The Krewe of Zulu is opening up its membership for 2006, since so many of their riders cannot ride this year.
Here’s a link to post on the metroblog for New Orleans where I first saw this:
http://neworleans.metblogs.com/archives/2006/01/zulu_krewe_suff.phtml
I can think of no better way to drop $1500. I wish I had that kind of cash lying around.