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Blitzzzzz
01-26-2008, 06:34 PM
A beautiful quote. I think most of us will agree with this one.
It's by Matt Perrine, in an interview with Chris Rose at:
http://blog.nola.com/chrisrose/2008/01/the_60second_interview_matt_pe.html
:cool:

Sometimes when I play New Orleans music in New Orleans, and the spirit in the room has taken our individual flames and created a spiritual bonfire,
the room we are all in becomes not one room, but many where that New
Orleans spiritual bonfire has been lit, through time and circumstance. As
if, with a blink, 2008 could become 1935, or any other time. When I play a
second line, it feels as if every New Orleans brass band, from all time, is
part of the same parade, and my steps are only the latest lap. Or when
playing a show in this club, I am playing another set in a never-ending
gig, throughout time and space, linking me to all New Orleans players who
played before me. I have lived in New Orleans for 17 years, and I feel more kinship to its ancestors than I do to my own blood. I have found my family here.

Michelino
01-26-2008, 06:47 PM
Indeed! Thanks...he also describes why he named his solo album "Sunflower City". It is a beautiful metaphor.

Blitzzzzz
01-26-2008, 07:03 PM
Indeed! Thanks...he also describes why he named his solo album "Sunflower City". It is a beautiful metaphor.

YYR, Mich! BTW, thanks again for the cards. I spread them around among my krewe and everyone is feeling a little closer to New Orleans, now!:cool:

Dr. A.
01-26-2008, 07:27 PM
Sunflower City is a very good record, imho, the best new orleans release of last year. even muskrat ramble, something we have all heard in a million versions, rocks and bubbles along until you are sad to hear the end. it is always a good thing to see perrine on stage at the fest-something good is fixin to happen.

funkkjunkie
01-26-2008, 08:02 PM
YYR! The Tuba Woodshed is gonna be another woodshed for the history books.

papafrog
01-27-2008, 10:16 AM
Sunflower City is a very good record, imho, the best new orleans release of last year. even muskrat ramble, something we have all heard in a million versions, rocks and bubbles along until you are sad to hear the end. it is always a good thing to see perrine on stage at the fest-something good is fixin to happen.


yyr.....xcellent record..
saw him last nite on the parade route on cold damp nite with his
family having a great time....

glinda
01-27-2008, 03:07 PM
Nice. & Here's a LMF show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiNz0qWxdXE&feature=related , featuring Matt, Sunflowercity, & his wife Debbie, who I just learned is of Pfister Sisters fame. Love how she's perofrming while holding her very tiny baby!

Zbonnie
01-28-2008, 09:21 AM
YYR! The Tuba Woodshed is gonna be another woodshed for the history books.Yeah, baby, I highlighted that one big time on my first read through the dailies!! I agree, a beautiful, beautiful quote.

Zydekitten
01-28-2008, 10:07 AM
Nice. & Here's a LMF show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiNz0qWxdXE&feature=related , featuring Matt, Sunflowercity, & his wife Debbie, who I just learned is of Pfister Sisters fame. Love how she's perofrming while holding her very tiny baby!
Yup, they're also transplants from the Sacramento area!!

I saw Matt playing with Craig Klein and other non-Bones musicians in the Krewe of Barkus parade yesterday - fun!! :D