View Full Version : Am I the only one who went to Essence last night?
995webmaster
07-06-2007, 08:51 AM
My first time--very interesting. Isley Bros. made the night. Barak spoke. 75 pictures:
http://www.995fm.com/cc-common/gallery/globalphotos.html
As the night went on, securtiy kept me further away from the stage.
McGregor
07-06-2007, 08:54 AM
Nice pics. Out of curiosity, what did Obama have to say?
Blitzzzzz
07-06-2007, 09:03 AM
My first time--very interesting. Isley Bros. made the night. Barak spoke. 75 pictures:
http://www.995fm.com/cc-common/gallery/globalphotos.html
As the night went on, securtiy kept me further away from the stage.
Nice pics, indeed! Great shots of the Circus! How was the crowd at Essence?:cool:
NYMAMA
07-06-2007, 09:57 AM
Great pics as usual. I also enjoyed the ones of Trombone Shorty in the square. Do you know who was on bass?
rosetree
07-06-2007, 09:57 AM
Nice pics. Out of curiosity, what did Obama have to say?
Obama @ Essence-----
http://blog.nola.com/updates/2007/07/obama_promises_to_make_new_orl.html
jailbait vagrant
07-06-2007, 10:12 AM
Obama @ Essence-----
http://blog.nola.com/updates/2007/07/obama_promises_to_make_new_orl.html
well, looks like Obama just might have clinched the vote of many around here with that one
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
07-06-2007, 10:39 AM
Nice pics...... Thanks!
Saw several Theads in the JF pics. One is a very rare pic of me drinking water.
My first time--very interesting. Isley Bros. made the night. Barak spoke. 75 pictures:
http://www.995fm.com/cc-common/gallery/globalphotos.html
As the night went on, securtiy kept me further away from the stage.
Isley's- very cool! They are from here but we never get to see them. What did they play?
Corona
07-06-2007, 11:59 AM
Obama @ Essence-----
http://blog.nola.com/updates/2007/07/obama_promises_to_make_new_orl.html
Wow, can he be mayor, governor AND president please?
Corona
07-06-2007, 12:02 PM
Nice pics, indeed! Great shots of the Circus! How was the crowd at Essence?:cool:
nice pics...you going back tonight and tomorrow?
Wow, can he be mayor, governor AND president please?
He certainly has the right words as a candidate.
He certainly has the right words as a candidate.
Yeah, but words come pretty cheap on the campaign trail. (Not that I've heard anything any better from anyone else...)
sophisticated sissy
07-06-2007, 01:20 PM
Isley's- very cool! They are from here but we never get to see them.
Yes, they were from here originally, but, as I'm sure you are aware, they moved to New Jersey about 40 years ago!
The last time I recall them being booked here, they honored the performer boycott against the Queen City due to the cop shooting of an 18 year old young man in a dark alley who was running away. The I.B. didn't play, but James Brown stepped up to the plate. Not knocking the I.B., or J.B. for that matter. They both had their reasons and convictions.
I have never seen the I.B. in a live performance. Did they do "It's Your Thing" at Essence?
995webmaster
07-06-2007, 01:23 PM
Glad you all liked the pictures. I much prefer shooting outdoor events like JazzFest--the light in the dome is brutal.
The crowd was smaller than I expected, and older and mellower. Maybe because it was Thursday? Plus two of the acts were the Isleys and the OJays. I thought Ludacris and Ciara would draw younger than they did (apparently).
I will be back today and tomorrow. I'm trying to get an actual pit pass for tonight, otherwise I won't get within a 100 yds of Beyonce.
Don't know who played bass at the Trombone Shorty show in Laf Sq last month...
rosetree
07-06-2007, 02:16 PM
Yeah, but words come pretty cheap on the campaign trail. (Not that I've heard anything any better from anyone else...)
YYR, let's see what Mrs. Clinton has to say today....
Yeah, but words come pretty cheap on the campaign trail. (Not that I've heard anything any better from anyone else...)
yep. that's what I was hinting at...
Yes, they were from here originally, but, as I'm sure you are aware, they moved to New Jersey about 40 years ago!
The last time I recall them being booked here, they honored the performer boycott against the Queen City due to the cop shooting of an 18 year old young man in a dark alley who was running away. The I.B. didn't play, but James Brown stepped up to the plate. Not knocking the I.B., or J.B. for that matter. They both had their reasons and convictions.
I have never seen the I.B. in a live performance. Did they do "It's Your Thing" at Essence?
Yeah I know, and remember the boycott. A shame that the population suffers not only the wayward coppers, but also the small bit of harmony the music would have brought. And bless JB, he never forgot where he began!
rosetree
07-07-2007, 12:07 PM
yep. that's what I was hinting at...
Hillary's imitation of Jack Nicholson's portrayal of "The Joker"at the Essence Fest....
http://www.nola.com/cgi-bin/prxy/photogalleries/nph-cache.cgi/cache=3000;/nola/images/8708/07_hillary_1_jpg__3379505.jpg
995webmaster
07-07-2007, 06:00 PM
85 new ones--mostly Steve Harvey (who was hilarious) and Chris Brown. Beyonce closed the photo pit, so I didn't waste a ton of frames on long-distance shots
http://www.995fm.com/cc-common/gallery/globalphotos.html
995webmaster
07-08-2007, 06:47 PM
Here's the Saturday pics. I actuallly had a proper photo pit pass for all five acts, so some of these are pretty nice:
Kelly Rowland (Destiny's Child)
Ne-Yo
Lionel Richie
Mary J. Blige
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
125 pics
http://www.995fm.com/cc-common/gallery/globalphotos.html