February 2010
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The Perfect Weekend in New Orleans
This is the perfect weekend for New Orleans, in New Orleans. Why do I say that? It’s for two reasons: the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras.
Yes, I know the Super Bowl is being played in Miami, Florida - and there’s sure to be some major festivities there - but New Orleans will be just as (if not more!) festive. In short: people are going to be partying like crazy here.
I know a few native...
January 2010
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The New Orleans-filmed Movie JFK Revisted
It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie JFK but I recently re-watched it. It holds up quite well since it was made - a timespan of roughly two decades!
You have to take the movie with a few grains of salt, of course: the historic events are liberally mixed up with a lot of events that “could” have happened (or could not have happened, but so what?). Oliver Stone took a...
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New Orleans Saints - Finally, We Have a Winning...
I was happy to see our Saints win, finally. And by that, I mean win a championship and win a spot in the Superbowl. When the victory happened it sounded like New Year’s Eve outside - fireworks were going off everywhere. People were overjoyed.
And that’s a great thing. It’s great for the team, but in a way it’s actually great for the city: it shows us that we can accomplish...
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Fried Chicken in New Orleans
I recently found this helpful fried chicken recommendation, and have to add some of my own observations to it. Why? Because I now see myself as a possible Fried Chicken Authority. Someone close to me recently accused me of “eating nothing but fried chicken”. Not true, but it was coincidental that each of the three times I saw her that week I was eating chicken. (Not my usual habit, I...
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The Real World is Returning to New Orleans
The Real World is coming back to New Orleans. So, they’re calling it The Real World: Back to New Orleans which I find very appropriate. The last time MTV filmed the Real World here was back in 2000. This is gonna be the 24th season of The Real World, and I find that to be pretty amazing: it’s really been around for that long??
“Here’s to the corkscrew - a useful key to unlock the storehouse of wit,...”
– W.E.P. French, From the Commander’s Palace in New Orleans wine list
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The Fun Is Only Beginning in New Orleans
I’m (of course) very excited about Mardi Gras this year, but there’s a whole lot more fun coming up in New Orleans. Mardi Gras lasts until Febrary 16th, but there are other celebrations that will follow. Just to mention a few, there’s the French Quarter Wine Festival, the French Quarter Festival, of course there’s JazzFest (which I always love), and one of my favorite days...
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“New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.”
– Mark Twain
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Mardi Gras 2010 is here.
Well, sort of. Mardi Gras 2010 began last night, officially.The Phunny Phorty Phellows kicked off the Carnival season (last night was “12th Night”), so the parades are not far off.
I think we’re in for a good Mardi Gras this year. Now, I need to go buy a king cake…
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
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How to Decide Where to Stay in New Orleans
A lot of people visit New Orleans each year. A whole lot - over a million each year just for Mardi Gras, and over 7 million in 2008 (total) in fact. So it’s an understatement to say that tourism is a big part of New Orleans’ economy!
Because the hospitality industry has such prominence in New Orleans, we have a lot of hotels and restaurants - and a lot of those are very good....
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Where to store your wine, in New Orleans
I like surprising people with the things I tell them. And I myself enjoy learning weird facts and hearing interesting news. So I think it’s sorta fun and even interesting to tell people about Elmwood Self-Storage & Wine Cellar (in Harahan) which is the best storage facility in the New Orleans area. I actually say this with some degree of genuine passion. Why? Because Elmwood is actually...
