Comments on: Music and Culture Are Crucial To New Orleans’ Future http://www.offbeat.com/2009/12/16/music-and-culture-are-crucial-to-new-orleans%e2%80%99-future/ New Orleans and Louisiana Music, Food, and Art News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:46:53 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-beta2-17056 By: deansterling http://www.offbeat.com/2009/12/16/music-and-culture-are-crucial-to-new-orleans%e2%80%99-future/comment-page-1/#comment-342 deansterling Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:09:42 +0000 http://www.offbeat.com/?p=59415#comment-342 Jan-<br><br>You've always been the conscience for the soul of Nawlins.<br><br>Thank you.<br><br><br><br>Dean Sterling<br>The Mescal Sheiks<br>Los Angeles, CA Jan-

You've always been the conscience for the soul of Nawlins.

Thank you.

Dean Sterling
The Mescal Sheiks
Los Angeles, CA

]]> By: Mike Geesey http://www.offbeat.com/2009/12/16/music-and-culture-are-crucial-to-new-orleans%e2%80%99-future/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Mike Geesey Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:37:03 +0000 http://www.offbeat.com/?p=59415#comment-327 Hello Jan, Been reading your stuff for years. I can give you my perspective as a "tourist". I've been traveling to New Orleans for 30 years. I visit 6-8 times a year, maybe more now that my daughter is living there as a volunteer in Americorp for St. Bernard Project. I bring a group of 50 or so twice a year for Voodoo Fest and St. Patty's day. The driving force behind my visits is the music. I own a bar in Pa. and most of the music we play there is New Orleans based. We even had Bonerama play there a few months ago and it was a great day. The point I'm making is that it's the music that is bringing alot of people there and the politicians should do everything they can to encourage more live music. Of course the culture, great food and party atmosphere help as well but it's the music. I had tickets to come to New Orleans right after Katrina and diverted to Austin instead. Music City my ass, I often travel on Sunday - Wednesday because of my business and there were limited choices for music, maybe 3 venues. Did see Cyril Neville there but all he did was badmouth New Orleans then sing songs about how great New Orleans was. I'm not sure if anyone really understands how big of an asset live music is to the city. This information should be contained in all marketing promotions for the city, and it should somehow let travelers know that there is so much more to the city then Bourbon St. Hell, its taken 20 years for Frenchmen St. to become popular and many tourists still don't know about it. Hope you come up with some answers. Keep up the great work. Mike Hello Jan, Been reading your stuff for years. I can give you my perspective as a “tourist”. I've been traveling to New Orleans for 30 years. I visit 6-8 times a year, maybe more now that my daughter is living there as a volunteer in Americorp for St. Bernard Project. I bring a group of 50 or so twice a year for Voodoo Fest and St. Patty's day. The driving force behind my visits is the music. I own a bar in Pa. and most of the music we play there is New Orleans based. We even had Bonerama play there a few months ago and it was a great day. The point I'm making is that it's the music that is bringing alot of people there and the politicians should do everything they can to encourage more live music. Of course the culture, great food and party atmosphere help as well but it's the music. I had tickets to come to New Orleans right after Katrina and diverted to Austin instead. Music City my ass, I often travel on Sunday – Wednesday because of my business and there were limited choices for music, maybe 3 venues. Did see Cyril Neville there but all he did was badmouth New Orleans then sing songs about how great New Orleans was. I'm not sure if anyone really understands how big of an asset live music is to the city. This information should be contained in all marketing promotions for the city, and it should somehow let travelers know that there is so much more to the city then Bourbon St. Hell, its taken 20 years for Frenchmen St. to become popular and many tourists still don't know about it. Hope you come up with some answers. Keep up the great work. Mike

]]> By: Kim Oren http://www.offbeat.com/2009/12/16/music-and-culture-are-crucial-to-new-orleans%e2%80%99-future/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Kim Oren Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.offbeat.com/?p=59415#comment-325 Thanks for your work, Jan. There's only one New Orleans! It's very unique; that's what makes it special. (We can hear "Proud Mary" anywhere.) Best, -- Kim Oren, St. Joseph MN Thanks for your work, Jan. There's only one New Orleans! It's very unique; that's what makes it special. (We can hear “Proud Mary” anywhere.) Best, — Kim Oren, St. Joseph MN

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