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Month: December 2013

Treme: Mardi Gras Indians

Posted on December 12, 2013 by John Beck

I started watching the HBO show Treme not too long ago. It’s about post-Katrina New Orleans and it’s culture and inhabitants. What I’m most amazed about is the whole Mardi Gras Indian culture. The tribes take the entire year to make these elaborate costumes and then on Mardi Gras they “battle” other Indian tribes. I find this scene from Treme absolutely beautiful and I had to watch it 4 or 5 times before I finally got it. It’s hard to understand what they say with their pseudo-African language but you get it. It’s all quite beautiful and the fact that the battles are non-violent and really based on creativity and art makes it that much more wonderful.

There is footage of real Mardi Gras Indian battles on YouTube and it’s not much different than the depiction in Treme.

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Spartan Race World Championship on NBC!

Posted on December 7, 2013 by John Beck

In September a few members of my team and I competed in the Spartan Race World Championship at Mount Killington, Vermont. NBC was there filming a special documentary that airs tomorrow, December 7th 4pm on NBC Sports. I hope you all tune in to watch!

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Thousands of top-ranked Reebok Spartan Race athletes, Olympians, and amateur athletes alike from around the world converged on Killington Mountain, VT in September 2013 to compete for $250,000 in cash and prizes. NBC Sports filmed the athletes as they competed side-by-side. Catch the action on December 7, 2013 at 4 – 5 pm EST on NBC Sports.

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Favorite tracks of 2013

Posted on December 3, 2013April 9, 2018 by John Beck

There is still plenty of time in this year for me to change my mind but here are my favorite music tracks of 2013, starting with my most favorite:

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