Greetings ARVLFC People,
Gee, it feels great to write those words for the first time in a such a long while. There were times over the years that I didn't know if those words would ever be said again so it feels like a major accomplishment to do just that. Thanks be to Suzie Q for bringing us back our fan club and many thanks to Anne Rice for giving her blessing. It feels like old times.
So, I'm sure you're wondering what all this Secret Mission stuff is about, since it can't be very secret when everybody knows. Well, we like to have a little fun and mystery in the experience of planning the Ball each year and we felt that it would be a fun way to include all of you in the process, in just a little way. It's taking me a few days to get my bearings back and that's been the delay in sharing the story with you. On my first evening in NOLA Suzie Q, our stage manager Joe, and I went to Pirate's Alley to discuss this year's party and after a while we realized that we were on a film set. It was hard not to realize it when there were cameras everywhere and a director yelling for the new script. Just before we had to move on I looked up and there was Cole Hauser, the star of the new TV show set in New Orleans called 'K-Ville', standing about a foot away from me.
From P.A. we moved on and had a nice big dinner and discussed my next task, which was to locate the place that we ended up at after last year's Ball and see if we could come back this year. Well, later that night (after watching a cop ride a horse through Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop...hey, it IS New Orleans after all...) I did find the place and it's located at 711 Bourbon Street and is called TRICOU PUB. They have the most fabulous courtyard and said they would love for us to come back for the after-party gathering this year. I need to know how many of you we can count on showing up! I'll be posting a few
PICTURES of the place so you can know what it looks like.
Also, on that night I discovered
PRAVDA, a hot new bar at 1113 Decatur Street that's just a couple of doors up from The Dervish and you all must check it out. They are Pravda of NOLA on MySpace and they have nice pictures!
Well, it seems I must close for now but fear not, the rest of the Secret Mission will be revealed to you soon.
All my best,
Lord~J
