 2nd out at 2nd…and Duke’s back again to make a great catch for 3…Our turn…Back to the Monstuhr who leads off with what? Another walk?! That’s like Debbie Downer….wah…wah…wah…hits…that’s what the people want Steve! Duke steps up next and makes the Idiots chase another creek bed ball…they seem fish it out a little faster this time and hold him to a triple. Sue steps up with another single and so does Paul…we score 2 more runs and end the inning up by 8…
While the Idiots bat our Nuts fuel up on more Jambalaya and Jell-O shots…everyone in the stands is looking hot from all of the Mardi Gras accessorizing…I mean…did you know beads, feathers and tiaras are the new black?…Holla! I manage to pay attention enough to record the action as Eustacio “see it made it in the blog” Marin throws to KP for our number 1…hot! Then Duke throws to KP for number 2…and Duke makes the 3rd with another fabulous catch…It our turn now…more hits more runs…punch it!
Jose “every time” leads off by breaking his hitting streak…pause….mourn…shake it off…no I’m all right…really! Then Alex Marquez gets things started by taking his base…Dianna slams a single…Eustacio takes his base…(we’re loaded now by the way)…and Criselle “with the great hair” gets on base with a single…and better still two RBIs…we fans are so proud of her that some Jambalaya went flying as we all cheered for her…so hot! Right? We’re not done…the Monstuhr finally decides to show himself by slamming a…single???…hmmm…word has it Steve was swinging for the stars…he must have been using the “bat with a twang” or something…cause what was that!?…Anyway…KP wants one too…and then comes Duke…Did someone order up a grand slam a la mode????? That’s right we grand slamming now people…there is so much action goin on that I have to ask Renee to help me keep score with my counter thing…and with yet another dull pencil we keep on goin…Sue slams a single…Paul slams a triple and dude we have 8 more runs! What is an Idiot to do…maybe they should just go fishing in the “outfield with a creek”???
Anyway…we take the field, which by now is as lively as the French Quarter…wrap it up Nuts…wrap it up! Alex strikes out some looker for 1…Eustacio picks off the runner at 3rd for 2…and Alex strikes out another looker for 3…Cut, print, ballgame! Nuts crush the Idiots 17 – 2…let’s eat…more food please!
A Few Stats for my Peeps:
Number of times that someone…anyone…everyone…made a comment about flashing for beads? I mean all night with that people! 25
Average number of Jambalaya helpings per person: 3
Total number of singles: 16
Fly balls caught: 10
Criselle’s RBI’s: 2!!!!!!!
…and there seemed to be a shortage of quotes this time around which I theorize is directly related to everyone “not talking with their mouths full” lets hear it for the Jambalaya!
See you next week for Nuts Graduation…be sure to pick up your cap and gown at the Principal’s office before schools out. Holla!
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