{"id":21,"date":"2010-04-10T19:35:04","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T19:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"fus_1343-1270928104"},"modified":"2010-07-11T13:50:31","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T18:50:31","slug":"otra-at-fqf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrbsdomain.com\/log\/2010\/04\/otra-at-fqf","title":{"rendered":"Otra at FQF"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to the French Quarter again this afternoon for the festival. Dad had a doctor\u2019s appointment on the west bank shortly afternoon and he agreed to give me a ride to the Algiers ferry. When I arrived on the east bank I wandered along the riverfront and made my way to the Musical Legends Park on Bourbon Street where Tom McDermott was getting ready to start. It\u2019s not a very large area and quite a crowd had gathered. I managed to snag a chair in the back but with all the people, tables, chair and umbrellas in front of me, I was in no position to take pictures. Tom put on a good set although the crowd and tight quarters were a bit of a distraction. As I was leaving a half hour or so later I took a couple snapshots at the front.<\/p>\n

I walked down Royal Street after leaving there and stopped to watch a street performer, Bobby Maverick<\/a>, who had drawn a sizable crowd to his escape act. Eventually I made my way to Dutch Alley where the Doc Houlind<\/a> International Jazz Band was about to get started.<\/p>\n

I listened to them for a few numbers and eventually made my way to the pavilion stage on the riverfront where Otra<\/a>, one of my favorite local bands, was playing this afternoon at 3:30. I arrived before the set started and snagged a spot right up front. Taking decent pictures was a challenge because of my distance from the stage and the musicians being in the shade in front of a bright blue sky. The music was awesome, though. I stayed for the whole set.<\/p>\n

Following Otra I stopped at a nearby ATM and headed to Jackson Square where Irvin Mayfield and the NOJO All Stars were playing. The music was good although the set did have the feel of a commercial for all the acts at Irvin Mayfield\u2019s Jazz Playhouse of Bourbon Street. I couldn\u2019t easily get close to the stage so I contented myself listening from a distance. Around 6:30 I left to go find a cab and get to work. I had to be at the station this evening from seven until ten\u2026 more or less.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long to get a cab and to the WVUE. When I arrived I changed into more suitable attire. I left some clothes there yesterday afternoon so I wouldn\u2019t be walking around the newsroom looking like a bum. After I arrived I learned we wouldn\u2019t be going on the air at nine as usual. A NASCAR race, the Subway Fresh Fit 600, preempted our broadcast and we didn\u2019t go on air with our half hour newscast until about 10:30. I was finally free to go home sometime after 11. Jennifer, who anchored the news was looking for a ride home and I was going in her direction so I volunteered to share a cab.<\/p>\n

Later that evening, I sorted through and uploaded the pictures I took earlier today although I didn\u2019t actually get them on the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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