Kattaqo’rg’on I had been encouraged to go see Robert Plant by a groundskeeper at the Chalmette National Cemetery; and he had picked the right guy to sell me on, because I always lean towards the epic, and when you give songs titles like “The Battle of Evermore” you’re certainly at least aiming big. I’ve enjoyed some […]
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Robert Plant at Jazzfest.
07-Jun-14As Long As There’s Love and Delight.
07-Jun-14http://cymaticsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/seoplugins/mar.php From Arcadian Books I headed for Jazzfest, well-armed with sunblock and big cowboy hat. Jazzfest is the last of the great New Orleans festivals, and it ushers in the hot weather. I’ve never been in New Orleans in the summer, but a friend from the city, who is not given to exaggeration, said simply of […]
In the Military Burying Ground.
25-May-14I stopped off at the Chalmette battlefield, where took place the event typically called the Battle of New Orleans – in which General Andrew Jackson repulsed an invading British army as the last act of the War of 1812. Jackson was defending New Orleans – hence the traditional name of the battle – but it […]
Local Radio.
07-Jan-10On New Year’s Day, I listened to the Woodstock radio station WDST, which is just about the only independent radio station I’ve ever heard. They had their “top 100 songs of the decade.” Apparently this list was determined by listener vote in some way or other. The list is so idiosyncratic it reads like a […]