New Orleans Bound
 

I'm flying down to New Orleans tomorrow morning for a little R&R with my fiance returning Sunday morning.

Are there any boating functions happening (shows, poker runs, parties, etc....)? Would love to hook up with fellow OSOers.

We will be staying at "The Columns" up near Tulane and I plan on eating plenty of Etoufee!!!:drool:

Bill

Hey,
Have a good time!!!
Come on out on the Potomac when you get home on Sunday. The weather is supposed to be nice.:D :D

Craig

ps- Drink a Hurricane (or four) for me!!

Re: New Orleans Bound
 

Not that I know of, but there is the Steel Pony Express if you are a Harley type. If you wanna call it a boating event, you can -- Copeland had two of his skaters there last year. Pretty civilized event, lots of custom bikes for sale cheap, and plenty of booze. West Coast Choppers, Orange County Choppers, all the big names.

I'll be coming down Fri. evening with my girlfriend (du jour). If you plan on getting into the quarter, P.M. me your cell #.

BTW -- Hope you have booked your room already -- There is a car dealer convention in town in addition to the bike rally.

Kaama, just sent you a PM.

I thought you were talking about Oklahoma football being New Orleans bound:D :D

The Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival is this weekend. It is a great time with lots of great food, music, and talaent walking around!;) It is a great time and brings out hundreds of boats. We will be there Saturday on the boat and Sunday on land. It is about a 40 minute drive from New Orleans across Lake Pontchatrain. If you want to hook up, give me a call or PM me.

Ty Grubbs 985-373-0134

Heres a link: http://lpbmaritimemuseum.org/wooden_...tival/wbf.html

Here's a pic fromm last year.

phastang, looks like a lot of fun. I won't have a rental car, so not sure i'll be able to make it out there. If we do will definitely give ya a shout.

Bill

Bill-It's a great time, we look forward to it every year. Last year they had almost 60000 in attendance. There will be several OSO members there. Might contact the locall airport Limo-They will run across the lake for like $60.00 round-trip. If we miss ya, have a great trip. You can't have a bad time in New Orleans unless you walk around with your head up your azz!:D
Ty

bring light clothes it's going to be warm for the next few days-highs in the 80's but a 50/50 chance of rain on sunday.

Bill the Steel Pony is a pretty big event .Might be worthwile checking out. I ve heard a lot of stuff. We were suppose to go, but my buddy backed out. Its going to be crowded. Its out by the lake Pontchatrain.south side ,Two bars Jagers and The Dock are close.Prob about a 17.00 taxi ride from down town. There will be some eye candy.:D
Heres the link to it.

http://www.steelponyexpress.com/welcome.html

I ve heard a lot about the Wooden boat fest,it would be cool also. its on the north side of the lake.

Thanks everyone. Should be a blast.

Not yet. You have a list?

Yeah I'm going to the Steel Pony Express Show also. It's only a 3hr drive from where I am. We're heading down for Saturday only....it looks like a really big show. Mainly I'm going to check out West Coast Choppers, Choppers Inc, Indian Larry and Orange County Choppers. These guys build some really awesome stuff and to see them all in person just adds to the fun.

The new restaurant by St. Louis cathedral is Muriel's. We ate there when they first opened and it was AWESOME!!
There's a ton of good places to eat, you really can't go wrong in New Orleans, but don't forget Copeland's newest venture, the Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro. Great food, atmosphere and spirits!

Have fun!

good food- bucktown seafood fest is this weekend which is right around the corner from THE DOCK which is going to be the party headquarters this weekend with the bike fest. enjoy.........

Easy boy! Down! Down! :D We all know how you feel about the man. It has nothing to do with Love's vacation.

Well, why ya didn' ax me!?!?! :D

I REALLY like the athmosphere of Muriel's, but the food is only an 8 or 8.5 out of 10. (Of course that is still much better than anything in Virginia.:D ) Muriel's is around two blocks from my apartment and NOLA is 1 1/2. I would munch and drink at Muriel's, but dine at NOLA (10), Bacco (10), or Mr.B's(10). I have heard the new Brennan's restaurant on Bourbon a block off of Canal is good, too. (Don't bother with Commander's -- You are from VA and couldn't POSSIBLY appreciate it! ;) )

Nevertheless, the Seance Room at Muriel's is a MUST if it isn't reserved. Have a Carribean Martini at the bar and check out the story about the ghost. (BTW -- It isn't too much $$$ to reserve, and it is terribly romantic if ya need to get laid.) :D

Pic w/ my Sis in Seance Bar:

not trying to disrupt the trip but i just read a commercial with that post ,ugggghhhh:crazy: new orleans has some of the best places to eat, wolfs in lakeview, emerils in the wharehouse district , del'monicos on st. charles ave ,redfish grill ,commanders palace, GW FINS kicks ass!!!!!:D :D :D

Thanks for all the tips. I'll let you know how I like them upon returning. I'm signing off till Sunday night!

Have a great boating weekend. Kinda wish I was takin out the Sonic.