Photos: Mardi Gras Festival Columbia, SC

February 11, 2018 • 42 Comments

A show at the Elbow Room was my alibi on two occasions in 1998. The first instance occurred when my neighbors in Preston dormitory saved up their pee for a week, storing it in to-go cups from the Grand Marketplace. One of the perps was an individual from abroad who had already served in the military and they built a contraption that allowed the conspirators to hang the pee cups on their neighbor’s door, and when someone opened the door from the inside, the cups would tip over and send the payload into the dorm room. One of them knocked on the door and snuck out their window across the hall. I happened to have walked in the door right after this. I had nothing to do with that and have not seen that culprit in more than 15 years.

The other time that the Elbow Room became my alibi that year was when one of my suite mates discarded computer components out the third floor study room window, as an "art installment" that included the results of baby powder a giant stencil that read “FUCK,” used repeatedly the length of the hallway. It was finals week. I had nothing to do with that either, but yesterday I ran into the culprit for the first time in many years, while he and his wife navigated a stroller with a hellion through a mud pit at City Roots. They’ve recently moved to Columbia after time in the Low Country.

“I’m teaching him to be a terrorist too,” said the stencil man before we returned to our vehicles.

Photos and words by Sean Rayford

blog-angry-whale-sc-nov2017sid nancy

Mardi Gras in the Soda City - 2013

Mardi Gras Kills Camera - 2015

Keywords: sc, sc photographer, columbia, columbia sc concert photographer, columbia sc photographer, columbia sc photography, columbia sc photojournalist, columbia sc senior portrait photographer, columbia, sc photographer, concert photographer, concert photography, mard gras photos, mardi gras, mardi gras columbia sc, mardi gras columbia sc photos, mardi gras roswewood, mardi gras south carolina, mardis gras parade, music photographer, photographer columbia sc, photography columbia sc, photojournalism, photojournalist, sc photographer, sean rayford, sean rayford blog, soda city, south carolina music photographer, south carolina photographer, unicorns

Comments

ghostwriting services(non-registered)

Positive site, where did u come up with the information on this posting?I have read a few of the articles on your website now, and I really like your style. Thanks a million and please keep up the effective work.

Zwembad aanleggen(non-registered)

I admire this article for the well-researched content and excellent wording. I got so involved in this material that I couldn’t stop reading. I am impressed with your work and skill. Thank you so much.

Laserontharing(non-registered)

I can’t believe focusing long enough to research; much less write this kind of article. You’ve outdone yourself with this material without a doubt. It is one of the greatest contents.

Zwembad bouwen tuin(non-registered)

I haven’t any word to appreciate this post.....Really i am impressed from this post....the person who create this post it was a great human..thanks for shared this with us.

Sunpower zonnepanelen(non-registered)

Wow, What an Outstanding post. I found this too much informatics. It is what I was seeking for. I would like to recommend you that please keep sharing such type of info.If possible, Thanks.

No comments posted.

Home»Blog

Photos: Mardi Gras Festival Columbia, SC

Comments