Bayou Blues...

1/16/08:

(Pre-Katrina)

           

Sidewalk legends:  (lost in time)

             Ole man, sitting on a box, as I watched him play his harp, it was midday in the hot summer sun; leaning up against the wall that supported his back, he played a familiar tune I remember, “Big boss man” there in the slender amount of shade; he told a story through the music. Soon a young man, about 18 I would guess, sit down next to him, he was carrying his guitar and motion to the ole- man if it was ok if he filled in. They sit together and played that afternoon and I watched as long as I could, I’ll never forget the harmony, and the richness of tradition that I felt, for this you see, was the real culture, at least the one I choose to remember. Good and sweet, down in …

The Big-Easy…New Orleans, Louisiana.

                       

The felling, sounds and smells are still with me!

                                       Sully 08’