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	Rex parade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rex is Latin for "King", and Rex reigns as "The King of Carnival".
		Rex was organized by New Orleans business men in part to put on a spectacle in honor of the New Orleans visit of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia during the 1872 Carnival season.
		Rex is categorized as one of the four New Orleans "Super Krewes" for the very large size of the parade; the others (Endymion, Bacchus, and Orpheus) were all founded in the 2nd half of the 20th century and parade during nights in the days leading up to Mardi Gras.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Rex_parade (781 words)

	Rex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rex parade is a Carnival Krewe in New Orleans.
		The Cornish Rex and the Devon Rex, cat breeds.
		Rex Everything is a pseudonym of Mondo Generator frontman and former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rex (237 words)

	Rex -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rex ((Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) Latin for " (A male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom) King") is the name of several things.
		Rex (band) is a (Click link for more info and facts about Dream pop) Dream pop (Click link for more info and facts about alternative rock) alternative rock band.
		Rex (company) is an (A native or inhabitant of Italy) Italian company that makes (The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices) electronics, mechanics.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/re/rex.htm (198 words)

	Rex Organization New Orleans Mardi Gras Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1959, Rex restored the boeuf gras, and, in the current era its float traditionally follows the king's jesters and precedes the title float.
		The king of the Rex parade and ball is known as Rex and the King of Carnival.
		It bears on one side the profile of Rex, with the inscription, "King of Carnival" and the Rex motto "Pro Bono Publico." The reverse side of the doubloon each year illustrates that year's theme of the Rex parade.
	www.rexorganization.com /traditions.htm (653 words)

	Mardi Gras History & Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The King of Carnival, Rex, is chosen by the inner circle of the School of Design (the sponsoring organization for the Rex parade).
		They were the first krewe to parade and planned their parade around a theme using mockery and satire, a tradition that was adopted by other krewes and still stands today.
		Rex is the official King of Carnival and is chosen by the inner circle of the Krewe.
	members.aol.com /kittnminew/mardi_gras_traditions.htm (1917 words)

	Cornelius Durkee Photograph Collection
		Rex parade, February 19, 1901, float #05: Marriage
		Rex parade, February 19, 1901, float #15: Folly
		Rex parade, February 19, 1901, float #20: Indolence
	nutrias.org /~nopl/photos/durkee/durkee.htm (892 words)

	Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! Blake Pontchartrain 02 19 02
		The silly song that became Rex's signature tune was written by George Leybourne and published in London in 1871.
		Rex, of, course, was not the first Mardi Gras krewe, but from earliest times there were parades in the French Quarter.
		Then in 1881, maskers in the Rex parade threw peanuts and candy and a few costly trinkets, mostly to family and friends.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2002-02-19/blake.html (688 words)

	Mardi Gras: New Orleans Beads, Pictures, BourboCAM, webcam and parades and Mardi Gras Highlights: MardiGras.com and ...
		The Boeuf Gras bowed out of the Rex parade from 1901 to 1958, then reappeared in 1959 as the giant papier-mache ox on a float that is a traditional part of the parade today.
		Parade: A procession of floats, marching bands, dance groups, costumed characters, flambeaux carriers and the like, that winds through the city on a prescribed route in the few weeks before Mardi Gras.
		Rex: Referred to only as "Rex," or as "Rex, king of Carnival," never as the redundant "King Rex" or "King of Rex." He toasts his queen at the Hotel Inter-Continental on St. Charles Avenue.
	www.nola.com /mardigras/about/index.ssf?/mardigras/about/content/stories/glossary.html (1311 words)

	SANDIEGO.COM: Mardi Gras
		The combined parade routes covered 301 miles and the processions were on the street for 204 hours.
		Rex is the King of Carnival - appeared on Mardi Gras in 1872.
		They were introduced into the tradition of Mardi Gras with the first parade of Rex, the King of Carnival, in a daytime parade on February 13, 1872.
	www.sandiego.com /mardigrasfaq.jsp (464 words)

	[No title]
		Rex: You're kind of a surrogate mother for gays and lesbians out there whose parents didn't quite accept their sexual orientation, I guess.
		Rex: It cannot be a coincidence that the biggest gay-basher in the California legislature has an openly gay son.
		Rex: A lot of people were surprised by Anne's story that she hadn't ever thought about being a lesbian till she saw your daughter across a crowded room.
	www.qrd.org /qrd/world/wockner/assorted/1999/betty.degeneres.interview-08.24.99 (1301 words)

	Chep's attempt at Mardi Gras change fell flat - By BUDDY STALL
		From the time of the first Rex parade in 1872, the four major Mardi Gras krewes –; Rex, Comus, Proteus and Momus – have used what has been considered the traditional Carnival and Mardi Gras parade route.
		Chep no doubt thought that by rerouting the Carnival and Mardi Gras parades right through the civic center (fully a mile out of the way), the traditional toast could be made in front of the new City Hall, and this would allow him to show off his latest accomplishment.
		When parade time rolled around, the masses of people who attended the parades were not as receptive or intimidated into accepting the new route.
	clarionherald.org /20020116/stall.htm (672 words)

	New Orleans : Mardi Gras & Other Festivals : Mardi Gras \| Frommers.com
		Rex paraded in the morning and later paid public homage to Comus.
		Rex was born in part to celebrate the Mardi Gras appearance of the grand duke of Russia, Alexis Alexandrovich Romanov, who had followed the actress Lydia Thompson from New York when she came to star in Bluebeard.
		In the 1880s, Rex began throwing trinkets to parade watchers, a forerunner of the Rex doubloon, which was introduced in 1960.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/neworleans/0020023590.html (1431 words)

	Mardi Gras New Orleans - February 2001
		The Zulu parade is first, followed by Rex and then an interminable string of "truck parades".
		In between parades when there are no objects flying through the air people generally just mill about and compliment each other on their choice of outlandish fashion accessories.
		Rex may be the oldest Krewe in New Orleans, depending on who you believe, but it seems certain that they were the first to begin parading.
	www.mrfs.net /trips/2001/Louisiana/Mardi_Gras/Mardi_Gras.html (1066 words)

	Happy Mardi Gras! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Mardi Gras parade season officially begins on the second Friday before Mardi Gras but with more and more Carnival Krewes being formed, the season is expanding and now there are parades for several weekends before the old official beginning of the season.
		Parades usually have 10 to 40 floats with krewe members on them, bands, dance groups, horses and whatever seems appropriate at the time.
		Rex is always from a FONOF (fine old New Orleans family.) All parades have Kings and Queens.
	members.aol.com /bayouspirits (888 words)

	The History of Mardi Gras
		The Krewe of Rex was formed partially because of a visit from the Russian Duke Alexis Romanoff.
		The bull became Rex's boeuf gras, a symbol of the Lenten farewell to meat.
		In 1935, when Rex was cancelled because of rain, the trucks organized a group called the Krewe of Elks Orleanians.
	www.geocities.com /tonysmardigras/tmg/history.html (938 words)

	Truck parades debuted by swinging in the rain - By BUDDY STALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, as fate would have it, Rex had to be canceled because of rain, the only time in its illustrious history that the Rex parade has been canceled because of the weather.
		When the early morning downpour that had forced Rex to cancel ended around noon, the 70 masked riders of the Elks group mounted their 40-foot trailer truck and took to the streets with a four-piece band.
		These parades were successful, but she had never fulfilled her lifelong dream of sneaking a truck onto the parade route to follow Rex.
	clarionherald.org /20000217/stall.htm (890 words)

	REDISCOVERING MARDI GRAS - New Orleans City Lifestyle Magazine Online
		As we shall see, Rex was founded primarily as a cure for Reconstruction and to coordinate the miscellaneous groups that had informally been parading during the day on Mardi Gras.
		Legend has it that the parade of the king of Carnival was created in 1872 as a last-minute effort to entertain the Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff, whose visit to the city coincided with Mardi Gras that year.
		The original Rex edicts in 1872 called for the town to be decorated in “green, gold and purple.” Rex issued its decree in perfect heraldic order.
	publications.neworleans.com /no_magazine/35.5.44-REDISCOVERINGMARDI.html (2652 words)

	Cajun Mardi Gras - Mystery and Magic Returns to Tower District - Local News Section - Tower District News
		A feature of Rex parades is the boeuf, the fatted beef, bull, or ox that symbolizes the last meat eaten before the beginning of Lent.
		Rex calls the Queen of the Carnival and the Maids of the Rex Court the "Carnival Court".
		This parading krewe was formed in 1947 to bring Mardi Gras to institutions for children and adults with disabilities.
	www.towerdistrictnews.com /local/cajun_mardigras.html (3217 words)

	Mardi Gras: The Krewes And The Parades
		Carrollton: Founded in 1924 by an Oak Street businessman as a neighborhood parade, this Krewe was originally known as the "Seventh District Carnival Club." It is one of the oldest Krewes on the Carnival schedule of the modern era.
		Rex was the first Krewe to hold an organized daytime Parade and remains the main event Parade of Mardi Gras Day.
		A feature of the the Rex Parade is the boeuf gras (fattened beef, bull or ox) which symbolizes the last meat eaten before the beginning of Lent.
	www.novareinna.com /festive/krewes.html (4030 words)

	Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! Blake Pontchartrain™ 07 01 03
		For more than 75 years, it has been traditional for the Rex parade to stop at 2525 St. Charles Ave., home of a member of the organization, where the reigning Rex is toasted and offers toasts to past kings and queens who gather there.
		The route of the first Rex parade was entirely different, however.
		Gallier Hall was always on the Rex route except between 1958 and 1962 when the parade was temporarily re-routed to include a stop at the new City Hall in the Civic Center.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2003-07-01/blake.html (698 words)

	If I Were Rex
		Rex was founded as a daytime parade to augment the nighttime celebrations of Twelfth Night Revelers and Comus.
		Yes, If I Were Rex, I could serve no higher goal and service to those who applaud me as their sovereign for a day than to underscore in unconditional clarity that as we breathe, so we are being used by our ideas.
		This day on which the real Rex parades and upon which his reign is counted, lasts only one day a year, and no harm is done to pass it by in revelry and excess.
	www.templesinaino.org /rex.htm (980 words)

	Mardi Gras Dates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As a general rule parades consists of the court including the King and Queen, the Duke and Duchess, the Krewe Captains and Krewe members.
		Next follows the officers, the king or queen, and in some parades, the maids and dukes, followed by the title float and the floats that carry riding members.
		Most parades include in the procession marching bands, revellers, flambeaux holders and anyone who cares to join in is welcomed.
	www.totallynawlins.com /localinfo.html (553 words)

	Mercer Island Parade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On Saturday, July 8, members of the PSBC participated in the Mercer Island 40th anniversary parade with their hounds.
		Rex Allen also brought 4 rescue girls to participate, and received some inquiries about the availability of rescue dogs.
		The dogs got lots of opportunities along the parade route to schmooze with all of the kids that were lining the street.
	www.borzoi.net /PSBC/parade.htm (172 words)

	All On A Mardi Gras Day: The Insider's Mardi Gras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rex is responsible for creating the colors of Mardi Gras; purple, green, and gold, as well as the official song "If I ever Cease to Love" Rex has paraded on Mardi Gras ever since stopped only by war years.
		All of the parades I mention are in New Orleans proper, there are also some very excellent parades in Jefferson Parish, the West Bank, and on the North shore, but these would not fall under my general purview.
		Rex is a beautiful parade, and if you have never been to Mardi Gras will be a highlight.
	www.wwoz.org /html/mardi_gras_things_to_do.html (2605 words)

	New Orleans Prepares for Mardi Gras, or 'Fat Tuesday'
		Saint Charles Avenue in the picturesque Garden District is the principal Mardi Gras parade route.
		The theme for this year's Rex parade is "Tales from Old Cathay," an exploration of ancient Chinese culture.
		The Rex organization has used this year's theme as a learning opportunity for school children, providing information about each float and the stories of old China to schools, deepening further the traditional values and rich experience of Mardi Gras.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-02-04-voa23.cfm (700 words)

	Gamma Theta Chapter - Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity - About Mardi Gras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(To this day, many parades keep their King's identity a secret until parade day.) It soon became known that the Grand Duke's reported mistress lover, Lydia Thompson (an American actress and star), was appearing in New Orleans during the Duke's visit.
		In 1877, after a brief interruption from the Civil War and the unrest that followed, the Krewe of Momus held a parade with the theme "Hades, a Dream of Momus" to ridicule President Grant and his Administration.
		The 1892 Rex Parade theme Symbolism of Colors gave meaning to the colors: purple represents justice; green, faith; and gold, power.
	www.mardigrasbash.net /mardigras/what.asp (1024 words)

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