All Nerddoms Welcome: The Intergalactic Krewe Of Chewbacchus Parades In New Orleans

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When the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus first formed, it focused on Star Trek and Star Wars. 'We say now, all nerddoms,' says Brooke Ethridge, aka Overlord Padme Almandine. 'Anything that you want to nerd about is welcome in the Chewbacchus parade.'

Women of Wakanda member Sonita Singh works with her fiber optic embedded cloth that she will attach to her costume.Women of Wakanda member Sonita Singh works with her fiber optic embedded cloth that she will attach to her costume.The Krewe of Chewbacchus is a walking krewe, which means there are no people riding on huge floats pulled by trucks and tractors." — wildly elaborate hand-made structures that are pushed or pedaled on tricycles, shopping carts, rickshaws, or whatever can roll.

Joe Amato adjusts the lights on Space Farce 4242, which features an alien in a gigantic spaceship hovering over New Orleans.Joe Amato adjusts the lights on Space Farce 4242, which features an alien in a gigantic spaceship hovering over New Orleans.And of course, there's the krewe's idol: Chewbacchus, a six-armed Wookiee made of Styrofoam. This year, he was sculpted in full roar, perched on top of the starship Millennium Falcon.

 

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“We always say there are two types of pedophiles: Star Trek and Star Wars” says Det. Ian Lamond, the unit’s second-in-command. “But it’s mostly Star Trek.”

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