New Orleans
Dr. John’s great line
By Tom Teicholz at 8 May, 2008, 3:02 pm
You might think that I’m using any excuse to showcase this photo of me and Dr. Johnand you would be right! But I do have a story to tell. When I met Dr. John last Wednesday night outside Tipitina’s in New Orleans, he asked where I was from. “Los Angeles,” I told him “I know […]
Read More >>Dr. John’s great line
By Tom Teicholz at 8 May, 2008, 3:02 pm
You might think that I’m using any excuse to showcase this photo of me and Dr. Johnand you would be right! But I do have a story to tell. When I met Dr. John last Wednesday night outside Tipitina’s in New Orleans, he asked where I was from. “Los Angeles,” I told him “I know […]
Read More >>visit to the 9th ward: where New Orleans is at
By Tom Teicholz at 5 May, 2008, 10:03 pm
Three years ago in the summer Katrina devastated New Orleans. The following May a group of us went to New Orleans for Jazzfest to support a city we loved by being tourists, by spending money in its restaurant and hotels, in its clubs and stores by attending Jazzfest. At that time we toured the 9th […]
Read More >>Back to the Music
By Tom Teicholz at 2 May, 2008, 8:28 am
Day one at Jazzfest:Thursday was a hot one, with the occasional clouds and wind giving a break. But there was a healthy crowd there for a Thursday and some fine music as well. Although I walked around and dabbled here and there I ended up spending most of the day at the Gentilly tent. It […]
Read More >>New Orleans rising what the folks are saying
By Tom Teicholz at 2 May, 2008, 8:09 am
In my travels around the city, I’ve been having conversations about how it’s all going post Katrina. One cabdriver, who grew up in Los Angeles, told me he moved to New Orleans post-Katrina, working construction and clean up, which he said was good pay until a lot of other people got the same idea and […]
Read More >>New Orleans: coming back — one meal, concert, taxi ride at a time
By Tom Teicholz at 1 May, 2008, 5:04 pm
The most caloric meal that I ever had — and that I continue to have — is at the famous Camellia Grill. Katrina closed the Camellia Grill for 18 months — but The Camellia Grill is back — as good as ever. Now you might wonder what is so special about the Camellia Grill, and […]
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