One Man Band Bike of the St. Ann's Parade

I'll catch up with my Beijing posts soon.  But for now a little snapshot of New Orleans.  The week leading up to Mardi Gras includes numerous parades, and on Mardi Gras day several parades weave through the city.  The St. Ann's Parade includes hundreds of artists and musicians in handmade costumes who march from the Marigny / Bywater neighborhoods into the French Quarter. We watched for a bit, then joined them near the end and came across this man.

He played haunting music on his bike/instrument, constructed of found metal objects, including the colander he wears on his head.  As he rode past bubbles floated down from the balconies and people danced by in their bizarre costumes.  I love this city.  Here is a link to the video or you can scroll down to watch.