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Ted Bowers Reports from New Orleans

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We all wanted to go. We provided support for an annual conference for a longtime client and friend we cherish in a city we love: New Orleans. While hard at work, it is impossible not to get infected with New Orleans' Joie de Vivre; that talent to enjoy life in the midst of hard work. Ted Bowers, Marcelo Cruz and Ben Majors were the lucky L.A. crew that got to go. They are happy to share some highlights. Ted Bowers: "When I walked through the lobby of the hotel following our general session I felt like I was in a time warp. The lobby was filled with ladies dressed in period attire. There were also hat stations, or rather fascinator stations, providing the perfect hat accessory. I got into a conversation with these three ladies who had stopped by on their way to the opera to celebrate "The Stormin' of the Sazerac Bar", an annual local event toasting a feminist milestone, the first time women were allowed unaccompanied in a drinking establishment,  that hap...

Monday Music: We Are Letting The Good Times Roll!

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Dear Friends, "What I'm gonna do to you - I betcha like it" - Troy "Shorty Trombone" Andrews will get you going this morning!  DJ Matt caught the bug in New Orleans where our team just let the good times roll in the French Quarter. "Eventworks and I just wrapped up a great week in my favorite of all music meccas, New Orleans. As if that doesn't get any better for yours truly, I was also the opening act for "Nola's" new reigning King of jazz/funk/rock/hiphop… or simply, the "New Orleans Sound" as I like to call it ! Troy Andrews, aka "Shorty Trombone", began his musical career at the tender age of 6, playing trombone, and he hasn't stopped since, playing for the past 25 years with the Neville Brothers and performing as the featured member of Lenny Kravitz's horn section.  He has been touted as one of New Orleans' greatest music stars ! As I always like to say: "keep it funky and nobody gets bored....