Comments on: Jazz Fest musings http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/jazz-fest-musings/ life on the edge Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: maringouin http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/jazz-fest-musings/#comment-1031 maringouin Tue, 06 May 2008 12:33:20 +0000 http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/?p=291#comment-1031 Looks like NOLA.com yanked it Loki, guess it was too (((negative))) for their sterilized presentation of the fest happenings - guess the T-P doesn't want to piss off the tourism gods :) Looks like NOLA.com yanked it Loki, guess it was too (((negative))) for their sterilized presentation of the fest happenings – guess the T-P doesn’t want to piss off the tourism gods :)

]]> By: Journey Ninetails http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/jazz-fest-musings/#comment-1026 Journey Ninetails Sun, 04 May 2008 20:56:55 +0000 http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/?p=291#comment-1026 I've been going to Jazz Fest since 1981, and since 1986, I've been visiting as a tourist, which means saving up all year for airfare & lodging in addition to the admission price. My wife & I were married in New Orleans on the first weekend 10 years ago. I remember when the grass was thick & lush in the gospel tent, dancing was more the rule than the exception, the few chairs were for people who could barely walk through the gates, and out-of-towners were welcomed as the lucky & happy anomalies they were. IMHO, the big names and the chairs have altered the face of Jazz Fest forever, and I mourn that change. As the change has come, we've tried to adapt and continue to enjoy ourselves, and we've been pretty successful. We generally stay away from the stages with the big names, and bury ourselves in the smaller crowds that follow the local acts. We still don't bring chairs, but our friends do. We lay our sheet out, an island amidst the maze of metal & plastic, and we close our eyes and listen to the music, and dance. We did this year, anyway. Next year, and beyond? We're not sure; it gets harder to justify the expense & the effort without the old magic. I’ve been going to Jazz Fest since 1981, and since 1986, I’ve been visiting as a tourist, which means saving up all year for airfare & lodging in addition to the admission price. My wife & I were married in New Orleans on the first weekend 10 years ago. I remember when the grass was thick & lush in the gospel tent, dancing was more the rule than the exception, the few chairs were for people who could barely walk through the gates, and out-of-towners were welcomed as the lucky & happy anomalies they were. IMHO, the big names and the chairs have altered the face of Jazz Fest forever, and I mourn that change.

As the change has come, we’ve tried to adapt and continue to enjoy ourselves, and we’ve been pretty successful. We generally stay away from the stages with the big names, and bury ourselves in the smaller crowds that follow the local acts. We still don’t bring chairs, but our friends do. We lay our sheet out, an island amidst the maze of metal & plastic, and we close our eyes and listen to the music, and dance. We did this year, anyway. Next year, and beyond? We’re not sure; it gets harder to justify the expense & the effort without the old magic.

]]> By: Loki http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/jazz-fest-musings/#comment-1025 Loki Sun, 04 May 2008 15:53:05 +0000 http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/?p=291#comment-1025 You've been blogged on the WWOZ Jazz Fest Blog: http://blog.nola.com/wwoz/2008/05/the_fest_is_it_no_longer_for_t.html You’ve been blogged on the WWOZ Jazz Fest Blog:
http://blog.nola.com/wwoz/2008/05/the_fest_is_it_no_longer_for_t.html

]]> By: Pontchartrain Pete » Blog Archive » And the Winners Are… http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/jazz-fest-musings/#comment-1021 Pontchartrain Pete » Blog Archive » And the Winners Are… Fri, 02 May 2008 23:05:57 +0000 http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/?p=291#comment-1021 [...] Best Rant on the Foreigners Taking Over: Mosquito Coast’s Jazz Fest Musings. [...] [...] Best Rant on the Foreigners Taking Over: Mosquito Coast’s Jazz Fest Musings. [...]

]]> By: LIsaPal http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/jazz-fest-musings/#comment-1020 LIsaPal Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:02:26 +0000 http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/?p=291#comment-1020 To this post, I say AMEN. It's easy to say what a great deal it is when you can afford it. And at this price, a lot of people will e left out. And don't get me started about how most of the local musicians are treated. I think I'll post on this subject this week, but for now I'll just say this: One of my most heartbreaking Jazz Fest moments occurred a few years ago when I was in line to buy a ticket and saw a friend who was a member of what is, without dispute, one of this city's most influential groups ever (long disbanded, but with very rare reunions) standing in line to buy a ticket so he could sit in with his old band mate. To this post, I say AMEN. It’s easy to say what a great deal it is when you can afford it. And at this price, a lot of people will e left out. And don’t get me started about how most of the local musicians are treated. I think I’ll post on this subject this week, but for now I’ll just say this: One of my most heartbreaking Jazz Fest moments occurred a few years ago when I was in line to buy a ticket and saw a friend who was a member of what is, without dispute, one of this city’s most influential groups ever (long disbanded, but with very rare reunions) standing in line to buy a ticket so he could sit in with his old band mate.

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