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Monthly Archives: September 2014
There’s more to NOLA than Bourbon Street
Even if you only know a little about New Orleans, you probably know about Bourbon Street. And if that street is your only knowledge of the city, please keep reading. Nowadays, Bourbon Street is almost a caricature of people’s perceptions … Continue reading
Posted in Live Music Venues, Personal
Tagged Al Hirt, Blue Nile, Bourbon Street, Frenchmen Street, Helen Gillet, Pete Fountain, Snug Harbor, Spotted Cat, three Muses
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Larger than Life K-Doe is patron saint of this blog
Meet Ernie K-Doe, a New Orleans performer and a character in a city of characters. He is now officially designated: Patron Saint of this Blog. I have no idea what the criterion is to be a blog’s patron saint or … Continue reading
You needn’t be from New Orleans to say it right
I like to think that I come from the Gershwin school of pronunciations, as in “You like ‘to-may-toes’ and I like ‘to-mah-toes’.” But I have to admit I did ask my daughter-in-law to stop saying New Or-leens. For me, it’s the … Continue reading
What makes New Orleans drummers and drumming unique?
There’s something special about New Orleans drummers. A statement I read and hear regularly and while my untrained ear suggests that is true, I cannot in my own words explain why. Drum Magazine has made it easy for me though … Continue reading
