The Children's FLORAL Parade will roll Saturday afternoon, and again on Fat Tuesday. This year's theme is "Sunday Color", featuring a comics page motif. Once again, the floats are conceived by the Mobile Carnival Association and built by Craig Stephens and Carnival Artists, from designs provided by ME.

Floral Parade "CALVIN & HOBBES" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "BEETLE BAILEY" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "BLOOM COUNTY" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "BLONDIE & DAGWOOD" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "DENNIS THE MENACE" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "DILBERT" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "HAGAR THE HORRIBLE" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "MARMADUKE" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "PEANUTS" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "GARFIELD" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "POPEYE THE SAILOR" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Floral Parade "SNUFFY SMIF" float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

MAIDS of JUBILEE Bring "MERMAIDS ON BROADWAY" To Fairhope

The lovely ladies in the Maids of Jubilee parade through Fairhope Friday night with a theme of "Mermaids on Broadway", featuring floats designed by ME and built by Craig Stephens and Carnival Artists. Here are the design drawings:

Maids of Jubilee "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" float design by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Maids of Jubilee "CHICAGO" float design by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Maids of Jubilee "GREASE" float design by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Maids of Jubilee "HAIRSPRAY" float design by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Maids of Jubilee "MARY POPPINS" float design by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Maids of Jubilee "MOULIN ROUGE" float design by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

Maids of Jubilee "LION KING" float design by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

STRIPERS Are "OFF to the RACES"

The MYSTIC STRIPERS SOCIETY will brave the remnants of today's rains to parade down the streets of Mobile with the speed-centric theme of "Off to the Races". The parade will feature a new, revamped permanent float and twelve 'Race-related' floats designed by ME and built by Steve Mussell's MIRTHCO, Inc., along with several existing permanent floats.

Here are the float design drawings:

Mystic Stripers Society "CIRCUS WAGON" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc.

Mystic Stripers Society "AZALEA TRAIL RUN" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "CHARIOT RACES" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "DAUPHIN ISLAND REGATTA" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "DAYTONA 500" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "IDITAROD" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "INDY 500" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "KENTUCKY DERBY" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "RENO AIR SHOW" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "MARIO KART" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "SPACE RACE" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "TORTOISE and the HARE" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

Mystic Stripers Society "TOUR de FRANCE" float by Brent Amacker for Mirthco, Inc

ORDER of LaSHES Go On A "SECRET MISSION" Tonight!

Mobile, Alabama's Carnival Season continues tonight when The ORDER of LaSHES hit the streets, riding atop a parade of floats featuring a theme of "SECRET MISSION". The rolling tableau was built by Carnival Artists under the direction of Craig Stephens, from design drawings provided by ME.
Here are the float design roughs and finished drawings:

Order of LaSHES "AUSTIN POWERS" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "AUSTIN POWERS" Float Roughs by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES  Float Rough Designs by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists.
I was very disappointed that the first one in the above drawing, featuring
 Jethro BoDean as the "Double Naught Spy" , was not selected.

Order of LaSHES Float Rough designs by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "SPY VS. SPY" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES  Float rough designs by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES  float rough designs by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "CARMEN SAN DIEGO" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "CASINO ROYALE" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "Casino Royale" rough float drawing by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "CLUE" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "DICK TRACY" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "INSPECTOR GADGET" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES  rough float designs by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "AVENGERS" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "WILD, WILD WEST" Float by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Order of LaSHES "Wild, Wild West" rough design by BRENT AMACKER for Carnival Artists

Also, as an added bonus, here is the small ORDER of LaSHES Poster design as requested by the lovely ladies in the OOL: