Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Last night I went up to the city to see Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. WOW!
I am a Jazz lover to begin with, but he is awesome. I have never been to one of his live concerts, so this was a real treat...and in my favorite city no less.
For those of you not into jazz (yet) I will elaborate. He is a young trumpet player who supposedly is a former Wynton Marsalis protégé. What is so amazing about him is his unique ability to mix various types of music into wonderful pieces. His specialty is a mix of classic, classic jazz and progressive jazz. I LOVE HIM.
It was such a wonderful afternoon- weather wise. But later in the evening it got really windy. I wanted to also go walk across the bridge (something I haven't had time to do recently) but it was closed to pedestrian traffic due to high winds. Which is probably best, no sense in getting blown into the Bay just for a view. But it IS a great view.

That is what I did for Valentines Day. Thankfully there were no mishaps, no one got arrested (no one that I know), nothing particularly newsworthy. I know that you are all disappointed, but I am really trying to live a semi-normal life. That is the goal for 2006....stay out of trouble and out of the news. One of my local friends use to be astonished at the stories that I would tell her, and then she started hanging out with me and got to experience them for herself! She started to post some of the crazy things that happened to her when she was with me. I don't know if I am touched or offended- an entire blog dedicated to my mishaps....hummm. I will find the link to her page and post it. Kind of funny. Truth really is stranger then fiction if you are anywhere near me....I am a magnet for trouble! I am getting too old for this.