antsyashley
851 posts
Jun 26, 2009
9:46 PM
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Mofro will join the likes of Widespread Panic, Eminem, Kiss, and Jane's Addiction at this year's annual Voodoo Fest in New Orleans - Halloween weekend.
http://thevoodooexperience.com/2009/
Adam let it slip last weekend that they were playing that fest. And he said to stay tuned because a big grand ol' fall tour is being planned!
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giggles
593 posts
Jun 26, 2009
9:49 PM
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Oooooo! Looks like I may have lots of potential road trips in my future! And Voodoo Fest? I am so there!
Hot Diggity Dog!
(I'm a little bit excited!)
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antsyashley
853 posts
Jun 26, 2009
9:58 PM
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Am I a bad girl for telling?? Yeah, giggles, it's gonna be a blast!
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antsyashley
858 posts
Jul 02, 2009
2:59 PM
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YES YES YES!! Mofro will also be playing a show at Tipitina's in New Orleans on November 1 after they play Voodoo! YES YES YES! Much better than playing HOB here in NOLA. Glad they are back at Tip's! (I live ONE MILE from Tips!!). This will likely be one of those late night shows with a bunch of musical guests including anyone from Galactic, Big Sam, Papa Mali?, and who knows who will show up! Matt Grondin lives here now, so he'd probably love to step in, too. Kerry is our resident NOLA Mofro expert, and I wish he would chime in, but he is working festivals in California at the moment.
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antsyashley
859 posts
Jul 02, 2009
3:01 PM
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By the way, Mofro's date for playing Voodoo is Sunday, Nov. 1. The same date as Widespread Panic's show at Voodoo.
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SaNdMaN
3 posts
Jul 02, 2009
4:17 PM
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Sounds like The Big Easy is in my future...Feel that vibe...
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swkelley
390 posts
Jul 02, 2009
4:35 PM
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A double shot of Mofro in NOLA on the same day....hmmm, may just have to schedule a trip to see my daughter in Slidell that weekend!
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estanley1
365 posts
Jul 02, 2009
7:39 PM
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ROAD TRIP! Stan, scoop me up on your way through Cigar City!
Seriously though, I think we'll be in for this one...sounds too good to miss.
Oh how I miss Ash's enthusiasm!
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antsyashley
860 posts
Jul 02, 2009
7:46 PM
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Hey E! You can get all this enthusiasm in person when you come to NOLA! I am so glad to hear all this interest in coming to town for Halloween. Should we all dress up in costumes Saturday night and hit either the fest or the town?!
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estanley1
366 posts
Jul 02, 2009
8:08 PM
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Most definitely. An organized group costume might be fun.
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mofrofans1
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Jul 09, 2009
4:21 PM
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^^^^^^^^
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estanley1
384 posts
Jul 09, 2009
5:36 PM
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Stan...think Slidell.
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"Now if you happened to come down here tonight...and you don't wanna hear the person next to you sang, and you don't want'em to dance, cause you might spill your drink, you came to the wrong show in the wrong venue."
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FireFly
580 posts
Jul 11, 2009
9:40 AM
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mofro at tip's can't be missed.
costumes would be soo much fun
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mofrofans1
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2296 posts
Sep 04, 2009
8:50 PM
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This is less than 2 months away now. We're down for it. (But I don't do costumes so don't try.)
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FireFly
681 posts
Sep 04, 2009
8:55 PM
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you don't need a costum, your face is enough, hehe
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mofrofans1
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2300 posts
Sep 05, 2009
7:57 AM
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Your first remark was not funny. And I will get you for it.
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mofrofans1
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2301 posts
Sep 05, 2009
8:01 AM
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Your second remark...about the alien costume. Brilliant. Fucking brilliant. And if we can get a pic of you (in costume) with Art then it would cap the whole thing off.
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mofrofans1
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Sep 05, 2009
8:02 AM
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And on our planet it's costume, not costum.
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antsyashley
906 posts
Sep 05, 2009
9:02 AM
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Firefly, that is a brilliant idea! Either an alien or a firefly! :-) I'm still thinking about a costume, IF I do a costume. Still not sure if I am going to Voodoo fest all three days or just Sunday Nov. 1 (Day of the Dead). I know for now there are only tix avail for 3 day passes at $160. Planning to spend Sat. Halloween night in the Marigny with all the crazies on Frenchman St. Lots of great late night shows will be going on there, and all over town.
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FireFly
687 posts
Sep 05, 2009
4:45 PM
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yeah, frenchmenstreet will be off the hook!!!
during jazzfest there's lots of stuff going on and usually there are so many people that they spill into the street and cars can't pass, saw a cop car come thru and I thought here we go , he's gonna clear the street, noPe , he was just passing thru
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"Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."
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antsyashley
913 posts
Sep 18, 2009
5:27 AM
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Passing on a tidbit....
If you're in New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 29, you can see Blues Traveler FREE at Lafayette Park (5:00 pm - 7:30 pm) as part of the Harvest the Music Fall Concert Series. I have once been to a free show at the park, and I will tell ya, it's very crowded, you have to spend a lot of time if you go to get a drink or some food, and it's difficult to see the stage unless you get there early. So, don't make a special effort to be here for it, but check it out if you happen to be here already.
And guess what? We're only 6 weeks from Voodoo!
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antsyashley
915 posts
Sep 18, 2009
7:39 AM
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Other shows in NOLA Halloween weekend:
Thursday, Oct. 29
The Blues Traveler: Free @ Lafayette Park
Lil Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers @ Rock 'n Bowl
Friday, Oct. 30
Galactic with Mike Dillon's GoGo Jungle @ Tip's Uptown
Porter Batiste Stoltz w/ Bonerama @ Tip's French Quarter
Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes @ The Maple Leaf
Rebirth Brass Band and Big Sam's Funky Nation @ Howlin' Wolf
Mike Dillon's GoGo Jungle @ Le Bon Temps Roule
Saturday, Oct. 31
Trombone Shorty @ Tip's Uptown
Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Tip's French Quarter
Jon Cleary @ The Maple Leaf
Ivan Neville's Dumstaphunk w/ Johnny Sketch @ Howlin' Wolf
Sunday, Nov. 1
JJ Grey & Mofro @ Tipitina's Uptown
JoJo Herman (of WSP) with Ivan Neville, George Porter, Jr, Ian Neville, Russell Batiste @ Howlin' Wolf
More to come!
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Sunshine
1129 posts
Sep 18, 2009
7:41 AM
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Thanks for the live webcast info Ashley, when you say the late show, how late is late??
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antsyashley
917 posts
Sep 18, 2009
11:48 AM
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Sunshine, I believe it starts at 10 pm Central. And by the by, Tip's does live webcasts of all or most shows there. Hey, maybe y'all will see us front and center!
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FireFly
700 posts
Sep 18, 2009
12:31 PM
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nice ashley,thanks soo much for the info, are you getting excited or what?
I propose a trip to the abita brewery across that lake , they let you drink as much of beersamples as you want-I'm not kidding!
new orleans operates on their own time, 10pm could be anything, also lots of shows don't start until 2.30 AM !!!
been to lafayette park, it's cool but I'm not a real fan of blues traveler
looks like i will be taking up residence at tip's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s sshhhh I'm suppose to go to cali for phish fest but i told them I had plans already shhh
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antsyashley
918 posts
Sep 18, 2009
12:41 PM
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Girl, you're thinking! I would love to drink myself silly at Abita Brewery. And you right about that late night stuff! Phorget Phish! [not a blues traveler fan either, but thought I would share for those who are]. Maybe Thursday the 29th is the day to go to Abita?
Yes, excited. Am looking at taking off work Oct. 28 - Nov. 3. Still trying to think of a Halloween costume! Firefly, are you planning to go to all three days of Voodoo?
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FireFly
702 posts
Sep 18, 2009
12:54 PM
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not sure , gotta check the schedule, whos playin when, but i usually save myself for the night stuff, might just go on sunday, don't know yet
that would be cool if get those days off to enjoy yourself
yeah abita , lets do it !!!
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swkelley
506 posts
Sep 18, 2009
1:56 PM
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I sure do miss NOLA! Great music every night of the week!!!!
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Sunshine
1131 posts
Sep 18, 2009
6:05 PM
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Ashley, thanks for the "Tip"!!
I love Muffalatta sammiches, have one for me - anyone!!
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FireFly
704 posts
Sep 18, 2009
11:20 PM
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stan, we gonna come with big RV equipped with nurses, nannies and a midwife and we gonna snatch you up and take you to a mofro show
ok?
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mofrofans1
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2385 posts
Sep 19, 2009
7:09 AM
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I'll drive.
Thanks for all the info Ash. TW and I are starting to get real excited. Not only our first VooDoo but our first time in NOLA. We might never come home.
A 2:30 a.m. start? Just give me time to grab a nap in the afternoon and I'm good to go! (I'm old ya know.)
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mofrofans1
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2386 posts
Sep 19, 2009
7:10 AM
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I think ashley has been excited about this for quite some time. Geesh, she started this post back in June!
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FireFly
709 posts
Sep 19, 2009
9:07 AM
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well we don't need a midwife no more since stan is a proud new papa again!!
I hear ya on the nap clay, in nola even I have to take one
and the fact that mofro is playin at tip's is exciting alone, guess they will make up for not doin there usual gig at jazzfest
I've never been to nola for halloween, should be a helluva freaky good time
who's all going anyways?
me and rob
clay and TW
and I think giggles too
hope you like some seriously good cajun-down-nasty-southern cooking
we should go to jaquomos(not sure if I'm spelling that right) next to maple leaf
or coops on decatur
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mofrofans1
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2396 posts
Sep 19, 2009
10:37 AM
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I'll go wherever you wind me up and point me. Add to the list E and SueWebb.
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antsyashley
922 posts
Sep 21, 2009
11:46 AM
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I was just talking about Jaques-Imo's this morning. I haven't been yet, but hear that they have some of the best fried chicken you'll ever eat. Let's do it! That might be a great Friday night dinner idea. And we can go to Coop's sometime too! That's JJ's favorite eatin' place here. They have some amazing (and hot as hell) Jambalaya with rabbit, sausage, shrimp, and tasso (Cajun ham). Your mouth will be on fire, but it will be thanking you!
Of course you can add me to the roll call. I know Josh will come with me to Tip's, but I don't think he's going to Voodoo. He definitely wants to haunt around the Marigny on Halloween night, though. And my friend Louie the Taper will most likely be going and taping. And John (Hog Calla) says he plans to go Sunday to Voodoo and Tip's as well. It's gonna be tons of fun!! Wish Kerry (Swamp Cracka) was gonna be in town. But he's doing the festival circuits in Cali right now. And who knows where he'll be at the time.
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FireFly
719 posts
Sep 21, 2009
12:03 PM
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jaques-imo's is a cool and funky place, they got tables in the alley and in the house next door, and how about if its a special occasion , they will seat you on the back of a pick-up truck parked outside the restaurant? lol
didn't know jj likes coops but i can see why, rob actually overheard somebody talking about it and we tried it, have been there several times already.
the jambalaya is HOT but soo GOOD
and i knew a place thats has krispy kreme donut bread pudding.......
you ever seen that purple truck that parks outside tip's ?
do they have day passes for voodoo?gotta look into
yeah kerry is working the cali fests? he probably be at phish fest than
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mofrofans1
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2421 posts
Sep 21, 2009
10:11 PM
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"I haven't been yet, but hear that they have some of the best fried chicken you'll ever eat." I am SO there. I am on a quest to find the world's best fried chicken and by god I'm going to keep trying even if it kills me. Shit...even if y'all decide not to go I am so there.
I've heard JJ talk about Coops on recordings. That sounds good too.
"krispy kreme donut bread pudding" You've GOT to be kidding me! I MUST have some of that. My cholesterol is rising just thinking about. I'm gonna come back from NOLA either fat and happy or in a pine box!
(I have the worst diet y'all. Everything that's bad for you is everything I like.)
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FireFly
720 posts
Sep 21, 2009
10:41 PM
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and than there's a place called 'mothers' great food there too, people always line-up outside waiting to get in, according to papa mali , they have the best fried chicken
we just gotta try it all ;)
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FireFly
721 posts
Sep 22, 2009
11:45 AM
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this is from jon cleary's newsletter:
Cleary's Piano, Bass & Drums will be setting up shop for a weekly residency in the intimate confines of dba on Frenchman Street in the Faubourg Marigny on Thursdays in October on 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. The trio will feature noted bassist James Singleton (Astral Project, Professor Longhair), and funky drummer Doug Belote (Larry Carlton, Jerry Douglas). Come for the weekly hang to check out JC's newest material while sampling dba's amazing selection of whiskey and tequila.
Put on your freakiest costume and head down to the Maple Leaf on Saturday, October 31st for a slamming show with Cleary's new trio featuring the sly funk of drummer Doug Belote, the lyrical bass playing of James Singleton with special guest Donald Harrison on saxophone. It will be a night to remember!
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"Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."
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FireFly
784 posts
Oct 01, 2009
3:17 PM
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bringing this thread back to the front,cause it's getting closer...!!!
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"Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."
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mofrofans1
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2534 posts
Oct 08, 2009
8:01 PM
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Let's count out who all's heading to NOLA and what you're doing and shit.
1. Clay and TW
2. FireFly & RobFly
3. Antsyashley and friend
4. SaNdMaN??
5. SwampCracka?
6. ???
We got our room booked, in the lower Garden District. Got a good rate on a flight so we're flying. Got to parachute out from 10,000 feet, but hey a good rate is a good rate.
We'll be hitting the ground about 10 a.m. on Friday. Ain't nobody on the lineup at the Voodoo grounds we particularly wanna see on Friday nite but these all sound good:
Rebirth Brass Band and Big Sam's Funky Nation
Porter Batiste Stoltz w/ Bonerama @ Tip's French Quarter
Galactic with Mike Dillon's GoGo Jungle @ Tip's Uptown
The next 2 days are intended to be drunken debauchery at its finest. I don't remember yet what I want to do. I forgot to what I did I don't remember. Right?
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mofrofans1
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Oct 08, 2009
8:05 PM
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Damn ur fast. I just edited it.
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mofrofans1
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2536 posts
Oct 08, 2009
8:06 PM
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And who's this ja person?
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FireFly
809 posts
Oct 08, 2009
10:52 PM
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ja? thats me
and i be at the galactic show probably,fri night
and it's not 'robfly', u can call him my 'roommate'
;)
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"Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."
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antsyashley
4 posts
Oct 09, 2009
5:45 AM
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Message for the budget-conscious: Most shows at Le Bon Temps have NO COVER CHARGE! And they do free raw oysters on Friday nights 7-9 pm!
Yay! Clay and TW booked their room and their flights! I'll be happy to pick y'all up from the airport, or from wherever you land. And that goes for anyone else flying in for Halloween!
I am so lucky to be off from work Oct. 28 - Nov. 3!
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antsyashley
9 posts
Oct 09, 2009
1:52 PM
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Hey guys -- I can buy tix for the Nov. 1 show at Tip's in person without paying the $4 fee per ticket. If anyone would like, you can mail me a check or, as Firefly suggested, send cash through Paypal (do they charge a fee?). I'd be happy to buy tickets. Let me know soon.
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antsyashley
10 posts
Oct 09, 2009
1:54 PM
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P.S. Now Tip's has listed Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Band playing with Mofro. Anyone know anything?
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mofrofans1
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2561 posts
Oct 11, 2009
5:47 PM
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We're good already on tix.
I don't even do cooked oysters.
Yes Paypal charges to send money (not a lot, but they do.)
Tip's has WHO? Tao Rodriguez Seeger? Sounds like a chinese/latin american group that does Bob Seger and Pete Seeger covers. Who did they have listed before??
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FireFly
819 posts
Oct 11, 2009
5:55 PM
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never heard of them either
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antsyashley
12 posts
Oct 12, 2009
6:39 AM
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They had no one listed before. This band's myspace page says they play folk and are influenced by "Banjos, blues & breakdowns! Tequila, tongue twisters & time travelers! Marijuana, mothers & mobsters!" They sound creative....
Oh Clay -- life without oysters...boo hoo! OMG, those raw oysters in Jax Beach last NYE were the shit! From Apalachicola Bay, FL! Sooo delish! Totally worth another trip.
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