Humid City 3.0

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Submitted by Paperheart.

New Orleans Style Creole Cooking!

HumidCity now exists on Vox 
Thus begins the latest chapter. I shall post more once I have the profile finished and some audio video uploaded.
(I'm mainly posting this to test the crossposting on LJ. Since Six apart developed both I expect no problems...)

Yay! I heard we are running for president in 2008! Oh, I see, we represent all of this country’s ills in a nice tidy platform for reform. Well, John Edwards better get on Harry’s good side and Louisiana has had its fill of Edwards in recent past. The mojo may not be working.

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For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure, there is a lovely email going around (as usual on the internet) comparing NOLA during Katrina to Dakota during the massive snowstorm they just had a few months ago. Heres a taste:

“We did not wait for some affirmative action government to get us out of a mess created by being immobilized by a welfare program that trades votes for ’sittin at home’ checks. “

Now for a much needed dose of reality, its BS. Here is a link directly to Snopes debunking it: Urban Legends Reference Pages: FEMA Comparison

Hat Tip: NOLA Livejournal Community (Post and discussion here)

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Where is the Earthlink WiFi in New Orleans? - Blogging New Orleans According to The Third Battle of New Orleans, last Thursday started the official roll-out of EarthLink’s paid WiFi service for New Orleans. You probably have seen the wireless nodes attached to lightposts around some of the more populated parts of the city and thought, hey what’s that?

What indeed? Blogging New Orleans gives us a well informed, link rich rundown.earthlink, new orleans, nola, wifi

Legendary Singer James Brown Dies at 73 - Forbes.com James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured “Godfather of Soul,” whose revolutionary rhythms, rough voice and flashing footwork influenced generations of musicians from rock to rap, died early Christmas morning. He was 73.

I am glad I met him before he passed on. During the Centenniel Olympics in Atlanta, the one in the 90’s when that bozo set off a pipe bomb, I got to work with Brwn and his staff at the House of Blues. He pulled up in a snow white stretch limo with a vanity plate that said “Godfather.” He hopped out, fizzing with energy, and immediately started shaking hands and kissing girls at the security perimeter. Yes, he really seems to be like that all the time.

When the pipebomb went off my friend Vaughan and I had to tell him that there would be no encore. ” What do you mean there will be no encore! I’m The Godfather! These people want to see The Godfather and I’m not going to disappoint them!.”

“Mr. Brown, someone just set off a bomb in Centennial Park about a block from here,” we said.

“Where’s my limo! Where my women at! Let’s get out of here….”

I’ll be raising toast today, to an extremely short and incredibly talented man who made me look mellow when he was still with us…

Silent Night

Silent night, no gunfights, All is calm, ‘till Twelfth Night
Round the city debris still is piled.
Our politicians still should be reviled,
Christmas will come anyway.
Christmas will come anyway.

Silent night, times are tight, Neighbors still living in the blight,
Friends are scattered both here and afar,
Nagin gave us a Recovery Czar;
Waiting on the Road Home!
Waiting on the Road Home!

Silent night, hope ignite, We’ll survive, though times are tight
New Orle-ans shall be reborn,
While our leaders keep earning our scorn,
Running the long paper chase.
Running the long paper chase.

By George “Loki” Williams copyright 2006

While the Grinch may have the Presidency and his dog, Max, may be our mayor there is still cause for good cheer this Xmas. NORAd continues its tradition of tracking Santa’s sleigh tonight (now thats a military program I can get behind!).

Then there is irrefutable scientific proof of Santa as presented in “On The Technical Explanation For Santa Claus’s Ability To Deliver Presents Worldwide In A Single Night” byLarry Silverberg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University.

Another Loki Carol will be up later tonight, I have just returned from Oyster’s where the Saints Game Frenzy™ in in full swing, and need to get some things done. I should have expected the outside oyster bar, but I didn’t. Ah those wacky bivalves…

When I left Ashley Morris was cursing the giants as best possible in a house full of kids.No surprises there.

EDIT: I have created a page to consolidate all of the Xmas Carols for your reading nausea.

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More Xmas drivel to the tune of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

God rest ye Wonka good the mayor Whose face we rarely see
Though life in Chocolate City
Is not all that it could be

The Road Homes long My house is gone
No trash pick up for me

Oh tidings of empty promises Promises
Oh-oh tidings of empty promises!

God rest ye Mr. Bi-i-ingle Symbol of our hope
New Orleans tradition
Will help us all to cope

We’ll hold on tight To what we have
And will survive this dope

Oh tidings of empty promises Promises
Oh-oh tidings of empty promises!

Copyright 2006

By George “Loki” Williams

Oh yeah, baby, I’m BACK!

Since you readers seem to be gluttons for punishment I am going to try to cough up one of these each day between now and Xmas. I’ll be waiting fr th hate mail…

Rummy Boy
To the tune of Little Drummer Boy

Wait they told me, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
Assistance will arrive, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
We will rebuild the Gulf, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
We’ll make the city sing, dumb dumb dumb dumb,
dumb dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb,
But corruption ruled dumb dumb dumb dumb,
Pass me the rum.

Oh New Orleans, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
This fate is not for you da dumb dumb dumb dumb
We have no leadership, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
There’s no one at the wheel da dumb dumb dumb dumb
dumb dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb,
We will do it ourselves, da dumb dumb dumb dumb,
Where is the rum?

Now it is Christmas, da dumb dumb dumb dumb,
Friends scattered everywhere, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
We will do with what we have, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
I raise my glass to them, da dumb dumb dumb dumb,
dumb dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb,
I hope they’ll be home soon, da dumb dumb dumb dumb
Me and my rum

By George “Loki” Williams
copyright 2006

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