Inauguration Day Jazz Funeral for Democracy: A Wake for Peace-New Orleans

[funkybutt]

The March:

The march will begin promptly @ 11:00 AM from Congo Square (aka "Louis Armstrong Park") on Rampart Street across from the French Quarter. Please bethere no later than 10:00 AM (committee members by 9:00AM). We will proceed down Rampart to Canal Street and head towards the river. At Decatur Street, we will turn south and pause at the Moon Walk for a brief rally with music and speakers.
_http://www.experienceneworleans.com/jackson.html_
(http://www.experienceneworleans.com/jackson.html) )
It is there that a kind of gesture in keeping with both traditional New Orleans jazz funerals and the political agenda will be accomplished.

At that moment, the mourning phase will conclude and the second line will commence. We will second line down the rest of Decatur Street, turn briefly onto Esplanade before heading down Frenchman Street to Washington Square Park where we will further celebrate with our own version of an inaugural ball. We hope to have live music and adult refreshments awaiting our arrival.

Map of the Quarter: _http://www.French.com/maps/_
(http://www.french.com/maps/)

The costs of the city permit will be paid by a friend of the event.

MUSIC:

Another friend of the event has volunteered to hire the Treme' Brass Band as the official funeral band ( _http://www.donnasbarandgrill.com/treme.htm_
(http://www.donnasbarandgrill.com/treme.htm) ),
although we are advised that we should expect many volunteer musicians to join the procession.

Leigh "Little Queenie" Harris ( _http://littlequeenie.com/_ () ) has agree to perform following the march, as has God's Little Toy (
_http://godslittletoy.com/_ () ). Many others have expressed interest and we are awaiting several expected commitments.

ACCOMMODATIONS/TRAVEL

We are reserving blocks of rooms in and near the Quarter which we can make available to out of town guests at a much reduced rate of $69.00 /night (first come/first serve-the rooms @ the Lafayette Hotel on St. Charles Avenue are highly recommended and will go fast
_http://www.thelafayettehotel.com/track.cgi/besthotels//_
(http://www.thelafayettehotel.com/track.cgi/besthotels//) ).
Air fare reductions to Louis Armstrong International Airport are in
negotiations.

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS TODAY!!

[vickie]

1. This sounds remarkable. I'm from Louisiana and this is soooo

great!

Vickie

[choicevoice]

2. I am sooooooooo there.

Just a short drive from Baton Rouge and I will be there with my mourning attire, New Orleans style. I have been waiting for the something like this.

[shirlden]

3. I really love New Orleans

This Buckeye is going to have to fly down for this event. The Big Easy does life right.

:bounce:

[pacalo]

4. Sounds great -- count me in. :)

[funkybutt]

5. kick for the late crowd

:)

[gulfcoastliberal]

6. What's the date?

I'm in pensacola - also the hotel link isn't working. I love it when the bands randomly march down Decatur - the funeral sounds awesome.

[funkybutt]

7. Jan 20...and here's that link

http://www.thelafayettehotel.com/track.cgi/besthotels

I had copied that from another message board and it had all this wierd formatting in there. Sorry bout that!

:)