Wife taking control of my life

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Where have y'all been?

[jeffcrom]

If Chuck doesn't mind me answering....

Walked through the Garden District and French Quarter (George Lewis' and Danny Barker's houses - Danny's birthplace is now divided into condos, and a couple are for sale; an open house was going on, so we went in and looked around.)

A little driving tour including Jelly Roll Morton's and Buddy Bolden's houses.

Lafayette #1 and St. Louis #1 cemeteries. Homer Plessy (Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case) and Marie Laveau are buried in St. Louis #1, as well as some pioneering musicians, like Louis Cottrell Sr. and Isadore Barbarin.

The Krewe de Vieux parade, the first parade of Carnival season. It was vulgar beyond my wildest hopes, and featured lots of great brass bands - I recognized the Treme, the Hot 8, the TCB, and the Young Fellaz that I remember. I took a little digital recorder, and am going to put together an audio collage which I'll post somewhere.

The Palmetto Bug Stompers at d.b.a on Frenchmen St.; trombonist Charlie Halloran was the musical hero.

Meals at Olivier's, The Praline Connection, and Fiorella's, among other spots. Beignets at Cafe du Monde.

CD/record shopping at the Louisiana Music Factory.

There were no brass bands playing in Jackson Square when we were there, much to my surprise. No music tonight because I hit a fatigue wall and have to get up early-ish to drive back to Atlanta tomorrow.

I've had the better end of this deal - lots of amazing stories, which I'll probably mangle and combine when repeating.

[Chuck Nessa]

I much appreciate Jeff's report - I could not remember everything. On our own today, Ann and I rode the trolley lines from end to end, took the ferry to Algiers and had lunch at a delightful cafe called Tout de Suite. We are currently relaxing at our hotel. After dinner we will probably check out Aurora Nealand at the Spotted Cat.

[papsrus]

Sounds like a grand time was had by all. Well done!

I kept missing those bugstompers on my forays, although it seems as though they're always around.

Spotted Cat can swing like mad.