If you walk the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, chances are you will meet Robert (or Sam, depending his mood determines his name that day). He will gladly play you a “happy beat”.
Tap his blue booted foot with bells around the ankle
End his song with a friendly look which indeed leaves you feeling “happy”.
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Great post!
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Thank you so much, Kate!
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What has become of this wonderful city, Lynne? – I mean, all these years after Katrina …?
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NOLA has rebounded on many levels and faltered on others (The 9th ward most heavily damaged is still much like it was then)..
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Sighh … then I suppose what’s been done up properly is what is seen by the rest of the world, whereas the 9th is where the less fortunate used to live.
Local government all over.
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Exactly…New Orleans has a biased, corrupt government.. as much as I love this city on the flip side of the coin I want to smack the govt upside it’s head!
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Fantastic Triptych…I love these shots…
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Thank you very much!!
lynne
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An animated and spirited post exuding the soul of the city. Great work!
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Thank you very much, Gerry..hard to not love this place!
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Great Shot! I feel the story in your photo.
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Thanks so much!
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Great choice. I love the last photo.
janet
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Thank you Janet.. That’s my favorite of the 3 also..he’s such a happy spirit!
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Oh wow, his boots are wonderful! Great post. 🙂
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Thank you..I love his boots too 🙂
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Gotta love the City of New Orleans! Great take!
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Yes, it’s a unique place for sure..
Thanks for the visit!!
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Wonderful shots of a very colourful character! I can almost hear his music just by these photos. I love his boots and the bells around his ankles!! Fantastic stuff.
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Thank you Nancy..The bells could be heard from some distance away and he had some mighty good foot tapping action.
such a fun man!
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Great shots. I love the water’s edge in that part of the city.
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Thank you so much.. This is one of my fav spots in the city.. the river’s edge!
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Mine too. Some parts of the city really scare me but I love to just watch the water and boats go by at that location. THere is agreat little cafe my wife and I went to just down the hill near there (like New Orleans doesn;t have a lot of great cafes but it was a memory spot for me).
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He becomes the icon of the city. Make people around him being happy with his music and smile…
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he certainly is a well liked figure in the quarter.. thanks so much for the visit!!
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Good shot, Lynne! Maybe you could crouch a bit for the second one to get a more direct framing?
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great advice.. the shoes are definitely a focal point. much appreciate your kind comment and visit
lynne
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amazing Blog,nice to be here,Regards
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Great photos! The portrait shot is fantastic. He has a great face and you got a great photo of it.
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Thanks so much Pat!!!
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that’s the best one I saw on the challenge, maybe coz i’m a street photography fan!
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Thank you very much.. really do appreciate your comment..
I’m a street photog fan as well!!
Lynne
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wonderful, here’s a cyber handshake 🙂
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Wow, I really like the idea of changing my name to fit my mood of the day, Lynne. As for corruption, Louisiana has a long and honored tradition. 🙂 –Curt
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Great photos! I have got to find me some of those snazzy boots . . .
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tee-hee.. and don’t forget to add some ankle bells
😉
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My favorite is the bottom photo, the portrait. Great shot.
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