Here's a good taste of what Mardi Gras is all about... diving for beads!

And there are many, many balconies like this one that just love to make people beg before they throw any beads down.

Speaking of begging for beads, here's the other big thing you'll see alot of at Mardi Gras, shirtless wimmen! The beads conceal enough in this pic to keep the adults from running to their V-Chips.

Despite Squint's delight at counting the pairs of breasts he saw, the Bilge Pumps still had a concert to do... and we did!

Crack and Squeegy ham it up during "Johnny Jump Up" while the rest of us listen to ourselves in background music.

Squint and Crack stop Kailyn from saying those dirty words as well. Anyone notice Squeegy and Phil saying those dirty words?

Squeegy and Crack play away on "Roll the Old Chariot Along". Notice how Crack glares at the sound guy who kept screwing up our monitors?

Maroon demonstrates his healin' power on Kailyn as they step up the pace on "Roll the Old Chariot Along".

For those that thought we were lying about doing Mardi Gras, there's a big sign behind us that says we were there! har har

See the glare Kailyn gives Maroon when an audience member proclaims Maroon as being the Bilge Pump that looks like a pirate?

If our eyes are all closed and our mouths are hanging open, we're either drooling in our sleep or singing "The Sailor's Prayer"

The Bilge Pumps start removing some of their beads to hurl into the crowd. We must have been hurting for audience members or something.

Oh! There are the audience members! Start throwing beads and they flock in like a pack of rabid chihuahuas.

Just kidding! We really did have a crowd. See? There they are!

No. Contrary to our popular belief, we weren't the only people performing there. In fact, Joe King Carrasco here was singing away on the main stage.

Concert's over! Time to strut our stuff down the Strand. Notice how Phil is waiting around, begging for beads? That was his fave past time.

Oh, the coppers knew that The Bilge Pumps were in town. That means they needed reinforcements. har har

This picture is just to prove we weren't the strangest looking things at Mardi Gras.

The Bilge Pumps, along with Danika the ??? and Natty Nell the Navigator pose with another pirate fanatic.

Mitch the Bosun stops Maroon from saying those dirty words in the "Clean Song".

Crack tries to talk Squeegy through his sudden attack of stage fright while Maroon sings louder to cover for him.

It's the second weekend, and we're singing in the lanes to earn our keep. Notice how everyone is paying attention? That's because the couldn't hear us over the generators.

Quick! Somebody help Squeegy! A woman is talking to him and he's paralyzed with fear again!

When you're singing to Mardi Gras goers and you're not naked or throwing beads, it's all about location.

Squint takes a relaxed moment and bares his soul (or at least his chest) to the nearby women folk, Natty and Danika.

Kailyn Dammit does his best beadie longstockings impersonation.

Ah, the famous chins-up pose. Old classics never die.

Hey, waitaminute! If they're all staring at the camera, who's steering?

And then there's The Bilge Pumps' attempt to make themselves look imposing. D'ya think it worked?

I pity the fool who takes my sails off the yards. I pity him.