Fat Tuesday and Pete Fountain
February 21st, 2009 by David H. Thomas
Tuesday February 24 is Fat Tuesday in New Orleans. Pete Fountain will kick off the festivities leading more than 200 members of his Half-Fast Walking Club (say the hyphenated word slowly!) through the city streets. He’s been doing it every year (except 2006) since 1961!
Fountain, 78, is still playing clarinet with youthful energy. [...]