He dramatically whipped from his pelvis the sheet, flapping it open. Among the yellow stains the word FORWARD was printed in high block letters in red crayon. Below this Crusade for Moorish Dignity was written in an intricate blue script. “Sheet? What sheet!” Ignatius replied. “I am holding before you the proudest of banners, an…
Now this is my idea of being a social activist and in the long term I’d imagine a whole lot more authentic and thus more effective. dinner labdistributed knowledgefoodnew orleanssocial activismSpontaneous order
Check out mixed media artist Gina Phillips’ Fats Domino Series The piece that inspired the Fats Domino Series is called Not Fats. This piece started as a commission commemorating the nine people from New Orleans who have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I did nine fabric portraits of all the…
“We shall storm the office very shortly, thereby surprising the foe when his senses are still subject to the psychic mists of early morning.” “Hey, Mr. R., pardon me,” a man called out from the crowd. “Somebody tell me you in trouble with a po-lice. Is that right?” A wave of anxiety and uneasiness broke…
Speaking of Percy, here is a piece I came across examining the notion that Percy’s NBA victory for The Moviegoer in 1962 was a fix. What are prizes for, in the end? Sure, the culture machine needs them, publicity departments and the gaggle of blogs, but does literature? The glitzy rah-rah of the awards dinner, the indignation suffered…
Happy birthday to Troy. Then and now . . . bluesfunkJazznew orleanstromboneTrombone Shorty
New Year’s Eve was a historic day in Louis Armstrong’s life and it was 101 years ago tonight that Louis got arrested for shooting off his stepfather’s pistol (loaded with blanks) during the evening’s celebration. Sent to the Colored Waif’s Home, Little Louis learned the cornet and… the rest is history! Here is how the…
“Ain that fine. Whoa! I never go to school more than two year in my life. My momma out washing other people clothin, ain nobody talking about school. I spen all my time rollin tire aroun the street. I’m rollin, momma washing, nobody learning nothin. Shit! Who looking for a tire roller to give them…
This from Rolling Stone. bluesfunkgospelJazznew orleansrapTremeWendell Pierce
The debut of my favorite CoD character. ========================= Mattie’s was a combination bar and grocery, the grocery aspect limited to a sparse selection of goods, soft drinks, bread, and canned foods for the most part. Beside the bar there was an ice chest that cooled a few pounds of pickled meat and sausage. And there…
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