The "Rare Ones" of New Orleans

On April 8th, The Rare One’s of New Orleans hosted a Crawfish Boil. In addition to the RO’s, many local hams attended as well. Tom, WB6NFU, and Maureen from New Port Richie, FL also attended. The RO’s thanks Frank, KG5KWB, for having the Crawfish Boil at his QTH!

Below are the pictures taken:

Jim seems to have a knack for preparing fine Louisiana Cuisine! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, perhaps we need to modify the old truism to “a picture is worth a thousand bites”! If Jim’s Shrimp Alfredo Pasta looks as good as it taste, I think the Rare One’s of New Orleans will have to make Jim an honorary Cajun. With Jim’s presentation of his Shrimp Alfredo Pasta, he might give Emeril a run for his money — Bam!

Bob is currently making a world-wind tour and kindly visited Big John and Kenny here in the Big Easy! Here’s the pics of the day…

Sometimes the Rare One’s of New Orleans are not so Rare! We celebrated our 2022 Christmas Social at Gattuso’s Restaurant in the Historic Town of Greta, Louisiana. We had many things to be thankful this year, but what made our annual event just a little bit more special was the appearance of two Rare One’s Associate Members – Paul KY4BF from Farragut, TN and Mike KD9GCN from Cedarburg, WI. Here are some of the pictures taken from the event. Just remember, if you want to acquire any Rare One’s swag or have a chance at our door prizes you need to get on the list for next year!

Jack, from Mills River, NC became an Associate Member of the Rare One’s of New Orleans. Jack earned the Nickname of “Jumping Jack” from Dale, KB5PMP – our pre-net coordinator. Not sure how Dale came up with Jack’s Nickname but let your imagination run with it! Perhaps Dale was channeling Mick Jagger at the time. Actually, Jack is a retired 82nd Airborne Division Veteran and loves jumping out of airplanes! By the way, check out Jack’s Station….and this nice sports car on QRZ!

Ever thought having some great Cajun Food on demand is just a dream? Well, John – W5PDW shared an interesting picture today with us. I believe Big John has already ordered one! This could be dangerous….

As many of y’all know, I am a river pilot on the Mississippi River. Recently, I saw Big John crossing the Mississippi River near Algiers Point. Big John says he doesn’t get out the house much but when he’s hungry all bets are off! Rumor has it, he was making his way to Jack Dempsey’s Restaurant. Moving at 2.7 kts, that’s the fastest I seen Big John move! In any case, this is a real screen shot of the AIS Targets on the Mississippi River.

Here’s Frank’s latest old hot rod project. He’s been diligently working on it, hence, we call him the Nutria Rat!