Why do you have one dollar bills all over your chest? That was a familiar question from out of towners unfamiliar with the birthday ritual of locals, where you pin a dollar to your shirt and everyone comes up and pins a dollar and wishes you a happy birthday. One guy said, Happy Birthday and my friend said, at least he knows why and the guy answered, “Hey, I went to public school in New…
There is a well kept secret and that is getting old sucks – it ain’t easy – but it sure doesn’t suck – I have to say 50 was the best birthday I ever experienced, both leading up to, on it, and the next day. Even though my 50 year old self couldn’t get my butt out to the Jazz Fest for the last day because I’m so exhausted, I still felt glad to be…
Wolfie ate a birthday card that a neighbor slipped through the mail slot. I though Loca did it because she’s jealous because Arlene, Wolfie and Bam and I all had birthdays and her’s is in January, but turns out Wolfie just was unaware that mail comes through the slot for humans, not dogs.
I woke up 50 or rather was awakened by a phone call to my cell phone at 12:30AM from mom who left a message saying “You’ve finally arrived at your life. Enjoy!” Then I rolled over and went back to sleep and woke before dawn, in the arms of my lover. We greeted the day with birthday cards from Wolfie, Loca, Bam Bam, T and Arlene, who said she is not in dog heaven, au…
We happened upon a guy who writes political cartoons for the satirical The Levee periodical, he gave us some maraca gourds he got from the old Weirlines to shake for Bonnie Raitt – who by the way was awesome.
I went to the Fest yesterday and I just want to say this – hail to the over 50 year old crowd because I saw Doc Watson (86 years old), Bonnie Raitt (60 years old this November), and Tony Bennett (83 years old) – can we say AWESOME and can I get an amen – I took this minute clip of Tony yesterday – a neighbor was standing near me and she said “This is…
I met a young man at the Fest who scattered his father’s ashes all around the Fairgrounds. Got to love it. I’ll be home, and I’ll be free.
There have been a lot of unforgiving reviews of Emmylou at Jazz Fest on Thursday – saying her voice wasn’t up to par, she was boring, she didn’t address the crowd or New Orleans etc. I know she didn’t play to the crowd but I can’t help loving her anyway and am so happy she came.
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I have less than 24 hours before I make 50 – and I have to say I feel more like me than I ever have before, so thank god for the aging process and how as your body heads south, your mind heads north. I put together 50 lessons I’ve learned – some are original, borrowed, recycled, plagiarized, but all I declare my own on my very own blog: #1 – We are helpless to…