New Orleans 2014 - Day 2 | The Mangold Family Website

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Rype was creepin' while we were sleepin'

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The shuttle line is always long on the first day for some reason, extending from the Sheraton around the corner onto Camp Street and moving very slowly. But we were prepared for that, arriving with time to spare.

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In the Sheraton window: Satchmo, a George Rodrigue Blue Dog, and ... hey, that's us!

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This year's big poster at the Sheraton

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Sights from the Jazz Fest shuttle

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The great Live Oak trees at the Fair Grounds. Welcome back!

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The small city on the grounds was open for business

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Some were just hanging around

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First stop ... Crawfish bread! It was a long year.

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And iced Café au Lait, too! Did I say it was a long year?

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After last year, this was a sight to behold!

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Our first stop, as it is so often. Jimmy Breaux and Friends were getting the festival under way
at the Fais Do Do Stage.

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Jimmy Breaux, formerly with BeauSoleil, is a great accordionist. His group of friends included Jamey Bearb playing fiddle and doing the vocals on their Cajun tunes

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Roddie Romero (on the right), whose own band would be playing at Jazz Fest next week, played guitar

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