The Half-Fast Walking Club is a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe founded and historically led by Pete Fountain, until his death on August 6, 2016.
The krewe's current route, basically unchanged since the mid-1970s, starts at 7 AM on Mardi Gras morning, at world-famous Commander's Palace Restaurant on Washington Avenue in the Garden District.
The original name was "The Half-Assed Walking Club" and was an excuse to take a "lubricated" musical stroll down the parade route.
On Mardi Gras 2007 Pete once again joined his Half Fast Walking Club, having missed the event in 2006 due to illness.
In his last appearance in 1990, Harris did not walk due to age but was chauffeured in a convertible while waving to the crowd and throwing trinkets.