Posted by: noadventure | June 13, 2011

Naked Bike Ride 3

This past weekend, New Orleans hosted it’s 3rd annual World Naked Bike Ride. Gambit plugged it on Thursday and used the video of the inaugural ride I shot on my bike-mounted camera in the article.

Editor’s note: Sorry about the confusion as to where the ride started. I had read that it would start at the same location as the previous two years – Washington Square. Upon arriving and seeing nobody, I learned the meetup had changed to Markey Park in the Bywater.

Just as I parked and yanked the bike out of my truck, I could see the ride was starting. I stripped down and pedaled into the crowd just in time to get to the first bottleneck.

Don’t know if the change in start location helped with the turnout. I’m guessing it was probably around 300 or so people. When it’s crazy hot in New Orleans, riding naked(or almost naked) is pretty damn comfortable. I like riding past hotels and restaurants in the Quarter and feeling the cold AC rush out on my skin. Camera in one hand. Steering with the other.

Tall bikes. Bywater is and endless resource for tall bikes.

We cruised down Decatur, where crowds of tourists video’d us on their cell phones.

Next, we plunged into the French Quarter and crossed Royal St. where a brass band was playing to accompany our ride.

Several participants pulled over to snap some shots of the makeshift parade. I think the razor scooter dude’s scrot is hanging out of his Speedo.

Afterwards, the new location of the start/finish at Markey Park seemed like a pretty good idea, as most of the riders went to cool off by going swimming at Bywater institution, The Country Club. See you next year.

Check out the other years’ posts:

Naked Bike Ride 1

Naked Bike Ride 2

Speaking of naked bike riding, I promised my friend Mari that I would plug her friend’s organization Loving Day. They are having and event here in New Orleans.  Sounds like a cool movie and organization which has a presence in New Orleans until 6/26.

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Posted by: noadventure | June 4, 2011

Oyster Eating Contest

How many raw oysters can you eat? Untimed, I can eat 80-100,  maybe more. My style is lemon and Crystal. No cocktail. No crackers. Want to know the world record?

552 oysters in only 10 minutes. Holy shit – that’s 46 dozen. The world record holder is 100 lb. Sonya Thomas. She achieved this record in 2005 at the Acme world oyster-eating competition.

Peep this chick’s resume:

181 chicken wings in 12 minutes

65 hard boiled eggs in 6 minutes and 40 seconds

7 burgers (3/4 pound “Thickburgers”) in 10 minutes

9 pounds of crawfish jambalaya in 10 minutes

44 lobsters totaling 11.3 pounds of lobster meat in 12 minutes

46 dozen Acme Oysters in 10 minutes(2005)

29 dozen Acme Oysters in 8 minutes (2009)-Louisiana oyster season produced much larger oysters in 2009 explaining the slower pace -reclaimed the World Oyster Eating title

So, if you think you’ve got the sauce to compete, the Oyster Eating Contest at the New Orleans Oyster Festival takes place tomorrow on Decatur St. in the French Quarter at 1pm.

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Posted by: noadventure | May 21, 2011

NOLA Drive-In Movie

Come see a movie tonight(8pm) at Nola Drive-In. It’s a drive-in outdoor movie theater on top of the old Schwegmann’s super market in Mid-City. Tacos, snoballs, popcorn and beer will be sold. Get there early(now) for a spot in your car or bike(or walk) up and pull up a chair.

Tonight’s movie is Wes Anderson’s first feature Bottle Rocket. Let’s hope this Nola Drive-In group keeps putting these things on every few weeks. I salute this kind of entrepreneurship and usage of blighted space.

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Posted by: noadventure | May 17, 2011

10 Awesome Things About Summer

If we can forget about the raging river for as second(relax bro, that’s what spillways are for), let’s focus on the onset of summer.

Yes, it gets balls-hot in New Orleans, but as long as you have some place to get wet, it makes it all more than tolerable. Look around, we’re surrounded by water, holmes.

From StreetCarnage.com, I give you the…

10 AWESOME THINGS ABOUT SUMMER

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Posted by: noadventure | May 7, 2011

Deep Sea Fishing

In the Crescent City, we are surrounded by water. On a relatively short boat trip, you can be floating in hundreds of feet of blue water, with monster fish cruising the depths below.

Unfortunately, although I can handle kayaks in the rough and rugged, and wakeboarding and diving on 20’ish  boats, hours in the deep sea make me kinda sick. Lengthy boat trips in choppy water are rare indulgences for me. This particular adventure chronicles the fishing of me and my brother Dave, who you may remember from the post CATCH YOUR OWN FOOD.

However, on this occasion, we were out for blood(not really – the sailfish were catch and release).

With the help of a killer crew, we found the big ones fast.

Once you set the hook, it’s important to not “high stick” the beast. I learned that from a dude on the boat who had fish blood all over his shirt.

Oh shit! He’s got one! Prepare for a 10-15 minute fight, although sometimes the struggle of a reeling in a big fish can last for hours.

Sailfish and marlin leap and dance on top of the water. As far as fishing goes, they’re the most exciting ones to catch(except for maybe a massive shark – but what would you even do with it if you get it in the boat?).

After the fight, before the release. Take a snap and let that fish know you appreciate him by petting him like a golden retriever.

NOadventure is everywhere(including the briny deep).

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Posted by: noadventure | May 2, 2011

Northshore Skimboarding

Kinda makes me jealous of the beach they have over at Fontainebleau State Park up there in Mandeville. Nice little skim spot(and probably a pretty good surf spot if there’s a 20Mph South wind).

You know what my dog Jake says about the northshore? Awesome surfing, bruh… 6 inch barrels ALL DAY.

This second “flatland” video is just a tribute to my philosophy – you can make adventure for yourself wherever you are.

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Posted by: noadventure | April 24, 2011

Underground River(Baton Rouge)

Editor’s note: This post comes from 2-time guest poster Barry Cantin and it goes out to all my Baton rouge homies.

Ever been hanging out in Baton Rouge and by the Cane’s on Highland and State? If you head down State a bit further there is this culvert canal thing that looks like this:

Unlike some of the canals in New Orleans, this one isn’t a straight shot for miles – it twists and
turns at random… an indication that this was originally a bayou. It is
paved over, like the Los Angeles River (think the Terminator 2 motorcycle chase scene
and the race scene in Grease). I never gave it much thought when I lived up there in BR.

Fast forward to now.  The Internet gave me instant access to
information about this thing – it is now called “Corporation Canal,”
but was ORIGINALLY Bayou Duplantier.  Old maps from the 1800s show it,
and I believe they re-routed it in the 1920s when they dug the University
and City Park lakes adjacent to the LSU campus. Anyway, it goes on
for MILES.  I was able to track its course with Google Earth/Google
Maps, and followed it all the way from the LSU area to downtown BR,
but noticed that it just DISAPPEARED at some point downtown.
Strangely enough, it seemed to disappear underneath someone’s HOUSE.

Editor’s note: Some dude’s house:


I used Street View to confirm this and there is actually a house
built OVER the canal – it’s not a recent house, either, but it’s
definitely suspended over the canal, and somewhere underneath that,
the canal disappears.

I saw this for myself last week when I was up there; I was able
to find the spot where the old Bayou re-emerged.  This is actually an
old man-made TUNNEL – a brick-lined tunnel of some sort, built in the
1800s.

The tunnel appears to be under the trendy Beauregard Town neighborhood. There’s a bunch of old maps I found on the web, but I can’t really decipher them without taking a closer look.

I was able to find an interesting article on this written
recently:

http://www.allbusiness.com/society-social/communities-neighborhoods-cities/13344163-1.html

Apparently, it IS possible to explore this tunnel. BR, I’m talking to you.

Editor’s note: And if you’re in the downtown Baton Rouge area, check out this freaking quarter-pipe wall in front of Chase Towers. They’re always chasing kids with skateboards and bikes away from it, but why would they design something like this if they didn’t want to invite people to use it as a ramp?


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Posted by: noadventure | April 16, 2011

2011 Fairs and Festivals

This weekend is New Orleans’ own Ironman Triathlon! It’s been a record breaker in previous years and it promises to be another successful event. I’ve assembled(well, Gambit assembled) a list of every gosh darn fair and festival in the state for the whole freaking year. Golly.

Here’s the rest of April and HERE”S THE WHOLE LIST AT GAMBIT

14-16 — Great Southern R.V. Park Bluegrass Fest, Angie (Hwy. 21, 985-516-4680;www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/AngieLa.html)

15-16 — Jazz and R&B Festival, Natchitoches (Downtown riverbank, 800-259-1714; www.natchjazzfest.com)

15-17 — Migratory Bird Celebration, Grand Isle (Grand Isle Sanctuary, 985-787-2229; www.btnep.org)

15-17 — Great Louisiana Bird Fest, Mandeville (Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Hwy. 190 East, 985-626-1238;www.northlakenature.org)

15-17 — Louisiana Indian Heritage Association, A Spring Powwow, Gonzales (Trademart Building, Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, 837-6085; www.liha-news.com)

15-17 — Bayou Teche Bear Fest, Franklin (Downtown, 800-256-2931; www.bayoutechebearfest.org)

15-17 — Wagon Festival and Trail Ride, Cankton (337-668-4671; www.cajuntravel.com)

15-22 — Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Week, Ville Platte (Chicot State Park, 3469 Chicot Park Road, 337-234-8360; www.lafolkroots.org)

16 — Spring for Art, Covington (Downtown, various locations, 985-892-8650; www.sttammanyartassociation.org)

16 — Southdown Marketplace Arts and Crafts Festival, Houma (Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, 985-851-0154; www.southdownmuseum.org)

16 — Art in April with Champagne, Hammond (Downtown, 985-542-3471; www.dddhammond.com)

16 — Jazz’n the Vines, Bush (81250 Old Military Road, Hwy. 1082, 985-892-9742;www.pontchartrainvineyards.com)

16-17 — Antique Street Fair, Slidell (Olde Towne Antiques District, 985-641-6316; www.slidellantiques.com)

16-17 — Angola Spring Rodeo, Angola (Louisiana State Penitentiary, Hwy. 66, 225-655-2030;www.angolarodeo.com)

16-17 — Battle of Jackson Crossroads, Jackson (Hwy. 68, 225-634-7155; www.battleofjacksoncrossroads.org)

17 — Earth Day Celebration, Baton Rouge (Downtown, 225-205-2680; www.laearthday.org)

17 — Laurel Valley Spring Event, Thibodaux (706 Hwy. 308, 985-446-7456;www.visitlafourche.com/event_calendar.php)

20 — Young Leadership Council Wednesday at the Square concert series, New Orleans (Lafayette Square Park, 585-1500; www.www.wednesdayatthesquare.com)

22-24 — Laotian New Year Festival, Broussard (Lanexang Village, 7913 Champ Ave., 888-942-3742;www.iberiatravel.com)

23 — Crescent City Classic, New Orleans (Starting line Decatur and St. Peter streets, 861-8686; www.ccc10k.com)

24 — Goodchildren Easter Parade, New Orleans (www.myspace.com/goodchildrencarnivalclub)

26-May 8 — Contraband Days, Lake Charles (Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Drive, 337-436-5508;www.contrabanddays.com)

27 — Young Leadership Council Wednesday at the Square concert series, New Orleans (Lafayette Square Park, 585-1500; www.wednesdayatthesquare.com)

27- May 1 — Festival International de Louisiane, Lafayette (Downtown, 337-232-8086;www.festivalinternational.com)

28-May 1 — Thibodaux Volunteer Firemen’s Fair, Thibodaux (1101 Tiger Drive, 985-447-1986)

29 — Bunk Johnson Jazz Festival, New Iberia (SugArena, 713 Northwest Bypass, Hwy. 3212, 888-942-3742)

29-30 — Cracklin’ Cookoff, Parks (Cecile Rousseau Poche Memorial Park, 337-288-3509;www.parkscracklincookoff.com)

29- May 1 — New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans (Fair Grounds Race Course, 410-4100;www.nojazzfest.com)

29- May 1 — Festival de la Prairie, Prairieville (St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 15208 Hwy. 73, 225-673-8307)

29- May 1 — New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans (Fair Grounds Race Course, 410-4100;www.nojazzfest.com)

29- May 1 — Cajun Fest, Marrero (Visitation of Our Lady School, 3520 Ames Blvd., 347-7248;www.cajunfest.vol.org)

29- May 1 — Italian Festival, Tickfaw (Our Lady of Pompeii Church baseball field, Boscoe Avenue, 800-542-7520)

29- May 1 — Etouffee Festival, Arnaudville (St. John Francis Regis Church, 370 Main St., 337-754-5912;www.johnfrancisregis.net/etouffee_festival.html)

29-May 1 — Tomato Festival, Chalmette (Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2320 Paris Road, 271-2953;www.oplsschool.org/tomatofest.html)

29-May 1 — Little Red Church Food Fun Festival, Destrehan (St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 13396 River Road, 985-764-6383; www.archdiocese-no.org/scbparish)

30 — Jazz’n the Vines, Bush (81250 Old Military Road, Hwy. 1082, 985-892-9742;www.pontchartrainvineyards.com)

30 — Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off, Ville Platte (Belaire Cove Chapel, Belaire Cove Road, (Hwy. 1168, 337-363-3957; www.evangelinetourism.com/festivals)

30 — Denham Springs Antique Village Spring Festival, Denham Springs (North Range Avenue, 225-665-4666;www.denhamspringsantiquedistrict.com/festivals)

30 — Greater New Orleans International Dragon Boat Festival, Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, 416-962-8899;www.gwndragonboat.com)

30- May 1 — Blues Week and Festival, Baton Rouge (Repentance Park, 275 S. River Road, 800-527-6843;www.batonrougebluesfestival.org)

30-May 1 — FestforAll, Baton Rouge (Downtown 225-344-8558; www.artsbr.org)


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