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31 January 2010 Coleen Perilloux Landry

610 Stompers in Action

New Orleans

New Orleans parades always have women's marching and dancing groups participating.
This group of men called the 610 (for a section in the Superdome marked 610) banded together to form a dance team and are really excellent. They must have practiced a lot for this pre-Super Bowl parade held downtown.
There were over 6,000 men in this parade, most of them wearing dresses to honor the memory of the late radio and television broadcaster, Buddy Diliberto, who promised (since 1967) that when the Saints went to the Super Bowl he would wear a dress and dance in the streets. In the parade there were some of the ugliest dresses I have ever seen, think frumpy housewives. And, the beards and hairy chests and legs were not accessories for the dresses. It was such fun, better than Mardi Gras.


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Dennis Hoyne04-Feb-2010 03:17
A fun shot, Coleen!
Guest 03-Feb-2010 03:51
What a great shot! Thanks for sharing the spirit of the 610 STOMPERS...just one clarification....many think the name comes from the section of highway, but actually it's a section in the Superdome - the group was started as a vain attempt to raise money to pay for Saints tickets in, you guessed it, section 610!
Nancy Good03-Feb-2010 02:56
Lots of fun action going on here!
Barbara Heide02-Feb-2010 22:33
this looks like great fun!
Carl and Racine Erland02-Feb-2010 16:57
Nothing quite like Super Bowl hype...love the excitement and your image has captured some of it...looks like 'super fun'. - Racine
J. Scott Coile02-Feb-2010 13:19
Nothing beats the color and flavor of NO. Anything worthy is celebrated!
Buz Kiefer02-Feb-2010 12:20
Buddy D is laughing for sure. What a wonderful city and the people, well... go see for yourself. Nobody like them anywhere.
Stephanie02-Feb-2010 12:18
I used to live in Baton Rouge as a kid. Thought NOLA was a pretty wild and fun place - esp. Mardi Gras!
As an adult, NOLA is even more fun! :)
Frank Wilson02-Feb-2010 11:48
You live in one fun city!
Zak02-Feb-2010 10:23
Stomp-tastic!
Bernard Davis02-Feb-2010 10:06
Great fun shot. Good luck at the match.
Maaike Huizer02-Feb-2010 08:37
:-) This is big fun!! Well captured.
borisalex02-Feb-2010 05:22
This looks really funny, I´m happy for New Orleans!
Ed Preston02-Feb-2010 04:59
You guys sure know how to party! Good luck on Sunday, I'm rooting for "Dat" team!
Laryl02-Feb-2010 04:23
sounds pretty wild!! crazy shot
LynnH02-Feb-2010 03:32
Wonderful to see everyone so happy. GO SAINTS!
Linda Willets02-Feb-2010 02:46
Bet it was a blast..
Inga Morozoff02-Feb-2010 02:20
A day to remember I'm sure!
Guest 02-Feb-2010 02:05
Great photo Coleen! Nice action and beautiful red color!
Jola Dziubinska02-Feb-2010 01:26
What a great scene, made me smile :)
Dennis Warren02-Feb-2010 01:13
I hope the Saints win too, no matter who they are playing...
carol j. phipps02-Feb-2010 01:10
Wonderful Coleen! Thanks for the red! Wish I could have seen that.
Available Light Images02-Feb-2010 01:09
:-) This is cool.. I will however keep watching the girls :-)
Cindi Smith02-Feb-2010 01:08
I love it! This made me laugh. I'm so glad you decided to join us this month. I'm hoping the Saints win. After all they should. They are Saints!