NYT this morning writes: “Now, as the [NOPD] department tries to fight its way back, sharp budget cuts \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and a recent spike in drug-related killings in the city \u00e2\u20ac\u201d are adding to fears that years of overhauls and modernization may be undone, and that New Orleans could return to its former notoriety as one of the nation’s murder capitals.<\/p>\n
A colleague from Massachusetts writes: Every time I open Yahoo I see a new “weather update.” So…I guess I’m offering an apology from the rest of the world who seem to prefer to look past the beauty of where you live and focus on the “what ifs.” I believe this could be the best summer New Orleans has had in years – Enjoy every day and don’t read anything — they’re just jealous…:-)<\/p>\n
Tom Waits writes:
\nI Wish I Was in New Orleans<\/p>\n
Well, I wish I was in New Orleans
\nI can see it in my dreams
\narm-in-arm down Burgundy
\na bottle and my friends and me
\nhoist up a few tall cool ones
\nplay some pool and listen to that
\ntenor saxophone calling me home
\nand I can hear the band begin
\n“When the Saints Go Marching In”
\nby the whiskers on my chin
\nNew Orleans, I’ll be there<\/p>\n
I’ll drink you under the table
\nbe red nose go for walks
\nthe old haunts what I wants
\nis red beans and rice
\nand wear the dress I like so well
\nand meet me at the old saloon
\nmake sure there’s a Dixie moon
\nNew Orleans, I’ll be there<\/p>\n
and deal the cards roll the dice
\nif it ain’t that ole Chuck E. Weiss
\nand Claiborne Avenue me and you
\nSam Jones and all
\nand I wish I was in New Orleans
\nI can see it in my dreams
\narm-in-arm down Burgundy
\na bottle and my friends and me
\nNew Orleans, I’ll be there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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