ok, now that my most recent writing deadline is behind me (quick tip: check out the shondes my dear one, sharon jones + the dap kings new one, and the mynabirds for some kickass new tunes – all new releases due to hit the streets in the next few months), back to the business of [...]
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it was a busy weekend. first things first: can i just say how relieved and happy i am that susan guidry won the city council district a race against jay batt? i am THRILLED! makes me proud to live in a district that has some common sense. (yes, i know only 13,000 of them voted, but [...] fae and i got a little bonus mardi gras activity in on friday night. though mardi gras is indeed over – thank goddess, i’m exhausted! – we both landed an impromptu gig being extras for the hbo tv series “treme” which, of course, is set in and shot here in new orleans. i’m an avid [...] mardi gras day was so much fun! relaxed, easy, no agenda really, just simple fun. i didn’t really get it together to have an actual costume, so instead i decided to go with the black and gold theme. i found an old pair of tuxedo pants i had cut off a few mardi gras ago that [...] wow, what a whirlwind it’s been. when last i wrote, it was a few days before the mayoral election and the superbowl, and much anticipation was in the air. well, obviously, a lot has happened since then in new orleans. first, rachel maddow came to town do a live broadcast of her show from the french quarter, [...] since the whole who dat controversy got resolved (whew! and, oh yeah, f dat, nfl!) earlier this week, saints mania in new orleans has been simmering on, say, a medium flame. not that it ever went away or anything – there’s still been nothing but saints coverage on the tv and radio channels, and most [...] |
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