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Article: Bacch around the clock: Memories from the original superkrewe

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February 1, 2002
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Memories from the original superkrewe

For me, when it comes to Carnival parades. Bacchus is the best. The krewe began the super float trition. Each Carnival, it rolls with about 1,100 riders and owns the second Sunday night of the season, which is commonly called "Bacchus Sunday." The krewe has been running strong since it first hit the streets in 1969.

'I take it seriously. says Owen "Pip" Brennan, captain and founder of Bacchus, -for the reason that Bacchus was founded: civic pride ... to put the best parade we can fbr the public (in the street, and to create great national publicity for the city."

I rode in Bacchus about three times in the late '80s and early 'D)Os. And though my ...

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