The Godfather and the Prodigy
Today, Tin and I walked down to Clever with his pocket trumpet and a strong desire to see his godfather, Evan Christopher. This morning in his latest Tinism, he had said “Louis Armstrong doesn’t know me,” but I responded, au contraire mon petite, I believe he does indeed know you, Tin Dangermond.
He had been watching his Louis and the All Stars DVD and I could tell he was really thinking about Louis this morning and his relationship.
Evan was playing with Joe Ashlar, Don Vappie and Ocie Davis and this was definitely the antidote to French Quarter Festival – air conditioning, clean bathrooms, good food and cocktails, blocks from the house. Yes, indeed. Since I had been to the zen center to meditate and then walked home along the bayou passing the folks streaming out of the Baptist Church on Orleans, I felt like this was my worship time, indeed better than church.