Thanks for these photos. Having been to N.O. only twice, I still miss it a great deal. What a wide open city it was, and not just in the tourist-laden French Quarter.
I love the cropping in the penultimate pic. Rage, indeed!
I never made it to New Orleans before Katrina, but when that happened I was pretty close to joining some Red Cross group and getting down there. It’s shameful that our government failed on such a grand scale to help fellow citizens in need. So I miss having the wool still comfortably pulled over my eyes. Nice pix, btw.
Thanks for the kind words! I had never been before last week and it was such a whirlwind: went to a real jazz funeral for Willie-T, Preservation Hall, a Saints game, a tour of the lower ninth in incredibly incongrous pink patent leather flats. Gained at least 10 lbs. Didn’t want to leave at all. Maybe I’ll only live in “new” places: New Mexico, New York, New Orleans…
Well, if you lived in New York (which you might have already; I have no idea), you’d have history with a lot of the people. If you lived in NM, you’d have fond cynicism for the place like :Dave and I do.
can’t wait to hear more about how this job is going and how being there affects the way you’re writing the series. xo — bw
Wow, great pictures.
Off-topic: testing how my name looks with an embedded emoticon.
:Dave:
Cracks me up.
(What’s e: ?)
I know. It’s a “jiggles my clittie”.
WW,
Thanks for these photos. Having been to N.O. only twice, I still miss it a great deal. What a wide open city it was, and not just in the tourist-laden French Quarter.
I love the cropping in the penultimate pic. Rage, indeed!
Those are great. I’ve never had a desire to go there until I saw those pics.
Mebbe it’s because I’ve never seen a 4 star record store before…only 3 stores in these parts.
I never made it to New Orleans before Katrina, but when that happened I was pretty close to joining some Red Cross group and getting down there. It’s shameful that our government failed on such a grand scale to help fellow citizens in need. So I miss having the wool still comfortably pulled over my eyes. Nice pix, btw.
Dave, your name looks goofy with that emoticon.
Oh, man, I love that city. Been several times. Perhaps it’s time to go back…. Road trip!!!
i’ve never been. but those photos are incredible.
I agree with jeremy the photos look great
I agree with cynthia.
Thanks for the kind words! I had never been before last week and it was such a whirlwind: went to a real jazz funeral for Willie-T, Preservation Hall, a Saints game, a tour of the lower ninth in incredibly incongrous pink patent leather flats. Gained at least 10 lbs. Didn’t want to leave at all. Maybe I’ll only live in “new” places: New Mexico, New York, New Orleans…
old with the old!
Well, if you lived in New York (which you might have already; I have no idea), you’d have history with a lot of the people. If you lived in NM, you’d have fond cynicism for the place like :Dave and I do.
*ahum* That’s “a lot of the people here”. Not including me.
wendy is an old new yorker who sometimes lives in LA. we won’t them them keep her forever though.