The people of Plaquemines Parish and several other surrounding areas continue to suffer the effects of Isaac. In New Orleans, there are still many without power, phone, wifi or cable TV. That said, Isaac was not Katrina and last weekend, the French Quarter was filled with revelers attending Southern Decadence. For them and the many people who found themselves on an unscheduled week off from work, this week could be called a “Hurrication” (got the term from a local). There were repairs to be made and debris to pick up, but the French Quarter, with it’s allure of electricity and satellite TV, beckoned. Continue reading
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September 4, 2012 · 1:31 pm
Southern Decadence
Filed under Culture, decorations and costumes, free events and lagniappe, Local Cuisine, parade
Tagged as Air Force One, Bill Naquin, bourbon street, Carnival Kings, Dyke March, french quarter, Good Friends, Grant Storms, hurricane, Hurrication, Isaac, katrina, latonola, LGBT, Lords of Leather, Mr. Southern Renegade, new orleans, parade, Restaurant, sno-ball, snowball, snowizard, Southern Decadence, Tami Tarmac, traffic tranny
May 3, 2011 · 4:29 pm
Jazz Fest!
Sunday was my first trip to Jazz Fest 2011. It was a beautiful, breezy day and more out-of-town friends (Marilyn and Bob from L.A.) joined me for the festivities. Wanting to go with the flow and knowing I can see most of these bands other times, I let my friends pick the bands and ended up hopping through 9 bands in 7 hours. We also saw a short Mardi Gras Indian parade and some artwork as well as eating lots of goodies and running into a few friends. Continue reading →
Filed under Concerts, decorations and costumes, festival, Local Cuisine
Tagged as 9 Lives, anders osborne, Big Chief, billy iuso, brass band, Chief Larry Bannock, Cochon de Lait, Colman DeKay, concert, Cornell Landry, Dave Bartholomew, Decemberists, Dirty Dozen, Dr. John, Fats Domino, Fireman Mike’s Kitchen, Free Agents, Golden Eagle, Golden Star Hunters, jazz fest, Jenny Conlee, John Fohl, John Legend, Johnny Sansone, la divina, latonola, Leroy Jones, los angeles, Love at First Bite, Lower 911, mardi gras indian, margie perez, Monk Boudreaux, music, new orleans, Panaroma Foods, Patton's Catering, Plum Street, Poboy, Restaurant, snowball, Social Aid and Pleasure Club, Ten Talents Catering, the Roots, trombone shorty, Zachary Richard
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