re: #313 wrenchwench

Ooooh, thanks! I heard about them on NPR, but lack of visuals was definitely a shortcoming.

You’re welcome! It struck me as very similar to the Fiesta pageantry of “royalty”, gowns, parades, etc. (San Antonio totally outdoes Laredo though—it has no less than three parades, one of which is on barges floating down the riverwalk, then there’s the carnival…)