NOPD is reviewing arrests of 12 at Krewe of Eris parade Sunday night Arrested at the Eris Parade This isn’t going to be a popular opinion but, there aren’t any good guys in this. There are bad guys, more bad guys and bystanders. Some folks may be innocent, but they aren’t righteous. Krewe of Eris…
A Social and Emotional Ecotone on Carnival Sunday
I woke up at around 4 a.m. this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep so I figured I’d head over to the Square and reserve myself a good spot. I have often described this time as an ecotone, a layering between two different social and emotional environments. One is the still awake, still spirited…
‘Communicating Clearly’
The Mardi Gras costume market mess: a post-mortem and editorial The best way to achieve it is for the city to communicate clearly with artists and vendors — and to make sure city fees don’t outstrip people’s ability to pay. From the last line of the story, the “communicating clearly” part. It doesn’t happen. I…
Dear Gambit
Dear Gambit, Love you guys. Love the paper. I see you put the Blue Dog on your cover this week. George Rodrigue is a great artist. Always has been. A little repetitive lately but, as an artist I can’t blame him. So few us us ever achieve significant compensation for what we bring to the…
Heard These Shots…
I had been sleeping about an hour and a half and my wife and I woke up to hear these 12 – 14 shots. There was six and then a few moments went by and then there were several more. Loud. The dog was going crazy. Neighbors were out on their porches. One called a…
Fat and Happy
Guys in New Orleans are unhealthy… but happy From now on, that’s what I am going to say when folks from out of town ask me how I’m doing.
Town Hall? Town Holler.
Algiers meeting tonight will focus on Crescent City Connection tolls and ferries So some neighbors and I went to this meeting last night. The “sunset” of the tolls was discussed along with how everything like the CCC police, landscaping, maintenance and the ferries are going to be paid for after. The nagging feeling I had…
10 Best Arcade Fire
Being the undisputed second-best indie / college / progressive / alternative band ever, (The) Arcade Fire is coming to Jazzfest. I had written off Jazzfest after the ticket prices went up and the beers started costing five bucks (for a fucking Miller Lite). Plus, those are big days at the Square and if I’m not…
CNN All About Us
Someone over at CNN must have come down here and had one of them “amazing experiences” and “fell in love with the city” because they have been posting like crazy. UPDATE: Now I understand. Beyond Raw: How New Orleans serves up oysters Making gumbo with John Besh and James Carville Oysters stage a comeback after…
Jazzfest Poster Values Plummet…
or at least they should after this Alex Rawls post… JAZZ FEST POSTER—THE NEW BIG MAC? Now, to me, the posters never had much value anyway. The entire numbered print / poster approach to art is a huge racket generated by the artists and the dealers to get the most revenue out of a single…