Alan Gutierrez

JazzFest is approaching. I’ll be volunteering at the WWOZ tent, watching over some computers for Christian Kuffner.

French Quarter Fest has passed. Caught the second day. Listened to Wynton Marsallis debut “Congo Square” in Congo Square, Armstrong Park. The sun was hot. The music was brassy. We listened from the edges in the shade. Saw many Mid-City people.

On the way back to my place, Rebecca Houtman and I stopped into the Farrington Smith Gallery, where Adam Farrington and Scott Smith were lounging about.

At some point in the lazy conversation, Adam lights up, as he will, and announces that he made a chair bike. He returns from the courtyard with a bicycle that has a chair attached to the frame before the handlebars. He offers me a ride on the bike as he blusters past and out the door, such was his confidence that I would accept.

And sure enough, the rolls reversed on Chartres. I piloted the chair bike, and it is quite managable. The weight is attached to the frame and sprung. Zero injuries.

Here are some photos of the Farrington Smith Gallery.

The approach to 832 Royal St.

Application of Farrington Smith Gallery logo on signage.

Separate signage, a logo resting on a bench in gallery.

A boquet of Farrington Smith Gallery business cards.

A full fuzzy photo set of Farrington Smith Gallery photographs is available at Flicker.