We decided to spend New Year’s Eve and 12th night in New Orleans. I was thinking it would be somewhat of a “quiet” visit not realizing the Sugar Bowl (with the Georgia Bulldogs vs the Baylor Bears), JEN (Jazz Education Network) Conference, and CFP Championship between the LSU Tigers and the Clemson Tigers would bring thousands of fans to the city and remove the possibility of a “quiet” visit. I should know that New Orleans is never lacking in participating visitors or celebratory events…ever…!
The NYE celebration at Palm Court was lots of fun and with the fixed menu, service was prompt. The balloons, paper hats, streamers, and paper horns provided ammunition for the many second-lines that traipsed throughout the Court. We saw dozens of Fest goers and enjoyed sharing this event with them. The band: Kevin Louis (cnt), Joe Goldberg (reeds), Fred Lonzo (tb), Lars Edegran (p), Richard Moten (bs) and Benny Amon (dr). Joe announced his engagement to one of the servers (Kimi) and everyone enjoyed toasting the happy couple and wishing them much success!
The Roosevelt Hotel is always written up for its decorated lobby that spans the length of a city block. In addition to the 44 fully decorated Christmas trees and 3,328 feet of winter white branches filled with lighting, there are 135,572 twinkling lights, 2,200 ornaments, 698 hand- tied bows, 345 red fresh poinsettias, 390 yards
