Dear Mr. Dawes,This man waved down my buggy when we were paused at the Cabildo (for two minutes on the Louisiana Purchase)
Spoke to [name deleted] this afternoon and she gave me your cell # - no answer, but will try again. We spoke yesterday near the cathedral. As you may have recognized late yesterday as you passed on Dumaine, I often observe carriages and the degree of help and information the host provides. You are at the top for courtesy, knowledge and informative chatter that I see from our gallery and on the street.
Been coming here almost 40 years and never a carriage ride. You give me incentive to finally take a real French Quarter tour. Will be in touch.
[name deleted]
and asked for a business card. He then told my guests that they have the best guide in the Quarter, and he wants to take the whole tour. I said thank you, I’d be happy to give him a tour, and we moved on. The guests laughed and asked if I paid the guy!So, it looks like I have a potential passenger! But tour guides yell stuff like this at each other all the time.
I'm blessed with a bellowing baritone voice that can control a crowd, and I deliver my lines to all in earshot, whenever I can get away with it. Sometimes it earns me a fare.
Here's a line I feel free to shout across the street when things are slow in the morning:
Hey, y'all come over here and get a fascinating buggy ride! All our mules are strong and good looking, and all our guides are above average!
