New Orleans: Check Your Bucket
Shit is hot down here. I’m sweating galactic rivers into my keyboard. This thing could blow at any moment. Current location: pool side at the Dive Inn. Although no one can pinpoint exactly where it is and no one seems to be in any hurry to locate it, there is a wireless access point that is allowing me to broadcast live 24/7. I’ve been in the Bayou for almost 24 hours now yet it seems like I’ve been here at least four days already. A good adventure can have that effect. So far the number of hours slept remains at three. I was hoping to catch a nap before heading back out into the fold this afternoon but now it seems unlikely. There are serious schedules to be maintained down here and I am an amateur in a crowd of true professionals. The currency at the Dive is sleep. The less you need (get) the higher you place in the standings. Wayne keeps track on a big green chalkboard. So far I’m holding my own but it’s early yet and there are far more worthier contenders for ‘Rookie of the Year’. This is exhausting work.

Highlights so far include seeing Rebirth start a set at the Maple Leaf at 3AM. That shit was like going back in time. They wrapped up at about 6AM. A few hours later, I was hanging out with Legendary Funketeer Eddie Bo at his restaurant called the Check Your Bucket. The damn kitchen was broke so we couldn’t get no food but it was nice to just sit an hangout and take pictures with Eddie Bo. He’s playing tonight at a Deep Funk Party called the Ponderosa Stomp. Should be good.

Alright time to go down to Uglesich’s for more Poboys and Angry Shrimp. Marcia Ball after that then Band of Gold and then the late show with Eddie Bo. I’ll be back with more. Hopefully some pictures to follow. Here is Uglesich’s and my HQ – The Dive Inn.