New Orleans!

 When I was a college student I sang in the Davidson College Male Chorus and we went in tour each year during spring break week.  My senior year our tour included New Orleans.  

We sang at the piano bar at Charlie Cantrell’s Pat O’Brien’s and then we had the night on our own.  It was an evening of discovery for college-age boys.  We never told our mama’s about our adventures among the bars and clubs of Bourbon Street!  

We stayed at the Monteleone Hotel on Royal Street, so, when Trish and I had the chance to stop over for a few days between jobs in Texas and Georgia, the Monteleone was our home!  Of course, the wonderful old hotel with its Carousel Bar has been remodeled more than once in the past sixty years since I last stayed here.

The Royal Street location is perfect for walking the French Quarter.  The December weather was wonderfully mild and the street musicians were out as we wandered away the days.

We spent two evenings going to Preservation Hall to enjoy two different groups of older New Orleans Musicians.  This place was here when I cams sixty years ago and is as alive now as then.

We had a great time as we began our Christmas Season for sure!