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For the first Mardi Gras after Hurricane Katrina, adopted native Chris Lane dressed up as Sisyphus. LIttle did he know that a Sisyphusian task awaited him -- both in terms of actualizing his costume as well as returning to live in New Orelans.
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Review of A Mardi Gras Sisyphus Story
Great back ground on costuming and Mardi Gras with a little music to set the theme. How legends and myths are a source of inspiration for many costumes in New Orleans.
Chris relates the reasons and results from his choice of costume for Mardi Gras 2006, the Greek Sisyphus who pushes a rock up a steep mountain, never reaching the top and ties it in with Post-Katrina efforts to rebuild New Orleans.
Very upbeat, matter-of-fact, resolute.