?Things not to miss??, well, your wallet for one, there are people very adept at separating you, from it.
?So far I have Bourbon Street and the French Quarters.?
OK, so fine, STAY there, these 2 places, and somewhat the Garden dist. are the only safe places to be now. Step out of bounds by just 3, or 4 blocks, and you could be dead meat! (I was once driving with a local, and we made a wrong turn into the projects, and they said, "whatever you do, don't make a u-turn, it shows weakness", and THEY WEREN'T KIDDING!!)
At least the 2 places you mentioned have a cop, every 100 ft. or so, most are plain clothes, and they blend well, not like the old days, -- crown vic, gov. plates, antennae array, polyester suit, in the summer, on the beach, (?yo, dude, snuff the joint, here comes the fuzz again?), oh, no, these guys blend well, very well, and they are very lenient, they know why your there, to party, and spend a lot of money, and go home, key words here is SPEND,and GO!, and you thought it was party didn?t you?, silly boy. Heck bring a wad of cash over to my place, and I might put up with you for a day. You will never know that these cops are there unless you choose to get stupid, and if you do, they will swarm you so fast your eyes will be bugged out like a stomped on toad frog, key word here is stomp, can you say stomp boys, and girls? Sure you can, Mister coppers likes the way you say that. They could just taz you, but come on, whats the fun in that? Besides, tazzing has been so over rated now days, don't you think? I ask you, which has more entertainment value, some guy shaking uncontrollably, gasping for breath down on the pavement, or 6 cops beating some poor soul to a bloody pulp, hog tieing him, and throwing his limp body in the back of a squad car, come on it's a no brainer, unless your the poor soul. you will also be whisked away to jail faster than your raptor can access your pron files. Oh, and don?t expect to see these cops driving around in the basic black, and whites with the lights on top, they can drive whatever they want; a Ford F150, a pimpmobile, a Honda Accord , your dads old Buick, that?s right, your dad was there many years ago, guess he forgot to tell you about *that* trip.
I would not expect to see a lot of ta ta flashing this time of year, seems the cold, damp night air puts a crimp on this time honored tradition. There?s something about 5 layers of clothing that really cuts down on the spontaneity. Imagine if you will, your standing out on the street, and the girl on the balcony is about to flash the crowd, wait for it, heavy down coat, wait for it, thick wool sweater, wait for it, long sleeve flannel shirt, wait for it, you get the picture?, NO of coarse you didn?t, your camera went into sleep mode.
There is no need for a car, except maybe for the drive thru daiquiri stand, is this a great country or what? I mean, it?s against the law to have an open container in your car, and yet, heres a drive thru with a license to sell it to ya, kind of boggles the mind don?t it? Oh look, isn?t that your dads? old Buick? Besides where ya gonna drive to? I hear tell there was a storm awhile back, and anything you could have driven to is either closed, or ISN?T THERE!
I hear the trolley is up and running again, so take it over to the garden dist. For the best Cajun food, and music, I forget the name of the place, but trust me, just ask around, people are so willing to tell you when to get off. Oh, and try the gator (gay-der) it ain?t on any menu you got back home, so go ahead, you only live once, or not.
Have a nice time op, and DON?T GET STUPID
Runz, out
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