Excelsior PR Manager Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) Originally posted in DCI section: Well the creole's on the table ! In response to the numerous emails .... YES- EXCELSIOR is going to Mardi Gras - EXCELSIOR will be heading south on January 23rd - to meet up with the Krewes of EXCALIBUR, CHIEF CHOCTAW & KING ARTHUR. A great big thank you goes out to Shannon, Phil & Robert and the Grand Marshall's of the parades- as they have been fantastic in orchestrating a great tour for us! Starting out on The EAST bank of Matearie for the Friday night parade step off 7 PM with the Krewe of EXCALIBUR Followed by the Sat. morning parade on the west bank with Krewe of CHOCTAW Culminating in UPTOWN New Orleans - with the Krewe of King Arthur. The Marshall's have been welcoming and more then hospitable in making sure that EXCELSIOR experiences all the tastes of Mardi Gras - EXCELSIOR will be taking one 55 passenger Coach to New Orleans - As not all of our Corps will be able to attend due to School and the sort we are looking to fill the open seats with Honor Guard people - Any one interested in joining us can contact me - details are as follows : We will be staying in a hotel and for 2 nights the cost in a quad will be $50 The hotel provides breakfast - BUT you will be responsible for your own food - There are about 9 or 10 seats left - so please contact me asap if you would like to attend The timing goes - departure 12 am- midnight of the 23rd - 22 hours on the bus we arrive midnight ish- of the 24th - and the first parade is 7pm Friday night - line up is 5pm Sat. parade is a 1030am line up Sun parade is a 12 pm lineup with the last parade stepping off at 1:15 pm and the duration we will likely be on the road for home around 6pm Sunday night - that puts us in Latham at 6-7pm ish Monday the 27th - Also - ALL honor guard will wear White shirts / Black pants / black comfortable shoes and socks - There will be 1 rehearsal for this unit on SUNDAY - Jan 20th from 12-5 pm at Shaker High School with the part of the Corps that is attending the parades - This is a mandatory rehearsal - if you can not attend you can not go - X-celsior is X-cited to be going to Mardi Gras - come on along for fun !!!! Donel - excelsiordirector@verizon.net This post has been edited by THEEXCELSIORDIRECTOR: Yesterday, 10:44 AM -------------------- DONEL R. MYSLIWIEC Director/ Drum Major EXCELSIOR ~ Drum & Bugle Corps EXCELSIORDIRECTOR@VERIZON.NET Edited January 11, 2008 by Excelsior PR Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamboat Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Originally posted in DCI section:Well the creole's on the table ! In response to the numerous emails .... YES- EXCELSIOR is going to Mardi Gras - EXCELSIOR will be heading south on January 23rd - to meet up with the Krewes of EXCALIBUR, CHIEF CHOCTAW & KING ARTHUR. A great big thank you goes out to Shannon, Phil & Robert and the Grand Marshall's of the parades- as they have been fantastic in orchestrating a great tour for us! Starting out on The EAST bank of Matearie for the Friday night parade step off 7 PM with the Krewe of EXCALIBUR Followed by the Sat. morning parade on the west bank with Krewe of CHOCTAW Culminating in UPTOWN New Orleans - with the Krewe of King Arthur. The Marshall's have been welcoming and more then hospitable in making sure that EXCELSIOR experiences all the tastes of Mardi Gras - EXCELSIOR will be taking one 55 passenger Coach to New Orleans - As not all of our Corps will be able to attend due to School and the sort we are looking to fill the open seats with Honor Guard people - Any one interested in joining us can contact me - details are as follows : We will be staying in a hotel and for 2 nights the cost in a quad will be $50 The hotel provides breakfast - BUT you will be responsible for your own food - There are about 9 or 10 seats left - so please contact me asap if you would like to attend The timing goes - departure 12 am- midnight of the 23rd - 22 hours on the bus we arrive midnight ish- of the 24th - and the first parade is 7pm Friday night - line up is 5pm Sat. parade is a 1030am line up Sun parade is a 12 pm lineup with the last parade stepping off at 1:15 pm and the duration we will likely be on the road for home around 6pm Sunday night - that puts us in Latham at 6-7pm ish Monday the 27th - Also - ALL honor guard will wear White shirts / Black pants / black comfortable shoes and socks - There will be 1 rehearsal for this unit on SUNDAY - Jan 20th from 12-5 pm at Shaker High School with the part of the Corps that is attending the parades - This is a mandatory rehearsal - if you can not attend you can not go - X-celsior is X-cited to be going to Mardi Gras - come on along for fun !!!! Donel - excelsiordirector@verizon.net This post has been edited by THEEXCELSIORDIRECTOR: Yesterday, 10:44 AM -------------------- DONEL R. MYSLIWIEC Director/ Drum Major EXCELSIOR ~ Drum & Bugle Corps EXCELSIORDIRECTOR@VERIZON.NET Let us know how it goes!!! Enjoy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior PR Manager Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 (edited) Thanks Erick, (Steamboat!) I will take lots of pics and report back how it goes. This is HUGE for us and we are so excited to be making this roadtrip. Our members who are unfortunately unable to attend due to school or work committments are soooo jealous, but we have promised to bring them back some mardi gras beads and a crawfish or two!!!! Remember, there are a select few spots left on the bus, and we are looking to fill out our honor guard for the parades, so anyone interested please give me a shout. The basic info is listed above in this thread. If you need any other info, just email. The EXCELSIOR X-press is headin south! Thank you, Donel EXCELSIOR DIRECTOR AND DRUM MAJOR EXCELSIORDIRECTOR@VERIZON.NET Edited January 14, 2008 by Excelsior PR Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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