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When I was a teenager living in London for a brief period, I got on a train for Scotland, nearly dizzy with anticipation of visiting a place so magical, historical and mysterious, cloaked in its own mythology, music, food and culture.
Kind of like New Orleans in that way, I guess.
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And last Saturday, I went down to Washington Square Park in the Faubourg Marigny to hear a free concert -- part of a Saturday afternoon series sponsored by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation -- by one of the city's truly lovely singer/songwriters, Susan Cowsill.
She played a beautiful afternoon show to a modest crowd comprised mostly of local hipsters and young families. Adding to the joy of the show was a chance to explore with my kids a lush and impressive New Orleans public space which has long been generally overlooked by the city at large.
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