Dear Once and Future Jieuxs, Very Special Guests and Friends:

Here in Wonka’s Big Easy Crescent, the Jieuxpa Lieuxpas are very busy preparing for Krewe du Jieux’s 10th Anniversary Events.

Please save these dates for the following fun events that you are highly encouraged to attend and to become a part of.

This is crunch time and we would appreciate your input and your helping hands if you want to have some fun, and have some time to crunch. I’m feeling a whole lot of love out there, and everyone is welcome.

Saturday, January 28, 2006/5766

COMEDY NIGHT WITH WALTER WILLIAMS & MR. BILL
OZWALDS 133 DECATUR STREET. 9:00 PM $5.00 at the door

The creator of Saturday Night Live’s “Mr. Bill” will be the King of Krewe du Vieux this year. Sunday, January 29, 2006/5766

"BEIGNET YISRAEL"
4:00 p.m. at Gates of Prayer, 4000 West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie.

Rabbi Bochman, formerly of Chevra Thilim and Krewe du Jieux’s Official Rabbi, will be returning with his New Orleans dough-nutty Jewish song group, “Beignet Yisrael”

Come share some laughs and hear our Rabbi toot his horn with Cantor Michael Shochet, formerly of Temple Sinai, Cantor Jordan Franzel, formerly of Touro Synagogue, and Gates of Prayer's Cantorial Soloist, Victoria May.

Monday, January 30, 2006/5766

Krewe du Jieux’s “18 days after 18th Night”

Calling all Wandering Jieuxs 6:00pm - til

6pm – 10pm at The Schmacchus Lounge (1020 St. Claude between St. Philip & Ursulines)

With only a dozen days until the Krewe du Vieux parade kicks off, We will be making our Fiddler on the Blieux Roof, “Matz-o-Shingles” and our Kosher Hurricane Proof Yarmulkes. Matzos and spray paint will be provided, but if you happen have any spare facemasks from your cleanup efforts please bring them. All donations are welcome including glitter and glue.

We’ll order a nice big pizza when folks start to get hungry.

10pm – til at Princess Donna’s Bar & Grill (800 N. Rampart at St. Ann), A well deserved break from our labors. King Charlie has invited us, and everyone else in the city, to come to Bob French’s amazing weekly gig. Word on the street is that King of the Jieuxs Elect “Ellllllliot” Raisen will be coming for the free Red-Beans & Rice and BBQ Chicken between sets and we will be setting a date for his spilled secret coronation party!

Tuesday, January 31, 2006/5766 – Saturday, February 11, 2006/5766

Preparations for Krewe du Vieux Night

The Schmacchus Lounge will be open just about every night from 6pm –9pm to prepare for the night of the Krewe du Vieux parade. An exact schedule T.B.A.

Also, there will be a big party for the coronation of the King of the Jieuxs and the Jieuxish American Princess during this time period. Date and Details also T.B.A.

We have great ideas for simple costumes for the Wandering Jieuxs who were not able to obtain memberships in Krewe du Vieux this year. We are keeping to our once and future slogan “Cheap cheap cheap.”

EVERYONE is invited to come help out in the days preceding the parade (where much of the fun and creativity happen), come out and enjoy the parade, and especially come to the Krewe du Vieux Doo!

Only 12 nights away, The Wandering Jieuxs are encouraged to buy tickets to the Krewe du Vieux Doo and come in costume and to enjoy watching the Krewe du Vieux parade.

“JIEUXS WANDER INTO K.A.O.S.”

Based first on seniority and then on the calculus of nepotism, all the still parading founding members of Krewe du Jieux, the KdJ Wildman and a few Big Machers will be joining the Krewe of K.A.O.S., One of Krewe du Vieux’s sub-krewes, and will march with Krewe du Vieux on this evening. We will be doing our best to represent!

Even if you are not going to be able to parade, much of the real fun happens in preparation for the parade, and knowing that your work brings joys to the oys for countless thousands.

You are cordially invited to attend – and we would love to see you at The coronation of and Passing of the Golden Nose to:

Elliott Raisen - King of the Wandering Jieuxs

Friday, February 10, 2006

The Spotted Cat
623 Frenchman Street

Music provided by
The Universally Loved
Panorama Jazz Band
6:30pm - 9:30 pm

Special Coronation Festivities shall begin in the realm of 9:30pm

Coronation After Party To Follow
Music provided by
The World Famous Jazz Vipers
10:00pm -til

Saturday, February 18, 2006/5766

Surprise Event with the 6t’9 Social Aid and Pleasure Club. (To Join the list for these events, please contact sixtoninesapc@aol.com)

Bacchus Sunday, February 26th 2006/5766

The Box of Wine Parade

With the blessings of Ann Marie, Captain for Life:

Schmacchus, the patently false but nonetheless lovable god of specially sweetened fine kosher wine, hereby and here does invite you to participate in this event.

Although the Box of Wine motif has not yet been announced, given the effects on the weather on the architectural landscape, it has been drunkenly decided that Schmacchus’ motif this year’s shall be:

“The Grapes of Lath.”

For more information please contact schmacchus@aol.com

Fat Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Julu Details T.B.A.

Wednesday March 1, 2006/5766

Krewe du Jieux presents: “Shalom Adar” Details T.B.A.

Sunday March 12, 2006 – Tuesday, March 14, 2006

The 7th Annual New Orleans Purim Parade.

This event, featuring the Jewbirth Brass Band, is currently being planned. We are hoping to do something very special this year. If you are interested in participating in this event please contact jewbirth@aol.com.

Friday March 17, 2006

Jim Monaghan’s Decatur Street Irish Club.

In 1998, after Krewe du Jieux’s 1997 Debut in the Krewe du Vieux parade, Jim Monaghan Sr. invited the Krewe to participate in his annual St. Patrick’s day offering.

The Krewe O’Jieux was formed as Krewe du Jieux’s Second Division. When Jim died, we dedicated that year’s KdJ offering in the Krewe du Vieux parade to him. (You can see a green bagel proudly displayed on the wall at Molly’s at the Market and a framed dedication at the Erin Rose on Conti).

The next St. Patricks’ day was the last for the Krewe O’Jieux as Jim’s grandson and I dissolved it and reformed it as the, “Krewe McJieux” preferring to be associated with super-sizing than the juice of a well prepared rare steak.

It has been brought to the attention of the Last Jewish Leprechaun that others would be interested in converting and starting a tribe of Leprecohens. I will be consulting with rabbis over green beverages and matzos to discuss the details, and will provide said details when they are semi-solid.

Friday, April 14, 2006/5766

Go Gefilte Fishing at Krewe du Jieux’s annual “KreweSeder” to be held, as always, on the second night of Passover. Location T.B.A.

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ENOUGH ALREADY!

CAPTAIN L.J.,
N.J.B.I.C.