French Quarter Festival 2009

We're back from New Orleans and will be sharing some pix and vids of the proceedings for the next little while. So let's start with the beginning; our home away from home, the Villa Convento, where we managed to get a room after much whining and begging


At Fritzel's on Bourbon St., we ran across Toronto's Happy Pals blowing up a storm for the masses. Do you suppose they wipe down the tables after a cornet player stomps across your dining area?


And here's a short clip of how they sounded as they passed the Tip Jar;




After that it's time to totally totalize the total tips.

Then the real musicians' magic happens as the filthy lucre is transformed miraculously into liquor, or donated to worthy charities, whichever seems most appropriate at the time.

Mick Collins 1938-2009

Here's a link to the Hot Five Jazzmakers' tribute to our friend Mick Collins:

http://hotfivejazz.tripod.com/mickcollins/

Mick also shared these pix with us of his younger days. He was blessed with many interests and a wicked sense of humour.


We will all miss this man.

The nature of governments ...

I just thought I'd save the link to this rather persuasive article on the nature of those who would govern us peasants. Don't bother reading this, the knowledge accrued might be upsetting.

http://c4ss.org/content/329

... and furthermore, here's a look at the nature of banks that explains a lot of the recent tremors in our financial landscape:

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/13

Anticipation ...

Where else can you get all this for FREE!!!!

http://www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest/itinerary/

From our last visit in 2005, Leroy Jones and Craig Klein on Bourbon St., playing for the fun-seekers.

The state of our universe, 21st century update

WARNING!! Thinkiness again.

Those who find such activity painful & difficult should not click on this link:

http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/04/06/goodbye-bill-of-rights/

For those of you basking in Obama's magnificence, you can see that he has a few trivial items to work on in his spare time.

And here's the latest trick for your enslavement:

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/136610