These people love their Saints.
Hey, I am from Atlanta, what do I know about professional football - ( they do have a team still, don't they, or did they fold post M. Vick?? , the Fighting Home Depot's right??) The game was just in the air, with every tv and radio turned to it, you didn't have to be in a bar or restaurant, it was everywhere.
We started the Sunday meeting Brett for breakfast at a most cute little place right around the corner for where we are both staying. All the small places are running with a very limited menu because there have been no food deliveries yet. It was fine, everyone was happy. Then Neil and I went down to the quarter to look around, Jackson Square, the busy end of Bourbon Street, that sort of thing , before meeting up with all our friends again down on the homo end of Bourbon.
New Orleans bars are just trippy. I guess I had only been to sort of touristy ones before this trip. They all have lots of doors that they just open up to the street, and all have plain concrete floors that they just bring the water hose in to clean.( AND people bring their dogs to bars with them! )
With all the doors open it really does just seem like one big open bar, ( there are maybe 7 or 8 gay bars in a few block area) you just sort of wander from place to place.
We settled at "GOOD FRIENDS" to watch the game, free hotdogs and free shots of some sort of green drink, every time the Saints scored. People intently watch the game, everyone very into it. A very , happily mixed crowd, something that you would never ever see in Atlanta. Young , old, black white , girls , guys, gay straight, all together , which is so much better than the totally segregation that Atlanta bars have. ( _______ is a bar for left handed gay men that weight under 170# named Todd....sort of thing) Everyone was having fun, very friendly. We just had a blast, a little bit too much of a blast , because the day ended early for us! I blame the free green things....
Today we are off to ride the street car down through the Garden District and all.
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