-
5 days and counting down
Fri 9th
~3:30: train arrives
Shuttle/Check in hotel
~ 6P Class orientation
Meet in hotel lobby
Topics: Map, safety, mojo bags, info on preps for voodoo ceremony
Walking tour of FQ led by Tina
Dinner: Po-Boys @ Court of 2 Sisters
~8P: Music Club: Tropical Isle & Class ( Read more... ) -
Wandering the Midwest
We've returned from Milwaukee where we celebrated an early Christmas and attended a 50th Birthday party for Barry's sister, Germaine ( Read more... ) -
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Joyous Yule!
I hope your holidays are filled with family, friends, laughter, and love.
From our house to yours,
Tina & Barry -
Bye Bye Blago
I'm glad they finally arrested our IL. Gov, Blagojevich. I just wish they could have done it a couple years ago ( Read more... ) -
Gov. Rod Blagojevich Crime Spree Over?
While I was posting, Barry came in to tell me they've finally arrested our IL. Gov. Rod Blagojevich for corruption and influence-peddling. His latest activities - attempting to sell the appointment to Obama's senate seat.
US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said today, Blago's "political corruption crime spree" needed to be stopped. Here in Chicago, we' ( Read more... ) -
Heaven done called another blues-stringer back home.
We're grieving this morning, after learning last night that Chico Banks, one of Chicago's best blues guitarists (& a friend) passed away a few days ago. He died of a lightning fast virus. He was only 47.
I can think of no more fitting tribute than the song first written for Stevie Ray Vaughn -- "Six Strings Down".
Dammit. Heaven's got enough ( Read more... ) -
A note about editing...or not
I've purposely not been copy-editing, fact-checking, and cleaning up these New Orleans blog entries. Too much to do, too much too see, too much to write, to take time for that while on the trip. While still capturing thoughts ( Read more... ) -
Part 2 of “Little Pink Houses” or “Can’t Drown the Spirit”
There we were, in the little tour van, sitting at the corner of the musician's village waving back at them as they encouraged us to mutiny from the tour's path and come talk with them. Slowly driving past, with final waves from both sides, we pulled out of the giant field of dead weeds and broken trees, dotted here and there by little islands of ( Read more... ) -
Dispatches from the Quarter: We Interrupt this programming
We interrupt this scheduled broadcast ( Read more... ) -
Dispatches from the Quarter: “Little Pink Houses” or “Can’t Drown the Spirit”
“Little Pink Houses” or “Can’t Drown the Spirit ( Read more... )