City of Sin
I had an awesome day yestserday. Rather unusual. Toni and I went to New Orleans and back all in one day. We were both completely exhausted from the trip but glad we went.
The drive down took a little more than 9 hours, but was full of excitement. The weather was beatiful (around 80) and the sun was shining gently. We cruised with the windows and sunfroof open, music blaring and spirits high. We left at 6:30 am that morning (a few people had doubts about our departure time) and got into Dallas just in time to hit traffic. Outside the Dallas traffic (both coming and going) we had a pretty smooth ride.
Ani deFranco (sp?) was playing the House of Blues on Decatur in the French Quarter. We got there around 3:30 and picked up our tickets. Then we were on a mission for seafood. We asked alot of people for recommendations and ended up at a place called Deenie's which is apparently a Buckland style restaraunt. The food was really good and Toni and I kicked off our evening with a shot of Patron, a Bloody Mary for her, and a margarita for me. Looking back we should have taken some pictures of Toni's bloody mary. It came with a whole shrimp in it (I'm talking eyes, legs, tail, the works)
We headed to Bourbon street to take advantage of the ample supply of booze. Its so nice to be able to get a drink and keep walking around outside. I think that is awesome. New Orleans certainly has its own flavor, dixie style and blues music comes pouring out into the street. Certain spots of the road are unbearibly smelly, but others have aromas that could knock your socks off. After a double bacardi and coke, we got in line for the concert.
The house of blues venue is quite small and very intimate. The indigo girls opened for Ani, but we didn't really pay too close attention. I had never seen the Indigo Girls or Ani play before so this was a new experience for me. Of course, Toni has seen Ani a few times and thinks of her as a major influence in her life and was really excited about the show. I enjoyed the show, but somehow found it a little too rehearsed. The music was great, but her banter was obviously planned. According to Toni, she felt this show was less personal then the shows she has seen previously.
Okay, this is getting really long, so here is the short version of the rest. Ani finished, we left, we were tired, we got back to Denton at 9:00 am this morning.
The End.
Deb "on the road again" Manica
The drive down took a little more than 9 hours, but was full of excitement. The weather was beatiful (around 80) and the sun was shining gently. We cruised with the windows and sunfroof open, music blaring and spirits high. We left at 6:30 am that morning (a few people had doubts about our departure time) and got into Dallas just in time to hit traffic. Outside the Dallas traffic (both coming and going) we had a pretty smooth ride.
Ani deFranco (sp?) was playing the House of Blues on Decatur in the French Quarter. We got there around 3:30 and picked up our tickets. Then we were on a mission for seafood. We asked alot of people for recommendations and ended up at a place called Deenie's which is apparently a Buckland style restaraunt. The food was really good and Toni and I kicked off our evening with a shot of Patron, a Bloody Mary for her, and a margarita for me. Looking back we should have taken some pictures of Toni's bloody mary. It came with a whole shrimp in it (I'm talking eyes, legs, tail, the works)
We headed to Bourbon street to take advantage of the ample supply of booze. Its so nice to be able to get a drink and keep walking around outside. I think that is awesome. New Orleans certainly has its own flavor, dixie style and blues music comes pouring out into the street. Certain spots of the road are unbearibly smelly, but others have aromas that could knock your socks off. After a double bacardi and coke, we got in line for the concert.
The house of blues venue is quite small and very intimate. The indigo girls opened for Ani, but we didn't really pay too close attention. I had never seen the Indigo Girls or Ani play before so this was a new experience for me. Of course, Toni has seen Ani a few times and thinks of her as a major influence in her life and was really excited about the show. I enjoyed the show, but somehow found it a little too rehearsed. The music was great, but her banter was obviously planned. According to Toni, she felt this show was less personal then the shows she has seen previously.
Okay, this is getting really long, so here is the short version of the rest. Ani finished, we left, we were tired, we got back to Denton at 9:00 am this morning.
The End.
Deb "on the road again" Manica
posted by Deb at 5:51 PM
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