Mardi Gras 2009. The dates for 2009 were February 21st and February 24th.  On the afternoon of February 20th the Krewe assembled at the City Hospital Nursing Facility for their annual festivities.  The event was renamed the Parade of Pearls in honor of our beloved Duchess of Pearls, Suzanne Ray who had originally begun our association with City Hospital.  Fat Saturday dawned cold & blustery as ever.  The paraders assembled at the UoA lot on Dickson St. and prayed for sun.  For this year's parade the Krewe unveiled their 1963 purple, green & gold, paisley Chevy art truck and invited other local art cars to participate.  Frank Sharp graciously agreed to serve as Grand Marshall.  Promptly at 3PM with Tom Dooley in the lead as usual, the parade rolled down Dickson St. through crowds of eager onlookers and arrived at the Fayetteville Square where first place honors were taken by Krewe Olympia.  A donation was made by the Demented Krewe to the Fayetteville Animal Shelter in honor of our 2008 King & Queen Don & Karen Greenaway.

On Fat Tuesday the festivities began at José's with the crowning of the 2009 King Rufus the First & Queen Artie Herndon.  The weather was great & the festivities happily wandered the street arriving a Zooloo's at 10pm.