New Orleans, LA
Saturday, November 20, 1999 Drive to Lake Charles, LA, campsites are full, pull into truck stop for night. Drinks at casino bar. M & A win $1 at video poker.
Sunday, November 21, 1999 Driving to New Orleans. Brief stop in Lake Arthur. Drive along beautiful Route 14. Reach New Orleans 9 pm. Meet Amy Baskin, settle in to Nisha's almost empty apartment above New Orleans Video Access Center (Nisha is out of town). Amy draws a map.
Monday, November 22, 1999 C edits Living Doc 4. Brief auto tour of New Orleans with Amy and Ben. Bring bus to mechanic - Mr. Brown. Screening of Violent and Life Stories, Sitka at Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Art Center. Drinks and food with Rene, Tim, Amy.
Tuesday, November 23, 1999 Recording of Life Stories at Zeitgeist. Dinner (successful gumbo recipe) with Julie and Stevenson.
Wednesday, November 24, 1999 A goes to see doctor with M, gets penicillin for influenza/bronchitis. C edits. Amy, D & C visit Art Museum, have coffee. D helps Rebecca & Julie shoot debutante ball at Sheraton Hotel. M, C, A pick up bus. Drinks and live music at Kerry's (bar) with Ben, Ariane, Chris, Amy.
Thursday, November 25, 1999 A feeling markedly better. D & C edit Living Doc #4. M & A visit race track on opening day, distribute packets of food to 8 children. Zeitgeist Theater - watch "Beshkempir: the Adopted Son." Chat with Rene and mother.
Friday, November 26, 1999 Visit French Quarter, interview people about art, millennium, termites. Swamp Tour in Slidell with Mr. Denny - paddle canoes with 11 other swamp tourists. Dinner with Amy at West End Cafe, drinks and pool with Melissa, Natalie and Genevieve.
Saturday, November 27, 1999 Amy brings croissants and coffee, tells Life Story. Leave for St. Louis. Drive to rest stop near Memphis.
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