"Satchmo Fest" in the Big Easy"

[BOSSHOG]

Starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. A musical tribute to Louie Armstrong at and around the Old Mint on Esplanade. Lots of outstanding food and booze and a good time to be had by all right on the cusp of the French Quarter. Its a sentimental weekend for my wife and me. We went to Satchmo fest last year and that was the last time we were in New Orleans prior to the Hurricane.

http://www.fqfi.org/

Then on Labor Day weekend, the gay community will hold Southern Decadence which is a raucous good time regardless of your sexual orientation. I do believe the tight assed religiously insane secretly long for the opportunity to attend.

[waiting for hope]

1. Eat a ton of beignets and

drink lots of Community Coffee .... miss the coffee the most - can't find it here on the coast of NC. Lesse le bon temp roulette!!!

[BOSSHOG]

2. Hate to tempt you like this teammate

But check out:

http://www.cafedumonde.com/main.html

and order you up some. I do love Cafe Au lait, especially at 2 in the morning with St Louis Cathedral across Decatur Street eerily lit. I make it at home but it never tastes as good as in the Quarter.

[juajen]

4. How true!

Ambiance is everything. Hi ya, Boss!

[juajen]

3. My word

I thought you could get CC anywhere. Just goes to show you how ingrained the cajun culture is in this 25 year resident. Mellow Joy is giving Community a run for its money in Lafayette. It's very good.

[Gruenemann]

6. Friends sent me care packages

of Community after I moved from Lafayette to San Antonio. Now it's in all the stores here! Be patient; maybe it'll get to your area too!

[EFerrari]

5. "Do ya know what it means / to miss New Orleans"

Too bad you can't channel the music for us. Have a great time. :hi:

[BOSSHOG]

7. There is a video tour of Satchmo fest

on the site I posted earlier:

http://www.fqfi.org/

Hope this will do the trick.

[EFerrari]

9. Thank you! Most days we have Django on but Satchmo is

another huge favorite.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Are you coming?

This is will be the first one for us. It is five blocks from our house, so it sould be fun. My partner and I can't wait for Southern Decadence :evilgrin:!!!!

[BOSSHOG]

10. We'll be down for

Satchmo fest for sure. Also we'll stroll the Farmer's Market and the Quarter. I enjoy Decadence but I'm an old fart and my time in the Quarter now is limited to the daytime since we have a 50 mile drive home.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. YEA!

Very cool! Who knows, maybe we will bump into one another!