Tag Archives: New Orleans

Hangout Fest – Gulf Shores

Posted on May 12, 2015 by erinparker75

Heard of Hangout? It’s a 3 day music festivus on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. We’re going Thursday. Have a condo right on the beach. Holla! We leave Wednesday for New Orleans to spend the night with the lovely … Continue reading →

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Goodbye John Stamos…and NOLA

Posted on May 14, 2012 by erinparker75

SUNDAY – DAY THREE I’m not in my 20’s anymore so I require a lot more recovery time. I think it’s safe to say for every hour of debauchery, I need an hour of rehab. But the good thing about … Continue reading →

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Holy John Stamos! Or…How To Hold Baby Alligators (part two)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by erinparker75

SATURDAY – DAY TWO One of the cool things about staying at the Embassy Suites was the free hot breakfast buffet every morning. Score! They also have a free cocktail hour, but we missed that because of the festival. I … Continue reading →

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New Orleans – 4

Posted on April 22, 2011 by erinparker75

Frenchmen Street is THE place to go for music in New Orleans. Write that down. We hit up The Spotted Cat,  a tiny venue with silky music spilling out onto the pavement. The Jazz Vipers were playing that night, and … Continue reading →

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New Orleans – 3

Posted on April 18, 2011 by erinparker75

New Orleans gave us a very lazy second day. We didn’t get out of bed until midday and walked around the French Quarter trying to pull out of our haze from the night before. “He’s got gold teeth!” Kim said … Continue reading →

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New Orleans – 2

Posted on April 9, 2011 by erinparker75

First thing’s first: we take the street car to the shit show that is Bourbon Street. We immediately pop into a daiquiri factory and get our go-cups. Kim is appalled by the smell of urine and vomit and trash, at … Continue reading →

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New Orleans – 1

Posted on April 7, 2011 by erinparker75

Kim arrives late on a Saturday night and I scoop her up from the airport and take her promptly home for a champagne initiation in the South. She comes bearing gifts! Then we head to El Tiempo for margaritas and … Continue reading →

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