Jazz Fest - New Orleans
May 2 & 3, 2013 |
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| It's OK, we can talk about it - I'm getting
old. I don't like crowds or loud noises nearly so much anymore, and
my partying days are about a decade behind me. Each year when I
attend Jazz Fest I say that it will be my last. Well, here I am on
about year 13 or so - still going back for more. Maybe I need to
find a support group!
A large part of it is that going to the Fest gives me a chance to see
my dear friend Amy, her husband Julio, and I often get to see Amy's family
as well. This year set a record for coolest temps in memory.
Usually it's as hot as the surface of the sun, but this year we froze a
little. But at least it kept those dreaded crowds at
bay!
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| Looking toward the Acura stage. This area is usually packed
solid with people. |
Me & Amy did the fest by ourselves on Thursday - it was rainy but not
too bad. |
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| These guys didn't have any problem with the rain or mud, they had the right
attitude! |
At the Gentilly stage it was the same story - open ground like I've
never seen before.
This had to be the least crowded Jazz Fest I've ever attended. |
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I think this was Jumpin' Johnny Sansone. His last song had a
great line in it,
"You'd better find the Lord before I find you" It
made me smile.
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Dinner that night was a dressed Roast Beef Po' Boy from R&O's - one
of my favorites
from when we lived in New Orleans in 1997 & 1998. BTW - I
didn't eat the top bun.
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Day 2 - people got creative when dealing with the mud |
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| Julio borrowed my second jacket, it was only a tiny bit too small. |
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| Marcia Ball - we've been fans of hers for nearly 20 years. |
Our Canadian friends were a little upset that they didn't bring some of
their
nice cold-weather gear down for this strange cold snap. I think it was
in
the 50's and quite windy! |
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After the fest we headed to Jordan's house (Amy's sister) for a
crawfish boil.
They did a first-class job despite the cold weather. The
crawfish were worth getting
a little chilly for. |
I finally got to meet Julio & Amy's daughter Carmen - what a
cutie. She'll be 3
in September. She has a cute little British accent. |
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| Carmen, Amy, Jordan, and Betsy - lovely ladies all |
Here Carmen has lost patience with our picture taking, she wants to go
inside! |
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| She looks like Amy |
I feel so bad that I have forgotten our Canadian friends names! They
were very
nice though. |
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