Art Mann Presents...

Episode Number: 305 - TV14

Episode Title: Mardi Gras 2007

Description: This week it's beads, beignets, and booze in the Big Easy.

Transcript:

TWO WORDS FOR YOU GUYS, MARDI GRAS.

NEW ORLEANS IS THE BEST PLACE EVER BOOBIES. MARDI GRAS ROCKS. IT'S AMAZING CAUSE ART MANN'S HERE. ART'S THEME MUSIC

YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE DON'T YOU WITHOUT ME EVEN SAYING IT RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS WE ARE HERE IT'S MARDI GRAS SEASON. I'M STANDING ON BOURBON STREET. YOU CAN SEE IT BEHIND ME. IT'S JUST SITTING THERE WAITING FOR US. THE STREET ITSELF KNOWS WE'LL BE BACK LATER. IT KNOWS WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN ART MANN PRESENTS WILL BE THERE. WE'LL BE BACK ON BOURBON STREET LATER WHEN IT'S DARK THERE, IT GETS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. AND THAT'S PERFECT FOR US. RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAD THIS WAY BECAUSE MARDI GRAS IS LIKE A 2 1/2 WEEK CELEBRATION. IT'S THE WORLDS LONGEST PARTY AND IT'S STARTING RIGHT OUT THERE NOW WITH SOME CRAZY PARADES.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS AMAZING ABOUT MARDI GRAS WALKING PARADES EVERYWHERE

BRILLIANT MARKETING RIGHT THERE. LOOKS LIKE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS BUT.

BIG WHAT'S THE BIG SELLER. WHAT ARE THE HOT BEADS THIS YEAR? THE LIGHT UPS. SHOW ME THE LIGHT UPS. ALWAYS THE LIGHT UPS. OH BEADS THAT DO STUFF OH GOTCHA. THAT'S NICE.

WELL LISTEN IT'S EARLY TO BE DOING THAT. HOW LONG WILL YOU DO THAT THOUGH TODAY. UH, TILL IT STOPS MAN. AT 5 AM? 6? TILL IT STOPS 7? TILL IT STOPS. THIS IS ALL YOUR FRIENDS RIGHT HERE. (SCREAMS) HEY WE'RE DRUNK IN THE FIRST ROW BABY HAMMERED. WHOO THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WE NEED A LIST OF WHAT A PERSON NEEDS TO BRING TO MARDI GRAS, GO. OKAY NO UNDERWEAR. NO BRAS. LIQUOR WE BROUGHT LIQUOR, WE BROUGHT BEER, WE BROUGHT RED BULL. YOU CAN'T DRINK ON BOURBON STREET WITHOUT PLASTIC CUPS. WE BROUGHT A BACKPACK TO CARRY OUR RED BULL IN. TELL THEM ABOUT MARDI GRAS. WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? JUST COMING DOWN HERE HAVING A GREAT TIME GETTING DRUNK. THANK YOU THAT'S BETTER CAUSE I WAS READING IN THE HOTEL, THEY HAD A WHOLE MAGAZINE THAT EXPLAINED THE HISTORY OF MARDI GRAS AND EVERYTHING, I LIKE YOUR EXPLANATION BETTER. WELL THANK YOU EXHIBIT A. SHOW US A LITTLE MARDI GRAS DANCE AS WE GO OUT HERE. (LAUGHS)

I'M AN EXPERT AT CERTAIN AREAS AND ONE AREA THAT I'M AN EXPERT IN IS FINDING THE DRUNK PEOPLE. HERE IS YOUR TIP, WHEN YOU SEE A TRUCK COME PULLING IN HAULING SOME SORT OF PORTABLE POLICE TOWER YOU KNOW WHAT THAT TELLS YOU THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME DRUNKS HERE TONIGHT.

HAPPY MARDI GRAS

WHAT YOU GOT BUDDY? FROG! MAN FROG!

THEY'RE THROWING STICKS, CIGARS

WE SAW TRUCKLOADS AND TRUCKLOADS OF BOOZE COMING IN ALL DAY. WE DRANK IT. (LAUGHS) THERE'S NONE LEFT.

I'M HAVING (SLURRING) DUDE, HOW MUCH DOES THIS WEIGH, ABOUT 75 POUNDS? (SLURRING) THE BIG QUESTION, WHAT IS IN THE CUP? STRAIGHT VODKA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SHOW THESE ON T.V. NOW. IT'S TOO LATE I'M SORRY THIS MUST BE CABLE THEN RIGHT? TELL US ABOUT EM WELL (YELLING IN BACKGROUND) YOU HEAR THIS RIGHT? (LAUGHS) RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE WE GOT SOME CRITICISM FROM PEOPLE SAYING WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON THE PARADE, WE NEED TO JUST GET TO THAT STREET RIGHT THERE. THAT IS A FUN STREET. BUT THE PARADES ARE WHY WE'RE HERE. WE HAVE TO TAKE IN A LITTLE OF THAT, OH YOU GOT TO I HEAR LES MILES IS GOING TO BE ON THE NEXT ONE SO YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I'M FROM DALLAS NICE. AUBURN UNIVERSITY. TALK TO US ABOUT ALL THIS. TELL US ABOUT ALL THIS. WE BROUGHT 60 GUYS IN 60 DAYS DOWN HERE ON OUR FORMAL WE DO EVERY YEAR RIGHT BEFORE MARDI GRAS THE BEADS OVER THE YEARS HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE ELABORATE. SHOW US WHAT YOU HAVE. I GOT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE I GOT SOME KNIVES. WE DID A SHOOT IN TEXAS AND IT STARTED RAINING, NO GIRLS SHOWED UP BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET THE RAIN ON THE HAIR. I DON'T CARE. A MILLION EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM, WHY DO YOU GO WITH THIS THING. IT'S AMAZING, IT'S CAUSE ART MANN'S HERE. YOU CAN CARRY YOUR DRINK EVERYWHERE, EVERYWHERE YOU GO. IT'S KIND OF NICE. YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE WATCHING THE SHOW RIGHT NOW THEY'RE VERY HAPPY BECAUSE THE BEGINNING OF OUR SHOW, BUT THEY SEE THAT YOU HAVE THE BOOZE. SO THEY KNOW ITS COMING.

HOW YOU DOIN? TELL EVERYONE ABOUT YOUR PHILOSOPHY RIGHT HERE. BOOBIES MAKE ME HAPPY. I SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE MEN IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I'M JUST RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD IN BATON ROUGE. LSU BABY WHOOOO I WATCH YOUR SHOW ON HD ART MANN GOES WILD ON THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MY MAN. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO COME TO MARDI GRAS NEXT SATURDAY NO, YOUR SUPPOSED TO SAY ANYTIME. ANYTIME! ALL YEAR WHOOOO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE ON BOURBON STREET NOW. HOPEFULLY LOTS OF BARE NIPPLES. YOU BRING YOUR LIQUOR IN A BACKPACK THAT GENIUS. YOU DRINK IT ANYTIME YOU WANT. 2 LITERS OF RUM, JUST RUM.

SOLID RUM AND COKE BABY. WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT? IS THAT JUST NEW ORLEANS STYLE? THAT'S CALLED A BIG FAT SACK.

IF YOU LIKE MY BIG FAT SACK. WHOOOO SHE LIKES MY BIG FAT SACK. (CHEERS)

I'M SMILING BECAUSE THE GOOD PART IS COMING UP. RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK. ADAM SHOW THEM THE STREET SIGN RIGHT BEHIND YOU. I LOVE BOURBON STREET. WE'LL BE SEEING YOU IN 2-2. NICE. I'M LIKE THE CHUCK WOOLERY OF THE DRUNKS.

WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW YOU GUYS. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S CLEARLY TIME TO GO TO BOURBON STREET. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WALKING AWAY FROM BOURBON STREET. NO ONE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WALKING TOWARDS BOURBON STREET. YEAH BABY WHOOOO HAPPY MARDI GRAS

SHOW ME SOME OF THESE BEADS. I NOTICE THE BEADS GET MORE AND MORE ELABORATE EVERY YEAR. I HAVE A LITTLE YAGERMEISTER RIGHT HERE, A LITTLE PURPLE BEADS. I CAN KIND OF FEEL AN ENERGY HERE. IT'S MARDI GRAS TIME. IT'S MARDI GRAS TIME YOU FEEL WHAT I'M SAYING. FEEL GOOD. THE CITY IS BACK, WE BACK IN THE CITY WE'RE ONLY 25 YARDS INTO BOURBON STREET RIGHT NOW AND IT'S ALREADY GETTING CRAZY. I'M GOING OUT THERE. WE'RE GOING WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO THE CLUB.

YEAH MISSOURI BABY! WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE DRINKING THAT IS DONE HERE? IS IT WORTHY? IS IT IRISH QUALITY DRINKING AROUND HERE? WELL WE'RE STARTIN OFF BUT I'LL TELL YOU IN ABOUT FIVE HOURS' TIME WHEN I'M POURIN HOME. NOW SOMETHING TERRIBLE JUST HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE. TELL EVERYONE AT HOME WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I JUST DROPPED MY DRINK. DO YOU FEEL WHAT I'M FEELING, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOME SPIRIT HERE. OH YES. OH, OH THAT'S HOW YOU GO TO MARDI GRAS RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE BABY RIGHT THERE IS HOW IT IS. HOW DID YOU GUYS GET THOSE BEADS? WELL I DON'T THINK THAT WE WILL BE TELLING REALLY? TRAVEL TIP FOR AT HOME: DON'T FLASH YOUR MONEY AROUND. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. WHAT'S UP?

EVERY TIME WE GO OUT AND WE FIND DRUNK PEOPLE, THERE IS ALWAYS A BATCHELORETTE PARTY.

THIS HAND GRENADE IS AWESOME. WHAT'S INSIDE THERE? DO YOU KNOW? UH, THERE IS A LOT OF LIQUOR IN HERE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN STORE FOR HER FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT? I JUST WANT TO GET HER ON STAGE AND MAKE HER DANCE AND SING. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DO. YOUR ON STAGE RIGHT NOW. LOOK WE HAVE A LITTLE CROWD RIGHT HERE. YOU WANT HER TO DANCE A LITTLE? (CHEERS) WHY DO THEY CALL IT A HAND GRENADE? CAUSE YOU HOLD IT IN YOUR HAD AND IT LOOKS LIKE A DAMN GRENADE. YOU GET BOMBED. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ALL I WANT TO DO IS HAVE MY FRIEND HAVE A GOOD TIME AND LIKE PRE-COME. I DON'T KNOW IF PRE-COME LOOKS LIKE THIS BUT IT KIND OF DOES. TELL ME ABOUT THAT DRINK YOU HAVE. HAND GRENADE, THE BEST DRINK THEY GOT ON BOURBON STREET. WHAT'S IN IT? UH, A WHOLE BUNCH OF ALCOHOL, THAT'S ALL I KNOW. GETS YOU MESSED UP. NO ONE CARES. THIS IS BOURBON STREET. A BUNCH OF BOOZE. HOW MANY OF THOSE HAVE YOU HAD? (LAUGHS) BEADS FLYING (YELLS) (INDISCERNIBLE) WHERE ARE YOU FROM? WE'RE FROM HERE. YOUR FROM HERE? WE'RE FROM NEW ORLEANS BORN AND RAISED. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO EXPLAIN THIS WHAT IS THIS FEELING THAT IS HERE BECAUSE THERE IS LIKE A HAPPINESS WHEN YOU'RE HERE. CAUSE IT'S NEW ORLEANS. SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. WHAT IS MARDI GRAS ALL ABOUT? EVERYTHING, BEADS, ALCOHOL, BOURBON STREET FUN EXPERIENCE BOURBON STREET PEOPLE COME HERE WITH ONE PURPOSE, WHAT IS IT? TO GET DRUNK. GET LOADED.

DO WE KNOW WHAT'S IN A HURRICANE. WE LEARNED ABOUT HAND GRENADES, NOW LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE HURRICANE. I DON'T KNOW I THINK YOU COULD SET IT ON FIRE THOUGH (LAUGHS) IT'S FLAMMABLE AND IT'S A BUNCH OF BOOZE.

(LAUGHS) SOME GUY TRIED TO SHOW ME HIS YOU KNOW WHAT. BUT IT'S COLD OUT HERE YOU KNOW THE NIPPLE DON'T LIE. NEITHER DO THE HIPS BABY. NICE.

WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE NOW AGAIN. I'M FROM LONDON. SOUTH AFRICA. NEW ZEALAND NICE. AND OUR THOUGHTS ON MARDI GRAS. I WHIPPED. IT'S GREAT RIGHT? I WHIPPED AT THE THOUGHT THAT I WAS ACTUALLY HERE.

YOU LOOKING AT BOURBON STREET IT GOES LIKE 7 BLOCKS THAT WAY AND THEN BEHIND ME IT GOES LIKE 7 BLOCKS THAT WAY. UNBELIEVABLE SHOW THEM. DO THAT MOVE ONE MORE TIME. SEE THERE'S 7 AND 7 MORE. THAT'S 14 BLOCKS OF DRUNK PEOPLE. THERE IS REALLY NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT AND THEY'RE VERY HONEST ABOUT IT. THEY'RE DRUNK. LET'S GO BACK DOWN THERE.

NOW IS THIS, THIS IS YOUR PARTY THAT WE'VE JUST STUMBLED INTO YES IT IS. TELL ME ABOUT THIS. WHERE ARE WE? WE'RE ON BOURBON STREET IN NEW ORLEANS. THIS IS A FANCY HOTEL WE'RE AT RIGHT HERE. IT'S SMACKIN FANCY. HOW EARLY DO YOU HAVE TO BOOK A ROOM RIGHT HERE. A FEW YEARS SERIOUSLY LIKE 2 YEAH WE'VE HAD IT FOR 7 IN A ROW. OH THAT'S GREAT. WE'RE A TRAVEL SHOW, WE LIKE TO GIVE THEM INFORMATION IS THIS THE WAY TO GO WHEN YOU COME TO MARDI GRAS? (ALL SAYING YES) YOU NEED A BALCONY RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BALCONY. ARE YOU ALL FRIENDS OR DO YOU BECOME FRIENDS? WE GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER. I HATE TO ASK THIS, GO AHEAD AND ASK. WHAT'S THIS GO FOR? WHAT DOES THIS COS? OH I DON'T KNOW HONEY I DON'T PAY THE BILL, I JUST SHOW UP. WILL THIS REALLY GO ALL NIGHT? ALL MORNING. MY GOAL IS 5 IN THE MORNING. WHAT DO YOU SEE FROM UP HERE. WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING A BALCONY? WELL IF YOU BRING A LOT OF BEADS YOU GET TO SEE SOME BOOBIES AND YOU GET TO SEE OTHER BODY PARTS THAT YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE SOMETIMES BUT WE GIVE EM BEADS ANYWAY CAUSE YOU KNOW THEY'RE TRYING. WE WERE JUST IN MIAMI THEY DO 5 EVERY NIGHT LIKE IT'S NOTHING. YOU GOTTA BEAT THAT. I MEAN I JUST GOT IN A PLANE FROM VIRGINIA. I'M HERE NOW I PLAN TO BE HERE TILL 5 IN THE MORNING.

TELL EVERYBODY WHAT MARDI GRAS IS ALL ABOUT. MARDI GRAS IS ALL ABOUT THE BOOBIES. THE FEMALES GOT EVERYTHING, HEY IF YOU LIKE FEMALES YOU LOVE MARDI GRAS IF YOU LOVE MARDI GRAS YOU LOVE FEMALES. EXACTLY! THANK YOU

WHAT IS IT ABOUT MARDI GRAS? WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS THAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT. ONCE IN A WHILE YOU NEED TO GET LOOSE AND YOU NEED TO LET ALL YOUR INHIBITIONS GO. AND THAT'S WHAT MARDI GRAS IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT BONDING AND HANGING OUT AND DRINKING. BONDING THROUGH DRINKING. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. MARVIN HARRISON. MARVIN HARRISON BABY. MARVIN IS THE REST OF YOUR TEAM HERE CELEBRATING TOO? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I'M FROM INDIANA I'M COMING DOWN HERE TRYING TO REPRESENT IS PEYTON HERE? I WISH. WHERE IS HE FROM? YEAH HERE LOUISIANA BABY RIGHT LOUISIANA

DAMN THAT'S A HUGE ASS BEER. YOUR DAMN RIGHT IT IS. ITS AWESOME. HI MY NAME IS COURTNEY AND I'M FROM SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. AND I GO TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. HOW MANY HUGE ASS BEERS HAVE YOU HAD. I'VE HAD ABOUT 6 OR 7 OF THESE. WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING A WOMAN WHO IS DRESSED VERY SEXY AT MARDI GRAS WHAT'S IT LIKE? I JUST LOOK GOOD, I'M SORRY. IT'S WONDERFUL. I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN AND I'M MEETING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND EVERYONE IS WHOA WATCH YOUR BACK. GIANT HORSES. AND THERE'S BIG HORSES. THAT'S A FUN CROWD RIGHT THERE. LOOK AT THAT LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE. (SCREAMS) WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE FROM MARDI GRAS MORE CRAZY PEOPLE. RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK. I LOVE IT. (SCREAMS) WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW YOU GUYS. WE ARE IN NEW ORLEANS AND IT'S MARDI GRAS YEAH (SCREAMS) WE'RE ON BOURBON STREET RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS. I DON'T KNOW EITHER. (SCREAMS)

I'M NOT SURE WHAT JUST HAPPENED HOW'S IT GOING. NOW THAT'S COMMON RIGHT? WHAT WE JUST SAW. APPARENTLY I'VE SEEN SOME BOOBS TONIGHT.

(SCREAMS) HEY BABY WHAT UP? WHY ARE YOU HOGGING ALL THE HOT GIRLS. I'M NOT HOGGING, I'M JUST HANGING. I'M HIS FAVORITE.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FROM WITH THE CRAZY HATS? I'M FROM TAMPA FLORIDA. LOOK AT YOU UH SMOKING THE CIGAR THAT'S RIGHT. I'M IN A CREW AT GASPARILLA JUST LIKE HERE SO YOU GOTTA LIVE IT UP. WE DID THE PIRATE FESTIVAL TOO. I'M IN A CREW, GRACE O'MALLEY. COMPARE THE TWO EVENTS. WELL TAMPA YOU DON'T SEE AS MANY BODY PARTS.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FROM? I'M FROM MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA. WE'VE HAD AUSTRALIANS ON THE SHOW BEFORE REALLY? YOUR NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT THAT YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO BOOZE IT UP. WHO WE BOOZE IT UP, THIS IS MY 10TH ONE I WAS IN DALLAS, TEXAS, I COME BACK HERE. SO YOUR BACK FOR GOOD NOW. I'M BACK FOR GOOD. ARE YOU HERE TO SAY THIS CITY IS READY TO RECEIVE THE TOURISTS? THEY'RE RECEIVE, EVERYTHING GONNA GET BETTER BECAUSE PEOPLE COMING BACK HOME AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO. NEW ORLEANS IS BACK! WE LOVE IT! (CHEERS) WHERE IS THIS GROUP FROM? ALABAMA BABY. WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LOVING THIS HAND GRENADE RIGHT HERE. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT IS IN THAT? WELL IT'S A SECRET RECIPE BUT ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS IT'S GOT GRAIN ALCOHOL IN IT. SO IT'LL DEFIANTLY PUT YOU UNDER I GUESS IS THE WORD. NO ONE EVEN ASKS WHAT'S IN IT. OH NO THEY DO FROM TIME TO TIME PEOPLE ARE VERY CURIOUS WHAT IT IS THEY'RE DRINKING BUT THEY DRINK IT ANYWAYS. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, THEY DON'T CARE. NO. NOT NO BOURBON STREET WHAT IS THIS MEDALLION YOU HAVE? THIS ONE HERE LIKE I WAS SAYING EARLIER, YOU GET THE BEADS YOU GET THE GIRLS, YOU WANT SOME BEADS? ASK THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE. TELL EVERYONE WHAT THEY'RE MISSING. Y'ALL ARE MISSING A GREAT TIME IN GINA SANCHEZ FROM BATON ROUGE AND THIS IS STORMY. I'M STORMY THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO NEW ORLEANS. I GOT THESE, I ALMOST GOT KNOCKED OUT WHEN THEY THREW EM BUT IT'S OKAY, WE'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME. THOSE ARE SOME DANGEROUS BEADS AND PEOPLE ARE DROPPING THEM FROM THE THIRD FLOOR. HERE IS ONE WITH A&M NICE. KICK EM AGGIES.

(INDISCERNIBLE)

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS? WELL I DO IT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES AND I DRESS UP IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFF AND THIS SEEMS TO GET THE FUNNEST RESPONSE THAT'S 100% REPUBLICAN GUARANTEED. ART JUST BECAUSE I LOOK GOOD DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO MAKE FUN YOU KNOW. THAT'S NOT AN INSULT TO CALL SOMEONE A REPUBLICAN IS IT? NO. IT'S NOT. HA HA THIS KIND OF SUMS UP THE MARDI GRAS THING. RIGHT. ANYTHING GOES, HAVE SOME FUN, LOTS OF SMILES. NO AS LONG AS YOUR NOT HURTING ANYBODY, HAVING A GOOD TIME, LIKE I SAID THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING A GOOD TIME. INTRODUCE US TO YOUR FRIENDS. WELL I'M TOMMY FROM ATLANTA, THIS, I'M FROM ATLANTA. I'M ALLIE FROM ATLANTA. I'M TARA FROM DALLAS, TEXAS WHOOO YOUR NOT CALLING IT A NIGHT ARE YOU? HELL NO BABY, WHAT ARE YOU CALLIN IT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. (LAUGHS) HI. YOU FIRST LEARNED ABOUT MARDI GRAS HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS IS A PARTY? TOMMY! BECAUSE IT'S NEW ORLEANS BABY I'M BALLIN IN NEW ORLEANS SEE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT WHERE THE PARTIES ARE. CAN YOU THREE DANCE TOGETHER IT WOULD BE A GREAT SHOT FOR US.

I'M A FLORIDA GATOR AND WE LIKE TO PARTY LIKE ROCK STARS. YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW HOW TO DO. CHOMP. AND EVERYTHING OH SORRY. MULTIPLE, YOU GOTTA LIKE THAT. OH MY GOD ! YEAH HOOO WHAT'S UP WE'RE ON LIKE T.V. AND SH# T. (SCREAMS) YOU KNOW WHAT THE DAYS OF JUST ONE HAND GRENADES, THOSE DAYS ARE GONE. YOU DO TWO. I KNOW IT'S F# # # KN TO YO WHOOO (SCREAMS)

THAT WAS, I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT GUY WHY HE WAS WEARING A TIE.

(SCREAMS) TALK TO US. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I'M FROM ATLANTA. ATLANTA? YES. WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE? MARDI GRAS WHAT BRINGS ME HERE IS I'M PRETTY NORMAL HONESTLY HAVE PEOPLE LOST WHAT THE MEANING OF MARDI GRAS IS ALL ABOUT? YEAH THANK YOU PLEASE TELL EVERYONE THE MEANING OF MARDI GRAS. HONESTLY THE MEANING OF MARDI GRAS AND I'M NOT I THINK THIS IS ONE GENERALIZATION BUT THE MEANING OF MARDI GRAS HONESTLY IS FOR GUYS TO COME HERE, AND THEY ENJOY THEMSELVES, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF ALCOHOL BUT THERE IS GUYS COME HERE TO SEE GIRLS SHOW THEIR BOOBS. (LAUGHS) SHOW US THIS CAN HERE. WHAT IS THAT? ACACIA

(SCREAMS) (CHANTING) I LIKE THE MULTIPLE DRINKS. I LIKE THE BEADS, HAVE SOME SPIRIT. SHOW THE BEADS. YOU GOT THE HAT, YOUR ROCKING THE HAT. AND CLEARLY YOU ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT DRUNK. WHICH I LOVE YOU GOT QUESTIONS TO ASK ME? NO. I JUST POINT THINGS OUT, NO QUESTIONS HERE, I'M NOT LARRY KING. HEY LOOK AT THIS HAT. (LAUGHS) YOU ACTUALLY ARE PERFECT FOR THIS. CAN YOU TELL EVERYONE THE ITEMS YOU NEED TO BRING TO MARDI GRAS GO RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL YOU. BOOBS AND BEADS (LAUGHS) I AM ENTERTAINED BY DRUNK PEOPLE. I LOVE EM, I COULD JUST LISTEN TO THEM TALK ALL DAY. ARE YOU ENTERTAINED BY DRUNK PEOPLE? YEAH I AM. MARDI GRAS ESPECIALLY ARE YOU? HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING A LITTLE BIT? A LITTLE BIT (LAUGHS) I JUST BASICALLY HOLD THE MICROPHONE AND WATCH THIS DO YOU WANT TO LEARN WATCH THIS. HEY DUDE WHAT'S UP MAN. HEY! WHAT'S UP MAN? JOE MCKNIGHT, YOU, YOU WENT TO USC I TELL YOU THIS MUCH YOU MADE A BAD DIFFERENCE. USC. HERE IS MY POINT. YOU KNOW LARRY KING HAS TO THINK OF THOSE TRICKY QUESTIONS AND STUFF, ALL I SAID WAS WHAT'S UP DUDE. RIGHT. AND HE JUST WENT WITH IT. HAS MARDI GRAS CHANGED AT ALL? POST KATRINA. I MEAN IT WAS A LITTLE MESSIER, IT WAS A LITTLE LESS CROWDED LAST YEAR. BUT IT WAS THE SAME. IT WAS AWESOME. DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE HERE JUST TO PROVE THAT OF COURSE. I MEAN WE'RE STILL HERE YOU KNOW LIKE EVERYBODY SITS THERE AND SAYS WHY ARE THEY STILL LIVING HERE? IT'S NEW ORLEANS. WE LOVE IT, IT'S PRIDE LIKE WE'RE HERE. THE SPIRIT IS HERE. IT IS. IT REALLY IS. TELL THEM AT HOME ABOUT THE NECKLACE. IT COST 10 DOLLARS. IT'S BUDWEISER LIGHT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM BETWEEN BUDWEISER AND BUDWEISER LIGHT SO YOU COULD PUT A FISH IN THERE, MAYBE SOME GRAVEL I GUESS SO, YOU GOTTA BE 21 TO BUY IT BUT AS LONG AS THERE IS ONE AROUND IT'S ALL RIGHT.

KEEP GOING CHUG IT ALL

HE CAN'T CHUG ALL THAT. THE GUY WILL DROP DEAD. ARE WE CALLING IT A NIGHT RIGHT NOW. I'M AFRAID WE ARE. WE'RE HEADED BACK IT'S PRETTY LATE YOU CAN. MARDI GRAS (SCREAMS) OUR WORK HERE IS DONE. WE DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH A LOT LOTS OF SCREAMING, LOTS OF RANDOM RIGHT? TELL THEM. TELL THEM WHAT? LOTS OF SAINTS FANS AROUND HERE. YOUR VERY QUIET. I AM QUIET. TELL US I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB HERE TONIGHT. WE DID. WE DID. WE SHOWED THEM SOME PARADE, A LITTLE BIT OF PARADE A LITTLE BIT. A LOT OF DRUNK PEOPLE. BUT I THINK IT'S A SOLID 1/2 OF TELEVISION RIGHT THERE. IT'S A GOOD ONE. HEY! LET'S HEAR IT FOR US! (SCREAMS) WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS THE BEST PLACE EVER, EVER WE LOVE NEW ORLEANS COME TO NEW ORLEANS WHOOO WE LOVE MARDI GRAS, MARDI GRAS 2007 YEAH

I'M AT THE FAMOUS CAFE DU MONT THIS IS GLEN, HOW ARE YOU DOING GLEN? I'M FINE HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. TELL MY T.V. FRIENDS AND ME WHAT I'M ABOUT TO EAT RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A FRENCH DONUT. THE FRENCH PRONUNCIATION IS DONETTE IT'S DEEP FRIED IN COTTONSEED OIL. THE GREASE IS ABOUT 370 DEGREES DEEP FRIED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I'LL SHOW YOU MY FAVORITE PART. SAY GOODBYE TO IT.

OH DUDE, THAT'S CRAZY A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS. SAY HELLO TO KING CAKE.