I was in New Orleans on June 19, 2026, on the day of a relatively new holiday, Juneteenth. Juneteenth itself originated in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger announced General Order No. 3, informing…
Brainstorming, researching, and conceiving of “ rebirth on the road”, a 160 Day Rd. trip of America celebrating my rebirth after a bone marrow transplant
If Mondays belong to the Maple Leaf, Thursdays belong to Vaughan’s. Vaughan’s Lounge is a small, unassuming bar in the Bywater — an iconic Ninth Ward bar that’s been around since 1959, one of three bars that make up the…
If you want to understand New Orleans music — not the postcard version, but the real version, the one that’s been quietly running this city’s soul for half a century — you go to the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak…
And then — because apparently the city had decided I hadn’t had enough yet — came the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Eight days, spread across two weekends, at the Fair Grounds Race Course. I went to all eight.…
Spring rolled around, and with it came French Quarter Festival — four days, dozens of stages tucked into courtyards and squares and riverfront lawns across the Quarter, almost entirely free, and absolutely packed with the kind of local talent that…
Beads upon beads with beautiful people.
On moving to the Crescent City cancer-free, falling into its music and its people, and finding the spark for a 160-day road trip in the most unlikely of places: a coffee shop In January 2026 I packed up my life…
My neighborhood is called St Roch / Marigny and is very lovely. Filled with good restaurants, bars, shops, live music venues, churches and great coffee shops. The neighbors are quite friendly bringing you water, tools to work on your vehicle…