Seen Snooks and Sonny and the Radiators, several times - and both at previous JFs. Had never seen Santana live. Nevilles was a nice homecoming show. Spent lots of time in Economy Hall with the old folks, too. Always fine music.

Saw Tab Thursday night with Big Chief Monk Boudreaux at Preservation Hall. Saw Meter’s several places; hit Domilises’, Frankie and Johnny’s, Liuzza’s BTT; my beloved Royal St. Grocery is gone, sadly, but still enough corner groceries with the po-boy goods.

Also, the strawberry lemonade from the Congo Sq. food area is cheaper and bigger than the others, and mixes beautifully with Maker’s or Wild Turkey 101.

Guys like Anders, Paul Sanchez, G. Porter Jr. Brian Stoltz, John Vocodich, Walter Johnson, John Boutte, Homua native Tab Benoit, all the members of the Meters, etc, seem to be playing in every club in town.

The neat thing about Jazzfest this year - lots of locals getting stage time - more so that in the recent past.

Food? How about sittin’ in the Clover Grill with the cops and lower Bourbon Street residents - eatin’ breakfast.

Closing Jazzfest - the Radiators.

Santana? - how about Snooks Eaglin & Sonny Landreth.

meat ball po’boy = a grilled ham steak po’boy from the Parkway Bakery & Tavern - with a couple Hubig’s fried pies - coconut and chocolate - washed down with an Abita Amber..

I thought he and his band were great - better than I expected them to be. Played all the hits. I take it you’re not a fan of Innervisions or Golden Lady? Now, he wasn’t quite the asskicker Santana was on Sunday afternoon (THAT’S a Festival band if there ever was one), but everyone around me having a great time and singing along. Of course we weren’t in the Big Chief Tent with all the other parrotheads making the scene, so maybe we missed some other element of suck that colored your experience.

Agree on Pine Leaf Boys; also dug Kenny Bill Stinson, Geno Delafose, Fredy Omar, Henry Butler, and that little kids brass band we saw at the kids tent. And Bishop Paul Morton w/ Greater St. Stephens Mass Choir rocked as usual.

I had to miss the Old Ab House this time, but Frankie and Johnny’s was closer to where we stayed and was more than adequate.Mudbugs were excellent as was the meatball po-boy - dressed. Yes, I said it.

Did Stevie serenede you with the love song for ‘he who cannot be named in this forum’?

Saturday - starting off with Fuefollet, & the Pine Leaf Boys, the “dudes, with M. Ball on the Gentilly stage - as well Lil’ Buck Sinegal, the Treme’ Brass band, Dr. Michael White - quite the stellar day in the Big Easy.

Swing by MRB’s for a bloody mary - and shoot some pool with the dog.

Chuck’s on Gravier St. ain’t a bad place to sit and drink - as well as Mimi’s, the Spotted Cat, and the dba in the Marnigy.

You lost me at “I like his musci”. Why?

Oh, no reason.