Fats @ 85
This article by the excellent Keith Spera. Another Feb 26th baby is Johnny Cash. boogie woogieFats DominoJohnny CashKeith Speranew orleansrock and roll
Category Archive Browsing Category: new orleans
Browse by:
Greasing of the Poles
And now for something completely different . . . Bourbon StreetFrench Quartergreasing of the polesMardi Grasnew orleans
Louis Prima Fest
Louis Prima honored with his own New Orleans music and food festival. Louis is one of those people who along with Pops and Fats just put me in a good mood immediately. lena primaLouis Primanew orleansNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
And a Bottle of Rum
New Orleans-based Wayne Curtis is one of the most knowledgable and most eloquent writers on all things boozy and especially the trend towards slow cocktails. Though he writes on much more besides it is through his The Atlantic column that I know his work and made a point of meeting him when he was in Vancouver…
Mardi Gras Indian Culture
Here’s an excellent article in The Economist by Jon Fasman. (H/T to Brett Martin for this). One can get a good sense of how just much work is involved in making these suits via the character played by Clarke Peters in Treme. Here he is talking about the role. Brett MartinClarke PetersDonald Harrisonjon fasmanMardi GrasMardi Gras Indiansnew orleansTreme
manwithoutqualities 