It didn't take long to realize the Bill Curl memorial Tuesday night was going to be different than your traditional funeral.
As longtime New Orleans sports historian and statistician Bob Remy arrived at Rock 'n Bowl at 6 p.m., the live band inside greeted him with a lively rendition of "Walkin' to New Orleans and the door man asked, "Are you here for the Bill Curl party?"
Not the Bill Curl wake.
Not the Bill Curl funeral.
Not the Bill Curl memorial.
This event was planned as Curl, the longtime local public relations executive who died June 15 at age 77, would have liked.