More business dinner

Just a tremendous bunch of guys...

Kickoff

"Simple Man"

Gano on juke in Eugene. Started with this one to get me in the zone before our meeting

Toots!

Live outside in CT

Today's Times-Pic

this picture was on the cover of today's New Orleans Times-Picayune

The Contract Is Signed

We are on our way...

Jazz Fest Video

newest member, and now official videographer of the Surrender the Booty Krewe... Dan Jr. made this video. we had ourselves a TIME!

The Maestro

Yankee Stadium

Lovely seats. Thanks Breitman!

The Composer

Post-Napture

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CYNDI!

DISASTER!

My son (whom I love) broke my hard drive with all my music. OK, but most was still on my iPod. My feeble attempts to back the iPod up on new hard drive... crashed my iPod.

The world may not end Saturday, or even on 12/12/12 but... this is a terrible, hollow, awful feeling.

That Was Fun

The Snake... Whitesnake

"Oh! Say hey, Daddy!"

"Who is it?"

Leighton, the Janitor

In the Blood

He LOVES Granny's Iced Tea!

Fest Family

First Ballot & First Cap to the Hall of Fame

an exciting day... as the more faithful readers of this blog may recall, I have a T-Shirt Hall of Fame at a secret, undisclosed location. (My Mom's house.)

Now at an even further-flung secret location, it gives me great pride to announce my Baseball Cap Hall of Fame. Hats or (more likely) Baseball Caps to valuable to me to ever wear again.

This first entry is a Levon Helm Band hat from my first Midnight Ramble at Levon's house, featuring 2 of my all-time favorite New Orleans musicians -- Stanton Moore & Anders Osborne.

Take a bow, hat. You've earned it.

Last Day @ Mara's

Sad to see them close, but glad we got in on their last day to celebrate with them & we wish them well in Syosset, LI!

Iced Tea Time!

Had to go get more sugar & the packaging made me laugh. "15 Calories" yes indeed... "SUGAR! The low calorie snack!"

Morning Train

Walking His Lobster

A boy & his crustacean...

Harry Shearer

Happy Jazz Fest

My Son Has Had a Lovely Time

Mother's Day Shower Goes Poorly

Yee haw!

Gators

Friends Are Family You Choose

Today's Schedule

"Good Morning, America, how are you?"

"Don't you know me? I'm The Colonel's son." Willie Nelson doing Arlo's "City of New Orleans." Shed my first Jazz Fest tear.

Klassy

Hello, Mother. Enjoying the Fest? Good.

Lucy!

Fest Change

Good Night, New Orleans

We're Home

Rev. Al Sharpton

On our way to the airport...

Completely. And totally. Alone.

On a bus.

A Thought...

It is difficult to reconcile the beatification of John Paul II & the death of Osama bin Laden. It is unseemly to rejoice in another human being's death. So I will just hold my son a little closer and whisper my gratitude that the forces of Good had a solid weekend.

Photos

"No more pictures, please."

Ta-Daa!

Peek-a-Boo

Sunday Morning Lounging