I was perusing YouTube and happened across this footage of the 17th Street Canal breach and the nine firefighters who witnessed it…
Month: January 2007
Liens du Moment: 1/31
The Cos comes back to John McDonogh. Cosby visits New Orleans school USA Today MySpace page for Kiwanza Mackie, innocent bystander in a fatal Jan. 29 shooting in Terrytown. U cOuld thinK whaT u ThiNk BuT i KnOw WhAt I kNoW MySpace A “people driven plan” Plan calls for $14 billion in spending on New…
Our Passionate Waif, Bonkersman and Bart
– Ashley Morris, who has renamed “Fuck-da-Eagles girl” as “Our Passionate Waif,” is pointing visitors to a Maxim photo shoot featuring said waif. Whose real name is Heather. Not that I’ll ever call her that. – Make sure to check out the (so far) three-part series by Metroblogger Laureen Lentz concerning the ongoing de-evolution of…
More Bears Fan Signs Revealed…
At least they were honest…
Varg’s Jazzfest Must-Sees
So the line-up was released and here is my must-see-if-I-have-enough-money list… Gillian Welch T-Bone Burnett Jill Scott The Killer Irma Thomas Van Morrison Lucinda Williams Calexico Rebirf Galactic Shannon McNally Trombone Shorty Dirty Dozen Kermit Ellis NewBirth Brass Band Theresa Andersson Hot 8 Morning 40 The Jazz Vipers And because every yang deserves a yin…
Liens du Moment: 1/25
Tom Ashbrook of Boston’s NPR recently did a show on New Orleans recovery. New Orleans Report Card On Point Speaking of NPR, here’s Andrei Codrescu on Louisiana’s smoking ban. No Smoking in Paris, Dublin – and New Orleans? Poet On Call Rounding out the NPR trifecta, here we are on All Things Considered after (George)…
Oh Jesus!!!
Who ISN’T going to notice this motherfucker wandering the streets of New Orleans? Looks like he used part of that nose for bait! God damn! I can’t believe the ole chisel and bedsheets still works. Anyway, be on the lookout… Inmate escapes from Orleans Parish Prison Update: They got him. On the WB no less.
So We Lost
I’m still proud of our guys and this Saints team will still be remembered as the best ever. So far. We could talk about things we could have done differently but none of that will remove the fact that the Bears were better today. I’m very proud of the team and I am proud of…
The Old Gray Ladies Speak
From the New York Times on Jan. 19, 2007. Political leaders, worried about the loss of clout and a Congressional seat, press for people to return, but a smaller New Orleans may not be bad, some economists say. Most of those who have not returned — 175,000, by Mr. Stonecipher’s count — are very poor,…
When Enough Isn’t Enough
I saw this ad on Craigslist this morning and couldn’t help but wonder about the state of the professional class here in New Orleans. The “yuppies” if you will. PHP Web Developer Position Now, PHP is not a highly advanced language of Web programming but, it’s not something one can fake by tinkering around with…