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New Orleans Jazz Fest!
Among the final
shows were Phil Lesh and local band favorite The Radiators.
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,
edition 2002, was full of song, sun and smiles.
More than half a million people attended during the seven-day
festival, the largest crowd being 94,000 on the first Saturday when
Lenny Kravitz headlined. Other bands included Jimmy Buffett and the
Coral Reefer Band, popular locals The Radiators and the Neville Brothers,Bonnie
Raitt, Phil Lesh & Friends (a big hit among the Deadheads) and Elvin
Bishop.
There were 10 stages of music and plenty of beer stations.
While the sounds were hot, the weather was boiling. Temperatures were
in the 90s, with high humidity and little wind. As a result, on the
second weekend the lines for iced tea were sometimes longer than that
for beer. Still, a cold brew pulled from a cooler with Jimmy Buffett
on stage made for a memorable experience.
This was simply one big happy event. Despite the heat,
people walked around with smiles on their faces the entire time. They
drank beer, sprawled out on blankets, drank beer, sat in portable seats,
drank beer, ate well and listened to awesome music. Some chose to roam
around to the different stages while others claimed a one particular
spot and hung out there in the sunshine.
Afterward, people partied in the neighborhood streets
before descending on Bourbon Street until well into the morning hours.
We got a little
carried away afterward at the bar outside the Jazz Fest gates.
The Bartender and
friends at The Radiators.
Music, sunshine
and drinks – it's was Jazz Fest is all about.
Warming up for the
final day: Saturday night on Bourbon Street.
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