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The Krewe of Wrecks offer a free lunch of red beans and rice on the Monday following their big Pensacola Beach Parade. It's a popular tradition for the beach and hundreds show up. Tommy Grice, the new King of Wrecks, stirs the pot...doesn't he always!
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Smaller pots of rice simmering away...
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as the line grows longer.
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Folks on the island really know how to dress for the occasion!
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And the serving line opens! Ladies from the Pensacola Beach Women's Club serve red beans and rice until the food runs out...and that's a long time.
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Looks like Ms. Bobbi (standing) is supervising the drink line. She's the sweetest lady!
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A steaming hot bowl of red beans and rice
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Some take a bit of hot sauce...
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Others are treated to a little bit of sugar! Ohhhh...Miss Carleen!!!
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Oh look! It's Blondy Larsen, one of our annual snowbirds. They love Pensacola Beach and we love them.
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And here is Blondy's wife, lovely Rosemary (on the right), with one of her friends.
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Whoa! Dogs don't eat red beans and rice, do they? Hide, li'l pup, 'fore they make you a hot dog!
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Red Beans and Rice day is special, but even more so for Janet & Allen Penniman. It's their 52nd wedding anniversary.
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This little girl just wanted to dance the Mardi Gras Mambo
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Why can't I come up with something artsy like this for my Mardi Gras collection! Do you think it's dishwasher safe? ;-)
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Recognize this bike from the Mardi Gras parade? Ride in style, baby!
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Ahhhh...a baby Mardi Gras dinosaur. Thankfully they are a protected species on the island.
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"Hey, neighbor!" This is one of my neighbors, Maria Weisnicht. Now she knows how to throw a Mardi Gras party.
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Just wait, another year and I'll find a hat like this!
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It's the new King of Junkanoo, Don Stevens! Love your crown, King Don
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