Computer Painting (New Orleans, December 2014) and video by kenne
I was born on the edge of the big muddy flow
my daddy was French, my mother creole
I’m slow and heavy underneath the sun
but I’m more than willing when the night time comes
I’m a well known street, I’m a marching drum
I’m a dancer, a preacher, a sophisticated bum
I’m a wild tchapatoula, a dice rolling judge
I’m a barker tryin’ to fool you into a late night club
I am the Big Easy I been hit by a storm
brought to my knees have mercy lord
I got soul I got heart
all alone I’m coming out of the dark
I am the Big Easy
— from I am The Big Easy by Ray Bonneville
Video: Ray Bonneville, “I am the Big Easy,” Ken & Mary’s Blues Project, Porter, Texas, November 2009.
Thanks for posting. Great memory. Mary
Love the picture and video. Great journey down memory lane.Mary
One of my favorite evening.
Reblogged this on Becoming is Superior to Being and commented:
We’re in New Orleans for a couple of days, revisiting old places and taking lots of photos, but not time to download them. So, here’s posting from a couple of years ago. — kenne