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TBC Brass Band Live at the Blue Nile

After the Men of Class second-line, I grabbed a dinner at Tru Burger on Oak Street, and then headed down to Frenchmen Street to catch my homeboys in the TBC Brass Band at their Blue Nile gig. I was somewhat torn, as Victor Goines was performing at Snug Harbor several doors down from the Nile, but I always support To Be Continued whenever I’m in New Orleans, 10/21/12

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Hansen’s: Where New Orleans’ Famous Sno-Balls Were Invented (Maybe)

Supposedly, New Orleans’ love affair with sno-balls began here at Hansen’s on Tchoupitoulas, more than 75 years ago. If the stories are true, this is where the shaved-ice machine that makes New Orleans sno-balls different from snowcones was invented. Across the street is McKeown’s Books and Difficult Music, one of the city’s best used book stores.

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Evening on the Square in Oxford, MS

On Friday, 4/27/12, I drove down to Oxford to pay a visit to the new End of All Music record store, and as it was the kickoff evening for the Double Decker Arts Festival, I parked near the square and hung around for awhile. The upstairs balconies that give the festival its name were full of people, as it was a lovely evening outside. Walking into Square Books, I found an interesting book by Elijah Wald about the history of the African-American verbal ritual the Dozens, and then I grabbed a dinner at Soulshine Pizza Factory before heading back to Memphis for my jazz gig at the Westin Hotel. 

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