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Saturday-evening blues ??? not
Posted on March 31, 2008Someone once recommended swallowing a live frog every day, first thing in the morning. If you do, nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day. With that happy thought in mind, here???s a little something to start...
The center of the universe
Posted on March 30, 2008From April 25 through May 4, New Orleans will be the center of the universe. That?s when the Jazz Fest will be happening. A few days ago, the day-by-day, stage-by-stage lineups were released. So with Brass Pass in hand and...
The center of the universe
Posted on March 30, 2008From April 25 through May 4, New Orleans will be the center of the universe. That???s when the Jazz Fest will be happening. A few days ago, the day-by-day, stage-by-stage lineups were released. So with Brass Pass in hand and...
Up jumped the devil
Posted on March 29, 2008Jeremy Lyons, originally from Ithaca, New York, is an adopted son of New Orleans. His music is blues with a touch of swing. Here he is with the Deltabilly Boys, in a live performance of Preachin? Blues. Me, I?m captivated...
Up jumped the devil
Posted on March 29, 2008Jeremy Lyons, originally from Ithaca, New York, is an adopted son of New Orleans. His music is blues with a touch of swing. Here he is with the Deltabilly Boys, in a live performance of Preachin??? Blues. Me, I???m captivated...
???You can observe a lot just by watching.???
Posted on March 29, 2008In keeping with this blog???s tag line, here???s a video test of your ability to observe things by watching. (Hat tip to the [non]billable hour.)
?You can observe a lot just by watching.?
Posted on March 28, 2008In keeping with this blog?s tag line, here?s a video test of your ability to observe things by watching. (Hat tip to the [non]billable hour.)
Do you think you know Mike Huckabee?
Posted on March 28, 2008Below is a video of Mike Huckabee on MSNBC, responding to the controversy over comments made by Barack Obama???s pastor. He has many good things to say. For instance: As easy as it is for those of us who are...
Do you think you know Mike Huckabee?
Posted on March 27, 2008Below is a video of Mike Huckabee on MSNBC, responding to the controversy over comments made by Barack Obama?s pastor. He has many good things to say. For instance: As easy as it is for those of us who are...
For those who like to plan ahead
Posted on March 27, 2008The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has released its day-by-day, stage-by-stage schedules. To view them, visit their web site and wander around. I haven???t had time yet to read the schedules and make my own plans. That will be...
70 x 7
Posted on March 27, 2008???It is hard for me to forgive someone who has really offended me, especially when it happens more than once. I begin to doubt the sincerity of the one who asks forgiveness for a second, third, or fourth time. But...
For those who like to plan ahead
Posted on March 26, 2008The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has released its day-by-day, stage-by-stage schedules. To view them, visit their web site and wander around. I haven?t had time yet to read the schedules and make my own plans. That will be...
70 x 7
Posted on March 26, 2008?It is hard for me to forgive someone who has really offended me, especially when it happens more than once. I begin to doubt the sincerity of the one who asks forgiveness for a second, third, or fourth time. But...
The first
Posted on March 26, 2008The UN???s World Food Program is facing a $500 million shortfall. The reason: rising food prices. This is bad news for the 73 million people fed by the WFP. So what does that have to do with us? The United...
The first
Posted on March 25, 2008The UN?s World Food Program is facing a $500 million shortfall. The reason: rising food prices. This is bad news for the 73 million people fed by the WFP. So what does that have to do with us? The United...
Woman got my devil
Posted on March 25, 2008A couple of weeks ago, I posted a video of Skip James playing ???Devil Got My Woman.??? Here is an interesting response: ???Woman Got My Devil,??? performed by Grady. This video has heavy-metal blues and (for Ashley and his Mrs.)...
Woman got my devil
Posted on March 24, 2008A couple of weeks ago, I posted a video of Skip James playing ?Devil Got My Woman.? Here is an interesting response: ?Woman Got My Devil,? performed by Grady. This video has heavy-metal blues and (for Ashley and his Mrs.)...
Albert King: ?Born Under a Bad Sign?
Posted on March 22, 2008I noticed from watching this video that Albert King didn?t just play left-handed; he played upside down.
Albert King: ???Born Under a Bad Sign???
Posted on March 22, 2008I noticed from watching this video that Albert King didn???t just play left-handed; he played upside down.
Good Friday
Posted on March 21, 2008See, my servant shall prosper, he shall be raised high and greatly exalted. Even as many were amazed at him so marred was his look beyond human semblance and his appearance beyond that of the sons of man so shall...
My kind of people
Posted on March 21, 2008Stuff White People Like is a blog devoted to?what else??stuff that white people like. I?m afraid that I?m guilty of many things on the list, such as coffee, microbreweries, wine, marathons,1 sushi, public radio, Whole Foods, lawyers, recycling (?saving the...
My kind of people
Posted on March 21, 2008Stuff White People Like is a blog devoted to???what else????stuff that white people like. I???m afraid that I???m guilty of many things on the list, such as coffee, microbreweries, wine, marathons,1 sushi, public radio, Whole Foods, lawyers, recycling (???saving the...
Good Friday
Posted on March 21, 2008See, my servant shall prosper, he shall be raised high and greatly exalted. Even as many were amazed at him so marred was his look beyond human semblance and his appearance beyond that of the sons of man so shall...
So how many homeless people do we have in New Orleans?
Posted on March 18, 2008Everyone who???s been by the intersection of Canal Street and Claiborne Avenue has seen them. Under the Claiborne overpass is a large encampment of homeless people. To see them???so many of them???is to know that we are failing. But I...
So how many homeless people do we have in New Orleans?
Posted on March 17, 2008Everyone who?s been by the intersection of Canal Street and Claiborne Avenue has seen them. Under the Claiborne overpass is a large encampment of homeless people. To see them?so many of them?is to know that we are failing. But I...
Skip James: ?Devil Got My Woman?
Posted on March 15, 2008Before Aaron Neville?s angelic tenor, before Johnny Adams? unbelievable falsetto, there was Skip James. Besides accompanying himself on guitar or piano, he sang with a voice most ethereal. He didn?t hit the high notes; he caressed them. But don?t take...
Skip James: ???Devil Got My Woman???
Posted on March 15, 2008Before Aaron Neville???s angelic tenor, before Johnny Adams??? unbelievable falsetto, there was Skip James. Besides accompanying himself on guitar or piano, he sang with a voice most ethereal. He didn???t hit the high notes; he caressed them. But don???t take...
Return to hell
Posted on March 13, 2008The Independent reports: The conflict in Darfur has entered a violent and deadly new phase. Another ?scorched earth? policy is being unleashed, reminiscent of the worst waves of government-backed violence that brought the Sudanese region to world attention five years...
Just as he said
Posted on March 10, 2008I?ve called Jim Kunstler a prophet, meaning he tells us stuff that we don?t want to hear. He?s also a prophet like Daniel, in that he reads the writing on the wall. If you?ve been reading Clusterfuck Nation for the...
Soul
Posted on March 08, 2008I can?t tell you what soul is. But I can show you. Watch and listen to Irma Thomas sing Backwater Blues.
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Does a lawyer have the right to ask what your religion is when it has nothing to do with the situation?
In divorce issues and the children's well being religion doesn't matte...
Enter your questionAlaska's new law states that any parent who causes domestic violence against the other parent or child is not allowed custody. Does Florida have that same law?
Boy, that's a tough one. You may have to resort to small spy cameras to cat...
What is my liability as an apartment maintenance worker entering a tenant's unit without permission?
Generally, leases only allow a landlord or his agents, in this case, a maintenan...
Under the circumstances that a 17 year old male was with an 18 year old male who possessed cigarretes and had one lit, could the 17 year old male be given a ticket for possession of tobacco without the 18 year old male b
Infractions of the type referred to as "disturbing" are largely open t...
Can I be billed for a hospital bill that occured when i was a minor?
it depends on which state you live in. in california after 3 years you would be ...








