e-nicra.jpg E-Nicra On Friday night, we had our own "extra" Nicra dinner at the Palace on Canal Street. From the left, Maggie, Jim and Marcia Rosetti, Kenzie, Scott, Deb, and Steve. conehead.jpg Cone Head! This is Rod Oringer, wearing the infamous "ice cream cone hat" which we've been told normally fetches the largest price at the Bryce Thompson Scholarship Auction. bourbon-1.jpg Tourist Maggie, playing the tourist on Bourbon Street. betty-boop.jpg Betty Boop Maggie, posing next to a Betty Boop doll in the French Quarter. beads.jpg Beads We spent some time throwing beads to the crowds on Bourbon Street, but can't report receiving the traditional fair trade on them ;^) bourbon.jpg Bourbon Street at Night A shot of Bourbon Street at night dancer.jpg Dancer This was one of the more memorable street performers we encountered. Put a dollar in her basket, and she'd do a sweet dance. greg-n-kristy.jpg Calabash We met Greg and Kristy, of Calabash Creamery, who took a route similar to ours in learning the ice cream business. We swapped a lot of great ideas with them, hopefully we'll keep in touch. kenzie-deb.jpg Smile! This is Debbie Lee, with her daughter Kenzie, who kept us all laughing throughout the conference. surprise.jpg Surprise! This is Karen, of Karen's Kreamery, located in Surprise, Arizona. pobriens1.jpg Pat O'Brien's On Thursday night, a group of us braved the cold and visited Pat O'Brien's pub. pobriens2.jpg Pat O'Brien's II More folks huddled together for warmth -- it got cool and breezy that night. pobriens3.jpg Pat O'Brien's III I'd try to place names to everyone, but I'd never get them all correct, so I'll not try. pobriens4.jpg Pat O'Brien's IV More people, being crazy. pobriens5.jpg Pat O'Brien's IV statue.jpg Statue Another street performer who caught our eye. silky.jpg Silky O'Sullivan We were looking for a place to have lunch on Saturday, and didn't manage to make it by Silky, who was such a great salesman that we ended up having ribs and shrimp. Delicious! robot.jpg Robot This street performer acted like a robotic statue. He's giving Maggie the thumbs up here. reddress.jpg Red Dress! This woman was encouraging people to come into one of the bars we passed on Bourbon Street. She was so colorful, we had to snap a photo of her.