A friend who goes every year reminded me that I ain't getting any younger, so now there's one less on my bucket list.
Here's a few pics of signs and such from N'awlins:
Main Entrance:
Stage banner:
[ May 07, 2012, 09:58 AM: Message edited by: Sonny Franks ]
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Equipment trailers were decorated with large art reproductions:
A real gas can slide guitar - and this guy can play the hell out of it:
Ziggy Marley on the Congo Square stage
All of the food vendor signs were handpainted and mounted on handpainted row house facades. The selections were heavily favored toward local cuisine - gumbo and gator for breakfast - YUM....
[ May 07, 2012, 10:29 AM: Message edited by: Sonny Franks ]
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Cool stuff, Sonny! I bet the music was fantastic!
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
My wife and I have been to the New Orleans Jazz Festival many times. What a great music festival!
Posted by Brent Logan (Member # 6587) on :
On my bucket list too Bro. They always have cool posters for that event. Did you snag one? I know a guy here in Reno who has 4 or 5 of 'em framed and hanging in his office. One a couple of years ago was painted by Tony Bennett.
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Todd, the music's the thing - imagine catching a set with Dr. John, Warren Haynes and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band jamming, then walking over to see a few songs by the Eagles, bouncing over to see Wayne Toups and Zydecajun, then over to Grace Potter and Ziggy Marley with a stop in between for a really hot Flamenco. And that was just the first two hours! The real treat for me is seeing musicians I've never heard of who knock my socks off - Rodrigo y Gabriela, Bonerama and Bombino of Niger - and then the First Emmanuel Baptist Mass Choir took us all to heaven.
Brent, the posters were sold out, except for the limited edition pricey stuff but I did spring for a hat - let's get the Bluez Boyz together next year and we'll go pick up Mark in Monkeytown Abalama and have ourselves a big ol' time.
