Sunday night, I just finished a gig in Greensboro. It was a 9 piece little big band thing. Charts and all. It was fun.
I'm back home watching Gustav take aim. I hope the levees, sea walls and whatever else holds back the water, hold. I have met a lot of musicians here in NC displaced by Katrina. It's disconcerting to meet all these talented people in this new environment for them. It's not the same here as in N.O. Thats for sure. The gig thing here is like totally not happening comparatively. I don't know what to tell them. That great music town brimming with talent, influence and history is headed for oblivion. Another flood and then another. Sea Level is rising, the storms are huge, the water is hot. It doesn't really matter if global warming is caused by humans or not. We are way to self involved to do anything meaningful about it. It's probably pointless anyway. Kind of dark, but hey, it's dark isn't it? Atlantis has a parade beat going with a groove that just won't quit. I remember the first time I heard the Olympia Brass Band I almost jumped out of my skin. I love New Orleans and I hope this storm doesn't take them out again.
