"The CNN guy was glad to see that festive spirit remained in the midst of all the misery."
He was just looking at the naked people on the balcony.
"I've never seen so many naked people in my life." - my brother, at his first and last Mardi Gras.
"I've never seen so many naked people in my life." - my brother, at his first and last Mardi Gras."
I am old enough to remember Mardi Gras (probably before you were born) where people had a good time WITHOUT debauchery. There is NO WAY I would go to Mardi Gras now.