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Post by Karen on Dec 26, 2006 11:01:45 GMT -5
Have a great time Ryan.
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Post by Ryan on Dec 27, 2006 11:34:01 GMT -5
Thanks rutterbtr! Yesterday, I went to Uptown New Orleans to find some of the places that Glen had listed for me. I found all of them, or at least I think I did. I will post the pictures once I get home and can download them from my camera. . .
The only thing that I did not find was the Blind Melon signed-guitar in the New Orleans Hard Rock Cafe. I asked them about it, and they said that they remodeled it a couple of years back and that the Blind Melon guitar was sent to the corporate headquarters. Like Gelf has stated, Hard Rock Cafe was just purchased by a Native American tribe. So I will have to do more research to see if that guitar ended up in a different Hard Rock restaurant or if it is in a warehouse of Hard Rock Cafe memorabilia.
The New Orleans Hard Rock had a lot of KISS memorabilia. I know that Glen has stated that KISS was more of an initial inspiration rather than a musical influence for him, but I think he would probably be really interested in the KISS stuff they had. He probably has already seen that since he lived in NOLA for a while. . .
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Post by Ryan on Dec 28, 2006 0:48:41 GMT -5
Le Bon Temps Roule on Magazine Street
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Post by Ryan on Dec 28, 2006 0:55:08 GMT -5
Rogers' and Glen's old house on Upperline & Constance
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Post by Ryan on Dec 28, 2006 0:59:30 GMT -5
Glen's old house on Napolean (between Liberty and LaSalle)
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Post by blindmelon1091 on Dec 28, 2006 2:26:43 GMT -5
If you pass through Slidell on the Northshore gimme a holler dude! Have a good trip =).
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Post by Meredith on Dec 28, 2006 6:23:33 GMT -5
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Post by Barbara on Dec 28, 2006 8:00:30 GMT -5
I agree, those are really cool houses. And I like Le Bon Temps Roule bar, looks great, all old... Thanks Ryan!
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Post by Karen on Dec 28, 2006 9:32:01 GMT -5
Ryan, it looks that Sonya's stalking ability has rubbed off on you (or is it the other way around?) Awesome pics. Did anyone think it odd that you were taking so many photos? That sucks about the Blind Melon guitar. I hate that the band has been forgotten by so many (not us of course!) Maybe they have it somewhere else. We have to find it!
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Post by *Sonya* on Dec 28, 2006 10:03:08 GMT -5
Excellent stalking my friend! Brad's old house is F-ing awesome! That porch is beautiful! I love the gnarly tree that is in front of Rogers' and Glen's old place. The shot you took through the wrought iron gate is really cool. I absolutely love New Orleans...I'm so jealous. How is the rebuilding going down there? Have you noticed a lot of progress since the last time you went?
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Post by verbalpocketplay on Dec 28, 2006 16:08:13 GMT -5
Ryan your pics are always great, gracias.
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Post by Ryan on Dec 28, 2006 19:24:35 GMT -5
Howdy y'all,
I checked Glen's q&a thread, and he said that I wasn't taking pictures of the correct house when I was looking for Brad's house. He said I was close, but not quite, so I have deleted the pics that I thought were Brad's old house. Maybe the next time I am in New Orleans, I can go back.
Once again, thanks for helping me out Glen. I could not have found the sites that I did without your help. You rock! #rock#
Sonya, you asked about the rebuilding of New Orleans. That is really difficult to sum up. It is a mixed bag. There are many stories of cooperation, triumph, and generosity that are truly amazing. There are also may stories of ineptitude, beauracracy, poverty, and despair. Some parts of town look like they weren't even touched by the hurricane. Other parts of town still look like a bomb went off. I didn't see as many blue-tarped roofs as last time, but I saw probably just as many FEMA trailers as I did on my last visit. In the end, New Orleans will be transformed: politically, environmentally, culturally, etc. It's hard to say just how much it has changed or will change in the future, but things are different down there. That's not to say that it doesn't have plenty of character and attitude in the face of destruction and despair, and in fact, that is probably what has kept the city strong during this past year.
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Post by Marika on Dec 30, 2006 8:38:15 GMT -5
Thank you so much Ryan, those pics are awesome, and yes Rogers and Gles's houses are so big and cool!
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Post by Joel on Jan 1, 2007 8:27:52 GMT -5
Nice work Ryan!..Those places look great.I especially like the one on Upperline & Constance.Like Sonya,i also love that big`ol tree in front of Rogers and Glens house.
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