From: barman@jackson.cs.unc.edu (Dilip Barman)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: info of New Orleans
Date: 22 Dec 92 00:25:00 GMT
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Organization: UNC Department of Computer Science
In-reply-to: ahgrabow@apgea.army.mil's message of 17 Dec 92 18:19:09 GMT




Here is some info. which may help ...

ZNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA {5/23/92}DDDDDDDDDDDD(all area code 504)DDDDDDDDDDDDD?
3  MUSEUMS, CULTURAL CENTERS                                                 3
3    Aquarium of the Americas - on Riverwalk near French Quarter; I think    3
3      they close at 6 and that their number is 861-5105; went 5/20/92       3
3    Audubon Zoo                                                             3
3    Algiers Point historic neighborhood - free ferry from Riverwalk goes    3
3      here; settled in 1719 and there's a walking tour; Canal St. ferry     3
3      during weekday commuter hours has 2 ferries leaving each side every   3
3      15 mins on quarter hour, otherwise 1 ferry -- from Canal St. on hour  3
3      and half hour, and Algiers Point on quarter hours; I think runs till 93
3    New Orleans Museum of Art, City Park 488-2631 - Tu-Sa 10-5, $4          3
3    Portalba Historical Puppetorium, 514 St. Peter St. 522-0344 - "unique"  3
3      puppet show and museum                                                3
3    Rodrigue Gallery, 721 Royal St. (in French Quarter) 581-4244 daily 10-6 3
3      strange collection of art based on a blue dog                         3
3    Visual Jazz Gallery and Acad. of Contemp. & Fine Arts, 3236 S. Carroll- 3
3      ton (next to Mamie's) 488-5722                                        3
3  CRUISES AND BOATS                                                         3
3    Aquarium/Zoo Cruise - leaves aquarium at 10,12,2, and 4; leaves zoo at  3
3      11,1,3, and 5; combi. package of zoo+aquar.+cruise; 586-8777          3
3    Cajun Queen Riverboat River/Plantation/Harbor cruise from aquarium dock 3
3      524-0814 - 1.5 hours, 10 miles -- downtown, West Bank, Chalmette      3
3      battlefield, French Quarter views; 11,1:15,3:30 $10; dinner cruise    3
3      8-10 PM $36 ($18 w/o dinner)                                          3
3    Cotton Blossom 586-8777, (800)233-BOAT - 45-min. cruise; only paddle-   3
3      wheeler on Bayou; leaves behind JAX Brewery in French Quarter at 11 AM3
3    Steamboat Natchez, 586-8777, (800)233-BOAT - river jazz lunch and dinner3
3      cruises on N.O.'s only steamboat; 2-hours from behind JAX Brewery at  3
3      11:30, 2:30, and 7; Sa moonlight dance cruise at 10; live entert. on  3
3      all cruises with optional creole buffet                               3     
3    Creole Queen River, Plantation, and Battlefield cruises 529-4567 -      3
3      replica of a 19th cent. paddlewheeler; 10:30 and 2, $13, Canal St.dock3
3    Cypress Swamp Tours 581-4501 - half-day and full-day tours of Cajun     3
3      areas; they pickup from hotels and drive 1.5 hours to boats           3
3  MUSIC - BANDS AND CLUBS                                                   3
3    According to Fodor's '91, "most complete daily music calendar is broad- 3
3      cast every two hours (11:30 AM and 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, and 9:30)  3
3      on WWOZ, 90.7 FM" -- jazz comm. radio for N.O. music scene, 568-1239  3
3    WWNO broadcasts live local jazz W 8 PM - midnight and F 9 PM - 1 AM     3
3    Lagniappe, Friday supplement to Times-Picayune, has good entert. list   3
3    Gambit is a free weekly listing entertainment                           3
3    Offbeat magazine - monthly from 921 Canal St. Suite 900 70112, 522-5533 3
3      hotels have for free but can subscribe for $19/year; N.O. and Lous.   3
3      music, arts, and entertainment - esp. good for music happenings; has  3
3      quite a nice daily listing as well as listing of clubs by music genre 3
3    Preservation Hall, 726 St. Peter 523-8939 - trad. jazz; no alcohol,     3
3      seats, or AC/heat; nightly 8:30                                       3
3    French Garden Bar, N.O. Hilton, 2 Poydras St. 561-0500 - Alan White     3
3      plays in Hilton's English Bar 5-7 Tu-Sat -- but I don't know if they  3
3      mean Yes' drummer (who is in fact a jazz drummer in his own right!)?  3
3      Fr.Bar has no cover with drinks around $4; jazz brunch Su 10-3; also  3
3      the Hilton has a Horizons club on 29th floor with live music and views3
3      of river and French Quarter                                           3
3    Charlie B's, 829 Convention Center Blvd. 523-9028 - recent club; "a     3
3      swank place ... but don't be put off by the club's real class: the    3
3      place swings and booms with real New Orleans R&B, jazz and national   3
3      acts" [Offbeat, May 1992]                                             3
3    Seaport Cajun Cafe and Bar, 424 Bourbon St., 568-0981 - Fodor's '91:    3
3      "some of the hottest R&B - jazz fusion ... late night jam sessions";  3
3      regular band is the Dixie Trio; Tu-Sa 11:15 AM - midnight             3
3      acts" [Offbeat, May 1992]                                             3
3    Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St. 866-9359 (866-5323?) - Fodor's '91 calls   3
3      this "down home and funky" and a good place to hear and dance to local3
3      acts, but warns "although ... only a few blocks from the Oak and      3
3      Carrolton streetcar stop, it's wise to take a cab"; some Sundays have 3   
3      poetry readings; music starting 10 weeknights, 10:30 weekends         3   
3    Cafe Istanbul, 534 Frenchmen 944-4180 - in French Quarter; "a rockin'   3
3      Turkish restaurant with a taste for world beat" [Offbeat, May 1992];  3
3      upstairs is a Turkish rest. that is supposed to have best baklava in  3
3      town; Pedro Jazz Quintet plays Latin jazz fusion F nights 10:30 on    3
3    Mid-City Lanes and Sports Palace, 4133 S. Carollton Ave. 482-3133 -     3
3      "world famous rock 'n' bowl"; next to a bowling alley                 3
3    Crescent City Brewhouse, 527 Decatur 522-0571 - only brewery pub in N.O.3
3      happy hour nightly 5-7; live jazz trio on Th; Delfeayo Marsalis Quin- 3
3      tet F 9 and 11, Sa 10 and midnight; modern jazz; balcony and courtyd  3
3      dining facing Mississippi River                                       3
3    Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen St. 949-0696 - local contemporary jazz bands 3
3      most nights, 2 shows/evening; $8-12 cover; nice bar w/ no cover and   3
3      can hear music                                                        3
3    The Sand Bar, Univ. New Orleans campus (Cove building) 286-6497 - good  3
3      local jazz; live radio broadcast last F of month on WWNO; $7 cover    3
3      for non-students on broadcast nights, other nights $5                 3
3    Lucky Pierre's World Beat, 735 Bourbon St. 523-5842 - piano bar and     3
3      World Beat dance club; neat environmental effects and lighting; piano 3
3      bar opens 11 AM, dance club 5 PM; both open -4 AM 7 days a week       3
3      "world famous rock 'n' bowl"; next to a bowling alley                 3
3    Cafe Brasil, 2100 Frenchmen St. 947-9386 - in daytime an art gallery    3
3      and at night has "some of New Orleans' most innovative music and      3
3      performers" [Offbeat, May 1992] incl. experimental theatre/video;     3
3      entertnmnt starts around 10:30 PM till early morning; no cover Su-Th  3
3    Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave. at Tchoupitoulas 897-3943 - lot of        3
3      national tours plus locals; often crowded; M night "TULBox" live      3
3      broadcasts on WTUL, 91.5, is usually progressive rock for university  3
3      crowd; cover during week $3-$8                                        3
3    Jimmy's, 8200 Willow St. 861-8200 - uptown place for new progressive    3
3      music, esp. local bands; also R&B and rock; music W-Sa nights         3
3    Howlin' Wolf, 828 S. Peters 523-2551 - I think this is a warehouse-like 3
3      building for progressive and hardcore music; warehouse district       3
3    RC Bridge Lounge, 1201 Magazine - alternative incl. heavy metal & punk  3
3      for progressive and hardcore music                                    3
3    The Penny Post, 5110 Danneel, no phone, Su-Th 8-12 PM, FSa 8PM - 1 AM - 3
3      Offbeat, May 1992: "coffee house with local folk, instrumental, and   3
3      even avant garde music (or some combination thereof) nightly"         3
3    True Brew, 200 Julia St. 524-8441 - Offbeat, May 1992: "in the midst of 3
3      the trendy Warehouse District, this little coffee house/art gallery/  3
3      theatre is a healthy place to have some fun."; music 6-8 Th-Su; no    3
3      soda or alcohol - 40 types of coffee and 25 types of tea; open from 7 3
3      AM; sometimes theatre; 3133 Ponce de Leon (947-3948) too but no entrtn3
3    -- There's a lot more!  There's esp. a lot of jazz and R&B clubs.  I've 3
3       never seen so many live shows as on Bourbon St. - & on a weeknight!--3
3  USED CDs                                                                  3
3    Record Ron's, 1129 Decatur St, 524-9444; R.R's Too, 407 Decatur 525-28523
3    Mushroom, 1037 Broadway 866-6065; city's oldest; used CDs $4.99/5.99!   3
3      M-Sa 11-10, Su 1-9; 60ish place?                                      3
3  RESTAURANTS                                                               3
3    Old Dog New Trick Cafe, 307 Exchange Alley, 522-4569 M 11-4, Tu-Sa 11-9 3
3      excellent place for gourmet nat. foods - fully veget. rest. in French 3
3      Quarter that Anjali and I really enjoyed 5/20/92; very good food and  3
3      nice decor though tables small; also tables outside in front          3
3    All Natural Foods and Deli, 5517 Magazine St. 891-2651; nice place w/   3
3      good selection of vegetarian food such as sandwiches but bit expen-   3
3      sive -- e.g., TLT sandwich (tempeh bacon, lettuce, tomato, tofu       3
3      mayonnaise; $3.50); also a health food store; order at deli and can   3
3      eat outside on small tables or take food to go; Anjali and I had a    3
3      nice lunch from here 5/19/92; M-F 10-7, Sa 9-7, Su 10-5               3
3    Apple Seed Shoppe, 346 Camp St. 529-3442 weekdays 10:30-3 - nat. foods  3
3      with free delivery                                                    3
3    Spunto Ristorante, 534 St. Louis St. 522-7455 - a very nice Italian     3
3      rest. "in the heart of the French Quarter"; Anjali and I ate here     3
3      5/19/92 and found a few veget. selections including good wood-fired   3
3      pizza and a bean paste + olive oil soup; beautifully decorated and    3
3      excellent service, but tables quite close; bit expensv. but affordable3
3    Old Calcutta Rest., 724 Dublin St. 70118 861-0565 - in Riverbend near   3
3      St. Charles Ave.; dinner with Anjali 5/17/92; okay food, bit expensive3
3      have outdoor patio dining in back, and nicely decorated inside; should3
3      try their mango daiquiris; look for 15% off ad in Offbeat magazine    3
3    Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, 2800 Esplanade 488-2800 (also 95 French Mkt    3
3      Place 522-9500 and in Baton Rouge at Essen Lane & I-10 763-9100) -    3
3      wood-fired gourmet pizza that Anjali says is very good                3
3    Ciao Pizza, 1118 Decatur 525-CIAO (2426); trad. and gourmet style; free 3
3      delivery; Su-Th 11am-midnight, FSa 11am-3am                           3
3    Pastabilities, 721 Common St. 522-4619; includes veget. specials        3
3    Tio Pepe's, 511 Toulouse St. 529-5380 - lunch and dinner every day; sup-3
3      posed to be one of top 100 Mexican rests. in US; have veg. food?      3
3    Bagel Works, 132 Carondelet St., 523-7701; just off Canal St.           3
3  BIKE STORES                                                               3
3    Michael's Bicycle, 618 Frenchmen 945-9505  bikes for rent, incl. tandem 3
3      and mntn. bikes; 10-7 M-Sa, 10-5 Su; $3.50/hr, 12.50/day, 50/5-days,  3
3      59.95/week; "Rent a bike: the most convenient way to ... Fair Grounds"3
3    City Park - bike rentals avail. for within park on Dreyfous Drive (483- 3
3      9371) @ $5/hour, 2-hour minimum, 9-4                                  3
3  FLORISTS near Anjali's house  {11/2/92}                                   3
3    Azure Florist & Gifts, 9954 Lake Forest Blvd  N.O. 70127 (800)875-7611 !3 
3      local 241-9684/891-6477; they will deliver w/ a card or package I send3 
3      $20 bowl arrang., 25 vase or basket, 30 bigger basket, 40 doz. roses, 3
3      25 1/2 doz. roses; also candy; $3 delivery to East N.O.               3
3    Bee's Flower Shop, 7500 Bullard Dr. N.O. 70128 245-7856  M-F 9-5, Sa 9-33
3      flowers starting at $15, plants 17.50; they will deliver with a card  3
3      or package that I send to them                                        3
3    Bon-Fame's Florist, 10709 Chef Menteur Highway  N.O. 70127  241-5104    3
3      starting $17.50; add 3.50 delivery + 9% tax (so min 22.89); will      3
3      deliver with a card I send but won't take a package                   3
3  CURIOUS STORES                                                            3
3    Kruz, An Ethnic Boutique, 432 Barracks St. 524-7370  drums, music       3
3    Westgate, A Gallery of Necromantic Art & Literature, 5219 Magazine St.  3
3      899-3077  Tu-F 1-6, Sa 1-9 or by appt.                                3
3                                                                            3
3*** EMERGENCY NUMBERS ***                                                   3
3Police/fire/ambulance 911                                                   3
3Hotel Dieu Hospital, 2021 Perdido St. (near Superdome) 588-3144             3
3Southern Baptist Hospital 897-5940                                          3
3Touro Infirmary 897-7011                                                    3
3Tulane Medical Center 588-5711                                              3
3                                                                            3
3*** NEAR NEW ORLEANS ***                                                    3
3Pack and Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA (318)232-5854 bike rentl3
3French Louisiana Bike Tours, 601 E. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70501        3
3  (800)346-7989; Cajun country, the Atchafaylaya, LA plantation country,    3
3  New Orleans, and Natchez Trace Parkway tours   {9/8/92}                   3
3                                                                            3
3*** PERSONAL NOTES ***                                                      3
3If I visit and want to give a talk on my research, here are people at Tulane3
3  CS dept. that seem to have related interests:  Bill Buckles (AI, DB,      3
3  gen. algos., petri nets, uncertainty) and Fred Petry (AI, ES, uncertainty,3
3  DB, comp. algos.)   {6/28/92}                                             3
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