“And if the music ain’t good, well it’s just too bad….We’re gonna sing along no matter what.
Because the dancers don’t mind at the New Orleans….If you tip ’em and they make a cut”– Scissor Sisters – Take Your Mama Out
I’m on my way back to Texas for the last few days of my Road Trip 2018. After driving 1,300 miles by myself, I’ve lured my adult kids to meet me here with a promise to show them 3 ways to do New Orleans right! Then I’ll have their company on the last 350 miles back to Houston.
Day 1 of this 2018 road trip was a nine-hour drive across 3 ½ states to end the day with a haunting discovery in Marianna Florida. Day 2-5 was spent with distant family in the small town of Perry, in the Big Bend and Mud Flats of Florida. Now I’m headed back home with this stop in New Orleans to celebrate a safe trip. [Read more…]
No matter how far you grow up from the places your parents were raised, those unfamiliar places still form part of who you are. The mud flats and big bend of Florida are in my DNA, courtesy of my dad. Time to find out what blame or praise they get for the person I have become.
Ever thought how much you can learn when you revisit your past? Road Trips 2018 is all about connecting with my deep southern roots – back both 58 and 500 years ago. But first I’ve got to cross 3 1/2 states to get there!