Harry Connick Jr.

[rosetree]

You know you are a Threadhead when you see HC Jr on the Today show this morning and the first person you think of is Pokerchick!!



He WAS on this morning and sang Allen Toussaint's "I Know We Can, Can".
PChick--- The link to the show should be posted soon on MSN.com. They said you could pre-order his new CD on Amazon or wait until it comes out next weeK!!!:D ;)

[pokerchick66]

Wahooooooooo!

There once was a girl named pokerchick
Who swooned at the thought of Harry Connick
He croons so sweet
My heart skips a beat
In the lineup, he's my number one pick

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o231/monica7966/AzKanidance-bear-sml.gif

[pokerchick66]

You know you are a Threadhead when you see HC Jr on the Today show this morning and the first person you think of is Pokerchick!!



He WAS on this morning and sang Allen Toussaint's "I Know We Can, Can".
PChick--- The link to the show should be posted soon on MSN.com. They said you could pre-order his new CD on Amazon or wait until it comes out next weeK!!!:D ;)


Thanks for the info, Jim!

lol, just teasing ya, Mark. ;)

[bluedog]

here's a link http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=e249de61-2425-4834-b799-03acd1494453&f=00&fg=copy

yeah Harry's my number one pick too!:D *swoon*

[pokerchick66]

here's a link http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=e249de61-2425-4834-b799-03acd1494453&f=00&fg=copy

yeah Harry's my number one pick too!:D *swoon*

bluedog! You did it! The avatar looks great on you!!

I'm sorry you're not feeling well. Get some rest, girl.

[bluedog]

thanx! :) I should be in bed ... but I can't seem to pull myself away from here! I gotta invest in a lap top

[pokerchick66]

Ooooh, I found the link, Mark:

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=e249de61-2425-4834-b799-03acd1494453&f=00&fg=copy

Sweet!

[mariena]

Let's hope it doesn't rain so bad this year, that they close the festival. Anyone remember that a few years ago? I was massively disappointed.
Mariena

[Zydekitten]

Wahooooooooo!

There once was a girl named pokerchick
Who swooned at the thought of Harry Connick
He croons so sweet
My heart skips a beat
In the lineup, he's my number one pick

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o231/monica7966/AzKanidance-bear-sml.gif

LOL, Chipchopitoulas!!

I can think of some other good rhyming words for this Connick limerick [wink, wink; nudge, nudge] ;)

[Carolina Beadhead]

Let's hope it doesn't rain so bad this year, that they close the festival. Anyone remember that a few years ago? I was massively disappointed.
Mariena

ooo, mariena! We don't dare breathe the word "r*in" here.

Strike that word from your vocabulary! ;)

[pokerchick66]

LOL, Chipchopitoulas!!

I can think of some other good rhyming words for this Connick limerick [wink, wink; nudge, nudge] ;)

Oh hunni, the sentences I was coming up with! I decided to go G rated, lol.

[pokerchick66]

ooo, mariena! We don't dare breathe the word "r*in" here.

Strike that word from your vocabulary! ;)

lol, I know. I was just thinking, Jinx!

[pokerchick66]

Just wanted to add another Harry pic:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o231/monica7966/Harry20Connick20Jr.jpg

[rosetree]

So PC...why don't you have a HC Jr quote in your signature?????!!!!???;)

[ibjamn]

Just wanted to add another Harry pic:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o231/monica7966/Harry20Connick20Jr.jpg

porkchop, in 2002 or 2003 we were watching Harry's Orpheus parade in the pouring rain. A lot of the riders had bailed, but when Harry's float came by, there he was, in all his golden glory, throwing beads to the masses, with soaking wet tights and wet hair sticking to his forehead......that's all I remember before I fainted,,,,

[pokerchick66]

porkchop, in 2002 or 2003 we were watching Harry's Orpheus parade in the pouring rain. A lot of the riders had bailed, but when Harry's float came by, there he was, in all his golden glory, throwing beads to the masses, with soaking wet tights and wet hair sticking to his forehead......that's all I remember before I fainted,,,,

ROFLMAO!

I don't know if I will be able to handle myself in a proper manner for the show. :p

Oh, when and where is the Orpheus parade, Ib?

[pokerchick66]

So PC...why don't you have a HC Jr quote in your signature?????!!!!???;)

Mark, I think that would be overkill. ;)

[Carolina Beadhead]

porkchop, in 2002 or 2003 we were watching Harry's Orpheus parade in the pouring rain. A lot of the riders had bailed, but when Harry's float came by, there he was, in all his golden glory, throwing beads to the masses, with soaking wet tights and wet hair sticking to his forehead......that's all I remember before I fainted,,,,

I think that was '03, IB. My first MG. Jackie and I had the best time, in the rain, laughing and singing and catching all kinds of loot from the riders who were soooo appreciative that we few brave souls stood in the rain for their parade.

Ahhh, memories......

[ibjamn]

ROFLMAO!

I don't know if I will be able to handle myself in a proper manner for the show. :p

Oh, when and where is the Orpheus parade, Ib?


Lundi Gras (Monday night) before Mardi Gras day, Feb 19th this year.

[pokerchick66]

Thought I'd put up another daily shot:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o231/monica7966/Connick_opener_.jpg

[Rossvegas]

Okay, you guys have used the "R" word four times already in this thread. I hope you bring your hipwaders for Harry's performance! :>)

[pokerchick66]

I think that was '03, IB. My first MG. Jackie and I had the best time, in the rain, laughing and singing and catching all kinds of loot from the riders who were soooo appreciative that we few brave souls stood in the rain for their parade.

Ahhh, memories......

CBH! Ross is right, you said the r word . . .oh nooooooooooooo . . .

Ib did, too. ;)

Brain pancho. Check.

[dank_bass]

I think that was '03, IB. My first MG. Jackie and I had the best time, in the rain, laughing and singing and catching all kinds of loot from the riders who were soooo appreciative that we few brave souls stood in the rain for their parade.

Ahhh, memories......

We don't dare breathe the word "r*in" here.



AHEMMM!!!

[bluedog]

More Harry pics from a private XM Satelitte Radio taping that took place in NYC on Friday ... :D
http://web.wireimage.com/images/tnl/12398271.jpghttp://web.wireimage.com/images/tnl/12398272.jpg

here a 4 min clip of Harry on the Today show this morning ... he is too funny

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=fd3e7a8b-ea13-421b-8df8-7ed83b65318b&f=00&fg=copy

I love this man! He is so down to earth and a fabulous entertainer! Off to search for more recent info on Harry for you gals ...

[bluedog]

did I post this yet? It's a clip of an Allen Toussaint Song "Yes We Can Can"

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=e249de61-2425-4834-b799-03acd1494453&f=00&fg=copy

I already loved this song but now ... it's it my heart forever!

P.S. his two CD's are being released tommorow! Walmart & Borders have bonus tracks on their copies for sale. You can bet my behind will at Walmart first thing in the morning!

[rosetree]

I was in Borders last night and they were playing it in the store!

[bluedog]

It's a great song! I just gotta get up out of my chair and shake it when I hear it! Bravo Harry Bravo!

[bluedog]

upcoming TV appearances - yes I am a proud stalker of HCJ:D

Tuesday, January 30th: The View on ABC
Wednesday, January 31st: The Imus Show on MSNBC
Thursday, Feb 1st: David Letterman on CBS


another pichttp://www.connick.com/forum/uploads/post-8-1166446653.jpg

[bluedog]

http://www.connick.com/forum/uploads/post-8-1151176797.jpg

ok I'll stop ... I'm sure I'm annoying ya'll at this point.:o

on to JF!:D

[pokerchick66]

http://www.connick.com/forum/uploads/post-8-1151176797.jpg

ok I'll stop ... I'm sure I'm annoying ya'll at this point.:o

on to JF!:D

lol, bluedog, we really have to meet. :p

[bluedog]

lol, bluedog, we really have to meet. :p
yes yes! *claps* must meet fellow Harry fans!

[pokerchick66]

Oh, look! Here's another:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o231/monica7966/HCboy000.gif

He's even a cute as a boy!

[pokerchick66]

We're pleased to announce that Oh, My Nola is available online and in stores now.

ORDER NOW from:

The Sony Music Store - offering 10% off catalog, and an exclusive digital download of the moving track "All These People" when you use the special code "NOLA" at checkout.
iTunes - includes a bonus video of "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
Amazon.com - includes exclusive video content
Or your local music store.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o231/monica7966/Celebrity-Image-Harry-Connick-Jr--2.jpg

[bluedog]

:D


I picked my copy from Wallie World today, the bonus track is "Take Her To Mardi Gras"
I'm loving this CD! It very well could be Harry's best work yet:) My faves so far are Jambalaya, Yes We Can Can, All These People(this song just makes me weep, I relive all those images from those days after K-Bitch) & Take Her to Mardi Gras.



http://www.harryconnickjr.com/images/homepage/harry-1.jpg

[ibjamn]

I relive all those images from those days after K-Bitch) & Take Her to Mardi Gras.


I relive em every time I drive down my street.

I'm looking forward to getting Harry's cd too, that's an awesome song!

[bluedog]

I can only imagine what it is like there. My heart goes out to ya'll and your strength & spirit continue to inspire me.


http://www.cuorhome.net/common/clipart/web/broken_heart.gif

[bluedog]

here's a clip of more samples from Oh My Nola and an interview by Harry about his two new CD's
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/window/media/player/0,,3980803,00.html

[VWGal]

Me thinks I be stopping by the record store my daughter works in tomorrow and pick me up some Harry! The CD that is...:D

[Frosty]

Oh People! If you aren't going to buy through LMF, then go onto Half.Com. They had the Harry CD's for $8.99 and $8.45, Brand New.

[pokerchick66]

Oh People! If you aren't going to buy through LMF, then go onto Half.Com. They had the Harry CD's for $8.99 and $8.45, Brand New.

Get out!

[Frosty]

http://search.half.ebay.com/harry-connick_W0QQsbyZ1QQmZmusic

[pokerchick66]

http://search.half.ebay.com/harry-connick_W0QQsbyZ1QQmZmusic

Yea, I checked that out. Also found some on Ebay for $7 new and sealed.

/sits and patiently waits for paycheck.

[csoul]

I paid 14.99 and it's worth double that. The title track, Oh, My Nola leaves a lump in my throat every time I listen to it. Run, don't walk, and GET THIS ONE, NOW!!! Going to the gym now and will listen to it from beginning to end while on the treadmill.

[VWGal]

CSoul, THAT is Jazzfest training (the diet and exercise aspect anyway) at it's finest!

[bluedog]

Oh People! If you aren't going to buy through LMF, then go onto Half.Com. They had the Harry CD's for $8.99 and $8.45, Brand New.
but ... but .... portions of the proceeds are going back to HFH Musicians Village. I dunno if buying them from a pirate on Ebay will benefit HFHMV? Wish there were some way to find out .... ????

[MzJoey]

upcoming TV appearances - yes I am a proud stalker of HCJ:D

Tuesday, January 30th: The View on ABC
Wednesday, January 31st: The Imus Show on MSNBC
Thursday, Feb 1st: David Letterman on CBS


another pichttp://www.connick.com/forum/uploads/post-8-1166446653.jpg


Jus like I love my man, jeans a sweat shirt...maybe a hole in the tshirt....a lil grey and whole lot of beautiful energy!!! sigh....

[csoul]

CSoul, THAT is Jazzfest training (the diet and exercise aspect anyway) at it's finest!

yyr....all i have to do is THINK about HCJ and I'm sure I'm burnin' calories....;>

[Frosty]

but ... but .... portions of the proceeds are going back to HFH Musicians Village. I dunno if buying them from a pirate on Ebay will benefit HFHMV? Wish there were some way to find out .... ????

I don't know if you can call them pirates as much as wholesalers. Retail CD's are grossly overpriced and I can see where these online sellers can cut prices and still make money. I doubt Wal Mart is contributing to the Village so I would suspect the proceeds are from sale to the retailer, whether it be Wal Mart or a wholesaler. But, that is also why I specified about LMF. I have bought a lot of NOLA CD's there that I could get elsewhere cheaper, but then I want to keep them in business. It's like paying for the privilage of browsing their amazing selection and listening to their great (and free) in-store performances.

[pokerchick66]

I don't know if you can call them pirates as much as wholesalers. Retail CD's are grossly overpriced and I can see where these online sellers can cut prices and still make money. I doubt Wal Mart is contributing to the Village so I would suspect the proceeds are from sale to the retailer, whether it be Wal Mart or a wholesaler. But, that is also why I specified about LMF. I have bought a lot of NOLA CD's there that I could get elsewhere cheaper, but then I want to keep them in business. It's like paying for the privilage of browsing their amazing selection and listening to their great (and free) in-store performances.

Well put, Frosty.

[bluedog]

I don't know if you can call them pirates as much as wholesalers. Retail CD's are grossly overpriced and I can see where these online sellers can cut prices and still make money. I doubt Wal Mart is contributing to the Village so I would suspect the proceeds are from sale to the retailer, whether it be Wal Mart or a wholesaler. But, that is also why I specified about LMF. I have bought a lot of NOLA CD's there that I could get elsewhere cheaper, but then I want to keep them in business. It's like paying for the privilage of browsing their amazing selection and listening to their great (and free) in-store performances.

ohhhhhh. I get it now. thanx. I'm familiar with LMF ... I too purchase CD's there. There is always a hand written note on the invoice saying thanx for supporting LMF ... gotta love that! Great place and is on my list of places to go on my first trip to NOLA. I just checked to see if they have Harry's new CD's ... nadda but they seem to have everything else :)

[VWGal]

I buy so much at LMF, can't hardly get it all home. I try to buy at a festival or a show, as potentially more of the money gets to the artist. Although I broke the rule and Oh My Nola is waiting for me at home, thanks to my daughter, Miss Record Store. Guess what I'll be blaring in the car the next week?

[pokerchick66]

I buy so much at LMF, can't hardly get it all home. I try to buy at a festival or a show, as potentially more of the money gets to the artist. Although I broke the rule and Oh My Nola is waiting for me at home, thanks to my daughter, Miss Record Store. Guess what I'll be blaring in the car the next week?

William Hung?

[rosetree]

William Hung?

You ARE a GOOFBALL!!!!

[pokerchick66]

You ARE a GOOFBALL!!!!

:D

[VWGal]

How did you know? :o

[stlbarb]

Wahooooooooo!

There once was a girl named pokerchick
Who swooned at the thought of Harry Connick
He croons so sweet
My heart skips a beat
In the lineup, he's my number one pick



are you a Border Book Rewards member? if not, you will be - its free. members can enter a contest to wint trip to jazzfest, other stuff including meeting Harry. you just have to write the winning "love letter to New Orleans"
http://www.bordersdreamrewards.com/
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/taboba/jf%202006/harry_06.jpg

[rosetree]

HEY PC-----
Harry Connick Jr. alert!!!!!!!
Coming up on Letterman...

[pokerchick66]

are you a Border Book Rewards member? if not, you will be - its free. members can enter a contest to wint trip to jazzfest, other stuff including meeting Harry. you just have to write the winning "love letter to New Orleans"
http://www.bordersdreamrewards.com/
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/taboba/jf%202006/harry_06.jpg

THanks, Barb! :)

[jhjpotter]

HEY PC-----
Harry Connick Jr. alert!!!!!!!
Coming up on Letterman...pretty good interview

[pokerchick66]

pretty good interview

I missed it.

[bluedog]

pretty good interview
Harry is a riot! Really looking forward to see him at JF

There's a clip of a funny interview he did last week on Imus in the Morning ... Imus is weird but Harry is HOT!:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbbZ8at5OF8

[jazzjones]

Nice performance of Yes We Can Can on Letterman last nite. Hoping to catch him when he comes through my area in a couple of weeks.

Hi, ChipChopChick. Already destroying the competition with sheer # of posts, huh? I'm impressed.

Good to be back in the swim here.

[bluedog]

Nice performance of Yes We Can Can on Letterman last nite. Hoping to catch him when he comes through my area in a couple of weeks.

Hi, ChipChopChick. Already destroying the competition with sheer # of posts, huh? I'm impressed.

Good to be back in the swim here.

the show at Ruth Eckerd is sold out ... hope you can find tix! It's gonna be great show!

[jazzjones]

Bluedog -- thanks for the info.
I'm surprised by the sell-out -- usually anything remotedly jazz-related is an extremely hard sell in this area. Maybe his status as a "sex symbol" trumps all that?

I'm pretty sure I can track down some tix.

[Jada]

Nice performance of Yes We Can Can on Letterman last nite. Hoping to catch him when he comes through my area in a couple of weeks.

YYR about the performance last night. He is here on St. Paddy's weekend. :(
I might be in NOLA that weekend :)

[pokerchick66]

Nice performance of Yes We Can Can on Letterman last nite. Hoping to catch him when he comes through my area in a couple of weeks.

Hi, ChipChopChick. Already destroying the competition with sheer # of posts, huh? I'm impressed.

Good to be back in the swim here.

Hey Jazz babyyyyy!! ;)

[traditionaloldies]

Let's hope it doesn't rain so bad this year, that they close the festival. Anyone remember that a few years ago? I was massively disappointed.
Mariena

goodness i didn't know that could happen :eek: what do we do then? Why would they close? when i think about the awful weather at glastonbury in uk and they have never closed the fest!! lets hope its beautiful and sunny :cool: has anyone got a long range forcast?

[Orleansnj]

goodness i didn't know that could happen :eek: what do we do then? Why would they close? when i think about the awful weather at glastonbury in uk and they have never closed the fest!! lets hope its beautiful and sunny :cool: has anyone got a long range forcast?

in my concept of reality it's going to be warm and sunny for the whole thing - low to mid 80s. none of the 'r' word in sight in my little world.....

I remember going to the gates that morning in disbelief - I have a few pics to remember it by.....my husband and our friend decided to cling on the gates and climb a little bit up them as if they were going to scale over and sit there hoping for music. It was funny because a TP photographer happened to be there at that moment....and caught these two fools in a pic clingin' to the fence....

The infield was a disaster and they couldn't get rid of the standing water. There was also a strong line of storms forecast to blast through the city that afternoon...of course....they didn't materialize and everyone pitched a fuss - but the show went on that Saturday and Sunday

[breambob]

goodness i didn't know that could happen :eek: what do we do then? Why would they close? when i think about the awful weather at glastonbury in uk and they have never closed the fest!! lets hope its beautiful and sunny :cool: has anyone got a long range forcast?

in my concept of reality it's going to be warm and sunny for the whole thing - low to mid 80s. none of the 'r' word in sight in my little world.....

I remember going to the gates that morning in disbelief - I have a few pics to remember it by.....my husband and our friend decided to cling on the gates and climb a little bit up them as if they were going to scale over and sit there hoping for music. It was funny because a TP photographer happened to be there at that moment....and caught these two fools in a pic clingin' to the fence....

The infield was a disaster and they couldn't get rid of the standing water. There was also a strong line of storms forecast to blast through the city that afternoon...of course....they didn't materialize and everyone pitched a fuss - but the show went on that Saturday and Sunday

Very funny, onj :)
The night before that Friday we had "training" r@^n, one storm after another in the same place. The electricity was knocked out in Gentilly so the pumps went down. That left over 6 inches of water on the fairgrounds with no way to get it out. What amazed me was how good the grounds were the next day.

[Orleansnj]

we were at my sister in law's house in gentilly terrace and we lost electricity too.........we were all holding our breath as the rain came through because we knew with that much r,,,,, it wasn't going to be good. When I got up that Friday I was psyched because it was only overcast....little did I know.

If I could figure out how to upload a picture to the e-mail I would scan and load the one of my husband on the fence....

[rosetree]

This is too funny...I googled Jazz Fest ra*n out(but spelled it out) and I got this page....It has some very familiar faces....
http://www.steveapple.com/fest04/

[NYMAMA]

I just love lookin at pics from the fest or NOLA.

[ibjamn]

This is too funny...I googled Jazz Fest ra*n out(but spelled it out) and I got this page....It has some very familiar faces....
http://www.steveapple.com/fest04/

A few of those pics made you feel like you were right back in our backyard, huh Mark? :) That was the 2004 PDKK party at our house. The next Fri was a r*inout day and we had a dozen more pdkk/THs over for leftover jennbalaya & leftover beer! :)

[Orleansnj]

Okay y'all - it took me a minute to realize there was, indeed, a picture icon at the top of the message composition window (yes, I am blonde...really and apparently in all senses of the word today.).

Anyway, with any luck you can see the pic
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t281/orleansnj/eatfest.jpg

[pokerchick66]

Um . . . can we put a towel over the above picture? It's giving me the heebie jeebies!


;) Cute pic, Michele.

[Orleansnj]

Like I said earlier - in my concept of reality the 'r' word doesn't exist from April 25 - May 8, 2007......

[NeenAtlanta]

This is too funny...I googled Jazz Fest ra*n out(but spelled it out) and I got this page....It has some very familiar faces....
http://www.steveapple.com/fest04/

Yup - that's Steve Miami's page, one of the three or four co-founders of the PDKK. That rainout day turned out wonderful anyway. Wound up hanging out on Frenchmen street with lots of old friends. I think I left first Sunday tht year, so missed the first un-boil, but made it to the next one.

[bluedog]

ya'll are KILLING me ovah heah ... using the "r" word*gasp* many many times in the HCJ thread. ~sprinkles weather mojo & begins chant~

[Orleansnj]

ya'll are KILLING me ovah heah ... using the "r" word*gasp* many many times in the HCJ thread. ~sprinkles weather mojo & begins chant~

ROFLMAO .......YYR.:o

[Corona]

thank you bluedog! Neen, you know the rules about using the R-word!:eek: ;)

[pokerchick66]

Woohoo! I just got a new, sealed dvd of Oh, My Nola off Ebay for $5.01!!

Can't wait for that baby.

[Goose]

Woohoo! I just got a new, sealed dvd of Oh, My Nola off Ebay for $5.01!!

Can't wait for that baby.

Nice! I gave my Mom the Oh My Nola CD last week for her b-day. She was excited. As she says: "he's very handsome". :)

[Orleansnj]

Woohoo! I just got a new, sealed dvd of Oh, My Nola off Ebay for $5.01!!

Can't wait for that baby.

U gotta teach me to shop like that !! nice !

[stlbarb]

A few of those pics made you feel like you were right back in our backyard, huh Mark? :) That was the 2004 PDKK party at our house. The next Fri was a r*inout day and we had a dozen more pdkk/THs over for leftover jennbalaya & leftover beer! :)

i was thinking, leftover beer, how did you/we have left over beer. then i remembered i was drinking wine at the PDKK party. that was a good day. and i missed 2nd weekend because the BF's eldest daughter got married on May 1st, so i missed the encore party.

[pokerchick66]

Nice! I gave my Mom the Oh My Nola CD last week for her b-day. She was excited. As she says: "he's very handsome". :)

Indeed.

[pokerchick66]

U gotta teach me to shop like that !! nice !

It was cool cuz there were two of them right in a row and the bottom one was only like 2.00 and the top one kept staying at 4.24 but the bottom one had more bids. They were ending within two minutes of each other and I knew everybody was gonna be waiting to pounce on the bottom one cuz it was cheaper so I went for the top one! And guess what the bottom one ended up selling for? $7.50! Yes, I was the smart cookie today. :D

[stlbarb]

It was cool cuz there were two of them right in a row and the bottom one was only like 2.00 and the top one kept staying at 4.24 but the bottom one had more bids. They were ending within two minutes of each other and I knew everybody was gonna be waiting to pounce on the bottom one cuz it was cheaper so I went for the top one! And guess what the bottom one ended up selling for? $7.50! Yes, I was the smart cookie today. :D

i like the items that sell for .01 with shipping & handling of 9.99

[bluedog]

Woohoo! I just got a new, sealed dvd of Oh, My Nola off Ebay for $5.01!!

Can't wait for that baby. have you not heard this yet? His other release Chanson Du Vieux Carre is a must have also! No Harry vocals but some Leroy Jones & Lucien Babarin! So much FUN!!!!

[pokerchick66]

i like the items that sell for .01 with shipping & handling of 9.99

I know; isn't that funny?

My shipping was $2.00 on this one. Not too bad.

[mightyradgumbo]

have you not heard this yet? His other release Chanson Du Vieux Carre is a must have also! No Harry vocals but some Leroy Jones & Lucien Babarin! So much FUN!!!!

Is that the one with Bob French or is it Oh my Nola...Bob previewed one of them on his show a while back and it sounded great.

[pokerchick66]

Woohoo!! Guess what I just got in the mail today?

lol, I'm listening to it right now. Sweet Harry.

I'm ready! :D

[bluedog]

Is that the one with Bob French or is it Oh my Nola...Bob previewed one of them on his show a while back and it sounded great.
sorry for the delay on this question MRG ... but I just couldn't find the info with my time constraints & it's been nagging me for weeks! but this what I found hope it helps if you haven't already answered your own question:o ....


BackTalk with Bob French
By Alex Rawls

When Bob French starts talking, who knows where he’ll go or what he’ll say. Over the course of an hour-and-a-half, the New Orleans drummer and WWOZ radio personality told two or three stories that could get OffBeat in trouble, and shared opinions about the Jazz Fest lineup (“I don’t want to see Rod Stewart. And I don’t think you want to see him either”) and President Bush, Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin (“You got a trio of nothings”) among other things. All in a conversation supposedly about Marsalis Music Honors Bob French, his new album on Branford Marsalis’ label. It’s an album of New Orleans music, revisiting the canon of classics: “Bourbon Street Parade,” “When it’s Sleepy Time Down South” and “Just a Closer Walk with Thee,” as well as an eccentric, country-tinged version of “You Are My Sunshine,” which shows off French’s yodeling talents. In addition to a lineup of New Orleans talent, the album features guests Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr. Like his radio show, the album flies the flag for “New Orleans music,” whatever that means, and it does so with the spirit of someone still in love with the city, the music and the scene for all its beauty and its faults.

How did the new record come about?
My idea. One morning I was lying in bed at 5:30 in the morning, and that is when I get my best thoughts. I thought I should do a new CD, and let me call Harry [Connick, Jr.] to see if he wants to play on this one because I’ve known him all my life. So I called him, and told him I wanted to do a CD and I want you to play on it. He said it sounded like a winner. I called Ann Marie [Wilkins, Connick’s manager] and she asked what I wanted to do. I gave her the premise of the CD, who I wanted to use, and blah blah. She said, “What about Branford [Marsalis]?” I got no problem with Branford. Branford is family. His mother and I went to college together. Ellis and I grew up in the same neighborhood. Ellis played in my band for six years.

When Branford got hooked up, I found out Marsalis Music was going to do it. I hadn’t even thought to ask them about a record label. I was just going to say let’s do it. We went into the studio and did half a session on a Thursday, and on Friday we did the other half. The thing is, I didn’t realize Harry was sick. Harry had hurt his back in a play. He was in bad shape. When he came into the studio, I told him to go home. He looked at me and said he was doing it. And he was really hurting. Your back can mess up your whole body.

Harry asked what we were doing, and I said, “Here is a list.” He didn’t add any tunes or delete any tunes; he let me do whatever I wanted to do. We started out playing the first tune, got it on tape and then we did the next tune. The next tune, we did it and that’s it. Finally I said, “Wait a minute; we’re not going to listen to any of it?” They said, “Don’t worry about it. It’s okay Bob.”

The next day we came in and finished it up. I said, “What about listening to it?” and Mr. Marsalis told me, “Don’t worry about it, Bob.” He sent me a raw once he got back home to North Carolina. Sure enough, I’m satisfied.

One thing that impressed me is how they join the group sound, and that there aren’t moments that jump out as obvious Harry or Branford moments.
It was collaboration. There was nobody trying to be a star.

I don’t know where you were when the storm hit. Were you still here?

I was in New York City working on a story.

Oh, you were lucky. Here is the deal—George Bush isn’t worried about us. He belongs to the rich people. The governor is an idiot and the mayor is a double idiot. George Bush isn’t that bright either. What’d they fix up? Now the streets are as bad as they’ve ever been.

Here’s what y’all ought to write an article about. What is happening with the music in the city? Why Bourbon Street and the hotels don’t have any real music in them. Count the hotels that have a band of five or six people in them. There are none.


Marva Wright had five at the Ritz-Carlton recently.
Really? The 528 or whatever it is, they also have more than five. You’re telling me that a major hotel can’t afford a band with five or six pieces?

Is there any live music on Bourbon Street anymore?
There is a lot of noise out there. I used to have people come up to me and ask where they can find music on Bourbon Street. I said, “Frankly speaking, you are never going to find any music on Bourbon Street. The only music they have on Bourbon Street is at Fritzel’s. When I first worked the street many years ago, there were not only good musicians on the street, but there were good bands on the street. Sugar Boy [Crawford] would work the street, Frogman Henry would work the street, Eddie Bo would work the street. The Dukes of Dixieland had a place, Pete Fountain had a place, and there was oodles and oodles of music.

If someone doesn’t do something about it soon, about the music, there are going to be a lot of musicians who never come back. They are working where they are. Clarence Johnson was working with my band. When I came back, I thought things were going to get better and called him up because I had a little string of gigs. He said, “Bob, I am not coming home. I got a job teaching plus I got have a hook-up for gigs.” This is what we’re missing. When the good musicians stay away, it makes it bad for everybody.

When did you come back from Washington, D.C. [where French stayed during the evacuation]?
I came back about four and a half months after the storm. We left there at six o’clock and 12 hours later, we were in the city of New Orleans. The only thing we stopped for was for gas and when we stopped for gas, we got food. The next day was my son’s birthday and he wanted to be home for his birthday.

I had to come home. I told my friend there, “I think I’m going home.” She said no and kept me there about half a month or so more than I wanted. She said, “Things aren’t right there, look at it on TV.” I said, “If I don’t go back now, I might never go back.” My friends even called me from Europe and said come over; we got some gigs for you. I told them I ain’t going to Europe at that time.

I’m glad I’m back, but I don’t like what I see. I don’t like the people who are leading us. They are leading us to the river.

Do you remember your first radio show, when you did it again?
Yeah, I went to Baton Rouge to do it. I flew back a couple of times. I’d fly here, rent a car, and drive to Baton Rouge. But sitting in that place in Baton Rouge was not like sitting in New Orleans. It was just a whole different feeling. There was no feeling to that building.

Your radio shows sounds like it is a gathering in your living room.
The thing about it, there was no one up there except the engineer, you, and maybe one other person. Louisiana Public Broadcasting [who housed WWOZ in the first months after Katrina], they were great. I made some great friends up there, but it just wasn’t like being in New Orleans. I’m used to be right there on the river where you could walk out of the broadcast booth, walk across the hall, you can see the boats going up and down the river.

I didn’t realize until recently that you played drums with Fats Domino.
I recorded with Fats in the ’50s before I went into the service. Dave Bartholomew and I are cousins. Earl Palmer was here—the lord was here—then Earl left and went to California. I was doing the Earl King session with Snooks [Eaglin] and whoever else. One day Fats’ drummer didn’t show up and Dave called me up and told me to come on out. Shit, I was dressed, in the studio and set up in twenty minutes.

What was the first song you played?
I don’t remember. Look, I recorded so many things with this band. I wish I could have some tapes from the studio. Fats would say, “Play it back to me.” Dave said, “That sounds good.” Fats said, “Take another one” We had to do 22 takes. I’ll never forget it, 22. We were on the clock. Everyone, “Play it back, play it back.” I’m sitting there and Clarence Ford winked at me and laughed and said, “This is your first time, man. Sit your ass down, you’re in for a surprise.” After the 22nd take, Dave said, “Play that first take again,” and Fats said, “Oh, that’s it.” (Laughing) We don’t care because once you get past three hours [on a session], the money goes zing!

After doing this first session, he hired me every time. After a while, he got pissed with his drummer, and he called me up and told me he wanted me to come out on the road with him. I said, “I’ll let you know.” I never make fast decisions. I called Dave up and said, “Antoine just called and offered me the gig, and he said, “Yeah, what did he offer you?” This was in the ’50s, “He offered me four bills a week.” “Nice money,” he said. “He’ll give you four bills a week and two thousand dollars’ worth of trouble a week, “Thank you Dave, that’s all I needed to know.” I called and said, “I can’t make it.”

What do you remember about playing with Earl King?
Earl King was one of the nicest human beings in the world. Funny man, but a genius. Earl could write such beautiful shit. Never had an argument with him, never was there confusion. At that time he was straight as an arrow; he wasn’t even drinking. And he was good to work with. Earl was a beautiful cat. If anyone tells you anything other than that, they are lying. He was a beautiful human being. He was his own biggest enemy in the latter part of his life.

You played on “Trick Bag”? How many takes would it be to do something like that with Earl?
Two. Because we rehearsed, and the thing about Earl, man—Earl would come up with tune after tune after tune. He would come up with ideas. In the studio, he’d be like, “Wait a minute, let’s try something else,” and he’d figure out something else he’d want to do and, we’d do it. He was a masterful cat. He just couldn’t stop drinking or he could still be living.

Have you been on Bourbon Street lately? Did you see how much a drink cost? Eight to nine dollars.

I had friends come visit years ago who wanted to go. We went to two or three places before I gave them cab money to find their own way home because I wasn’t having fun and realized I’d only rain on their parade.
Because you know what the deal is. They got drinks for eight or nine dollars and it costs less than a dollar to make them. Oh, here is a kick in the ass; I played at the Maison Bourbon in the ’80s, around ’89. The money that I was making in ’89 is the same amount bands are making today. Where is the union? There is nobody in it. I jumped out. When I found out it wasn’t going to help me to be in a union, I left. Why would I stay? Here is the good part about it—somebody calling me up and I quote a price for them and I make as much money being non-union as I would make being union. Can you believe that? People say I charge too much. I say, “Tell me I charge too much after I play for you.” You ain’t never going to get a shitty band and you’re never going to get shitty music. You don’t have to worry about nobody getting loaded on your gig or nobody coming late. So it’s worth it. You’re going to get good music.



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