Cavaliers celebrate Carnival with beer bust

Tornado watches were issued and Carnival parades throughout the New Orleans area were canceled, but the Cavaliers held their most successful beer bust ever on Feb. 21 despite the threatening weather.

The club greeted a big crowd of locals and visitors in town for the first weekend of Carnival parades.

Cavaliers present for the festivities included George, Poncho, William, Doug, and Michael D. Hosting the evening were David and Michael W., who cooked up a delicious batch of chili.

The Cavaliers handed out special Mardi Gras beads adorned with motorcycles (with spinning wheels!) to the first dozen or so beer bust customers. The beads were very popular. Thanks to Mark for the suggestion.

George told us that he really needed the beer bust because his classes at UNO have been very stressful. It looked like he had a good time and the beer bust served its purpose well.

This beer bust was held on the third Friday of February because the Cavaliers swapped weeks with the Knights d'Orleans so they could host their annual Night of the Black Mask party the following week. Because the third Friday is normally a Knights' beer bust, we were pleased to welcome a large number of their club members to our beer bust. We were honored to have so many favorable compliments from them about our event.

T.J., our visitor from Maine, told us how impressed he was with how friendly everyone was. The Cavaliers are known to be a friendly bunch, T.J., but it's really just a New Orleans thing, and one of the main reasons why many of us choose to live in this attitude-free zone.

We also got to meet Karl from Pennsylvania, who had contacted us before his visit for suggestions on renting a motorcycle in New Orleans. He had a great time renting a Harley and riding up to Natchez, Jackson, and Hattiesburg, MS, for a few days, even though he got caught in the severe weather on the way back. He still had a big smile on his face from the great time he had on his ride.