Who we be

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="032b0dc0.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>New Orleans</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Pass Christian</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Eureka Springs</B></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="034a2b00.png" border=0 width="162" height="176" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Eureka Ureeka</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eureka Ureeka">home</A></div> <div> <B>Who we be</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="dan_ellis.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dan Ellis">Dan Ellis</A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="al_hooks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al Hooks">Al Hooks</A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="tourist_talk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tourist Talk">Tourist Talk</A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="links_to.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links To">Links To</A></div> <div> Who we be</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>About Us and Mardi Gras</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCCFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div>      We arrived as Evacuees from Pass Christian, Mississippi, a resort town of 5,000, which had only two Bed & Breakfast facilities, one barroom, three fine-dining establishments and a hand-full of ordinary eateries. A year-old Wal-Mart had just caused the other superstore to declare its closing. One pharmacy, one optometrist, one chiropractor, two dentists, two lawyers’ offices, a dozen condo groupings, and a few gift and retail shops were enclosed within a double square-block-area. There was one church for each of the major denominations. A third of the population was African American and 10% were Vietnamese. </div> <div>      The community survived through 300 years of history since 1699, beginning with control of the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast region by the French that was followed by British, and then Spanish influences before the Americans took hold in 1811.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCCFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>      Pass Christian had one municipal park and a magnificent coastal harbor which provided venues for monthly annual events that were staged by local heritage activists. </div> <div>      Hurricane Katrina destroyed all of that, including the new (2001-2005) spacious, Gulf-front, beach cottage where Al Hooks reigned as a heritage photographer and realtor. </div> <div>      The storm also took away the newly renovated 3-story Acadian style home that was bordered by a bayou and the 11th hole of the golf course where Dan Ellis ruled for twelve years as an author of more than twenty cultural and heritage books.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCCFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>      Each in his own way was active in organizations and events as were held on the Gulf Coast by adding a flair derived from many years in their hometown of New Orleans. In the last two years, they pooled their talents to promote and organize the most successful Pass Christian Annual Jazz Festival to ever hit Mississippi. There were throngs crowding in attendance for that Mothers’ Day weekend of 2004.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCCFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>      Now, reborn in the Ozarks as so many before them, they are not shy about offering their experiences and talents to bring to Eureka Springs, a New Orleans style Mardi Gras. </div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thus was born</B></FONT> —<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> the </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFCCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Krewe of Krazo!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://krazo.ureeka.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://krazo.ureeka.org"><U>More about the </U></A><A HREF="http://krazo.ureeka.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://krazo.ureeka.org"><I><B><U>Krewe of Krazo</U></B></I></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="dan_ellis.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dan Ellis"><B>Next Page</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>