The Steel Guitar Forum

Yes it's that time again,!!!!. If your comeing to MARDI GRASS in New Orleans, PLEASE becarefull. DO NOT come alone things are still going on??.here. PLEASE do not go out after [DARK ALONE]. Please [/u]travel in groups ]KNOW] where you are going. MARDI GRASS covers from Slidel,to LAKE CHARLES, La. .!! ?!!!!]HOPE YOU have GREAT TIME HERE. cleatwooley .com [ yahoo.com ] HOPE to see you HERE.

Cleat,
I'll be in town this Saturday with Lee Ann playing "Family Gras"? I don't know any other details. Do you know anything about this event?

Randy,
Your gig is in the burbs, Metairie. The mardi gras parades/celebrations are all over the metro area, at the same time.

Some parts of the New Orleans mardi gras, like the french quarter and bourbon street are "adult" , and that aint where you will be. College kids getting really drunk,ladies lifting thier shirts for beads, lots of rowdiness and such.

The same parades, further uptown, are pretty civilized, many families, and can be fun if parades and crowds are your bag. Rarely any violence or lewd behavior uptown along St. Charles avenue. People grillin & Chillin, costuming and having fun.

What the Suburban "Family Gras" is doing is trying to promote the suburban mardi gras as a more family friendly alternative.

While New Orleans has a well earned reputation for danger and lewd behavior, the police presence is high during tne mardi gras, tourism is the only industry we have.

If you look for trouble, you can find it, but generally it`s the safest time of year.

If I can be of any help to you or anyone coming to the mardi gras, with safety,transportation,food, or live music, let me do so.

Let the good times roll,
Steve Spitz
New Orleans

Well Randy, like steve said, it all depends on what YOU want to do in NEW ORLEANS?.I Think I know Where you at !?@.in New Orleans, is like a little New York City, Los Angeles. Been to all 3. NEW Orleans, has some GREAT things to see. Down town Cannal St.to,THE Great LEE Circle, ST. Charles Ave. [go all the way to the end trun right .Goes to Int.STATE 10, will take you to Meteria. THE SIGHTs of our OLD HOMES are GREAT O 'yeh you can turn around and see it all over again!!!. I use't to live 1 blk. from ST. Charlas St.. THE GRADEN DISTRICK.One Blk.from St.Charles AVE. Next to the OLD PRYTAIN Grave Yard. your going to a wonderful in the old cite..cleatwooley.com[yahoo.com] Leo Eiffert JR. is on this WEB, he might can tell you more imfo..

Will be out of town promoting my NEW Album, [ DID YOU KNOW,] I'll be back SAT. 5.45et or 6.pm.. Please stay in touch ,cleatwooley.com [yahoo.com]

Cleat,you should stay home and take them wonderful friends into the 9th ward at Fat's house. To Golden Meadows and Bayou Black to show them how them Crawfish play with them Aligators. ! I know you can do it. Leo

Happy Mardi Gras!

Aman, PARTY, PARTY, PARTY, wait a min. I don't drink, or smoke, or do drugs. So I guess it's party ,party/??!!@[Ha, Ha,].

Now what do I do with all these beads?

Randy,sell them on E-bay. Leo

Randy, take them back to Tennesse.My uncle lives in Cookville, Tn.,and dad lives in SPARTA,Tn. Mrs.Mary told they love those Mardi Gras Beads and Stuff.??!!. [stay in touch, cleatwooley.com [yahoo.com]

You may wish to see Dave Easley playing at both the Crazy Lobster at noon and later The Green Room at 9:00 p.m. A sensational jazz steel guitarist.

Tk. you Jim, right now I'am in and out promoting my new Album,[ DID YOU KNOW ]. I leave out Every WED. Morning back on Sun. evening?? paraids are evwrwhere it;s that time of the YR. please stay in touch!!. Next month I'am releaseing a new single on my new artist Jesse Smith,[souther gospel] Has JERRY BARNES on steel.

Phone is DOWN,got to go??????!!@

Phone is back ON ??.Somebody playing electrion!! Knot out 400 lines???. WELL tomorrow is the BIG DAY for NEW ORLEANS. I like the JEFFERSON PARISH Paraids. WHY, family Paraids.MORE safefter. NEW ORLEANS, downtown is a littel wild for me. Anyway to those who are HERE HAPPY MARDI GRASS ..BE SAFE, NOT STUPIT!!!cleatwooley.com [yahoo.com]