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GAIA MARDI GRASSamme said Jul 16, 12:12 AM:  The Gaian Humor Pod congratulates Jenna as this year's winner for the Gaia Scholarship Award. Please join us and Jenna as the Parade Marshal for this pod's MARDI GRAS celebration. Post your costume pictures, share stories, post videos, anything goes! Come one, come all! Wear your costumes, have fun and smile and laugh.  |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSherri said Jul 16, 4:24 AM:Boogie on down! [Samme, if you can copy the image in for me, I’d love it. I can’t get that done at all on my TWO computers!]  |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASDoug said Jul 16, 4:45 AM:Shhhhh…. keep it down guys. You know it's 4 oclock in the morning and people are TRYING to sleep! |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRAS~KES said Jul 16, 5:24 AM:Here's a little number for you about the Saints I love Theatre Masks.  |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSamme said Jul 16, 5:41 AM:   Juke Box Love SongLangston Hughes I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a crown, Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways, And for your love song tone their rumble down. Take Harlem's heartbeat, Make a drumbeat, Put it on a record, let it whirl, And while we listen to it play, Dance with you till day– Dance with you, my sweet brown Harlem girl. 1950 Dream BoogieLangston Hughes Good morning, daddy! Ain't you heard The boogie-woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely: You'll hear their feet Beating out and beating out a – You think It's a happy beat? Listen to it closely: Ain't you heard something underneath like a – What did I say? Sure, I'm happy! Take it away! Hey, pop! Re-bop! Mop! Y-e-a-h! 1951 Trumpet PlayerLangston Hughes The Negro With the trumpet at his lips Has dark moons of weariness Beneath his eyes where the smoldering memory of slave ships Blazed to the crack of whips about thighs The negro with the trumpet at his lips has a head of vibrant hair tamed down, patent-leathered now until it gleams like jet– were jet a crown the music from the trumpet at his lips is honey mixed with liquid fire the rhythm from the trumpet at his lips is ecstasy distilled from old desire– Desire that is longing for the moon where the moonlight's but a spotlight in his eyes, desire that is longing for the sea where the sea's a bar-glass sucker size The Negro with the trumpet at his lips whose jacket Has a fine one-button roll, does not know upon what riff the music slips It's hypodermic needle to his soul but softly as the tune comes from his throat trouble mellows to a golden note |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 7:12 AM:Good Morning all , So let the fun begin , and I can't wait to see were Jenna takes us on our : Mardis Gras στην κοινότητα της Γαίας |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASheemes said Jul 16, 6:49 PM:This line speaks most clearly to me… “I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a crown” This is such a fantastic expression of community, truly international and grand in scale.You are all so pleasing to my eyes, ears, heart and soul. Samme, Jenna, and everyone that made this celebration what it is (so far), I'm humbled by your presence. Deep bows to all. |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 7:17 AM:Samme you look so good in green:)) |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 8:05 AM:Oh My , |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 8:55 AM:Hi All, |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRAStiva said Jul 16, 3:57 PM:I want to send my photo but I don´t know how…..can you help me? |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRAStiva said Jul 16, 4:04 PM:yes i knew how! |
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Let the Parade Begin!barefootgirl said Jul 16, 8:52 AM:Ok, Samme: You are officially my hero. Thanks, I'm speechless. :) Well speechless except to announce that…. |
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Re: Let the Parade Begin!barefootgirl said Jul 16, 9:32 AM:And now for a brief carnival history of Italian colored socks! (Thanks, Loriann!) So put on your most colorful socks (perhaps sock of your crayon color from Dave's epic crayon post?), and enjoy the show. :) Compagnie della Calza (“Trouser Club”) The Compagnie della Calza companies were young Venetian noblemen who organized the spectacular Venetian life between the XV and XVI century.Two companions of the Brothers Zardinieri Le Compagnie della Calza were born around the middle of the fifteenth century Venice where controllarono and organized performances citizens. Every year at carnival every company of sock organized a series of shows reserved for the Venetian nobility in which were used (at the expense of the company) famous buffoons time, but also real theatrical even with the presence of famous authors Beolco as Angelo said Ruzante and Pietro Aretino. The various companies had names of imagination is inspired by virtue such as those of Floridi, U.S., and Arrange; others traevano inspiration from trades like the Ortolani and Zardinieri. The companies are distinguished for colored socks the color of the company and complicated embroidery that recall the name of the company itself. As part of Vittore Carpaccio The departure of the engaged which is part of the cycle of Sant'Orsola, one sees clearly the complicated embroidery with the initials F. [ratelli] Z. [ardinieri] on the left sleeve of one of the two. |
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Re: Let the Parade Begin!heemes said Jul 16, 9:59 AM:Wow, wow, and more wow! |
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Re: Let the Parade Begin!scribe sky said Jul 16, 10:51 AM:that's a snazzy feather fall ~ |
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Re: Let the Parade Begin!Sherri said Jul 16, 11:22 AM:ROFL Paul, that's just GORGEOUS! oooohhhh |
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Re: Let the Parade Begin!Authentic Soul said Jul 16, 5:22 PM:strong body |
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Re: Let the Parade Begin!barefootgirl said Jul 16, 5:30 PM:I *love* that mask, and the smile underneath it. Glad you can join the festivities, Paul! |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASPeace Seeker said Jul 16, 10:20 AM:Woohoo!!! Let's celebrate. Here are some Mardi Gras beads. See if you can catch them. |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASscribe sky said Jul 16, 10:49 AM:voila ~ the king cake: oops! the baby's loose - RUUNN! (just kidding, cinnamon is yummy!) |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASdemetra said Jul 16, 11:06 AM:aaaaaahhh, so much noise….. im trying to sleep |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASdemetra said Jul 16, 11:07 AM:ok, im up im up….. so…. oooooh cake… yummy.. |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 11:19 AM:Oh you all look so ravishing:) La Venevia di Fulvis Roiter
È molto un bellissimo luogo di mostrare il vostro vero colori, con quello che vi piace. Chow, Loriann  |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSamme said Jul 16, 2:04 PM:We are all international here. I am glad everybody is having fun. This festivities will go on for several days until the weekend. So you can have lots of costume changes. Fun, fun, fun!!! |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASbarefootgirl said Jul 16, 3:06 PM:We already have upbeat music from around the world! Delicious foods! … Is there any of that Conundrum wine from the other day left for us? :) …tons of colorful masks, and the parade is well on it's way. Woohoo! |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSamme said Jul 16, 3:34 PM:Hi all, Hi Jenna, |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSherri said Jul 16, 3:46 PM:How's THIS for a MASK!  |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSherri said Jul 16, 5:38 PM:It's a monument in Barcelona! It would make an awesome float tho, dont you think? |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 4:24 PM:
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSherri said Jul 16, 4:13 PM:This video seems TOTALLY appropriate for this occasion. |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 4:34 PM:Hi All , Never seen Moulin Rouge , well , I will now Hugs to all, Loriann |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSamme said Jul 16, 4:39 PM:Oooh Moulin Rouge, I love that movie. It is like a Bollywood movie. Bollywood is the term for a film industry in India where the movies are long and have several dance and song segments juxtaposed in the course of the film. Usually there will be about 6 segments of this dance and song routines. We have to have scenes from a French Mardi Gras. I am preparing one now for scenes from Philippines Mardi Gras so come back again and keep posting and have fun.
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASbarefootgirl said Jul 16, 4:43 PM:Dancing around with Sherri and Loriann, keeping tune by beating a drum, sipping some of Loriann's Merlot, and singin' to the tunes of Moulin Rouge. Oh, and throwing more beads out to Samme and everyone else! |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSamme said Jul 16, 4:48 PM:Whoa, Sherri. I know we ask everybody to be themselves and have fun but you fabulous lady is “the world”! That is one gigantically huge MASK, you go woman. LOL |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASbarefootgirl said Jul 16, 5:10 PM:Wow. I want THAT costume. Or at least know that guy! :) |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 5:09 PM:Me again, Carnaval de Que'bec Le plus grand carnaval d'hiver au monde
Québec Winter Carnival Dates Since 1955 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN5VNAxsLho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEfbr6HdKhY&feature=related Wow , everyone is amazing:) 
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 5:19 PM:
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 5:34 PM:
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASbarefootgirl said Jul 16, 5:43 PM:Me too! I'm out there shaking it like a polaroid picture. |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASSherri said Jul 16, 5:51 PM:Man, this is one AMAZING international blog here! Let's show the U.N. how to negotiate! |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 5:57 PM:Hand in hand we go , when we work as global team anything is possible. |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASbarefootgirl said Jul 16, 6:03 PM:You said it, Sherri! :) Forget wars! Let's have different countries have a DANCE-a-THON instead! Or at least have a parade float competition. |
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Re: GAIA MARDI GRASAuthentic Soul said Jul 16, 5:54 PM:As we travel the world now we land in Greece. |
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