GONE TO NEW ORLEANS
Does one picture tell a whole story? Yeah, you right! That's me and Mac -- Dr. John outside of Tipitina's in New Orleans.
Now if that ain't a moment I don't know what it is.
But first let's describe the confluence of events in what can only be described as a perfect night in New Orleans.
Got to town around 6PM. Staying at the famous Monteleone hotel in the quarter which in its day has seen such literary lights at Truman Capote, Richard Ford and others as guest -- and which has been nicely renovated. But first things first --
Some Oysters at ACME to clear the palate.
The it's on to dinner at VIZARD'S on Magazine -- one of the new restaurants in New Orleans. Let me say that the roast chicken there may be the best I've ever had -- certainly tasted that way last night. (I promise to go back in to this post next week and insert links etc....) but for now I must keep rolling.
Vizard's is uptown so a stop at Tip's made sense, which is where we found the good doctor holding court before heading onstage in what was a historic and momentous occasion: the night when the InJuns come home.
That's Quint Davis letting us know how important this night is. Later in the evening he did the worm and a sort of gator walk across the floor of the stage.
And here's Dr. John and Bernie Worrell of Parliament Funkadelic fame. A guy standing next to me said, "that;s historic." And it was. With Tab Benoit on guitar and Cyril Neville on drums. What a night!
Had to top it off with some beignets and cafe au lait at Cafe du Monde ---
And that's just one night in New Orleans!
Now if that ain't a moment I don't know what it is.
But first let's describe the confluence of events in what can only be described as a perfect night in New Orleans.
Got to town around 6PM. Staying at the famous Monteleone hotel in the quarter which in its day has seen such literary lights at Truman Capote, Richard Ford and others as guest -- and which has been nicely renovated. But first things first --
Some Oysters at ACME to clear the palate.
The it's on to dinner at VIZARD'S on Magazine -- one of the new restaurants in New Orleans. Let me say that the roast chicken there may be the best I've ever had -- certainly tasted that way last night. (I promise to go back in to this post next week and insert links etc....) but for now I must keep rolling.
Vizard's is uptown so a stop at Tip's made sense, which is where we found the good doctor holding court before heading onstage in what was a historic and momentous occasion: the night when the InJuns come home.
That's Quint Davis letting us know how important this night is. Later in the evening he did the worm and a sort of gator walk across the floor of the stage.
And here's Dr. John and Bernie Worrell of Parliament Funkadelic fame. A guy standing next to me said, "that;s historic." And it was. With Tab Benoit on guitar and Cyril Neville on drums. What a night!
Had to top it off with some beignets and cafe au lait at Cafe du Monde ---
And that's just one night in New Orleans!
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