I’ve had this button on my Jazz Fest hat for a few years; there used to be a guy right outside the Fortin Street entrance selling buttons – this one appeared right after Bush started the war in Iraq. For some reason, this year, I’ve been stopped by a handful of people commenting and who wanted to take a photo of the button. It’s timeless.
Sunday the wind was blowing and it was not typical JF hot. I started the day with a nice long bike ride and then a visit from Mom, who came bearing a Boston Cream Pie as condolences for Arlene. I got to the Fest just as the Pine Leaf Boys were getting ready to come on. They were awesome – this video doesn’t do them justice because they were jumping all over the stage and…
Yesterday, as I slunked around the fest enjoying music upon music, I was feeling sort of melancholic. I was missing Arlene and it is coming up on the due date of Ele (now Kiyelle) and I was watching all the parents out there with their babies. I ran into a neighbor and her baby who took her first steps yesterday at the Fest, and I wasn’t necessarily having a pity party, but I felt like…
Left the fest and walked over to Swirl to meet T (who is not a big JF fan). Friends of ours were meeting us there and some of the VaVaVoom musicians were playing. It started off slow, I sat inside in the window with my feet up after standing most of the day and the crowd started to gather. Then the music and people’s happy feet found their groove – our friends’ son was the…
I started the Fest yesterday with Astral Project and sat by a guy who said he has been watching them for 30 years. Wow, are they that old? Because I was gone from New Orleans for 16 years and hadn’t known much about them until Flower sent me a CD. They are an unbelievable talent collection. Next I walked over and caught the tail end (no pun intended) of Chris Owens. She had just brought…
GoGo made me a great belt buckle – it has POW on it for my Wonder Woman moods. She is at Jazz Fest the first weekend and if you don’t have a GoGo bracelet then just what are you doing in life? They are fabulous.
Below are Jazz Fest essentials – a good hat that you can add flourishes to that actually blocks the sun, a Brass Pass from WWOZ, cash, schedule, sunglasses.
When you walk outside the Fairgrounds you first hit Liuzza’s by the Track and a crowd that gathers there and even a goat, then you head down Ponce de Leon and there’s always something cranking at Swirl. First night of the fest it was the Mardi Gras Indians:
My dad’s having brain surgery today. Last night, I set my hand on fire. She’s not perfect. Colton School … Blue Nile … Tip’s … Snug …
I grew up listening to a lot of Southern Rock and yes, it is what it is, but I happen to love it. On my birthday, I’ve actually given up the cute little derriere of Jon Bon Jovi and have chosen to spend it with the Kings of Leon instead – I’m opting for good music over good looks (not to say these boys aren’t cute, cuz they are). But yesterday, at the start of…