Blogs
What Do Winners Do?
They win, and there are no style points in football. I look forward to better showings from the Saints offense, but that’ll come. One thing last year’s playoff run demonstrated […]
Who Owns Who Dat?
In today’s Times-Picayune, Frank Donze reports on the efforts by Who Dat, Inc. to control the marketing of the phrase it claims it owns. Donze writes: In the latest correspondence, […]
Saints vs. 49ers Preview: Saints Welcome the Blitz
I’m pretty sure the phrase “Ugly Win” simply means the defense won the game. And last week, an “ugly”, nay, a “fugly” win, is what the Saints got. Real ‘effin […]
Ante Up
Following up on last week’s blog post, I got a lot of feedback from the Vieux Carre Property Owners, Resident & Associates (VCPORA), the local group whose mission is “To […]
Paid in Whiskers
My husband is John Boutté’s piano tuner. He’s a darling, Boutté, and he pays well. Cash plus. Last time it was a pound of fresh shrimp that somebody had brought […]
Loving our Digital Selves
One thing the Americana music community shares with enthusiasts for New Orleans music is a belief in its intrinsic goodness, and a sense that the goodness should be enough. In […]
What are Words Worth?
Generation vs. Generation contrasts almost always make it very obvious how old (or young) the writer is, but I’m about to stumble into one anyway, fully aware that this contrast […]
Jeez, I Hope We Win
It’s late Wednesday afternoon, and I just took a little walk around the Quarter, which is already chock-full of football fans, still relatively sober, waiting for tomorrow’s game and festivities. […]
Madden ’11 Says Saints by Seven
One thing that’s useful to remember about the NFL is that it is the most successful, most watched, and longest running television show in history. Sure, the action on the […]
Stomp, Stomp Conference Schedules Announced
The Trashmen (“Surfin’ Bird”) and Duane Eddy (“Rebel Rouser”) headline the Ponderosa Stomp September 24 and 25 respectively. The annual celebration of the roots of rock ‘n’ roll returns to […]
