Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer at Fifty
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Albums of the year
If I were to choose an album of the year it would be Texas, Texas by Deltaphonic (my other recommendations below). Robert Fontenot as usual gets it (first quote) as does Kevin Quinet (second quote): [T]hese 11 tracks work just fine as road trip music for problem drinkers who like to think of themselves as one step ahead of…
John Kennedy Toole
Doff of the hat to Cory MacLauchlin for reminding me of another great New Orleanian’s birth. a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literature
James Booker
A black, gay, one-eyed junkie genius born on this day. Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James BookerJames Bookernew orleanspianoScott Billington
Louis Prima
Born on this day . . . see bio big bandJazzLouis Primamusicnew orleansSwingtrumpet
Discussion of Confederacy Staging
A sensible discussion by Jeffrey Hatcher. Click image for MP3 discussion (H/T Robert Bugg) a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literature
Stars Send off Allen Toussaint with his Own Tunes
Only in N.O. — click above image for 15 minute video footage of second line in spite what Keith reports AT wanted below. In any event, a second line was what made me fall in love with N.O. As I anticipated, the very excellent Keith Spera on Allen Toussaint’s send off with a whose who in attendance :…
Allen Toussaint’s Send Off
OffBeat Magazine’s coverage. Looking forward though to Keith Spera’s report. Allen ToussaintKeith Speranew orleans
Staged Confederacy of Dunces Reviews
I’m typically very sceptical about a great piece of art being adapted for another modality and though the reviewers don’t fully grasp CoD, I think this shows. Burma cynical? Only the shallowest of readings of the book would suggest that but if he comes over as such in the play, then we have a disjuncture. The…
LSU Press marks the anniversary with a new edition of A Confederacy of Dunces
Here’s a small snippet from Louisiana Public Broadcasting hosted by my ever enthusiastic chum James Fox Smith commemorating the thirty-fifth anniversary of the publication of CoD along with a lovely new CoD related book by Cynthia Cynthia LeJeune Nobles. a confederacy of duncesCynthia LeJeune NoblesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literatureWalker Percy
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