Family
Neville Brothers & Fireworks
We saw the Neville Brothers in concert at the Birchmere with our sons and some friends. They were excellent as always and made me feel like I was back home in New Orleans listening to their famous songs: Yellow Moon, Iko Iko, Fire on the Bayou, Party at Tipitinas and a few renditions of old classics that Aaron Neville has made his own like, Tell It Like it Is and Sitting Here in Limbo and Amazing Grace. Since I couldn’t take pictures, here’s a post of them playing on the David Letterman Show @ two years ago, but I think this recent concert was their first touring after Hurricane Katrina.…
Feeling Friday the 13th
Typically this day has been very unlucky for me in the past but I’m trying to shake that spell. Shaking out the spooks with this desert snake…You never know where you’re going to find art, like in the Las Vegas airport. Here’s a picture of my sister and her kids sitting on some fun sculpture. Speaking of snakes, this is an interesting take on a hairdo accessory: Here are some previous postings regarding airport art: Thinking Outside of the Airport and Art Hotels, which mentions public art at the Orlando airport and other places. And while we’re on the topic, my local Reagan National Airport is home to a lot…
Car Glass & Cards
Well, inevitably with boys, accidents will happen. Our older son was weed whacking our swath of city grass and just as I was telling him to watch out for my car, POP, a rock hit the passenger front window. Yep, it’s a bit of a hassle, considering I couldn’t drive with a big, black bag blocking my side view and since we’ve had it replaced yesterday, it has to be replaced again because the window regulators (plastic holders) cracked fully after the installation. What are ya gonna do? Life just deals you good and bad situations sometimes. So, one has to make the best of the situation. I thought the…
