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IN THIS ISSUE:
Mardi Gras! Who's That Girl? Fan Profile News & Links Map of Ezra TTPY Hall of Fame Archives
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THE BTE LEXICON:
Anyone remember this moment at the second 2003 Christmas show? A young lady decided to get up on stage and dance during "This Time of Year." After this sexy dance had taken place, Professor Griffin decided to give the crowd an impromptu vocabulary lesson (among other comments). Anyone wonder what he meant by "lagniappe?" According to Webster’s (unabridged) dictionary, lagniappe is a word of French origin used in Louisiana with several meanings.
Traditionally, lagniappe was a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase. More generally (and in the KG context), the word means also means something given or obtained gratuitously, or by way of bonus or good measure. The word may also be familiar to readers who’ve read the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper. Lagniappe is also the name of the paper’s weekly entertainment section. |
BOOTLEG ROUNDUP: The other day I was sitting around pondering horns (no, not those on Satan’s head). Rather, I was thinking of trombones, trumpets, and saxes as I tried to compile a mental list of Better Than Ezra songs or covers that have had horns when played live. It’s actually quite an impressive list. Ironically, many people wouldn’t think of BTE as a band that uses horns. This is probably because a lot of people who’ve never been lucky enough to catch a live show in New Orleans or one of the very rare show outside the Crescent City where the guys have had a horn section. Anyway, here's a list of live songs -- by the era in which they first appeared -- and the widely circulated bootlegs on which you just might be able to find them: "Deluxe" Era Merry Christmas Eve (NOLA HoB 12-16-1999) "Friction Baby" Era WWOZ (NOLA HoB 5-6-2000) At the Stars (NOLA HoB 5-6-2000) "Artifakt" Era Strange Funny Way (NOLA HoB 7-20-2000) Rolling (NOLA HoB 3-1-2003) | ||
