Did you see Rio?
Duran Duran
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My friends stayed in Vegas 2 more nights to see Panic at Vegoose and then just the Halloween show. I didn't have any more in me.
My friends stayed in Vegas 2 more nights to see Panic at Vegoose and then just the Halloween show. I didn't have any more in me.
I didn't see 'her', but that was the last song they did.
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Voodoo Fest! this looks like a blast. next time rapunzy is kidnapping me for this!
Cil
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I *highly* recommend the B&B we stayed at:
1896 O'Malley House
Warm welcome, lovely home, delicious food, wireless internet etc etc.
We'll be back for sure.
For us it was kind of a whirlwind deal, we drove in Friday evening, went to the Fest Saturday, then drove home Sunday morning.
I *highly* recommend the B&B we stayed at:
1896 O'Malley House
Warm welcome, lovely home, delicious food, wireless internet etc etc.
We'll be back for sure.
cil, what time of day was that pic taken? hopefully that was not the extent of crowd size.
jr
jr
Oh no John, that was probably real early in the morning. There were thousands flocked around that particular stage as of yesterday afternoon.
Cil
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The New Orleans paper (Times-Picayune?) said there were 30 thousand.
That previous pic was indeed taken soon after arrival. Our night-time pics did not come out as well. Here's one taken as the sun went down.
We had a blast!
I want to come back next year and stay a week.
That previous pic was indeed taken soon after arrival. Our night-time pics did not come out as well. Here's one taken as the sun went down.
We had a blast!
I want to come back next year and stay a week.
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I am finally back home in SoWal and ready to compose my review of the festivities. First, let me begin by stating that I am aware most people think Duran Duran is bubblegum, aged-boy band pop. Maybe so. While every other band on that stage Sunday made banal comments about "helping out those whose lives were impacted by Katrina, even if it's just mowing someone's lawn," (hello! most everyone here actually was impacted..that stage you're standing on would have been under water) or "we knew about the devastation, but really on the ride here from the airport we were shocked by how bad things are...we've got to get the message out!" (airport to City Park...you haven't seen jack, my friend) and then going on about how this festival is a symbol that the city is coming back (like Mardi Gras, and Jazz Fest, and the Anniversary, and reopening the Superdome...it's getting tired...I think it's more a symbol the nouveau poor are willing to fork out $60 to be distracted from it all and you just ruined it). One band even tried to get the crowd to chant "We're coming back! We're coming back!" That was a band with credibility. Duran Duran followed them and showed through the set list and some of the chatter that they had empathy for New Orleanians -- Hold Back the Rain, then some remarks from Simon about how going through something terrible will really makes you appreciate the first day after it that feels like an ordinary day before launching into Ordinary Day, followed by Sunrise. The best though...and I wished at this point I had John R's taping skills...they covered House of the Rising Sun. It was just amazing. So yeah, they once posed for Tiger Beat and their fan base was primarily pre-teen. They still put on an amazing show.
Still, the highlight of Voo Doo for me was not Duran Duran. It was wandering through the merch tent and vendor village and hearing something from the WWOZ stage that sounded a lot like a bootleg Buckingham Nicks I used to have. We wandered over to join a group of about ten people listening to this duo -- Sam and Ruby. They'd never played New Orleans and weren't well known, but by the time they were finished they'd attracted a pretty big crowd. They had sung the national anthem at the Saints game that day, and Ruby talked about what an amazingly emotional experience that was for her. The crowd called for them to sing it again. She was in tears the whole time, but it was one of those goose-bump moments. I was blown away.
YouTube - Sam & Ruby "This I KNow"
http://www.myspace.com/samandruby
Still, the highlight of Voo Doo for me was not Duran Duran. It was wandering through the merch tent and vendor village and hearing something from the WWOZ stage that sounded a lot like a bootleg Buckingham Nicks I used to have. We wandered over to join a group of about ten people listening to this duo -- Sam and Ruby. They'd never played New Orleans and weren't well known, but by the time they were finished they'd attracted a pretty big crowd. They had sung the national anthem at the Saints game that day, and Ruby talked about what an amazingly emotional experience that was for her. The crowd called for them to sing it again. She was in tears the whole time, but it was one of those goose-bump moments. I was blown away.
YouTube - Sam & Ruby "This I KNow"
http://www.myspace.com/samandruby