1st time in new orleans

nicebush25 · 01-21-2010, 05:30 PM

In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there?

B_Dub_Saint · 01-21-2010, 05:31 PM

Go to mothers and eat.

D_it_up · 01-21-2010, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by nicebush25

In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there?

Your handle made me laugh a little.

skymike · 01-21-2010, 05:34 PM

tell me you have your hotel reserved already..... if not, LaPlace is quite lovely this time of year.

UK_WhoDat · 01-22-2010, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by D_it_up

Your handle made me laugh a little.

Same here, TBH

nicebush25 · 01-21-2010, 05:37 PM

yeah crowne plaza on boubon st

skymike · 01-21-2010, 05:50 PM

Got that hotel.... good! now:

Just do the usual touristy stuff the 1st time, thats my suggestion. Even "hip" "undergroundy" people like the French Quarter, they just wont admit it. Bring lots of cash, you'll need it. Dont play with the "I know where you got them shoes" guy. Find a group of strangers to share the cost of it, and ride the mule/buggy deal around. Do a paddle-wheeler ride... check out the voodoo shops, look at all the weird people at Jackson Square. Do the Cafe DuMonde beignet thing. check out the riverwalk and moonwalk. See some plantation homes if you can. Musee Conti (wax museum) on Conti is not only a kickass museum, but a great primer on N.O. history. See Chris Owens show--- she's about 100, and still has the body of a 30 yr. old, and stop in every club on Bourbon St. including the gay stuff. Dont look like a tourist--- instead dress Saints, or Ghetto, or Biker, or Redneck, never like a yuppie tourist. Everyone who's ever been to N.O. goes to Pat OBriens & gets hurricanes. They taste like kool-aid, so drink lots of them and drink them fast--- they wont do anything bad to you. trust me.

Then if you must get "local" the bohemian clubs are on Frenchman street over by Esplanade.

Most of this stuff is considered touristy, but who shives a git what is supposed to be "cool?" "undergroundy" people live with their mama. Have fun and dont worry. Dont do anything wacky till you see somebody else do it first. This is your basic crash course in New Orleans.

CAPTAIN · 01-21-2010, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by skymike

Dont play with the "I know where you got them shoes" guy.

I've been there plenty of times and the last time I was there I had 3 different guys on 3 different streets ask me that same thing. I was dressed in jeans and a t shirt once, dress pants and a collared shirt the next, and full out Saints gear the third. I was blown away by this statement and for the life of me, I can't figure out what the hook is. I even asked around with the local bartenders and waiters and no one gave me a straight answer.
Can someone please tell me how this ends?
Are they trying to bait you into saying your from out of town?
Trying to get a buck off you?
Trying to sell you drugs?

By NO means did I look like I was from out of town, I looked like a total local. WTF?
I'm still perplexed about this one!

strato · 01-21-2010, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by CAPTAIN

I've been there plenty of times and the last time I was there I had 3 different guys on 3 different streets ask me that same thing. I was dressed in jeans and a t shirt once, dress pants and a collared shirt the next, and full out Saints gear the third. I was blown away by this statement and for the life of me, I can't figure out what the hook is. I even asked around with the local bartenders and waiters and no one gave me a straight answer.
Can someone please tell me how this ends?
Are they trying to bait you into saying your from out of town?
Trying to get a buck off you?
Trying to sell you drugs?

By NO means did I look like I was from out of town, I looked like a total local. WTF?
I'm still perplexed about this one!

Here ya go...if ur say on Bourbon st and they come up and ask.."Say i bet i can tell you were you got your shoes for 10$"..and you being the tourist want to see if this guy is a psychic you say.." Ok tell me where".... he looks at you and says " On Bourbon St...now give me my ten dollars" get it?

21Hilliard · 01-21-2010, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by strato

Here ya go...if ur say on Bourbon st and they come up and ask.."Say i bet can tell you were you got your shoes for 10$"..and you being the tourist want to see if this guy is psychic you say.." Ok tell me where" he looks at you and says "Bourbon St...now give me my ten dollars" get it?

Another answer you'll maybe get is "on your feet". Saw that in a NOLA commercial a few years back, when I still lived in the area.

01-21-2010, 05:30 PM	#1
nicebush25 lightly scented Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 142	1st time in new orleans In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there?

01-21-2010, 05:31 PM	#2
B_Dub_Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 2,345 Blog Entries: 1	Re: 1st time in new orleans Go to mothers and eat.

01-21-2010, 05:33 PM	#3
D_it_up Faqda Falcons Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 3,465 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 1st time in new orleans Originally Posted by nicebush25 In town this weekend for the game. Any suggestions on must do, must see, or must eat while I'm there? Your handle made me laugh a little.

01-21-2010, 05:34 PM	#4
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: 1st time in new orleans tell me you have your hotel reserved already..... if not, LaPlace is quite lovely this time of year.
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01-22-2010, 01:20 PM	#5
UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 4,000	Re: 1st time in new orleans Originally Posted by D_it_up Your handle made me laugh a little. Same here, TBH

01-21-2010, 05:37 PM	#6
nicebush25 lightly scented Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 142	Re: 1st time in new orleans yeah crowne plaza on boubon st

01-21-2010, 05:50 PM	#7
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: 1st time in new orleans Got that hotel.... good! now: Just do the usual touristy stuff the 1st time, thats my suggestion. Even "hip" "undergroundy" people like the French Quarter, they just wont admit it. Bring lots of cash, you'll need it. Dont play with the "I know where you got them shoes" guy. Find a group of strangers to share the cost of it, and ride the mule/buggy deal around. Do a paddle-wheeler ride... check out the voodoo shops, look at all the weird people at Jackson Square. Do the Cafe DuMonde beignet thing. check out the riverwalk and moonwalk. See some plantation homes if you can. Musee Conti (wax museum) on Conti is not only a kickass museum, but a great primer on N.O. history. See Chris Owens show--- she's about 100, and still has the body of a 30 yr. old, and stop in every club on Bourbon St. including the gay stuff. Dont look like a tourist--- instead dress Saints, or Ghetto, or Biker, or Redneck, never like a yuppie tourist. Everyone who's ever been to N.O. goes to Pat OBriens & gets hurricanes. They taste like kool-aid, so drink lots of them and drink them fast--- they wont do anything bad to you. trust me. Then if you must get "local" the bohemian clubs are on Frenchman street over by Esplanade. Most of this stuff is considered touristy, but who shives a git what is supposed to be "cool?" "undergroundy" people live with their mama. Have fun and dont worry. Dont do anything wacky till you see somebody else do it first. This is your basic crash course in New Orleans.
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01-21-2010, 11:09 PM	#8
CAPTAIN Registered Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tha Jersey Shore Posts: 64	Re: 1st time in new orleans Originally Posted by skymike Dont play with the "I know where you got them shoes" guy. I've been there plenty of times and the last time I was there I had 3 different guys on 3 different streets ask me that same thing. I was dressed in jeans and a t shirt once, dress pants and a collared shirt the next, and full out Saints gear the third. I was blown away by this statement and for the life of me, I can't figure out what the hook is. I even asked around with the local bartenders and waiters and no one gave me a straight answer. Can someone please tell me how this ends? Are they trying to bait you into saying your from out of town? Trying to get a buck off you? Trying to sell you drugs? By NO means did I look like I was from out of town, I looked like a total local. WTF? I'm still perplexed about this one!
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01-21-2010, 11:22 PM	#9
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Re: 1st time in new orleans Originally Posted by CAPTAIN I've been there plenty of times and the last time I was there I had 3 different guys on 3 different streets ask me that same thing. I was dressed in jeans and a t shirt once, dress pants and a collared shirt the next, and full out Saints gear the third. I was blown away by this statement and for the life of me, I can't figure out what the hook is. I even asked around with the local bartenders and waiters and no one gave me a straight answer. Can someone please tell me how this ends? Are they trying to bait you into saying your from out of town? Trying to get a buck off you? Trying to sell you drugs? By NO means did I look like I was from out of town, I looked like a total local. WTF? I'm still perplexed about this one! Here ya go...if ur say on Bourbon st and they come up and ask.."Say i bet i can tell you were you got your shoes for 10$"..and you being the tourist want to see if this guy is a psychic you say.." Ok tell me where".... he looks at you and says " On Bourbon St...now give me my ten dollars" get it?
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01-21-2010, 11:25 PM	#10
21Hilliard 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Raised on the Bayou - living in DFW Posts: 136	Re: 1st time in new orleans Originally Posted by strato Here ya go...if ur say on Bourbon st and they come up and ask.."Say i bet can tell you were you got your shoes for 10$"..and you being the tourist want to see if this guy is psychic you say.." Ok tell me where" he looks at you and says "Bourbon St...now give me my ten dollars" get it? Another answer you'll maybe get is "on your feet". Saw that in a NOLA commercial a few years back, when I still lived in the area.