ahem...

People who know me know that I have a tendency to open my mouth and say whatever comes to mind; that trait extends to my blog as well. I haven't written in my blog in months, the last time I did so was to write about the southern decadence Grand Marshall's chosen for this year. This was back in May. That post was removed and I would like to explain the situation.

I logged on to e-mail today to receive a new comment about that blog from a former Grand Marshall. She was unhappy with me and my mention of the choices made by she and her fellow co-Grand Marshall. While most everything I write is meant to be very tongue in cheek and twisted with my own special brand of sarcasm, it was not intended to roast, lambaste, insult, sully or mar anyone, least of all the former Grand Marshall's. I would like to take this time to personally apologize to Miss Lisa Beaumann and her co-Grand Marshall Regina Adams as well as the current named Grand Marshalls, Electra City, Marcus Martinez and Guadalupe. I would also like to add that my comments were mine personally and not the ones expressed by my employer or anyone associated with my employer. If there is anything that I can further do to repair any bad feelings then I will gladly discuss it in person.


I would like to take this moment to address one point. It was mentioned in the comments that while I may be insulting these choices that I "certainly do love making the money during this holiday." It's true that I make a fair amount of money during this holiday. I also work very very hard for about 10 hours a day for six or seven straight days with rarely the chance to do more than look up and ask the next person what they would like to drink. Everyone who works at any bar during the holiday works extremely hard to serve guests, keep the bars clean, keep the bars safe, set up and take down shows and in general make sure that the thousands of people who come to our wonderful city have a good time. While the commitment of the Grand Marshalls is substantially more involved than my own I believe that my hard work and commitment to provide superior customer service is not to be diminished either. I am certainly aware of the economic impact and importance of Decadence to the city, the bars and to my own pocket.

I made comments that were taken badly and for that I truly do apologize, and I will make every effort over the next few days to seek out Miss Beaumann and make these apologies in person.