Sep
12
2008
Okay, it’s not just a rainy day. We are actually under a tropical storm warning and a tornado watch. It seems odd, because the rain has been spotty, then heavy, then nonexistent.
All in all, it’s a good day for a nice cup of coffee, internet access, indie wave music, and people who are too cool to hang out with you off the clock. Where would I be if I wasn’t flat broke from the last evacuation?
Café Envie on Decatur! I’m not getting paid by them to say this, not even with a free slice of carrot cake. For any French Quarter businesses out there: I AM open to bribes, or even job offers. Really.
My current favorite is a drink called a Jittery Monkey. It’s got coffee, banana and Godiva liqueurs, and whipped cream. They serve it hot or cold, but the hot is clearly the best. According to me, anyhow.
Here’s their page: www.myspace.com/envienola
Sep
08
2008
When we arrived home from our hurricane sponsored trip, I quickly saw that things were back to normal. People were walking around with drinks in hand. My husband had to inch through the streets, carefully dodging party people who, rather like rutting deer, will step into the street at any point with no warning or thought.
As we searched in vain for a parking spot, we grinned and said, “We’re home.”
The only visible damage to our corner of the universe is some missing plaster on the exterior wall of our favorite bar, The Jimani. There’s another chunk missing on the same building over Evelyn’s Place. Maybe it was bound to happen when they hung new gutter pipes and painted.
I don’t see the hanging signs for either business. Hopefully, they were brought in prior to the storm and will be re-hung soon. People seem to like to take pictures under them. Bring your camera!
Aug
17
2008
In a pair of new television commercials, Kid Rock spreads the word about the great job a garbage company is doing in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Ironic, or appropriate?
Click here to view the commercials: http://sdtwds.com/videos.html
The company, run by Sidney Torres IV, has run commercials in the past featuring the slogan, “Bringing Class to Trash“. Does Kid Rock drive this message home, or is the company’s television commercial campaign set to go in a different direction? Either way, Torres is effectively drawing attention to SDT Waste and Debris.
Kid Rock has stayed in the tabloid news for his high profile marriage — and then divorce– with Pamela Anderson, who is not a byword for class herself. He was recently involved in a scuffle in a waffle house. And then there’s that music thing he does. “Bringing Class to Trash“ indeed!
Whether you’re a Kid Rock fan or not, you must agree that he does raise eyebrows and keep people talking. I guess that’s what an ad campaign is all about.
Aug
15
2008
I love this city, and I love my neighborhood. It’s a quiet, loud, refined, bawdy, outrageous place. From my front window, I could lean out, throw a rock, and hit a bar or a strip club. Or, I could walk a few blocks to one of the oldest cathedrals in the country.
We’re a close-knit community that just happens to have over a million visitors for Mardi Gras, a holiday most of the rest of the country doesn‘t celebrate at all.
Welcome to the French Quarter!
I’ll be posting daily about various aspects of the French Quarter. While we’re best known for Mardi Gras, there’s always something going on here and in the rest of New Orleans.
There will be event information, tips for tourists, local news, and other stuff you might want to know if you’re planning a trip to the Quarter.
I’m still setting up the rest of this blog, so thanks for your patience!
