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Some colleagues were telling me that they are watching Treme and although they had maybe some of the same, albeit for them minor criticisms thus far, they had both been devotees of the Wire and were going to stick with it because the Wire had taken a while to come together. However, one of them said New Orleans is perhaps the most unique city in the world. And on that there is no doubt.
We spent the entire day at Jazz Fest and let me speak highly here of the Ergobaby – with its head flap, Tin was able to take two long naps as the flap provides a magic blanket environment and takes the stimuli away. We saw Kent Jordan in the Jazz Tent, then Big Al Carson in the Blues Tent, then we went to hear Astral Project and although I was prepared to sit for the…
The Gulf was what made New Orleans important to the people of the United States who didn’t think New Orleans matters – forget culture, music, food, lifestyle – having a port the size of New Orleans kept it spinning. And yet, hurricanes, oil spills, and eroding wetlands are also our lot. Here is an article in ProPublica stating BP should have known better. In the NYT this morning it was that the federal government should…
Dr. John has a great song where he says, Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative. When I was catching up with a long-time friend who I haven’t spoken with in years, he said he was working on himself and his relationship and he didn’t put any end goal on it – as in, it is all good, it was more like I’m just being honest with myself and those I love and we’ll see where…
I slept maybe two minutes last night in my hotel room at the Mark Hopkins – anguished because I had asked to meet an old friend and then I ditched him in minutes because I had lost all reserves of energy and had a wake up call at 3:45 am awaiting me. I also kept thinking of Tin’s eye procedure because he will have to have a local for 15 or 20 minutes while they…
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway. What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, some may be…
Another day of trying to do too much – packing in a day of work, catching up with a few more people, a few in depth, a few just touching base. One of the things that is clear is that the last ten years of my life have been defining, and I mean this in a very positive way. The people I have met, the lessons I have learned, the ride has been tremendous. I…
Sandra Bullock just announced that she adopted a baby boy from New Orleans who she named Louie after Louie Armstrong. She was inspired by the song What a Wonderful World.
I remember in the early 90’s before the dot.com bubble took off and the depressed economy had finally caught up to San Francisco, a man who walked out of the Embarcadero Building and stood on the crowded corner of Market with everyone pouring out of the building, he stopped and put his hands to his face and began sobbing – sobbing so hard his body shook. I’ll never forget that image. It haunts me to…
I have limited time in San Francisco and have had to steal time here and there for me. In lieu of dinner, I ducked into the SF MOMA and saw a cool exhibit by Belgian painter Luc Tuymans, highly recommend. There was also a photography exhibit on the 3rd floor that was worth seeing. Sony Metreon and saw Date Night, which started off a little disappointing but was saved by the actors in the middle,…