Jazz Fest, and finishing up
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | April 27-29 & May 4-6, 2007
I didn't think that we'd still be in New Orleans for this event, but we will be, and I'm really, REALLY excited. This Sunday's headliner is Bonnie Raitt. I have seen many bands, but never Bonnie. This Saturday is Norah Jones. AND Ludacris--at the same time, on different stages. Never mind the other two hundred or so bands that play all day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as next weekend. Next weekend's big names are Steely Dan and Harry Connick, Jr. I WILL have to see that. I've seen Jr. twice before, and he always puts on a good show. OH! Just saw next Saturday's line-up...THE ALLMAN BROTHERS! I saw them in KC many years ago and the show was incredible...a total good time.
Even with all of the problems New Orleans seems to have, the things that happen here that are fun, done right, and done well, are really done well. Two weekends ago the city held the French Quarter Fest, and it was so fun and so cozy. And since I'll always have a place to stay here, I will come back for the fun things like Jazz Fest and the FQ Fest, no doubt.
It's mornings like this, though, when I get up and have some quiet time to myself, enjoying coffee, that I really like being here. I really like this town, even with its problems. I sort of fantasize about staying somehow, although that is totally out of the question when my husband's opinion is taken into consideration. Oh well. Marriage. It is best to agree on the big decisions like buying real estate or your employment. If you don't--fahgeddaboutit. You'll only argue and be resentful of each other. And we are almost done with our little remodeling job here. A real estate agent came by yesterday and talked to us about renting out the condo unit we've been remodeling--apparently, our remodel is somewhere within the "excellent" condition range. Wow. It's not something I ever thought I would do that well. But I've enjoyed it...picking out the appliances, bathroom cabinets, and the light fixtures. That part has been really fun. Painting was the most un-fun part, and I still have two little places left to finish that I've been putting off. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. If my mother-in-law decides to rent it out as a corporate rental, which she is considering, we may be stuck here a few weeks more just shopping for a whole household of stuff, including the sofa, flat screen TVs, linens, kitchen items...and ohmyGAWD that would be a blast! Crossing my fingers here...
I didn't think that we'd still be in New Orleans for this event, but we will be, and I'm really, REALLY excited. This Sunday's headliner is Bonnie Raitt. I have seen many bands, but never Bonnie. This Saturday is Norah Jones. AND Ludacris--at the same time, on different stages. Never mind the other two hundred or so bands that play all day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as next weekend. Next weekend's big names are Steely Dan and Harry Connick, Jr. I WILL have to see that. I've seen Jr. twice before, and he always puts on a good show. OH! Just saw next Saturday's line-up...THE ALLMAN BROTHERS! I saw them in KC many years ago and the show was incredible...a total good time.
Even with all of the problems New Orleans seems to have, the things that happen here that are fun, done right, and done well, are really done well. Two weekends ago the city held the French Quarter Fest, and it was so fun and so cozy. And since I'll always have a place to stay here, I will come back for the fun things like Jazz Fest and the FQ Fest, no doubt.
It's mornings like this, though, when I get up and have some quiet time to myself, enjoying coffee, that I really like being here. I really like this town, even with its problems. I sort of fantasize about staying somehow, although that is totally out of the question when my husband's opinion is taken into consideration. Oh well. Marriage. It is best to agree on the big decisions like buying real estate or your employment. If you don't--fahgeddaboutit. You'll only argue and be resentful of each other. And we are almost done with our little remodeling job here. A real estate agent came by yesterday and talked to us about renting out the condo unit we've been remodeling--apparently, our remodel is somewhere within the "excellent" condition range. Wow. It's not something I ever thought I would do that well. But I've enjoyed it...picking out the appliances, bathroom cabinets, and the light fixtures. That part has been really fun. Painting was the most un-fun part, and I still have two little places left to finish that I've been putting off. But there is light at the end of the tunnel. If my mother-in-law decides to rent it out as a corporate rental, which she is considering, we may be stuck here a few weeks more just shopping for a whole household of stuff, including the sofa, flat screen TVs, linens, kitchen items...and ohmyGAWD that would be a blast! Crossing my fingers here...
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