. >> yeah right behind us we have terrance simeon and the xylophone experience on the stage. right in front of jackson square. right in front of the mississippi river here in new orleans. look how crowded it is. . >> i'm really jealous of the cruise ship of randi kaye. >> would you rather be on a cruise than standing by me in new orleans? >> no i grew up in baton rouge, louisiana. first of all, i have one more. but these are mine that i gaye you earlier on cnn. >> i'm going to keep my eyes right here. i'm keeping my eyes right there. it is a huge party here. and what is really cool. the last number of years, doing the drop off the top from jackson brewery. >> it's eight feet by five feet. it's huge. and it's actually started coming down already. it comes down in just a couple of minutes. so there it is. >> we'll be watching that drop in about 20 minutes from now. >> fun back story, actually in one of the big warehouses. mardi gras and in katrina, someone found it floating through the city and so they saved that. >> they want to redo baby new year. >> they want to redo baby ne

. >> yeah, right behind us we have terrance simeon and the xylophone experience on the stage.ht in front of jackson square. right in front of the mississippi river here in new orleans. look how crowded it is. the sugar bowl is going on as well with ohio state and alabama. >> stay with us. we've got pamela brown out there in memphis. >> and we're going to go to cuba. i'm really jealous of the cruise ship of randi kaye. that's a pretty good gig. >> would you rather be on a cruise than standing by me in new orleans? >> no, i grew up in baton rouge, louisiana. can i bead you live on the air? i got those for you. these are mine that i gave you earlier on cnn. what do you think? >> i'm going to keep my eyes right here. i'm keeping my eyes right there. it is a huge party here. and what is really cool. the last number of years, doing the drop off the top from jackson brewery. >> it's eight feet by five feet. it's huge. and it's actually started coming down already. it comes down in just a couple of minutes. so there it is. >> we'll be watching that drop in about 20 minutes from now. t