Comments on: He said “what” about Jazzfest? http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/05/04/he-said-%e2%80%9cwhat%e2%80%9d-about-jazzfest/ Pontifications from the Princess of Positive Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:53:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/05/04/he-said-%e2%80%9cwhat%e2%80%9d-about-jazzfest/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Chris Wed, 07 May 2008 11:01:27 +0000 http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/05/04/he-said-%e2%80%9cwhat%e2%80%9d-about-jazzfest/#comment-1444 You're just not thinking this position of yours through far enough, PoP! He stays home ergo: one less car on the road ahead of you, one less person clogging up the Fairgrounds, one more space to sit on in the Blues Tent bleachers, one more crawfish bread serving and trout baquet for you, obviously more beer to drink.... need I continue? As I see it, this is a win-win situation. He stays home on his moral high ground and you and I make out like bandits (figuratively speaking, 'course) LOL you ain't never gonna make him see sense. It was a fine day there the last Sunday, Everyone was so happy..... I wish the rest of the US could experience this side of our little corner of the world. I think they'd "get it" why we stay. You’re just not thinking this position of yours through far enough, PoP! He stays home ergo: one less car on the road ahead of you, one less person clogging up the Fairgrounds, one more space to sit on in the Blues Tent bleachers, one more crawfish bread serving and trout baquet for you, obviously more beer to drink…. need I continue? As I see it, this is a win-win situation. He stays home on his moral high ground and you and I make out like bandits (figuratively speaking, ‘course)

LOL you ain’t never gonna make him see sense.

It was a fine day there the last Sunday, Everyone was so happy….. I wish the rest of the US could experience this side of our little corner of the world. I think they’d “get it” why we stay.

]]> By: C Brown http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/05/04/he-said-%e2%80%9cwhat%e2%80%9d-about-jazzfest/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 C Brown Mon, 05 May 2008 18:16:46 +0000 http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/05/04/he-said-%e2%80%9cwhat%e2%80%9d-about-jazzfest/#comment-1440 I just read your blog and I can't believe the response from your neighbor. I am a "survivor" of Katrina. I left my house on Sat afternoon b/c my water broke and delivered my first child by emergency c-section that afternoon. On mon everything but 6 pilings was left of our home. Along with the loss of our home, we lost all of our belongings(there was no water soaked things to go throught b/c the entire house was GONE) and my husband's job. We stuck it out in LA and moved in with family and began putting our lives back together. When JazzFest came that first year it felt like the first normal thing in our lives in a long time. We spent 5 out of 6 days there with our 8 month old. It was one of the most uplifting times in that first year. It gave us the little lift and distraction, we needed to continue fighting with SBA, the road home, insurance companies, and each other:) JazzFest is more than just drinking and partying, to many of us still dealing with the effects of Katrina it is as much about celebrating life and the many things in it we still have. We are so lucky to have such phenomenal music here and so many wonderful festivals. After the drudgery of rebuilding there is nothing like a little good music and food to motivate you. Please tell your neighbor to quit suffering for those of us who still aren't back home, because we gave that up a long time ago and are having a good time! Thanks I just read your blog and I can’t believe the response from your neighbor. I am a “survivor” of Katrina. I left my house on Sat afternoon b/c my water broke and delivered my first child by emergency c-section that afternoon. On mon everything but 6 pilings was left of our home. Along with the loss of our home, we lost all of our belongings(there was no water soaked things to go throught b/c the entire house was GONE) and my husband’s job. We stuck it out in LA and moved in with family and began putting our lives back together. When JazzFest came that first year it felt like the first normal thing in our lives in a long time. We spent 5 out of 6 days there with our 8 month old. It was one of the most uplifting times in that first year. It gave us the little lift and distraction, we needed to continue fighting with SBA, the road home, insurance companies, and each other:) JazzFest is more than just drinking and partying, to many of us still dealing with the effects of Katrina it is as much about celebrating life and the many things in it we still have. We are so lucky to have such phenomenal music here and so many wonderful festivals. After the drudgery of rebuilding there is nothing like a little good music and food to motivate you. Please tell your neighbor to quit suffering for those of us who still aren’t back home, because we gave that up a long time ago and are having a good time!
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