Frenchmen Street!

 Frenchmen Street never ceases to amaze me, no matter how often I visit, and last night was no exception.  The vibes that the street and its culture give off are indescribable!  There are musicians and acts on every corner, and music clubs lined up down the street.  The first street performance I came across was a group of kids who liked to call themselves, "The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels of Nola".

Their performance was so inspiring, because you could tell they were doing it out of pure passion.  Most of what they were playing was improv too!  Afterwards, I talked to the banjo player and heard his story.  I told him that I also played the banjo and he told me, "that's amazing, never give up no matter what.  So many people have given me hell for following my dreams, and I almost gave up.  Keep practicing and do it for the music and I know we will end up fine".  This moment will definitely stick with me for a long time and pretty much sums up frenchmen street as a whole.  Everyone who performs, creates, and sells their artwork on this street does it for the love of the arts.
A few other great parts of my night were seeing an amazing banjo player on the street, going to the art market, and catching a jazz set at Maison!!!