It's Wednesday. A 'mini-hurricaine' hit New Orleans last night. The Quarter was flooded, but the music went on. Hear a cajun band and a rocker. Wish I could remember their names... I sat in with Kim Carson and Jason Bishop at Kerry's Pub on Decatur Street. Jason's a good picker and singer and plays country music in the Quarter 7-9 gigs a week! Kim is a really good country singer and bass player; she playes every night somewhere in the Quarter and hits the road a lot too. A tour of Europe is coming up. Thanks, Kim for showing me the ropes.... There are thunderheads outside this morning for my drive to Orange Beach, AL - yikes! I'm playing with Cowboy Johnson over there. He's a really great singer and writer, the "real thing!" I've felt real tired and under the weather most of the time out here. Bad dreams, not sleeping much. But the gigs have been fun. When I walk on stage, everything seems to melt away and I'm in another world....

Ok, I'm starting a new blog out here on the trail... It's Tuesday, March 29. I'm in New Orleans staying at Ken and Karen Triche's house. There's Armidillos rooting in the gardens, Kamikazi Mosqwuitos at dusk and alligators in the back yard... This is the beginning of the Southeastern Pilgramage Tour. 26 shows in 30 days or thereabouts. I've played three shows so far: Chickie Wah Wah on Friday 3/25, the Triche House Concert 3/26 and Banks Street Bar on Sunday 3/27. The shows were good and we had a lot of fun. Next is Orange Beach, Alabama on 3/3- & 3/31. I'll write some more soon, but for now, I'm going down to he Quarter and do some street singin'. Always wanted to do it. For compleat tour info see www.BobLivingston.org. See ya later!