Protest For The Soul Of The Times- Picayune

Napoleon House, with along with Molly's In The Market and The Rose Nicaud will always have our business

Big Chief Tootie Montana in Louis Armstrong park. Indian Chief who led the way for Celebratory Urban Meetings to end peacefully strengthening the community.

my favorite purchase at Louisiana Music Factory. One VHS copy at $10 -an awesome find

odd unintended shaped ice cream cone  Angelo Brocato, MidCity

Oliver's records during a speedy windy boat ride

 The Times-Picayune in New Orleans will soon go to a 3 day publishing schedule. New Orleans will be the largest city without a daily newspaper. Plus many of its staff (turns out over 50 percent) will lose their jobs.  There is an online version (nola.com) but presently, it is not very good.  Gambit Magazine, a weekly bestofneworleans.com is better. Also for music offbeat.com. 

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/the-times-picayune-to-publish-three-times-per-week/Content?oid=2013127 

the benefit was held in front of Rock and Bowl: Mid City Lanes

outside at Rock and Bowl with a message for Kermit Ruffins,who considers himself as 1.a chef 2. a musician 3.a DJ (SirSmokesALot)

Allen Toussaint's vehicle

Protesting the new ownership of the Times-Picayunewho will change production of the daily newspaper to just  3 times a week

Allen Toussaint and the Iguanas at the Times Picayune event.  When he pulls up in his Golden car, he is thanked for showing.  Toussaint's  response is simply, "its us".

He crowded my picture

Slidell. Honey Island Swamp. A summer ritual

i hope we can do this a few more times

  

give me a hot dog and I'll give you a nine foot alligator.

the Mule is Daisy.  The man talking is Barry. another ritual.

family near Baton Rouge. Ronnie, Dennis and Cousin Sue. A warm visit . Family first but at the Oyster Fest we missed Irma Thomas& Kermit Ruffins. Unlike other trips where it seemed we saw Kermit every place we went to- and only some intentionally,this time around we missed Kermit several times, and only some intentionally

dressed for guests

taking this photo, another ritual.

cool in the blue

sharing a moment

John Boutte at DBA. a performer who engages with his audience

30 years of seeing Dave Alvin, here with the Guilty Men and Women. In the Blasters brother Phil sang Dave's songs and New Orleans legend Lee Allen played saxophone so many years ago. I once held open the doors for the great Big Joe Turner so that he could get to the deli table at some club South of Market that had an outdoor pool.  He grunted at me.

tasty sodas at the American Sector

last night at the Hotel Monteleone. roomview

Ambrose Pierce's WW2Museum. Impressive for its scope and depth of coverage, presentation and points of view

striking to me how much Germany wanted it all.