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Month: <span>July 2012</span>
Month: July 2012

Walking around the French Quarter in New Orleans, July 4, 2012

The Ruby Slipper has been a great Mid-City place to get breakfast in New Orleans, and it now has a location in the downtown, one block southwest of Canal Street in the Pelham Hotel. Unfortunately, they decided to be closed on the Fourth, so I had to walk up to the Camellia Grill, another New Orleans institution that has opened a French Quarter location. Thankfully, they were open. 

In some ways, New Orleans is the quintessential American city, a blending of many different cultures, and a most appropriate place to celebrate the Fourth of July. 

To Be Continued (TBC) Brass Band at their regular Wednesday gig at Hot East Daiquiris, 7/4/12 (Taken with Instagram at Hot East Daiquiris)

To Be Continued Brass Band performing on Bourbon Street at Canal, New Orleans, 7/4/12 (Taken with Instagram at Bourbon St. & Canal)

5th Annual Orange Mound Block Party for Peace, Melrose Stadium, 7/28/12 $2 admission with canned goods, $5 without

All-Star Blues Jam at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic (@DontBeSoEvil)

Every year, the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic is closed with an all-star jam of many of the great blues performers that appeared during the two days of the festival. This year’s jam included appearances from Kenny Brown, Duwayne Burnisde, Garry Burnside, Eric Deaton and Jimbo Mathus. It was definitely a great way to close out this year’s festival. 6/30/12

Alternative country blues rocker Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition take the stage at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Waterford, MS, 6/30/12