First person to get an accurate headcount gets a free Hurricane next time in The Big Easy!

I’m wondering which 10 of these are the only listeners we have at WNST. LOL…

Enjoy the march…and if you spot yourself, throw us a note: nasty@wnst.net.

We’re planning the NOLA March reunion over a beer in the spring!

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Our FREE tailgate party will begin at 10 a.m. There’s plenty of cold beer, drinks, great food and awesome music from legendary Baltimore DJ Bobby Nyk at the edge of Woldenberg Park at the foot of the Mississippi River.

At 2:52 p.m. in Sunday we’ll gather and begin our march to the Superdome by making a left onto Decatur, which becomes N. Peters which becomes Tchoupitoulas and then a right onto Poydras for the long boulevard walk to the Dome and the Super Bowl. We expect to arrive at the Dome about two hours before game time.

Bring your cameras, shoot video and show everyone back in Baltimore the power of the purple flash mob in New Orleans as we support the Ravens and honor Ray Lewis with a block for every one of his 17 seasons in the Charm City and making football great.

Our parade route: we’ll make a left out of Woldenberg Park onto Decatur which becomes N. Peters which becomes Tchoupitoulas and then a right into Poydras, which is a wide-open boulevard that leads to the Superdome.

And if you want to know what it looks like when several thousand Baltimore Ravens fans get together in the streets, check out this 2010 video from our Indianapolis purple flash mob and march to their dome:

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You can purchase our WNST V.I.P. Super Party wristbands that give you special access at ALL of our parties as well as several bars on Bourbon Street for $115.70 by clicking here: http://wnst.net/brian-billick/buy-our-wnst-super-v-i-p-party-pass-and-soak-up-the-excitement-of-new-orleans/

We have FREE EVENTS every day and you can buy tickets at the door with cash only at all of our ticketed events as well. So, if you’re feeling spontaneous and looking to spend quality, memorable time with Baltimore Ravens fans, this is our schedule of events:

FRIDAY NIGHT:

A free event from 6 p.m. til ??? at Empire (located at 300 Decatur) in the French Quarter. This bar is COMPLETELY purple and will be the pickup site for all who purchased WNST V.I.P. Party wristbands for admission to all of our weekend activities. Great food, cold beer and awesome music. This is our “meet and greet” but you’re welcomed and encouraged to party all night with us in the heart of New Orleans. And, yes, the picture here is what Empire looks like on the inside. It’s all purple already!

SATURDAY (Two events)

DAY: Our purple pep rally and outdoor cookout begins at noon and is FREE AND OPEN to all Baltimore Ravens fans. WNST partner and Super Bowl-winning head coach Brian Billick will be on hand to meet and greet all of the purple faithful. Come to Toulouse at The River and we’ll be under the green and white pavilion that sits behind Jackson Brewery and the Famous Gumbo Pot. If you can see the giant Houston Oilers-style derrick, you’re almost there. Just walk to the water past Decatur and look for the Steamboat Natchez riverboat! This is also the site of Sunday’s party!

Our cruise on the Steamboat Natchez is a ticketed event and you’re welcome to join us for a delicious jazz lunch and cruise from 2:30 ’til 4:30 on the Mississippi. Boarding begins at 2 p.m. and tickets are $60. For more information is available here: http://wnst.net/top-story/crabs-n-beer/cruise-mississippi-natchez-on-super-saturday-in-nola-with-billick-wnst/

NIGHT: Doors open at 7 p.m. at The Howlin’ Wolf for a gigantic Baltimore Ravens fan celebration and concert with New Orleans locals and Grammy Award winning Rebirth Brass Band (show starts at 11 p.m.). Cold beer, great Cajun food and awesome music and dancing all night. This is a ticketed event ($25) and a two-day pass can be purchased for $40 for both big nights at the “purple ground zero” for all Ravens fans in New Orleans here: http://wnst.net/nfl/legendary-howlin-wolf-will-be-purple-ground-zero-for-all-baltimore-ravens-fans-in-nola/

SUNDAY (Three events)

Our pre-game tailgate and purple march are ABSOLUTELY FREE AND OPEN TO ALL BALTIMORE RAVENS FANS!!!

Beginning at 10 a.m. on gameday, we’ll have cold beer, drinks, great food and awesome purple music from legendary DJ Bobby Nyk at the foot of Woldenberg Park. Come to Toulouse at The River and we’ll be under the green and white pavilion that sits behind Jackson Brewery and the Famous Gumbo Pot. If you can see the giant Houston Oilers-style derrick, you’re almost there. Just walk to the water past Decatur and look for the Steamboat Natchez riverboat!

The Natchez will serve as a giant bar all day and all Baltimore Ravens fans are welcome to board the boat, dance and drink all afternoon leading up to our big purple stampede up Poydras Street to win the Lombardi Trophy.

There will be five hours of partying before we begin our historic Mardi Gras march to the Superdome at 2:52 p.m. to honor Ray Lewis. All details, maps and information regarding the march are here: http://wnst.net/nfl/gigantic-purple-march-to-honor-ray-lewis-set-for-252-p-m-sunday-in-new-orleans/

If you are NOT going to the Super Bowl and want to watch the game with all Baltimore Ravens fans, you’ll want to head to The Howlin’ Wolf (S. Peters & St. Joseph) in The Warehouse District where the game will be shown on the big screen.

Our post-game celebration will commence at 10 p.m. and this is a TICKETED event with the 8 Ball Brass Band playing the victory party. Advance tickets are $25 but you can purchase a two-day pass for Saturday/Sunday nights concerts here: http://wnst.net/nfl/legendary-howlin-wolf-will-be-purple-ground-zero-for-all-baltimore-ravens-fans-in-nola/

New Orleans never seems to shut down or sleep.

And when the Baltimore Ravens win this Super Bowl title, we expect it to be a long, long night of partying at The Howlin’ Wolf into the wee hours.

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Here’s a link to learn more about The Howlin’ Wolf, a legendary place for music in New Orleans that will be a round-the-clock purple palace catering to Baltimore fans with legendary Louisiana hospitality, food and music.

If you’re on the WNST trips or shuttles coming from the Gulf Coast, The Howlin’ Wolf will also be where you get dropped and picked up in New Orleans. It is truly our “Purple Ground Zero” for all things Baltimore and Ravens while in The Big Easy.

Now for the important news:

We have a GRAMMY AWARD WINNING group of beloved local New Orleans musicians — Rebirth Brass Band will be rocking our Saturday night Purple Throwdown in The Crescent City.

Here’s video of them crushing Bourbon Street four years ago:

We’re wondering if they can learn Seven Nations Army?

We’re giving them a week!

The doors open at 7 p.m. and Rebirth Brass Band is expected to hit the stage around 11 p.m.

The WNST buses back to Gulfport have suddenly moved to a 1 a.m. departure!

At some point, we have to rest up for our 2:52 p.m. march on the Superdome to honor Ray Lewis on Super Bowl gameday.

On Sunday night…after we win the Super Bowl, we’ll return to The Howlin’ Wolf for a victory party to remember with the Hot 8 Brass Band, another awesome New Orleans act that will provide celebration music while the libations flow and the final dance of Ray Lewis’ career has been danced.

If you have purchased a WNST V.I.P. Purple Party Pass, you already have admission for both nights (and a free bread pudding at The Howlin’ Wolf, if you decide to dine there)!

And if you’re on the WNST Super Trips to New Orleans, you’ll also get the V.I.P. treatment.

Both of these events are open to all adult Baltimore Ravens fans coming to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.

Tickets for each event are $25 (ala carte) in advance.

You can buy each night separately or you can buy the two-day pass for $40, saving you $10 and any words like “sold out.”

Age requirements: Law is no one under the age of 18 can enter The Howlin’ Wolf. If you are 18-to-21, you can enter but not drink. You must be 21 to drink at The Howlin’ Wolf. (During lunch, children are welcome at The Den inside The Howlin’ Wolf, while dining with family.)

When in N’Awlins, do what the locals do, eat what the locals eat and listen to what the locals love.

Old friends and new friends, if you’re a Baltimore Ravens fans on Super Bowl weekend, this is going to be the place to be — just like in Nashville, Charlotte, San Diego, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Providence, Boston or anywhere else the purple has played before, when it comes to throwing a party our WNST crew intends to make this little bowl game on bayou, truly SUPER!

This has been one of the truly spectacular weeks of my life planning all of these WNST.net events so that we can set our media and community bar as high as Ray Lewis and Joe Flacco as we plan events that we — as a nation of Baltimore Ravens fans — want to remember for the rest of our lives as well as we party at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

For more information about our WNST trips and all WNST events in New Orleans: http://wnst.net/nfl/all-faqs-for-wnst-super-trips-parties-in-new-orleans-here/

And please consider out WNST Super Purple V.I.P. Party Pass for $115.70 here: https://wnst.net/brian-billick/buy-our-wnst-super-v-i-p-party-pass-and-soak-up-the-excitement-of-new-orleans/

For all “party only purchasers”: We’ll have will call locations set up in New Orleans at each of our evening events beginning Friday night at Empire (300 Decatur) from 6 til 10pm and again on Saturday from noon til 2 p.m. at Steamboat Nanchez doors (Toulouse at The River). We’ll also have will call at Saturday & Sunday Howlin’ Wolf events right at the front door if those are the only events you’ll be attend with us in The Big Easy.

You’ll have an envelope and a wristband for your purchase. If you have a multiple-day pass, you’ll have a vinyl band that’s non-transferable.

PURCHASE THE TWO-DAY PURPLE HOWLING WOLF PASS HERE:

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BUY SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOWLIN’ WOLF ONLY HERE:

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BUY SUNDAY NIGHT AT HOWLIN’ WOLF ONLY HERE:

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OR BUY THE WNST SUPER V.I.P. PURPLE PARTY PASS FOR $115.70 HERE:

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And if I can answer any questions for you, please email me: nasty@wnst.net. My inbox is stacking up but I’m doing my best to keep the pace because I know how important this is to you.

It’s pretty cool for me as well. We’d love to see your face in the place in New Orleans at all of our events for Super Bowl weekend.

And please spread the word about our Sunday march from where Toulouse meets The River…

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For those who love Bourbon Street and the French Quarter,  WNST has teamed up with SIX local institutions on the strip to give you unlimited V.I.P. entrance to SIX (6) great bars along the most famous stretch in Louisiana that retails for more $100 alone!

You will have V.I.P. access all Super Bowl weekend to:

Cats Meow — 701 Bourbon St. — home of the world’s best Karaoke

Empire – 300 Decatur Street — 2 floors, 3 bars, 15 VIP sections, and great music

Hustler Club – 225 Bourbon Street — 2 floors, 3 bars, 4 stages, 20 private couch dances, 10 VIP suites

Déjà Vu Showgirls – 226 Bourbon Street — 2 floor, balcony, 2 bars, 4 stages, 100′s of beautiful girls and 3 ugly ones.

Little Darlings Strip Hop – 411 Bourbon Street — A legendary cabaret of New Orleans

Barely Legal – 423 Bourbon Street — 2 floors, 4 stage, patio party, 3 bars, cabanas, and all the Barely Legal babes you can handle

For those of you who have experienced Bourbon Street, you know that lines can be long and covers can be steep but this one-stop pass can save you all the hassles while you’re partying in your purple in the French Quarter.

Trust us, this is an AMAZING deal for these establishments, especially if you plan to enjoy some adult entertainment in the French Quarter. These are the best bars in town and this is an amazing value!

If you have already purchased a WNST V.I.P. Super Purple Party Pass or you’re booked onto our WNST Trips, you already have access to these clubs!!!

BUT, it’s now available to everyone RIGHT HERE for just $70 for the entire weekend:

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GETTING YOUR PASSES:

For all “party only purchasers”: We’ll have will calls set up in New Orleans at each of our evening events beginning Friday night at Empire (300 Decatur) from 6 til 10pm and again on Saturday from noon til 2 p.m. at Steamboat Nanchez doors (Toulouse at The River). We’ll also have a WNST will call at Saturday & Sunday Howlin’ Wolf events right at the front door.

You’ll have an envelope and a wristband for your purchase. If you have a multiple-day pass, you’ll have a vinyl band that’s non-transferable.

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If you have purchased the WNST “Super Purple V.I.P Party Pass” or are already on our WNST Super Trips, you’re already coming along with us but this two-hour cruise with amazing views of New Orleans and beyond is now available for all Baltimore Ravens fans coming into town for the game.

We’ll open the gates for all Baltimore Ravens fans at noon with music from Bobby Nyk.

THIS EVENT AT “THE PURPLE PARK IS FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL FANS!!!!!

AND THIS IS CHILDREN/KID/FAMILY FRIENDLY!!!!!

THIS IS THE SAME LOCATION FOR OUR SUNDAY PURPLE RALLY TO HONOR RAY LEWIS & MARCH MARDI GRAS STYLE TO THE SUPERDOME AT 2:52 p.m.!!!! SUNDAY’S EVENT IS ALSO FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!!

Cold beer, lunch items and purple revelry will be served from noon til 5 p.m. as we enjoy a great afternoon in New Orleans.

For those who want to come on the Mississippi and cruise with WNST.net and former Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick, the boat sails from 2:30 til 4:30.

The party is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — but the Mississippi cruise and lunch with Coach Billick is $60.

We’ll have a 2 p.m. board time for the Steamboat Natchez, a premier New Orleans venue that is “environmentally friendly” operating on steam power and the only existing original-style Steamboat remaining in New Orleans.

The features of the NATCHEZ  include:

* The Steamboat NATCHEZ is the last remaining authentic steamboat on the Mississippi

* The award-winning culinary team will be creating a special New Orleans-style lunch

* Performance by The Dukes of Dixieland (a 6-piece band), the oldest, continuously performing jazz band in the country

* Renovated in 2010, the main dining room has new carpet, fresh paint and new chairs

Steamboat Natchez Jazz Lunch Cruise with Brian Billick & WNST.net

Family friendly! All aboard!
Boarding              2pm
Cruise                   2:30pm-4:30pm
Price:                    $60 per person
Bar:                       Cash
Menu:                  http://www.steamboatnatchez.com/steamboat_lunch.html

BUY HERE:

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GETTING YOUR TICKETS:

For all “party only purchasers”: We’ll have will calls set up in New Orleans at each of our evening events beginning Friday night at Empire (300 Decatur) from 6 til 10pm and again on Saturday from noon til 2 p.m. at Steamboat Nanchez doors (Toulouse at The River). We’ll also have will call at Saturday & Sunday Howlin’ Wolf events right at the front door.

You’ll have an envelope and a wristband for your purchase. If you have a multiple-day pass, you’ll have a vinyl band that’s non-transferable.

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BEFORE YOU PURCHASE: Please remember that our Saturday (noon til 5 p.m.) & Sunday (1o a.m. til 2:52 p.m.) afternoon pep rallies at “The Purple Park” a (meet us where Toulouse meets The River at Woldenberg Park) are FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL FANS!!!! And this is children, kid, family FRIENDLY pep rally!

THIS IS SAME LOCATION FOR OUR SUNDAY PURPLE RALLY TO HONOR RAY LEWIS & MARCH MARDI GRAS STYLE TO THE SUPERDOME AT 2:52 p.m.!!!! SUNDAY’S EVENT IS ALSO FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!!

Here’s what our WNST Super Purple V.I.P. Party Pass for New Orleans includes:

* Saturday cruise on the Mississippi River on the Steamboat Natchez with former Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick at 2:30 p.m. Gates open at noon and lunch will be served on the jazz boat ride on one of the most famous boats in America. Boat boards at 2 p.m. for a two-hour lunch cruise with great Cajun & New Orleans menu.

* Saturday night entrance to our giant Super Purple Party Pep Rally at The Howlin’ Wolf in The Warehouse District bar & awesome music venue. This will be our purple ground zero for action. We have  GRAMMY AWARD WINNING REBIRTH BRASS BAND BOOKED FOR THIS EVENT. Dancing, cash bar and the biggest gang of purple fans in The Big Easy the night before the game. This is a ticketed event!

* On Sunday, gates will open at Toulouse & The River at 10 a.m. and we’ll be gathering at Woldenberg Park near the French Quarter in the area near the Steamboat Natchez for an All-Day Tailgate Party & Pep Rally with Bobby Nyk, the World’s Largest Ray Lewis Dance Competition and a purple flash mob walk through 17 blocks of New Orleans and down Poydras Street to honor Ray Lewis.

We will leave the park at 2:52 p.m. EST as a group on Sunday to honor No. 52 in pursuit of his 2nd Super Bowl title!!!!! This will be the largest Purple Mardi Grads March EVER in New Orleans!!! And it’s FREE to attend!

* Sunday night, we’ll return to The Howlin’ Wolf in The Warehouse District for an evening of local music with New Orleans’ hottest jazz, funk and soul band Hot 8 Brass Band and hosting what we believe will be the post-game celebration of the Baltimore Ravens’ second hoisting of the Lombardi Trophy in The Big Easy. This is a ticketed event!

In addition, for those who love Bourbon Street and the French Quarter, this WNST Super V.I.P. Party Pass will include unlimited V.I.P. entrance to SIX (6) great bars along the most famous stretch in Louisiana that retails for $100 alone!

You will have V.I.P. access all Super Bowl weekend to:

Cats Meow — 701 Bourbon St. — home of the world’s best Karaoke

Empire – 300 Decatur Street — 2 floors, 3 bars, 15 VIP sections, and great music

Hustler Club – 225 Bourbon Street — 2 floors, 3 bars, 4 stages, 20 private couch dances, 10 VIP suites

Déjà Vu Showgirls – 226 Bourbon Street — 2 floor, balcony, 2 bars, 4 stages, 100′s of beautiful girls and 3 ugly ones.

Little Darlings Strip Hop – 411 Bourbon Street — A legendary cabaret of New Orleans

Barely Legal – 423 Bourbon Street — 2 floors, 4 stage, patio party, 3 bars, cabanas, and all the Barely Legal babes you can handle.

We are offering our WNST “Super Purple V.I.P. Party Passes” for $115.70 for the entire weekend of parties, which all of the patrons of our full roadtrip packages will have included in their itinerary.

Buy as many “WNST SUPER PURPLE V.I.P. Party Passes”

as your traveling party and friends need HERE:

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** PLEASE NOTE: If you have already purchased a full or partial WNST bus, hotel or ticket package, this Super Purple V.I.P. Party Pass is already included in your deal, courtesy of WNST.net.

GETTING YOUR PASSES:

For all “party only purchasers”: We’ll have will calls set up in New Orleans at each of our evening events beginning Friday night at Empire (300 Decatur) from 6 til 10pm and again on Saturday from noon til 2 p.m. at Steamboat Nanchez doors (Toulouse at The River). We’ll also have will call at Saturday & Sunday Howlin’ Wolf events right at the front door.

You’ll have an envelope and a wristband for your purchase. If you have a multiple-day pass, you’ll have a vinyl band that’s non-transferable.

We want everyone to be happy and have fun in New Orleans. The Big Easy, Bourbon Street and the French Quarter have so much to offer and we wanted to give everyone extra value with our party passes and we figured this package will be very popular.

ALL OF THESE WNST.net SUPER PARTIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ALA CARTE HERE: https://wnst.net/nfl/all-faqs-for-wnst-super-trips-parties-in-new-orleans-here/

And the more purple the merrier…all Baltimore Ravens fans are welcome to join us!

Please feel free to send nasty@wnst.net an email if you need any further details on our parties.

We will be updating this frequently with more information as the Super Bowl gets closer…

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