tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post5261308544434946958..comments2024-03-24T10:37:39.446+00:00Comments on The Vinyl Word: Farewell to Snooks and AntoinetteNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534654679371832525noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-54614471985186105192009-02-28T22:14:00.000+00:002009-02-28T22:14:00.000+00:00From our New Orleans Woodie friends: Just a note t...From our New Orleans Woodie friends:<BR/> <BR/>Just a note to you and the Woodies.<BR/><BR/>The Wake for Antoinette K-Doe today, February 27, 2009<BR/>at the Mother In Law Lounge from 2 PM - 7 PM was really<BR/>amazing.<BR/><BR/>The outpouring of her friends, family, and the community<BR/>was enormous. A line around the block to get into the<BR/>side door of the lounge - - to walk past her in her casket - - <BR/>went on all day long at a steady stream. There must have<BR/>been thousands who passed by her remains throughout the day.<BR/><BR/>It was a beautiful day in New Orleans and everybody was<BR/>sad but were visiting with each other and remembering all<BR/>the "good" Antoinette K-Doe contributed to the musicians,<BR/>the community, and to Ernie K-Doe. <BR/><BR/>We spoke with various folks who knew Ernie before<BR/>Antoinette, and they all attested to the fact that she<BR/>single-handedly revived his career. She got him back<BR/>on tract, spearheaded the Mother In Law Lounge so he would <BR/>have a place to entertain, and basically put Ernie back<BR/>on the map.<BR/><BR/>Antoinette looked so tiny in the casket. We all always<BR/>thought of her as bigger than life. She was dressed in<BR/>a white floor-length ballgown with sequins and a sparkling <BR/>diamond-like tiara, just like she would have worn to a<BR/>Mardi Gras Ball had she been here with us in real life.<BR/><BR/>There were beautiful flower arrangements inside and out.<BR/><BR/>The crowd that mingled in her manicured yard next to the <BR/>lounge was filled with folks from all walks of life. <BR/><BR/>Flowers were blooming everywhere - she had a green thumb - <BR/>and the weather was perfection for an outdoor special<BR/>event, especially this one. Food was served and people<BR/>all felt like Armand and I did - - that it still seems so<BR/>unreal still.<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow, Saturday, are the services, the jazz funeral,<BR/>the music and food at Rock n Bowl, and then more visiting<BR/>back at the Mother In Law. Woodie Armand will sing <BR/>Antoinette's favorite Ernie hit (if all goes as planned)<BR/>titled: Tain't It The Truth.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hope our Woodie friends are having a good weekend.<BR/>We'll keep you posted.<BR/><BR/>Patty and ArmandNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534654679371832525noreply@blogger.com