A rider in the the Krewe of King Arthur poses as the parade rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur celebrated its 40th anniversary on Sunday by proclaiming themselves “Right Back Where We Started” and substituting their float titles with lines from the infinitely quotable film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
The Krewe of King Arthur floats substituted quotes from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” for float titles in their parade on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The officers’ float in the Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
King Arthur’s float leads his krewe onto Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A group of young musicians toot their horns over a fence as the Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur celebrated their 40th anniversary with their parade on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Students from McMillan’s First Steps march with the Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur’s captions bore tenuous, if any, connection to their floats, but the non sequiturs likely delighted fans of Monty Python’s absurdist silliness all the more. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of King Arthur rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
I really wasn’t paying attention until a Star Wars float with the title “You Shall Not Pass.” rolled by. Python indeed.