Gadfly Investigations Newspaper: Marche du Nain Rouge 2015: DETROIT'S "TAR & FEATHERING" of the Red Devil

So it was the first time I attended the famous 'Marche du Nain Rouge' in the Cass Corridor in Detroit. It was a cool Sunday, with the temperature about 42F. I had my skeleton outfit on with a creepy mask. For this was the famous Nain March- and one has to hide themselves so the Little Red Devil won't retaliate against you...(Thus a mask or outfit!) lol. What the heck? Devils? Costumes? Let me explain...

My video of one of the 'Fire-Handlers' @Marche du Nain Rouge 2015

ENJOYING THE PRE-MARCH FESTIVITIES! #gadflyin

FUN AT THE STAGE B4 SOME ENTERTAINMENT!

There is a legend that when Detroit was founded, a red devil appeared and havoc happened soon after. And sighting through the years of him has made this an interesting myth. So about 10 years ago an organization started putting on this event to 'Run' the Red devil out of Detroit! THE VIDEO BELOW SHOWS THE GHOSTS OF DETROIT PAST AND FUTURE BEING INTERRUPTED BY THE EVIL NAIN!

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THE RED DEVIL ON HIS 'roach-mobile' during the parade

THE CROWD GATHERING FOR THE PARADE! #gadflyin

THE PRE-MARCH & ENTERTAINMENT!

So there the event was 3-22-15 (on a Sunday). There was about an hour of pre-march activity which included:

(1) Great mingling & conversation with great people
(2) Restaurants & Bars
(3) Stage with several 'FIRE-HANDLERS'
(4) Performance of a great 'New Orleans' style band
(5) Performance of the 'Ghost of DETROIT PAST' and
the GHOST OF DETROIT FUTURE' (They were kinda the MC's for the March)

THE GABRIEL BRASS BAND!

A DANCING JESTER DURING THE PARADE! #gadflyin

SOME ROVING MUSICIANS RIGHT BE THE PARADE!

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OUR VIDEO OF A 'FLO-WAND' HANDLER! COOL!

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FUN FOLLOWING THE NAIN ROUGE! #gadflyin

THE MARCH!

So began the slow march of following the dreaded Red Devil about a mile up to the Detroit Masonic Temple. He was on a converted car- it was literally a giant roach (I think!). Along the way the Red Devi with his posse of Black-Uniformed fire-handlers (the 4 handlers walked with the "Roach-Car" and cleared slow patrons out of the way while doing their "fire tricks".

OUR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PARADE!

A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS POSE FOR A PICTURE FOR US!

THERE WERE NAIN SUPPORTERS TOO! #gadflyin

THE END AT THE DETROIT MASONIC TEMPLE!

So me and a friend followed the pack of people 'running' the Red Devil from Detroit. There were a few people who yelled at the Devil but he kept ranting on his loudspeaker about how horrible Detroit was!

The parade slowing proceeded to the Detroit Masonic Temple were the Red Devil and other speakers talked about Detroit (all good words except for the Devil!)