Phillipe, With regard to Luis, I wonder if that's just because of how long it went on with the island in the eyewall. Surely, for that duration, there were times when the wind was much stronger. Certainly the wind gusts that shook The Belvedere on the ground floor were more than 130! With Luis, it was not just the strength, but it went on forever. Thirteen years later and there are mo
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They do bring back memories, Philippe. But I thing the picture that still tells the whole story is that satellite image of the storm. I'm just glad we didn't get to see that before it hit while we were there.
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Don't have any other stories that can compare with that. Just the usual, went to the beach, read a book, went back and had dinner.... I had always been telling everyone that after Luis we were always blessed with great weather for every vacation we took after that I'm talking New Orleans and Tampa in August and no rain. Alaska in September with 70 degree weather and clear enough c
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Well Barbara, I gues if you want the back in the days and drag up that picture again, I guess it's only fair I drag up the Luis stry again. For those of you who've been around here long enough; move along there's nothing new to see. But some of the newer members may enjoy it. By the way, you may want to go for a snack and a drink first. It’s An Adventure: OK, I admit
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kim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > oldtimer - are you Mr. TJM, or do you know what > happened to him, he had some incredible > stories!!!! No, I'm not TJM. Just had the run-ins over there with him at he same time. And I agree, miss his stories. Last I knew, he was living in Florida and had a family, but that's about it.
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Barbara and Philippe, Good to see you both here and the board being revived. Philippe, you don't know the history, but I'm pretty sure that Barbara remembers the past history with the other board and that other guy who used to tell the "in the day" stories???? Anyway, probably won't be posting much as we haven't been there in a while, so we can't prov
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Contessa, Complain/observant, I guess it's a matter of semantics. You're post on TTOL and the crime, take it either way. The point is, you cut back to two trips a year? Is that a breaker for the island? We've given it up. For the people like Barbara, I feel sorry. We had so many people there we would call friends. We've discovered other jewels to us. Places that
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Bette, you don't have to go to New Orleans to help. Unfortunately for them, but fortunately for everyone else, those musicians that still perform have been forced to travell to find work. Just in New England alone, these acts have been/will be here this summer: Dirty Dozen Brass Band Rebirth Brass Band Papa Grows Funk Tab Benoit Sonny Landreth Marcia Ball Beausoliel Shemika Copel
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Ed, How'd you get threadjacked? You offered travelling music and I don't see any connection to travelling; I offered an alternative (Now if you had videos of Three Days In A Leaky Boat or Take The Weather With you...). Since you wanted to bring a motive into it, I provided a motive. Brabara, there are others that I could offer. I'm not trying to exclude everyone else from Ne
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> > Ed (nine510) Wrote: > > > Ya, you left out the part about the nude beaches. Another pillar of the music community that still isn't back in his home after 2 years; Big Chief Monk Boudreaux of the Wild magnolias. Although still not in his home, banded with other local muscians after Katrina to form the New Orleans Social Club to try to keep the spirit of the music
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bettenan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was a big fan of the show NBC's Studio 60 on the > Sunset Strip. On the Dec 4th 2006 episode they > featured a group of New Orleans musicians led by > Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews played the new > version of the Christmas classic as part of "The > Christmas Show" episode
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Ed (nine510) Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, the whole point is that they're "oldies". > I'm sure BettNan enjoyed it, enormously. > > Does your "New Orleans Funk Scene" have anything > to do with recruiting volunteers for mud removal > from nude beaches in southern LA.? There's > something you
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Hey Ed, what no Wayne Newton videos. Alan, too bad they aren't playing in the US on their reunion tour. But seriously, get into the New Orleans funk scene, it's where the good music went and is alive and kicking.
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As always Ed, have to disagree. It's time to move into the present and future. Somebody scream!!!! No videos to go with it though. Try sample 7 for the good old days.
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As most know, Club O was taken over by the owners that bought out Mr. Brink. It seems that they are a very ruthless group in the way they treat people. Here is our saga. Last year when we went to Club O, we found that our belongings which we had been stored there were sold at a yard sale at the resort along with those of many other guests. This all done without tleeing anyone or making much
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