outside of the cathedral we saw a truly authentic (and truly amazing) new orleans street jazz band. i love that form of music, it's so spirited and, well, 'alive'. my mom ended up buying a cd of them that they were selling to the crowd. really good stuff. that's the kind of musician i would like to be, no concert orchestras for me, i'd wanna be on the street (or i guess in a club or whatever) just having fun and interacting with people. yeah, it was good.