http://www.jazzfestblog.com/ Interactive Media Coverage Copyright © 2007 JazzFestBLOG.com andras@howdido.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:42:52 -0500 60 Subdreamer RSS Syndicator B E F O R E » Click HERE to v... http://www.jazzfestblog.com/Panoramas/p2_articleid/17 afrenyo Panoramas Mon, 21 May 2007 17:29:57 -0500 » Click HERE to view image interactively - Closed1. Ray Nagin is so damn Safety Third.  See photo for explanation.  Our new, and best, friend Kelly, managed to slap a Safety Third bumper sticker (see www.safetythird.com for a partial explanation of what it’s all about -- it’s an attitude, really) on the New Orleans mayor as he made his way to the stage in the Blues tent.  He was a bit surprised, as you might imagine. It would probably not be good P.R. for the mayor who couldn’t get his constituents the hell out of town during Katrina to be sporting a “Safety Third” sticker.2.  I feel so damn good, I’ll be glad when I’ve got the blues. So singeth Jon Cleary (N.O. musician and keyboardist for Bonnie Raitt), and it was particularly apt for us Sunday, both for the festival and because we ended the day at a crawfish boil thrown by Jon and his wife at their fabulous ramshackle house in the Bywater area of town.3.  Musicians have a special place in heaven.  Sunday started on a sad note with the passing that morning of Alvin Batiste, an N.O. jazz pioneer and clarinettist who was supposed to appear that day in a tribute with Bob French, Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr. http://www.jazzfestblog.com/home/p2_articleid/16 Alicia Home Mon, 07 May 2007 10:05:21 -0500 » Click HERE to view image interactively - Back In BusinessSaturday was notable for 2 things: the heat and the crowds.  Well, maybe 3.  Because the line-up was a dream.  Or 4, cause at least 2 of us were severely hurting from the night before.Friday’s horrific storm cleared, but the humidity now came on full bore. As we arrived at around noon, lines snaked around and out the gate to buy tickets and to get through “security.”Hypothetically, you’re not allowed to bring in anything except an unopened bottle of water.  In practice, the rules are openly flaunted openly and the legions of yellow-shirted security staff pretty much looks the other way. Guns, knives, flasks, even a Camelback bladder full of margaritas may make it through the gates.  But there’s never been any Altamont-esque incidents that I know of. http://www.jazzfestblog.com/home/p2_articleid/15 Alicia Home Sun, 06 May 2007 06:00:00 -0500 » Click HERE to view image interactively - Blues Tent Under WaterNo more rain.  No more rain.Yeah, we could have done the whole Woodstock thing and danced around naked, but being over 40 sort of shamed us into keeping our clothes, if not our wits, about us.  Friday at Jazzfest was not a complete washout, but came close.  It rained a good hour or two pretty relentlessly. Starting about 1pm, all the acts on the outdoors stages were delayed. http://www.jazzfestblog.com/home/p2_articleid/13 Alicia Home Sat, 05 May 2007 02:54:50 -0500 » Click HERE to view image interac... http://www.jazzfestblog.com/home/p2_articleid/14 Andras Home Thu, 03 May 2007 20:00:00 -0500