Earl Perry was kind enough to sit me with Bo Diddley backstage at House of Blues.  Tim Ward, my drummer, knew his drummer and got us in!  Tres Fab!  He thought my name, "Lips" was pretty funny.  I liked the way he laughed when he said it and how huge his hand was when I reached out to shake it.  A very cool cat.

Me & Mr. Fab Himself, Jimmy Thackery, 11/17/13, photo by famed author, musician and Man-About Town, Ben Sandmel, at Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans

Al "Carnival Time" Johnson & Yours Truly

Tricia Boutte & moi at Kermit's Speakeasy, April 2013

Jeremy Davenport--an early birthday present, 7/4/12

Me & Ralph "Ace" Gipson, 11/16/13, post-Fredy Omar Show, Central City Fest

Marc Davis snapped this w/his phone of me and Patti Smith in the Green Room, Tipitina's, April 2010!!!

THE FANTABULOUSO MR. ALLEN TOUSSAINT at the Jazz Fest, 2012:

and (forever) graciously posing for a photo with me at St. Patrick's Day celebration, St. Alphonso's Church, March, 2013:

Me & Mr. Allen Toussaint

me & John Sinclair, at Frenchy's on Oak, Father's Day Eve, 2013

The One, The Only Jimmie Vaughan played at Tip's 9/27/02--A Giant Among All 

 Joe Cabral & me, Buffa's, King's Day, 2013, photo by Maria

  me, Micholopoulas & M., Jazz Fest Poster 2013 Debut

It's me & Rosie Flores!  She played for her friend Betty Donovan's beeday party (they were pals back in the day in San Antonio) at Shady Tavern, Houston!!!!  04/17/05  When she came to New Orleans & played at the Shim-Sham Club, we asked her about that song Funnel of Love & she showed us the secret of the "D" note.  Thanks be to My Idols!

Below:  We opened for Charmaine Neville at Voodoo on the Bayou 2008--she's the Greatest! 

 Mason Ruffner, Yours Truly & Bob Burke at Marigny Brassiere, 10/17/15

But let's face it, the Greatest is My Guy:

Rev. Michael A. Colvin, 7/5/13, always so loving, generous and so worthy of My Idol-ness!!!

Steve Brudniak--Drummer/ Bandleader and Lead Poet in Mr. Greengenes band--here at the Pik'n'Pak with Steve Koch (Gerry Diaz out of photo to the left) (or is this Rudyard's Pub???) c. 1987[YES YOU ARE MY IDOL] Now world-renowned artist residing in Austin:

Mr. Steve Brudniak

Me & Johnny Winter (Diane brought him to see us play at Rudyard's Pub, c.1990) [Yes, I was nervous!!!]

Irma Thomas graciously posed with me [Thank you, Simone!!!]

And Tom McDermott also graciously posed with me at his concert at City Park Pavillion of Two Sisters:

Neighbor George snapped this of me & My Hero--

 Sunpie Barnes! at Casa Borrega 12/21/12