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Minor Wisdom 
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If ?genius? includes being 40 years ahead of your time, then this man was a genius.
Posted on March 05, 2010Fans of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (late 1960s) will enjoy these editorials by Pat Paulsen. All of us will marvel at how timely these 40-year-old bits are. (Hat tip to Peter Friedman.)
This Katrina-recovery story is a little bit personal.
Posted on March 03, 2010Way back in July 1990, Suzanne and I held our wedding reception at Katie?s, our favorite restaurant in New Orleans? Mid City neighborhood (where we lived at the time). In September 2005, most of Mid City was under water, due...
For Dan Hull, congratulations. For the rest of us, something to aspire to.
Posted on March 01, 2010Minor Wisdom?s pal Dan Hull has achieved a bit of web immortality. A word he coined?slackoisie?has been added to the Urban Dictionary. Bloggers everywhere covet such a distinction. (Hat tip to Stephanie West Allen.)
For marathon runners, a little Howlin? Wolf
Posted on February 27, 2010Tomorrow morning, the Rock & Roll Mardi Gras Marathon passes by my front porch on Magazine Street. So in tribute to those hardy souls, here?s an appropriate number by Howlin? Wolf. Somebody bring that man his running shoes.
Gallows Pole ? Alvin Youngblood Hart
Posted on February 20, 2010Here?s a contemporary blues performer who hasn?t strayed from his roots: Alvin Youngblood Hart, performing Gallows Pole. He reminds me a little of R.L. Burnside.
Seeing isn?t believing, and the nose doesn?t know
Posted on February 18, 2010Two items of note: Stephanie Allen reports at Idealawg: ?In experiments carried out by Edinburgh University, people looking at pictures often failed to detect deliberate alterations, such as objects becoming bigger or disappearing. Professor John Henderson of the School of...
A musical project for Lent
Posted on February 14, 2010I realize it?s jumping the gun to start thinking about Lent before Mardi Gras passes. With that out of the way... To help myself accomplish a musical goal I?ve set, I?m announcing it here: by Good Friday, I will post...
The people's MVP: Drew Brees teaches fans the Saints? pregame chant
Posted on February 12, 2010I?m only about the 112th NOLA blogger to post this video, but it?s so cool that I want to share it with any of you who doesn?t follow the other NOLA blogs. First some background: Before every Saints game this...
Must-see TV tonight: In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement
Posted on February 11, 2010Tonight on PBS at 8 p.m. EST, 7 p.m. CST: President and Mrs. Obama will host ?In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement? in honor of Black History Month, and the evening...
Apparently it?s pronounced ?fluhr duh LEES?
Posted on February 09, 2010The New York Times has an interesting article about the history?and pronunciation?of the Saints? emblem, the fleur-de-lis. Among the things I didn?t know: in France, the s is not silent.
Who-Dat Nation or Who-Dat World?
Posted on February 08, 2010I?m not against the phrase Who-Dat Nation to describe Saints fans everywhere. But the phrase is a touch unoriginal ? I think Raider Nation pre-dates it. More importantly, the word nation fails to describe this phenomenon. It?s world-wide. The Times...
Some history of ?who dat?
Posted on February 06, 2010My friend George ?Loki? Williams posted this clip from a 1937 cartoon. This is not the origin of the ?Who Dat? catch phrase adopted by Saints fans, which probably predates this clip. But it damn sure sinks the NFL?s recent...
Good wishes from a Browns fan
Posted on February 05, 2010My on-line pal Peter Friedman, unapologetic Cleveland Browns fan, explains why he?ll be pulling for the Saints this Sunday: No self-respecting Browns fan could root for a team that fled the city it belongs to in the middle of the...
A different take on Mark 8:33
Posted on February 01, 2010Driving home this evening, I heard this song on WWOZ. Just another reason why, if you?re not already tuned in to ?OZ, you should be. (The artist is Billie Jo Spears.)
Bohemian Rhapsody, bluegrass style
Posted on January 31, 2010My on-line pal Roy Jacobsen tweeted this bluegrass version of Bohemian Rhapsody. And since bluegrass is my second-favorite musical genre (after blues), well, ...
?And/or? ? just plain dumb?
Posted on January 30, 2010Over at Writing Matters, Leslie O?Flahavan cites five on-line style guides to support the proposition that ?using ?and/or? in a sentence is just plain dumb.?
Ain?t nobody?s fault but mine.
Posted on January 30, 2010Here?s a bit of gospel-blues crossover, courtesy of Roebuck ?Pops? Staples.
Ee-gor? I thought it was pronounced Eye-gor.
Posted on January 29, 2010New Orleans is in the midst of an election season. Around here, we elect just about every public servant above the rank of dog catcher. Among the contests (I just learned today) is that for coroner. The incumbent is Dr....
Thank you, Garrett Hartley
Posted on January 25, 2010Thanks to winning a race many years ago, I?m the proud owner of this vintage Saints jersey?not a fan replica, but the real deal from the Saints locker room. Whenever I?ve worn it, though, I?ve been asked, ?Why number 5??...
Kermit Ruffins visits St. James Infirmary; Theresa Andersson flies.
Posted on January 23, 2010Kermit Ruffins is Louis Armstrong?s spiritual and musical successor. Here he performs St. James Infirmary live at Tipitina?s. While searching for the Kermit video, I came across this music video of Theresa Andersson performing Birds Fly Away. A little over...
?It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men?s lives should not stake their own.?
Posted on January 22, 2010?A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who...
In New Orleans, we sing the national anthem
Posted on January 19, 2010Here?s a video of Kermit Ruffins and Jeremy Davenport playing the national anthem before last Saturday?s playoff game between the Saints and the Cardinals. Notice that Kermit and Jeremy were just providing the accompaniment: the crowd provided the vocals...
The Telegraph catches Saints fever
Posted on January 19, 2010The U.K.?s Telegraph has caught Saints fever. Or at least its chief sports writer, Kevin Garside, has.
Leadbelly
Posted on January 16, 2010I don?t have a blues video lined up for today. But not to worry, Letters in Bottles picks up the slack with nine and a half minutes of Leadbelly.
Arizona can?t touch this.
Posted on January 11, 2010The Arizona Cardinals? Damn good football team. Defied the oddsmakers last season by getting to the Super Bowl and coming damn close to winning it. This past weekend, they won in most impressive fashion, beating the Green Bay Packers by...
?Just need a little brain salad surgery ...?
Posted on January 09, 2010Friday morning driving to work, I had the pleasure of listening to Right Place, Wrong Time by Dr. John, on the only radio station worth listening to, WWOZ (thank you, Bob French). I was aware of the song when it...
Seeing is ? what?
Posted on January 07, 2010Sure you can believe your eyes. The problem is that your eyes are connected to your brain. And you can't necessarily believe your brain. (Hat tip to Peter Friedman.)
Orleanians: How to keep your pipes from freezing
Posted on January 06, 2010This is for people who, like me, (a) live in New Orleans, and (b) live in and old wood-frame house raised up on piers. Under your house is all your plumbing. And we?ve got an Arctic express heading our way,...
If Star Wars characters were on Facebook, ...
Posted on January 01, 2010... then their friends would have read this. (Hat tip to friend Andrew Lilly.)
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