Anyone who has ever been to Jazzfest, or likely any music festival, knows to not necessarily expect, but to hope for a “moment”…one of those times during a show or a song where something magical happens, the music takes you over, and you are forever changed in some small way. I’ve experienced a few of […]
Archive | April, 2013
Jazzfest…It’s Not Just the Music
Day 1 of Jazzfest is behind me, and according to my spouse, I was “giddy” walking in to the fairgrounds. This is truly my favorite time of year in New Orleans. Yes, even more so than Mardi Gras, which I can’t get enough of. The music lover in me just can’t resist seven days of […]
A New Orleanian at Heart
Sometimes I sit and think about my life and I wonder when it happened. When did I stop feeling like a Texan and begin to think of myself as a Louisianan…and more specifically a New Orleanian. Was it while I listened to a great little street band in the French Quarter? Or was it while […]