New Orleans
Rock’n Bowl’s new digs
Since I just returned from New Orleans last evening, I thought I’d post about the Rock’n Bowl’s new digs. Fortunately, the murals moved with them. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get there to view them myself this trip, but there’s always next time. It was a great trip back to my hometown with a lot of work, meetings and of course eating. I always miss the food the most. We broke in the middle of the trip to drive to Blue Mountain beach right outside of Destin, Florida, for the weekend with my extended family. I’ll post more about this later. I have a busy day to play catch up.
Cascade
I have to say, I was very taken with designer Michelle Brand’s Cascade design. It is made of 600 plastic bottles that have been cut and assembled to form a beautiful sculptural fountain. I love that everyday items can be recycled into art. That’s a lot of water…. I was looking for Irma Thomas’ Blackwater Blues, which I love, but ran across this John Lee Hooker classic called Tupelo, also known as Blackwater Blues. Since I’m in New Orleans, I thought this would be rather appropriate to Kick Start the Weekend. Let’s hope there’s not a hurricane brewin’ where I’m going. I also discovered in this search process that Irma…
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