Archive for April 13th, 2010

I just talked with my friend Tommy Mayne. He is the North American T&D Chair and the man with all the inside information. Actually I hung on and Tommy hit me with nonstop action about the Expo and Nawlins. He and the Crescent City Currents are cooking up a fantastic event for us.

He said first of all, we don’t want to miss the Monday evening reception - this is party of parties!!! Tommy loves to party with his friends and fifteen to twenty thousand of his closest friends have been invited to party at the Expo reception. Tommy said to meet at the convention center and follow the parade to the Aquarium of the Americas. At this point, we have to make a decision - go into the aquarium or go to the festival (we call them fiesta in New Mexico). Food or fish? Maybe for the quick of hand it could be both. And that is just one of the activities he talked about. Stay tuned, there will be more!

I can’t wait to hit the French Quarter for our first meal in the Big Easy. Where to go, that is the big question. We have been surfing the web looking at all the taste treats available. New Orleans is known for its great food and we are partial to the Cajun cuisine - gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish, andouille, turducken, and so many more. Coming from New Mexico it is natural that we go for the spicy side of the menu. We put green chili on everything in New Mexico (even ice cream). Do you think there is a Cajun-New Mexican restaurant? Wow, green chili jambalaya or crawfish etouffee seasoned with green chili - what a taste treat! Those would be right up there with the famous green chili cheese burger and my personal favorite green chili Pad Thai.

Enjoying the host city is part of the T&D Expo experience and how better than jumping on the web and starting planning. After all we have breakfast, lunch, and dinner to enjoy. We have to keep our strength up to cover the acres of exhibits. We have to be fueled for the miles of aisles. I better get back to my surfing time is wasting.