Endymion 2013

Saturday night, February 9th -
                   ENDYMION arrives

 Endymion is the Olympian God of Fertility and Eternal Youth.

                                                    

 This Krewe was founded in 1967 and is now the largest in Mardi Gras history.

This year's superstar Grand Marshal was Kelly Clarkson (who then had to attend the Grammy's on Sunday night).

                  Title to the #2 float.

         Amazingly the Superdome on this float managed to stay fully lit.

 Queen and King of Endymion for 2013.

Flambeaux carriers and marching bands in between floats.

This year's theme was "Ancient Mysteries" and the title to the float above was "Ol' Man River."

Endymion is famous for its tandem floats, this one was called Noah's Ark.

They're about to both catch the same bead at the same time. Who will win?

 More floats.

Enjoying the parade.

Lights and Mardi Gras 'fetti. 

As this float was making the turn onto Lee Circle it caught the police barricade and started dragging it down the street. Oops!

 This year Endymion unveiled its 9 part tandem float - above is the beginning of it.

The sign says "Endymion's Pontchartrain Beach Then & Now" which is its name.

There it goes around Lee Circle.

Coming around the other side.

Sections from the Pontchartrain Beach float.

Last float of the parade.






















And the USS Constitution ended the parade for me on this note:
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd6UI6wEIsU

Follow the link, I bet you'll never guess the song they were playing but then you'll know why everyone around me immediately began gettin' down which was pretty hilarious to watch, particularly the guy in front of me with an inflatable football helmet on his head.