So, we were walking down Royal Street one morning and stopped to listen to this muscian Mitch playing a sweet, bluegrassy tune on his bazouki. He was really good and we listened for a couple minutes when this lovely white mule stops while the driver Cindy points out something to her fare. Lestat the mule, though, he’s is listening to the music, really caught up in it, so the muscian Mitch smiles and changes the tune, singing a song about a mule ‘Mule Train’ to the mule Lestat who you can see has his ears back and his eyes closed in obvious pleasure. It wasnt a long moment or anything, but it was a really good one. 🙂
Maybe mulishmusings can name the mule (and the driver and the muscian?) for us?
Why yes, yes I can do all three. The mule is Lestat, his driver is Cindy, and the musician is Mitch and I’d lay even money that he was playing Mule Train. Lestat and Cindy work for Mid-City Carriages, she lives on the next block from me. I’ve known Mitch and his partner Stella for years now.
New Orleans, the smallest big city you’ll ever see.
Thank you, darlin’! – Fixed it. 🙂 We looked for you, but you know how it is. I have a load of mule shots, though, so keep an eye out for more naming. Mitch was wonderful…we stood there a good while listening.
BTW, my VC loveleis – there is another white mule called Claudia. I have an older pic of them pulling a carriage in tandem.
Must be one of the rare times post-assassination-attempt that Lestat and Claudia can be seen getting along *u*
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