GA Russell Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 Happy Mardi Gras everyone! I'm going to go to spotify, and see if I can dig up some New Orleans music to celebrate. Suggestions welcome! (I'm not aware of any appropriate Shrove Tuesday music!) Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 How the British party on this day! Quote
GA Russell Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Posted February 21, 2012 Happy Shrove Tuesday, Bev! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) Look what the rest of the world is missing! http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/7518695-pancake-day-in-london Forget the Olympics. Get on a plane NOW! Edited February 21, 2012 by A Lark Ascending Quote
Neal Pomea Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 Happy Mardi Gras everyone! I'm going to go to spotify, and see if I can dig up some New Orleans music to celebrate. Suggestions welcome! (I'm not aware of any appropriate Shrove Tuesday music!) Get some Professor Longhair! And some Rebirth Brass Band. Or celebrate the Cajun way with Cajun music. Nathan Abshire with Dewey Balfa on vocal. http://npmusic.org/Nathan_Abshire_Mardi_Gras_Song.mp3 Quote
colinmce Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 Here in South Louisiana, I'm thankful! I'm the executive chef at a Cajun restaurant and the weekend was pure hell. Quote
Neal Pomea Posted February 21, 2012 Report Posted February 21, 2012 What restaurant? My sister lives in Lafayette. I grew up south, in Vermilion parish. Quote
GA Russell Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Posted February 21, 2012 Neal, Professor Longhair is a great idea. I grew up with Big Chief, part 2 when I was in high school. Quote
jeffcrom Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 And you gots to have "Carnival Time" by Al Johnson. Quote
colinmce Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 What restaurant? My sister lives in Lafayette. I grew up south, in Vermilion parish. Randol's on Kaliste Saloom. You may know it, been there 40 years. Kind of a tourist joint, but that's ok. Quote
Neal Pomea Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 Small world! I have known Randol's for years! Quote
jeffcrom Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 I posted this in the vinyl forum, but I thought it might go here as well. This was my 45 RPM playlist last night: Al Johnson - Carnival Time/Good Lookin' (Ron) The Wild Magnolias - Iko Iko/Smoke My Peace Pipe (Polydor) Professor Longhair - Go to the Mardi Gras/Everyday, Everynight (Ron) Rebirth Brass Band - New Second Line/Put Your Right Foot Forward (Syla) Chuck Carbo - Second Line on Monday/Meet Me With Your Black Draws On (504) Olympia Brass Band - Mardi Gras in New Orleans, parts 1 & 2 (Dejan's Olympia Brass Band) James Rivers - Closer Walk/Take Your Choice (Instant) Earl King - Street Parade, parts 1 & 2 (Kansu) Eddie Bo - Every Dog Has Its Day/Tell It Like It Is (Ric) Professor Longhair - Big Chief, parts 1 & 2 (Watch) Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Lil Liza Jane/Feet Can't Fail Me Now (Mad Musicians) Bill Sinigal and the Skyliners - Second Line, parts 1 & 2 (White Cliffs) L'il Queenie and the Percolators - My Darlin' New Orleans/Wild Natives (Great Southern) The Dirty Dozen single predates their first album and has never been reissued. The Rebirth single also has never appeared on an album. Bill Sinigal's little record was very influential in New Orleans when it came out in the 1950's - it turns a brass band standard into R & B; Ellis Marsalis is the pianist. Allen Toussaint is the real draw on the James Rivers record. And L'il Queenie's "My Darlin' New Orleans" is my favorite New Orleans single of all time. When I pull out the boxes of 45s, this is always the last one I play for the evening. When my wife heard this last night, she said, "Oh, Little Queenie - you're about to go to bed." Quote
colinmce Posted February 22, 2012 Report Posted February 22, 2012 Small world! I have known Randol's for years! Neat! We've been in the aera about a year and a half from Iowa City. Some adjusting to do, but it's a neat place. Since we moved it's been new job-pregnancy-hospitalization-new baby so we haven't done or seen much, but we've got years on our hands now so I'm looking forward to it. Quote
GA Russell Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Posted February 17, 2015 Happy Mardi Gras 2015 everyone! Quote
GA Russell Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Posted February 18, 2015 For the latest news... http://www.nola.com/#/0 http://www.mardigras.com/#/0 Quote
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