On the second floor were the white students, and the third floor was for black students.

Music is part of the big three. New Orleans is food, architecture and music. Everyone in New Orleans is a musician or has a relative who's a musician, whether they are professional or amateur.

I've seen it and you expect better. You wish it would be picture perfect. ... It was just a little disappointing because the sand made it a little different. Bounces were weird. It was just one of those awkward things.

We worked on set pieces for the past couple days and those are the goals that you usually get in the playoffs. I was at the far post and it just slipped to me in the back post.

It was a very active hall; they had dances and music there.

That's one of the reasons why we exercise. Anything can happen. And if nothing else, it tests our response to a real life situation.

The system did work. Communications worked. The way they were supposed to work and the appropriate actions were taken.

We are already beginning to see that played out with the fund-raisers that are being organized by Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr. and others, ... Music will be one of the catalysts that help revive the city.