Ouch my liver hurts!

Well, we did the best that we could but New Orleans & the French Quarter will always conquer the tourist. I won't lie to you, it was like revisiting the scene of a crime that you were involved in but not really guilty. Frank, Barry & I headed down with lots of uncertainty & obscene amounts of cold beer at crack ass of dawn on Thursday. We arrived without incident & checked into the Hilton on St. Charles after parking Frank's ride for the duration. We cleaned up & disappeared into the madness. I wanted to eat, drink & forget reality....then enter the Quarter. All weekend we ate, drank & left Nashville in the rear view mirror; and sang karaoke....Matt Davis arrived on Friday...hello. We grifted(see steal in dictionary) breakfast at Embassy Suites one morning in search of crawfish omelets(out of season) & held down bar stools at numerous places like Ryan's Irish pub, Margaritaville, Cat's Meow & Beerfest to name a few. We ate great seafood at Ralph & Kaccos, Johnny's Po Boys & the Alibili(3 times for me) Our friend Josh Hoge played a show at Harrah's & I threw a pair of size 10 purple panties on stage(new from Walgreens). None of his band knew where they came from which made it even more humorous. Bottom line....we did New Orleans spot on for tourists anyway! Katrina destroyed alot of New Orleans but frankly; the areas it destroyed were in need of demolition in my opinion.

I went back to work on Monday & was informed I was being let go...although I was fired during my birthday week, I would of been really pissed if they had done it before I went down there to celebrate my birthday & reunion to the Big Easy. I've decided to dry out for 6 weeks as interviewing for a new gig while drunk is harder as i get older. As always I will keep you informed.

Cheers,

Rip Pewett

un-employed on the wagon treasure hunter at heart

www.onmeway.com

It has been a long time coming....Big Easy

Top 5 Ripper cities in the U.S. 1) New Orleans-great food, Bourbon Street & The French Quarter. 2) Key West-great food, Duval Street & Sunset celebration on pier.3)Chicago-great food, Wrigley Field bleachers drinking Old Style beer & The Shedd Aquarium.4)Las Vegas-overpriced food except the older casino buffets, Roller coasters & all the National parks. 5)Dallas-great steaks, God's team the Dallas Cowboys & the great night life. Now I've been neglecting New Orleans since Katrina because i was afraid of how it might have been truly destroyed by the hurricane. I found out through a reliable source that God did bring his wrath upon New Orleans for centuries of decadence but also learned that Satan said "You can destroy it all you want but I'm saving the French Quarter & Bourbon Street!" Seems fair to me, so we embark on the first of many travels for 2009. Pictured above are me & former Big Easy adventurers. We are road tripping down Thursday a.m. & I plan on gorging myself at the numerous old haunts like Johnny's Po Boys, Port O Call & the crawfish omelettes at the Embassy Suites(might be tough since we are staying at the Hilton on St.Charles) Oh well, I've always been the ask for forgiveness instead of permission guy anyway. There will be a we bit of gambling at Harrah's...i play $2-$5 black jack for a couple hours, lose $50 & drink a liter of Crown Royal. I also plan to see some of the destruction but not going looking for depression as it is a short but sweet vacation from my own reality. Might even get a haircut like I did last time...left the hotel at 9a.m. to get a haircut & 2-3 miles run before getting cleaned up & hitting the quarter. Well the fellas found me at 6p.m. that night on Bourbon Street, drunk & with a great coif! I love this town! New Orleans & I are going to get reacquainted ASAP. Stay tuned.
Cheers,
Rip Pewett
adventure seeker