“I Wish I Was In New Orleans”

Few people know I lived in New Orleans. That seems like many incarnations ago, yet it was when I graduated from college. I painted government warehouses and explored the city. It was fun for about six months then I missed the serenity of Iowa. One night at the Chili Parlor over Christmas break Waits started singing “I Wish I Was In New Orleans” and he had us all crying. Click here and listen to his rendition.