[Graham Knight]

Originally Posted by Alan Cynic

*Settles into cosy armchair, and sits Graham on his knee*

Well.....Snooks was ace...great, piercing sound. I saw him at the Mid City Lanes Rock 'n'Bowl, which was a perfect venue. ..........
I walked through a downmarket, dodgy poorly-lit area, with next to no-one around....a large black guy and 2 women were coming along the other side of the road, and he said "Hey, this guy's drunk!", and started moving menacingly towards me. I automatically stuck my hand into my pocket to stop my camera falling out when I ran, but the women pulled him back, probably assuming I was 'going for my gun'. When I sobered up the next morning I made a mental note to stick to well-lit, well-peopled streets where I would be less likely to get 'rolled'.

Apart from the acts I mentioned earlier I also saw the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (in Preservation Hall), Kermit Ruffins (great!) a......

Needless to say I rubbed the bust of Professor Longhair's head when I went in.

I think I had a typical New Orleans trip....great music, great food & drink, near-death experiences

*Graham slides off knee and calls social services*

Thanks for that - I thought it was an older Al that sung "Climb upon my knee"

You certainly had a great time and I appreciate your report on Snooks - I must get to see him one of these days. And you heard "The Rake" too! - marvellous. Thanks for the insight into their performances.

Re your near-death experience: I have never had any trouble there and I was in some truly low-life places long, long ago to see people like Esquerita or Eddie Bo etc.

Mind you I am amused at the way the New Orleans paper always reports on the previous night of crime.

Just for fun I am posting below the police report for Wenesday night in New Orleans - it seems just like any night in Union Street. I hope it brings back memories of your escapades in New Orleans. Again thanks for updating me on your visit.

NEW ORLEANS POLICE REPORTS

For Wednesday April 23, 2008
ARMED ROBBERIES
Ben Weiner Drive near South Claiborne Avenue, Wednesday, 11 a.m. A man with a gun and wearing a black mask with either white trim or a white design robbed a vendor on the Tulane University campus of money. The robber ran north to Claiborne Avenue and got in a black pickup occupied by one or more other people. Tulane police couldn't be reached to find out whether the vendor was robbed inside his business.
6800 block of Tara Lane, Wednesday, 1:50 a.m. A 32-year-old woman was robbed near her house by a stranger with a gun.

ARRESTS
3800 block of Constance Street, Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. NOPD major narcotics officers served a search warrant at a residence and found 126 grams of cocaine powder and two loaded AK-47 assault rifles. Four suspects were booked with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of guns while trafficking in narcotics. Police provided this list of the suspects: Johnathon Nions, 4057 Chipwood St., Marrero; Alton Ruth, 28, 1017 Antonine St.; Raphael Stevenson, 18, 2301 Loyola St., and Calvin Dominique, 57, 3815 Constance St. Stevenson wore a house arrest ankle bracelet from a prior conviction.

300 block of Burgundy Street, Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Gregory Trott White, 33, was arrested by 8th District officers Jason Hickman and Adam Garner and booked with burglary of a car parked in the French Quarter on Burgundy Street, a police official said.

1000 block of Decatur Street, Tuesday, 2 a.m. Marty Montgomery, 51, and Melissa Montgomery, 30, were arrested by 8th District night watch officers and booked with attempted burglary in an attempted break-in at a business on Decatur Street, a police official said.


SHOOTINGS
2100 block of Second Street, April 13, 2:05 p.m.

ARMED ROBBERIES
5000 block of St. Anthony Avenue, April 13, 11:30 p.m.;
8200 block of Birch Street, April 13, 11:09 p.m.;
600 block of St. Louis Street, April 13, 8:57 a.m.;
Decatur and St. Philip streets, April 13, 5:56 a.m.;
6800 block of Colbert Street, April 13, 12:10 a.m.

SIMPLE ROBBERIES
Mazant and North Rampart streets, April 13, 12:39 p.m.;
Foucher and Tchoupitoulas streets, April 13, 3:07 a.m.

CARJACKING
6700 block of Gen. Diaz Street, April 13, 12:07 a.m.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS
2600 block of Hamilton Street, April 13, 10 p.m.;
2200 block of Clio Street, April 13, 7:57 p.m.;
2200 block of North Roman Street, April 13, 5:18 a.m.

ASSAULTS/BATTERY
7500 block of Jahncke Road, April 13, 10:16 p.m.; 2200 block of Clio Street, April 13, 8:47 p.m.; 1700 block of Tchoupitoulas Street, April 13, 7:34 p.m.; 4000 block of Ulloa Street, April 13, 8:09 a.m.; 4800 block of Hickerson Drive, April 13, 2:05 a.m.; Chartres and Madison streets, April 13, 2:05 a.m.; 900 block of Chartres Street, April 13, 1:51 a.m.; Canal and South Rampart streets, April 13, 1:26 a.m.; 3100 block of Cherry Street, April 13, 12:23 a.m.

etc etc

Graham