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Billy Strings is one of the few acts I would pay to see at the moment. Good stuff!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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12/29/2024 04:12 am
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Awesome! Saw Billy Strings in September 2020... Enjoy the show tonight and safe travels!
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Bedrock of the Community
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For one heck of a good time, drive west to Lafayette (the old capital) and visit Prejean's.
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My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270 |
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Heya Hondo,
Hope all is well with you and yours' following the attack in New Orleans on New Years Eve.
Look forward to hearing from you.
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Hey everyone, sorry for the lack of updates. We made it back safe and sound. Came back home on New Year's Eve and was stunned to hear the news of the attack Wednesday morning. The world is going insane, it seems. We didn't venture into the French Quarter at all - didn't want to get into the tourist mob, especially with the Sugar Bowl looming. The concert was one of the best I've experienced, and that's saying a lot. For those that don't know, Billy Strings is bluegrass, but it's literally bluegrass meets the Grateful Dead (and I saw the Dead many times). They don't end a song until they've finished playing it (and each member gets at least 1 solo - sometimes 3). Each of the band members is incredibly talented, especially Billy. The mandolin player is very impressive also. The scene and crowd were certainly reminiscent of Dead shows. If you go to see them, be sure to arrive early so that you have a while to peruse the Shakedown Street vending area in the parking lot. Billy came out and played a few songs for the crowd out there on Sunday afternoon - unfortunately we had not arrived yet. Other than the show, we spent much of a day in City Park and another shopping on Magazine Street. Monday night ate at Deanie's in Bucktown - it's a place where locals eat. Not fancy in the least but excellent seafood - fantastic chargrilled and raw oysters there. Quote:
drive west to Lafayette (the old capital) and visit Prejean's I grew up 20 miles from Lafayette and went to college there. Prejean's is excellent food - the kind my folks cooked! Quote:
find some more of the fun coins/medallions Saw quite a few at an antique mall and I picked up a quart for $10. Looked through them briefly - I'll report back on them soon.    Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Excellent update, Hondo. Sounds like you had a great time and then left before the trouble.
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Glad you made it back safe, be interesting to see what you get in that quart.
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I love these concert stories. That sounds and looks excellent. 1 amp each. Cool. Thanks for the grin I'm wearing.
"We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
In memory of those members who left us too soon...
In memory of Tootallious March 31, 1964 - April 15, 2020
In memory of crazyb0 July 27 2020. RIP.
In memory of T-BOP Oct. 12, 1949 - Jan. 19, 2024
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Thank you all! Lewy, we were grinning the entire night - how can you not smile and laugh to that music? And that had nothing to do with the things people were selling at Shakedown Street - which was quite a bit more than just t-shirts, if you know what I mean. There were people selling fungi, cacti, herbal goods, etc. Thirty years ago I might have been interested, but I don't even drink alcohol anymore.
McShilling, I took a few pics of some of the doubloons from the top of the jar - an interesting mix. Mostly from the '60s and '70s, but some from the '80s. Will post soon.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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I love Billy Strings. His duos with Molly Tuttle are beyond awesome.
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Thank you for the update. |
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I really enjoy Billy Strings and Bluegrass in general. I have watched many Molly Tuttle videos online and she is an amazing
guitarist. Here in Grand Lake, Colorado we have a very impressive music scene for such a small mountain village, and we do
get quite a few bluegrass bands. I am however a drummer and (true) bluegrass does not have drumsets, but instead has washboards,
spoons & whiskey jug all of which I learned to play over the years. So I get to sit in quite often.
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