In the trailor for the upcoming film “The Road” there is a familiar image… “The Road” Empire, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina There are supposedly some scenes filmed in the Lower Ninth Ward as well. I read the book two years ago and even though I have always loved Cormac Mcarthy, I hated the novel. His…
Kicker Woes
Back when I was in the newspaper business we had a word we used in headlines when shit was just all tossed up. The word was “woes.” And If there was any word to describe the Saints kicker situation in the last 12 months it would be, “woeful.” In 2006, we cut John Carney and…
Riley Aint Running
I’ve been with the mayor for the last, actually, seven years as a chief — including being the deputy chief. I have seen what he has gone through. There’s absolutely nothing about being mayor that’s attractive today. That’s probably why no one else wants the job either Chief. But I am curious about that last…
WWII Museum Traffic Advisory
If you are in the CBD or Warehouse District between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. avoid Magazine Street at all cost. You will be sucked into a traffic vortex so nasty and consuming you will unavoidably lose some of those precious few moments we all have left. It is a maelstrom a…
Jefferson Guilty.
Did I do that?
Tired Of Getting F-ed With
I guess Nola.com got tired of being the butt of everyone’s jokes so they up-and-decided to harass the broadcast news up in Cleveland. Did they really have to go all the way up North to find something worse than chopped up bodies acting strangely? Anyway, here’s the link… Cleveland bear video sets the bar for…
8-8
I was at a party a little while back and some fellas were making predictions about how the Saints were going to do this year and everyone was really getting in to just how good they thought the team would be. Guys, were saying, “Going to the Super Bowl!” and “They aren’t going to be…
I’m Twisted
I’m a firm believer in looking toward yourself to understand and grasp societies problems. Because somewhere in there, overtly, covertly, you are just as twisted as the rest of them. Or you can at least relate to the nature of the beast. It’s not more than a few simply leaps in basic needs really. This…
Hey I Know Her…
New Orleans City Councilwoman Shelley Midura will not seek re-election next year While Batt remains the only announced candidate, several potential challengers are being mentioned. They include state Rep. Neil Abramson, a first-term Democrat from Uptown; Karen Gadbois, an activist who founded the Web site squanderedheritage.com; Karen’s officially “been mentioned.” That’s better than “talked about.”…
Is This An Effin Joke?
How Do These Shirts Look? I have two questions: Is it a joke? And Is that Arnie Fielkow?