Events - Part 82

Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras.  In New Orleans, in addition to the parades and parties, there's a tradition that people gather on the wrought-iron balconies in certain places on Bourbon Street with a supply of beaded necklaces ...

And down below in the street, guys flash their dicks (and girls flash their boobs) ...

And the flasher is rewarded with a necklace thrown down from above.

It's a very religious holiday.  I think it commemorates when Jesus entered Jerusalem and flashed his dick, but I'm not very religious, so I could be wrong.

You can tell how many times guys have flashed by how many necklaces they're wearing.

This appears to be a flashing virgin.

But he probably won't be a virgin for very long.

We end with a unique flashing posture.  It's all very religious.  Happy Mardi Gras!

Events - Part 67

 Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday).  Of course, Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans, but it's also celebrated around the world.  The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia has become one of the largest LGBT festivals in the world, attended by hundreds of thousands of people.

Today we'll look at an "art installation" by Spencer Tunick at the Sydney Opera House on March 1, 2010 that was part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.  Above, a poster for the event.

Spencer Tunick's "art installations" always involve a mass of naked people.  Here's one of the participants on the Opera House steps.  He must have arrived way before everybody else, because eventually there was a huge crowd.

Here's Spencer Tunick, clothed, talking to one of the participants.

Participants start to take their places on the Opera House steps.

Eventually a crowd of 5200 people showed up and got naked.  This was more than twice the expected number of participants.  Above, the iconic Sydney Opera House in the background with the participants, who have been directed to stand at attention.

Now the participants have been directed to raise their arms.

And now they have all been directed to lie down.

Because of the size of the crowd, not everybody could get inside, but some of the participants got to go into the Opera House and were seated.

And then they all headed home, having been part of a memorable experience.

Events - Part 51

Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras.  In New Orleans, in addition to the parades and parties, there's a tradition that people gather on the wrought-iron balconies in certain places on Bourbon Street with a supply of beaded necklaces ...

And down below in the street, guys flash their dicks (or girls flash their boobs) ...

And the flasher is rewarded with a necklace thrown down from above.

It's a very religious holiday.  I presume it commemorates when Jesus entered Jerusalem and flashed his dick.

But I'm not very religious, so I could be wrong.

You can tell how many times guys have flashed by how many necklaces they're wearing.

This must be a flashing virgin.

But he probably won't be a virgin for very long.

People have fun up in the balconies, too.  It's all very religious.  Happy Mardi Gras!

Mardi Gras 2023

Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras.  In New Orleans, in addition to the parades and parties, there's a tradition that people gather on the wrought-iron balconies in certain places on Bourbon Street with a supply of beaded necklaces ...

And down below in the street, guys flash their dicks (and girls flash their boobs) ...

And the flasher is rewarded with a necklace thrown down from above.

It's a very religious holiday.  I think it commemorates when Jesus entered Jerusalem and flashed his dick, but I'm not very religious, so I could be wrong.

This guy is doing it wrong.  No, you don't flash your ass ...

Yes, that's better.  You flash your dick.

You can tell how many times guys have flashed by how many necklaces they're wearing.

This must be a flashing virgin.

But he probably won't be a virgin for very long.

People have fun up in the balconies, too.  It's all very religious.  Happy Mardi Gras!

Events - Part 3

Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras.  Historically, Mardi Gras had its origins when religious Catholics, facing the fasting and abstinence of Lent, decided to throw a huge festival before Lent begins, drinking, partying, and throwing morality out the window.  Because they were so religious.

In the U.S., Mardi Gras is synonymous with New Orleans. The New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration involves parades with elaborate floats, dressing up in costumes, and formal balls. But another tradition has developed.

People crowd the ubiquitous cast-iron balconies of the French Quarter, especially on Bourbon Street, with a supply of beaded necklaces.

Down on the street, the tradition, engaged in mostly by tourists, is that girls flash their boobs and guys flash their dicks for the reward of beads thrown down from above.  This isn't necessarily a gay thing – most guys are flashing the girls in the balconies – but of course there are some men in the balconies who would be happy to reward this guy.

The flasher then catches the beads.

This guy seems to be ignoring the falling beads.  Perhaps he has embraced another Mardi Gras "tradition" of drinking to excess.

You can tell how many times a guy has flashed by how many beads he's wearing.

This must be a flashing virgin.  I'm sure he won't be a virgin for long.

Sometimes the people in the balconies get carried away by the excitement and do their own flashing.

There's another New Orleans event, Southern Decadence, that is predominantly gay and that also features flashing and beads.  It's held on Labor Day weekend.  Don't worry, we'll get to it later.