Pat and Rachel are in da house! For the rest of you coming in the weather may be a little dicey on Wednesday but other than that it should be beautiful. See ya soon!
Happy Easter.
The sun is warm and the beer is cold!
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Dang, I wish I was there!
I'm in SEVERE need of some good food, friends, and fun!
This ain't been a "good" month so far...
Kitchen is gonna be awsome, but one thing after another keeps slowing the project down..
(let's don't even mention the tired old guy doing almost all the work...)
It's April, and my accountant thinks an "S Class" is just a rounding error...
Makes me wonder what he would call a "stray bullet" (?)...
(PAT!!! SEND RICE!!!)
Storms keep dumping various tornado debris on my lawn that I can't keep cut because it's so wet out...
BUT --- No serious complaints there --- Our friends got hit by an F3 twister and lost all kinds of stuff.
I reckon we should count our blessings... but...
Within the last 48 hours, my momma wrecked her car in Orlando, and wifie's car got smashed up in Kentucky (storm damage)...
Of course, then again, we need to count our blessings --- no one was hurt (in either incident).
Anyhow... Looking forward to heading that way for some RELIEF!!!!
Flying SWA out of what's left of Lambert...
What the worst that could happen?
It ain't like the roof could just tear off the plane, right?
Awrighten.
Hmm.
Be there tomorrow hopefully before noon. I gots goodies
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Gentle reminder for STC: "Beer" in NOLA denotes an Abita product. Please get it right before my arrival so as not to further embarrass yourself among your peers.
Quote from: Ka Honu on April 25, 2011, 09:59:45 AM
Gentle reminder for STC: "Beer" in NOLA denotes an Abita product. Please get it right before my arrival so as not to further embarrass yourself among your peers.
Abita's TurboDog will even get a howl out of a turtle.
Pachanga
Those were waiting for me at the bar.. Switched to Abita shortly after that!
We getting there. Will be faster when the mrs gives the control to me.
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It's hard for me to watch all you guys 'clawing' your way to the big show while I'm just going to hop in the car for a 1.5 hour cruise. ;D
I'll be pacing around the house watching the clock so I don't get there too early and have to find a place to park waiting for my room.....
ALTHOUGH, I could just leave early and drive up on the levee and munch out on Ka Honu sausage until time to check in watching the ships go by. ;D
Where we eating Wednesday night????
Quote from: ronbeaux on April 25, 2011, 01:49:54 PM... munch out on Ka Honu sausage...
What he meant to say was "munch out on the andouille that I'm picking up for Ka Honu on my way into town." If you're guilty of any other interpretation, hang your perverted head in shame.
Quote from: Ka Honu on April 25, 2011, 03:17:12 PM
If you're guilty of any other interpretation, hang your perverted head in shame.
So you two know each other...here I was thinking this was a first meet! :D
Have fun everybody and don't forget others are watching and waiting on PICS. ;D
Well the ones were allowed to see anyway! ;)
The only Krewe members I've met are Mr. & Mrs. NePaSmoker. All others are virgin territory, so to speak.
:-[
Ka Honu ordered so much they had to put two crews on to complete the order. ::) If I don't show up they will put a lien on my house......
Somebody better have a beer waiting for me!
Quote from: ronbeaux on April 25, 2011, 05:29:32 PM
:-[
Ka Honu ordered so much they had to put two crews on to complete the order. ::) If I don't show up they will put a lien on my house......
Somebody better have a beer waiting for me!
I think the feds already put a lien on my shanty...
But, I'll buy the bar
napkins!
The fed is getting ready to leave Tallahassee and head to the NOLA Gang.
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We touch down at 8:40 this evening.
Be downtown around 10pm.
100 miles from the krewe
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We're waiting for ya... KyNola and I just finished lunch.
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Booooo Hoooooo!!!!!!!
Nepas and Mrs just landed in the lobby!
We in DA Krewe.
Going to get the road grime off and head out ;D
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I'm already pacing the floor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I never sit under the T.V. everybody stares , points, and laughs at you ;) :D :D I wish I was there, next year for sure!!
Have a good time peeps.
Kinda makes me feel like I missed prom night >:(
Boy i wished I were there with you guys. Instead I'm home dealing with kids!! >:( >:( >:(
Quote from: TMB on April 26, 2011, 07:42:35 PM
Boy i wished I were there with you guys. Instead I'm home dealing with kids!! >:( >:( >:(
My kids are all growed up and I'm still dealing with them. ::)
Would be fun down there with you guys.
Good time with new family and good friends.
Larry & Jan (jan is standing behind sct) Pat and Mrs nepas.
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Eating dinner.
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Pats wife next to Larry
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nepas bug dinner. I ate to much ;D
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At the bar from left to right.
Pat (sct) Hal, nepas, Larry (KyNola) Kh has not shown up yet but he is close.
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My stop at the CT plant.
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I feel aweful...I wanna be there...been tense in our house for 10 days... :-[
I'm here but nobody was still up when I got in - good thing NOLA is a 24-hour town. Had to go out all by myself. I survived, got a few hours of sleep, and after I run a couple errands, will go looking through the dumpsters for the rest of them.
Friendship and good food and tellin lies...it doesn't get any better...Y'all have a great time,,,like that needed sayin.. :D
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And then there were 5.... And snack sticks.
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And then there were 5.... And snack sticks.
I see the Turtles Human counterpart has Arrived. The bracelet is a dead give away.
For goodness sakes 3 cups are empty! ;)
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Pitstop... The turtle had to run some errands.
I would say more but after this Hurricane I'm to faded cheeited
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Now we're smokin'...
Rick, your doin it all wrong, your suppose to use your thumbs. :D :D
Someone needs to get a picture of the whole lot of ya!
Someone has got to get Ka Honu's picture or I'll think he didn't really make it !
Quote from: OU812 on April 27, 2011, 01:03:08 PM
Rick, your doin it all wrong, your suppose to use your thumbs. :D :D
After the drink in the tall glass I surprised he can spell much less use a thumb ;D
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Quote from: OU812 on April 27, 2011, 01:03:08 PM
Rick, your doin it all wrong, your suppose to use your thumbs. :D :D
After the drink in the tall glass I surprised he can spell much less use a thumb ;D
It does look like his right eye is closed. :D ;D
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Ronbeaux is here!
Ron brought the nepas wheelbarrow
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That makes 6. ;D
Quote from: TMB on April 27, 2011, 01:05:40 PM
Quote from: OU812 on April 27, 2011, 01:03:08 PM
Rick, your doin it all wrong, your suppose to use your thumbs. :D :D
After the drink in the tall glass I surprised he can spell much less use a thumb ;D
Something tells me these guys are not at their first rodeo ... It's not amateur hour!!! ;D ;D
This is fun, Keep the pictures up its almost like being there :) I see it's 84° F there, Thats summer weather here in Washington state, Hows the humidity?
At least one of ya's has some beer sense!!!!
We were at Pat O'Brians for some drinks and it started to rain some. Hal worked on the umbrella while Larry and Pat supervised :D
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The great green one is real :D
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I think the name tag says GGO.......Great Green One :D :D
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Mr & Mrs Ronbeaux at dinner.
And GGO
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The goodie cooler being raided.
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I don't care what that NePaS guy says, it didn't happen and, even if it did, that wasn't me and neither he or any of those so-called witnesses can prove it!
Photos? There are photos? Obvious fakes! Everyone who knows anything knows I'm much better looking than that guy from Hawaii who keeps showing up using my name and sullying my reputation.
If it had happened, however, the one thing I'd say is that every one of those boys married up. Way up.
Hahaha
We had a great time with new friends. Getting ready to head out after some Cafe Du Monde coffee and beignets. Had a good lunch with hal and wife, ron and wife and the great green one. Larry and pat were at some meat market.
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Quote from: NePaSmoKer on April 28, 2011, 11:11:10 AM
Larry and pat were at some meat market.
Do there wife's know that? :o
They did... :-) Larry and I walked back from Cochon's with a CASE of their mustard. He's pooped, and I have one arm longer than the other.
That must be some gooood mustard.
Then we went grocery shopping!
I goy fased $hchit on burbom streak
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Not sure if this is the right time for this or not but Jan and I had the best time. Got to meet some great friends face to face. Thank you New Orleans!
What a great time!!!
FYI
Anybody planning a trip to NOLA should wait a few weeks to let them get restocked. I think we hurt them pretty bad. ;D
Pics tomorrow.
We had a blast! I'm uploading pics now... About 270. :o
Hmmm. Need to sort/pick/choose.
The Last Supper, so to speak...
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A quick shout out to Nepas, right before he and Mrs piled in the bus for the long (and detoured) drive back North..
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THANKS for all the goodies, Rick!
Looks like a great time!
Quote from: FLBentRider on April 29, 2011, 03:01:24 AM
Looks like a great time!
And knowone had to get bailed outta jail. :D
Well after the wheelbarrow text?? But that's another story
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Back at the house and stretched out in the recliner for a nap.
Big shout out to the 'Married up' wives that let us play when we get too old for Tonka toys.
The Mrs Krewe du Smoke's
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I'm thinking of using this as my banner for Mrs Rb and I at our next comp. Thoughts?
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I think STC took all the pics so I'll let him post more of the action. It's hard to focus and snap with an Abita in one hand.....
But I did stop by Turtle's andouilli place on the way home and refill my ice chest. This stuff is GOOD!
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Hal is back in Illinois, we stopped to stretch our legs just N of Jackson, MS and KyNola + Mrs are about an hour N of us. Stopping for the night in Horn Lake MS. Will try to upload more pics there before we go see Elvis in the morning....
We are just west of Jacksonville Fla. Going to head north up 95 and into Georgia and hit Savannah & Tybee Island. Going to see sons in NC tomorrow
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Back safely in Springpatch...
With a hangover 8)
We had a blast!
But, next time, we're gonna stay at that swanky Royal Sonesta.
"The Sunshine" didn't quite live up to the glossy brochure...
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Awrighten.
Shoot. You had it good Hal. I had to get rescued 4 times trying to swim the river from the swamp camp.
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The RS was pretty fancy smancy for me and Amish wife. Lol
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Some NOLA places.
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After dinner and some followup drinks last night, the Turtle bid farewell and swam back to his hotel..
Ronbeaux disappears for a few minutes, and comes back with these.
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Dang near 5 pounds of Andouille. Ka Honu had sent enough money ahead for an extra 8-10 pounds of the stuff to be packaged up.
Well, we can't just let it go to waste, so Ron goes to work with my Swiss army knife.
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(the other bar patrons were either very interested or quite terrified by this point)
Samples are handed out, and the portions are divvied up between Hal, KyNola and myself.
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I carried them (along with a pile of other smoked goodies) to the Mississippi/TN border, where KyNola and I have bivouacked for the night with the wives. That in itself is another very interesting/funny story.... ::)
...and then there was one.
Glad y'all liked the andouille. Wayne definitely knows how to make that stuff.
The weather remains beautiful here. I spent the day at JazzFest with Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, some other pickers, a bunch of great food and too many cute young things to keep track of (which is just as well; they don't want to follow me home anymore and if they did, SWMBO would not be amused). More of the same today and tomorrow, then a break to rest up before the next round.
Anyway, as already noted, it was a great Krewe meeting; we should do it again next year (the week of April 22nd).
The Andouille was very good! --- waiting on "Squirt Freight" to get the rest here (along with my 500lb share of goodies from Rick!)
In the meantime, I've been snacking on Hawaiian Wasabi Macs -- Whoa... Olfactory systems are all clear ;D
Hey Pat --- where's the other 9000 pictures?
I'll get them up when we get home. The top corner room here at the Drury Inn has an impossibly weak WiFi signal.
Sausage is iced down and piled back in the car.
Headed to Graceland for a quick visit...
I got to tour the smoker at Wayne Jacobs on the way home. It is an old school shack that has been used since 1950.
Cool!
Quote from: ronbeaux on April 30, 2011, 09:09:08 AM
I got to tour the smoker at Wayne Jacobs on the way home. It is an old school shack that has been used since 1950.
Cool!
Snag a pic?
I always miss the good stuff :D
Anyways we rolled into Santee SC around noon and got some lunch.
After we drove across the parking lot to here.
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Walking around the Piggly i seen these.
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At the checkout i asked the cashier why did you guys stop selling the Piggly can coozies?
She said we alway got em....HUH. I been told they stopped selling them. She said we got em right here.
So i bought all 3 they had left. The Palmeto tree is on the backside.
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Yeah Buddy :D
OK for us Canadians who don't have a cue on what that is.............What is it? ???
The Piggly Wiggle sounds like something from the pigs back end your trying to smoke :)
Quote from: devo on April 30, 2011, 01:19:27 PM
OK for us Canadians who don't have a cue on what that is.............What is it? ???
The Piggly Wiggle sounds like something from the pigs back end your trying to smoke :)
Piggly Wiggly is a southern chain of markets. Been around for like 100 years.
I forgot to say that we stopped in Mariana Florida and i loaded up with some goodies at my old stompin place and with Piggly sauce ;D
Made it home in one piece. Last night on MS/TN border turned out to be a very interesting, somewhat entertaining and down right frightening event at the local Applebee's. I'll let Pat fill in the details later but I will give you this much. At the local Applebee's in Horn Lake MS, when they post the dress code it just says "wear Kevlar". Bail money was definitely needed but not for any of us. :o
Once I gather my wits about me and get settled I'll snap a few pics of all of the goodies Jan and I brought back, both from our buddies of the Krewe du Smoke and the local Rouse's Grocery in the Quarter. We came back with a lot more than what we started down there with. :D
QuotePiggly Wiggly is a southern chain of markets. Been around for like 100 years.
Ah I see. The only place I went when i visited the southern states was Winn-Dixie Grocery Store. Birds where flying around the store like a zoo. Was wondering how they kept their food safe with all that bird poop. ???
OK, here we go. The first pic is of smoked meats.
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And then there was rubs and jerky mixes and spices.
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And then we went to Rouse's Grocery in the Quarter.
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I left out the crab chips and fried pork rinds because the light was bouncing off the sacks too bad.
This was just what Jan and I brought home. Pat and Hal have a load to post on here too!
Again, all I can say is thanks to everyone who came to New Orleans. Every person is represented in the pics above because every person provided something in those pics. Plus I just noticed I failed to take a pic of all the different sauces that showed up at Krewe du Smoke. That was another load! Sorry, a little tired.
What an incredible bunch we have on the forum.
And the Starnes sauce Larry & Jan brought.
I will post pics later tonight. It's 3:00am and we are otr heading home
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You guys and Gals sure look like you had a grand time wheeling and dealing!
We rolled in around 8PM last night. 5.5 hours from Elvis' house to here.
The car was STUFFED.
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Every square inch except for the front seats had something jammed in it.
And speaking of stuffed.. (and cured and dried and smoked)
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There is much more out in the garage... Case of CT, case (minus 1) of Cochon's Abita mustard, at least 7 bags of Meadow Creek BBQ rub, and much more in that pink cooler that I don't even remember. And there are Utz chips and PA pretzels scattered all over the kitchen.
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Hal, I'll probably re-freeze some of the sticks/sausages while we figure out when/where to divvy them up.
Looks like you should have taken a truck down there, what a haul...and them UTZ chips are made rightup the road from my house...the county I live in is known as the snack food capitol of the world...
I'm snacking on some UTZ Red Hot chips right now. They are pretty good but my fav is still Gibbles Red Hot. :)
Quote from: squirtthecat on May 01, 2011, 08:34:19 AM
Hal, I'll probably re-freeze some of the sticks/sausages while we figure out when/where to divvy them up.
SWEET!
Looking forward to doing some cooking ;D
I'm getting
slightly closer to having a kitchen...
Newton ain't quite sure what this shiny thing is, but he suspects it can make popcorn...
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This junk phone sure ain't no Pentax...
(MrsHal, Pat, MrsPat --- RS Garden)
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Looks like everyone had a great time.
We had a really good time. Wish we could have stayed an extra night.
Passed here around 930ish this morning.
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Was told this time to give these to my wife who didnt get them from the FLASO.
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Had some things from the Krewe we brought back. Thanks Larry, Pat & Green One ;D
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Did i mention that we didnt come home empty :D
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WE DAT
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Survived the first weekend of JazzFest - awesome food & music. Y'all should'a stuck around; the bon temps are definitely roullezing. I have three days to recover before the next round - already have Cochon, Jacques Imo's, Bon Ton Cafe, and Bayona scheduled between coffee & beignets at DuMonde, a muffaletta at Central Grocery, and trips to Felix's for oysters. Can you say "fat and cholesterol?"
While not nearly as "overstocked" as those of my fellow krewe members who had cars, I definitely have enough rubs, sauces, and andouille to last for the next year. All I have left to buy is some Zatarain's mustard, Cajun Chef hot sauce, and turtles (you should pardon the expression) for SWMBO from Southern Candymakers.
Only one remains but the saga continues...
Southern Candymakers is one of our favorite places in NO.
Quote from: Ka Honu on May 01, 2011, 06:24:47 PM
Only one remains but the saga continues
Yes it does!
(just handed a Wasabi Mac to MrsD... WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!)
I wanted her to get
one before I ate them ALL...
I guess I get the rest!! ;D ;D ;D
Thanxxx, Turtle.
They're goooooood!!! (At least they are to ME!)
Gotta wait for the "STC DROP" to get all the sausage, etc...
Hey, Rick...
What kind of dog is that (the one I see half of) ?
Hal, If I remember right it is a toy or Emperors 0zu. Its a mini Kiki the jerky pup
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on May 01, 2011, 07:55:41 PM
Hal, If I remember right it is a toy or Emperors 0zu. Its a mini Kiki the jerky pup
I reckon I can't get one then...
Last time I sh*t in the zoo, Mrs slapped me silly.
Awrighten.
Now boys...let's not mess with the 0zus...we have two of them..The NePas' have theirs....they are the palace guards...
Quote from: hal4uk on May 01, 2011, 07:59:42 PM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on May 01, 2011, 07:55:41 PM
Hal, If I remember right it is a toy or Emperors 0zu. Its a mini Kiki the jerky pup
I reckon I can't get one then...
Last time I sh*t in the zoo, Mrs slapped me silly.
Awrighten.
What 10.5 said.
Hal
I think i seen your $h*t at the zoo being tossed by the monkey :D :D.....no not sonny :D
Some more shots from before the Krewe arrived...
Laura Plantation
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_CbvAIVzmFFM/Tb38Ux9rLdI/AAAAAAABXPc/Ck6meOpZ_sg/s800/IMGP2456.JPG)
(maybe Larry will remember the story behind the numbers on the beams)
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Oak Alley Plantation
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WHO DAT!
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Took a while to get a picture of the 'alley' without a bunch of people in the way..
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We couldn't get the obligatory shot of the front of the plantation, as a bus full of Japanese tourists was parked in the way. So I stole this picture. :D
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After all that culture, (and walking/driving) Larry and I retired to the RS's oyster bar for a cold beverage.
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Random street shots..
Mission Control.
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Joan of Arc.
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Jimmy Buffett's place.
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Larry will have to tell the story about this guy.
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RS 'garden patio'.
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Larry's favorite banjo picker.
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The monkey was with us in spirit.
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Napoleon House restaurant.
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1/4 Muffaletta.
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Bourbon Street!
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Jackson Square.
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Central Grocery. Nepas went crazy in here..
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;D
Cool pics STC, Still curious on the circumstances of the Applebees visit ;D
Food!
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(blackened alligator)
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A whole lotta oysters..
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Trip to Cochon's butcher shop.
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Dinner at Oceana.
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Ronbeaux's "chef's choice" stuffed tuna plate.
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Dessert. (uggh)
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Quote from: Keymaster on May 02, 2011, 05:13:03 AM
Cool pics STC, Still curious on the circumstances of the Applebees visit ;D
I'm trying to think of a diplomatic way to describe it.. ::)
Blurry
Either the wind was blowing or i had to much to drink....or both :D
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Hey where me hat. :D Always with the food items....DOH
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And a coffee cup to boot.
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Coffee,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what the heck is coffee? :D
Wonderful pic's STC. Thanks so much for sharing. Your time and effort allows me, and probably many others to share in your obvious wonderful experience. These great pic's bring back wonderful memories of my time in N.O. and the thoughts of fresh oysters, shrimp, crayfish and all the wonderful food available there, pardon me while I wipe my drool.
It's been a few years since we were in the Quarter, but all of the pictures are really good and we may have to make a trip down there again...it sure is nice to see friends get together and have a really good time..
I redistributed/vacbagged some of the jerky/sausage/sticks that Nepas sent home with Hal and I. Piled in the freezer now until Hal and I can get together again to divvy up. My gawd..
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WOW Squirt... you are almost set for winter...lol
I need a bigger freezer..
Or I should say - Hal needs a bigger freezer. 1/2 that load and most of those pork bellies to the left of frame has his name on them. ;)
My share is almost gone??????
HAHAHA
Thats why ya'll were laughing :D
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Quote from: ronbeaux on May 03, 2011, 04:33:25 PM
My share is almost gone??????
Well, you drive on UP here and we'll load you up! From the Royal Sonesta to our house was 370 + 380 miles each way.. (stopped around Memphis both ways to break up the trip)
Hoooooooooo-ooooooooooooowww!!!!
When is "DROP DAY"?
I wuz thinking about all the fun we had in Nawlins today...
Walked around the block (where I'm currently doing some work downtown)..
There's a little specialty pub I walked by.
One of the neon signs in the window: "ABITA BEER"
Awrighten.
Whoa! An Abita magnet in your neck of the woods? Love it.
Mrs RB has me on restriction. She said I had too much fun in Nawlins?? I don't remember having too much fun? Did I have too much fun? I thought I was on my best behavior, well except for the crazed les...ans story hugging up to Mrs RB at the Famous Door. Maybe it was her that had too much fun!! I'm sticking wit dat!
Our next stop is Red River NM for the "Blues and Brews Festival." Maybe I can have too much fun there.....
Oh wait. I have one more comp on May 21st, then it's "Blues and Brews."
I owe you guys a PM
Quote from: ronbeaux on May 03, 2011, 05:41:50 PM
Mrs RB has me on restriction. She said I had too much fun in Nawlins?? I don't remember having too much fun? Did I have too much fun? I thought I was on my best behavior, well except for the crazed les...ans story hugging up to Mrs RB at the Famous Door. Maybe it was her that had too much fun!! I'm sticking wit dat!
HUH??
Last thing I remember...
I wuz telling you my idea about how we could pull in 7 figures a year,
mostly just sitting on barstools in the Quarter and slurping up Abita and gumbo...
And you said, "I gotta go! You're gonna CORRUPT me!"
If that ain't good behavior, then...
whuuuuuuut is?
Now, don't y'all ask about that plan --- (some corrupt goofball might actually TRY it).
Awrighten.
I remember that!!! I wasn't having too much fun ;D
It's our secret............
Quote from: hal4uk on May 03, 2011, 05:18:59 PMWhen is "DROP DAY"?
What's the difference - you ain't got a kitchen anyway.
Dinner tonight at Bon Ton Café - awesome turtle soup and even better crawfish dinner (Étouffée, Jambalaya, Louie, and omelet). Gawd I love this town!
Careful Ka Honu. The airline is going to charge you extra to fly home if you don't cut back ::)
I can't wait to here the story about when they scan your carry on baggage..........
If y'all only knew how bad Kimmie and I wanted to be there for that great few days.
Next year, Tommy. Next year. (April 25-26, 2012).
Quote from: Ka Honu on May 04, 2011, 06:03:08 AM
Next year, Tommy. Next year. (April 25-26, 2012).
Adding it to my calender. I can't wait, and to meet the Turtle in person WOW!! ;)
For those that don't know, Ka Honu gave me my team slogan and moto.
Thanks Big Guy !!
Hope you enjoy the Gun Podwer!
I've become a legend in my own mind.
We're all about "motos" and "gunpodwer" (not to mention, "shimp").
Quote from: Ka Honu on May 04, 2011, 08:06:56 AM
I've become a legend in my own mind.
We're all about "motos" and "gunpodwer" (not to mention, "shimp").
Damn your funny! :D :D :D :D :D :D (Shimp) it's "Scrimp" in this part of the country!
Quote from: Ka Honu on May 04, 2011, 06:03:08 AM
Next year, Tommy. Next year. (April 25-26, 2012).
Huh?
Again??
We did it all wrong?
We gotta start all over?
Was it the
Prudhomme gumbo?
Just showed the missus the Jazz Festival page and she really wants to go next year ;D so you may have a couple of Canadians join in on the fun. The line up of performers at the Festival is very impressive. I think we would come down for one weekend of the festival and tack a few days on. And yes she knows that there would be a meeting of members from here. All I have to do is figure out how to get a mess of frozen Lox across the border and down to there. :D Now to start the research on were to stay, flights down from Vancouver, Bellingham or Seattle. I love planning stuff like this, gives me something to do at work ::)
Ross
Quote from: hal4uk on May 04, 2011, 07:04:51 PMHuh? Again??
Practice makes perfect.
Terrific lunch at Bayona today followed (after Marcia Ball at Wednesday in the Park) by Mae's Gumbo and fried oysters at Mother's (love them bivalves). Still have to get to Drago's and Cochon but think I'll get it all done by Monday night.
OBTW, one of the Zatarain's demos at the Fest on Friday is "Barbecue Wild Hog" by the guys from the TV show, Swamp People. Gonna have to check that out.
Okay, it's over. I (barely) made it through the last day of JazzFest yesterday and spent today in more relaxing pursuits. Breakfast (eggs, grits, debris, and biscuit) at Mother's followed by a late lunch at Cochon (gumbo, boudin balls, head cheese, and cochon with smothered cabbage). No one should be allowed to make food that good. Then spent a (moderately profitable) afternoon/evening in the casino, had a last cup of Mother's gumbo, made my hotel reservations for next year, and now home to pack. How the hell am I gonna carry all that andouille plus the stuff the Krewe spread around?
What a great time - we gotta try to do the Krewe thing again next year. Aloha all - more when I get home.
Quote from: Ka Honu on May 09, 2011, 07:22:20 PM
Okay, it's over. I (barely) made it through the last day of JazzFest yesterday and spent today in more relaxing pursuits. Breakfast (eggs, grits, debris, and biscuit) at Mother's followed by a late lunch at Cochon (gumbo, boudin balls, head cheese, and cochon with smothered cabbage). No one should be allowed to make food that good. Then spent a (moderately profitable) afternoon/evening in the casino, had a last cup of Mother's gumbo, made my hotel reservations for next year, and now home to pack. How the hell am I gonna carry all that andouille plus the stuff the Krewe spread around?
What a great time - we gotta try to do the Krewe thing again next year. Aloha all - more when I get home.
Well... Some of us have been home and
working 24/7 for the last week...
Rest assured -- I feel better knowing you're on a
bazzillion-hour flight (if it's
less than that -- I don't wanna know -- Lalalalalalalalalalala...)
Quote from: hal4uk on May 09, 2011, 08:47:21 PMWell... Some of us have been home and working 24/7 for the last week...
Other than having a really neat wife, it sucks being you.
Quote from: Ka Honu on May 11, 2011, 09:09:57 AM
Quote from: hal4uk on May 09, 2011, 08:47:21 PMWell... Some of us have been home and working 24/7 for the last week...
Other than having a really neat wife, it sucks being you.
Yup.
She's a
keeper.
Awrighten.