After a slight diversion, I decided to go to New Orleans for St. Patrick's Day. Now I have been to NO plenty of times, but reaffirmed what I like about the city:
1) Boobies. I don't care what time of year it is or what occasion is being celebrated. If you go to NO, you will see girls flashing boobies.
2) Drunks. I drank as much as I could (without being in a 2GC) and still only spent $13.50. I mean, you can walk around with open containers and drink till 5am, what more could you want?
3) Vegas Memory Loss. As in Vegas, what happens in NO stays in NO. This concept has recently been advertised for U.S.'s gaming meca in NV, but NO is untouched with this premise and vastly underutilized.
4) The Quarter Excuse. No matter what you do or say (can be an issue for the Captain) you can blame all of your misgivings on being in The Quarter. "You told a girl to look at your weiner? That's OK, you were in The Quarter."
5) Life Expectancy. When you walk around in The Quarter and witness all of the characters and derilicts abound, you really appreciate what you have, no matter how bad you think you've had it.
6) Beads. Everyone knows that Margi Gras is about parades and beads, but the bead industry is really thriving. There are literally beads for everything (except Lowbar). Beads are also used to see boobies (see #1).
7) Southern Hospitality. I love the South and no matter how you relate to 1-6 above, at least for the most part folks in NO are very hospitable and nice. In fact, a friend told me he got a BJ from a local married chick (clause #3 and #4) and when she got done she looked up and said, "Welcome to New Orleans." How nice of her!
