madre grass
ok so the festivities in NOLA got a bit soaked this year. Here is something that may brighten it up…or may not depending on….well…you.
Yet another entry from the never-ending journey through my grandfather’s slide collection, comes from the NOLA section (as started in the post below), here’s a shot of the King of Mardi Gras riding his float through the throngs. This was taken some time in the 1950′s. Even so, the King looks suspiciously like Ron Jeremy….maybe his dad???????
today’s history lesson
The Old French Opera House (hang in there I’m not going to go all boring culture on you) in New Orleans, LA was the first opera house in the US, built in the late 1800′s. It is noted for some famous duel that took place there but more importantly (at least to this story) is that it burned down in 1919.
Some time in the 1950′s my grandfather traveled to New Orleans and took this photo. Please do not confuse this edifice with the famed opera house even though the sign proclaims this to be said venue. This is a bar on Bourbon Street. If you click on the picture and look closely, you will notice the showcase windows on the side of the building with all the photos of…no, not opera stars…strippers. WTG PopPop.
The building, believe it or not, is still standing, still in operation and still a bar although not of the T&A variety. At least not blatantly. Here is how it looks today. Check out the roof lines, and the three dormers on the second floor of the bar. Now it is just the Old Opera House Bar. How time changes things….
vd – a retrospective
this is a great vd present from the mrs. btw, it goes great with KFC…
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triple d time
I admit it. i am a triple d addict. for those who don’t know the show, go here.
oh, man...i have this shirt...i don't look near as kewl tho
We’ve been to four triple d locations thus far. the first was the Pineville Tavern in pennsylvania, which scored high on the dish featured in the show (turtle soup) but fell down with our entrees. We also hit two of the Diners on the New Jersey Diner Tour the Hightstown Diner and the Skylark Diner. The Skylark was the better of the two as a kind of a neo-retro funky joint with a great beer list and an extensive menu. The Hightstown Diner is a small, old chrome palace straight out of he 1950′s. We found the food at the Hightstown diner lacking in seasoning and flavor.
Lats night we hit the Good Dog Bar in Philadelphia. Noisy as hell, as one should expect from any worthwhile Philly bar on a saturday night. Food was well above standard bar fare. Truffle cheese steak empanadas were excellent…could have eaten 15 of those alone. I had the duck pot pie which was rich and flavorful. I would order it again in a heartbeat. Our troupe also had a shrimp po’ boy which was mediocre, a salmon burger which was excellent and a Good Dog burger which was massive. With one round of drinks the bill came to about $25 a head…which isn’t bad at all. Would have been better in the warmer weather, tho as blasts of cold air reach the second floor when the front door opens. I asked the hostess what impact triple D had. She said it gave her a job – apparently she was hired just to direct the influx of traffic the place has experienced.
drop dead
one million moms and their counterpart one million dads represent the finest in fascism in this country. flexing their ultra-right wing dictatorial attitudes about what is “normal’ these groups hide any sort of hint of their agenda under a homespun moniker in hopes of attracting people to their fold. It’s the worst sort of religious cult propaganda. what are they afraid of? why don’t they label themselves to represent what they are? Something like “Homophobic Anti-Individual Misogynistic Power Hungry Control Freaks.” or “The Vicious Puritan Ethic” or “Stop Thinking; Become A Sheep or We’ll Kill You”.
Idiots.
Dear Mr. Obama
I received a letter from my precocious twenty year old attending a mid-western liberal arts institution of higher learning stating that after buying the usual mass of text books and other necessities that go hand in hand with a college life, that he had maxed out his Visa card. Calling it “his” Visa card is a bit of a misnomer as the bills come directly to my mailbox and the satisfaction of those bills emanate from my cheque book.
I called the young scion to inquire how a credit card with a $3,000 limit could be exhausted by the required textbooks of a communications major. He mentioned how unfair it was that he should be expected to live bound by the paltry sum given to him; that it was impossible to balance the expense of his commitments with his meager allowance when the source of his stipend was so obviously awash in wealth. His suggestion was the issuance of another credit card, with an expanded limit, in order to make good the balance of funds between us. I suggested that he take a hard look at his expenses and decide where is cash outlay was superfluous, or at the least could be scaled back. His retort was bristly to say the least and held firm to his new-card agenda.
I suppose he’s just acting in accordance with the world around him.
Thanx for your understanding.
Love and Kisses,
coopernicus
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life’s little mysteries
when did taking a healthy crap become big business? I see one more commercial telling me yogurt, pills, drinks or cereal will “keep my digestive track balanced” and I’m going to start
"can I talk to you about your colon?" "NO!!! Now piss off."
squatting in those respective aisles in the supermarket. jamie lee curtis started all this nonsense with her damn yogurt commercials. Remember when eating yogurt would increase your lifespan into the hundreds? I guess new research has shown that not to be the case but it does allow women to keep their colons flowing as they should. If I remember correctly it was an early SNL sketch with Phil Hartman that touted the advantages of eating a cereal named Colon-Blow. Or was that Python? No, Python was Ano-Weet in the Most Disgusting Family competition.
and while we’re on the subject of ridiculous, this is what Yahoo listed this evening as their top headlines under “World News”, not US…but World…
- Mysterious ‘Winged’ Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered
- Kate Middleton’s Mustique Vacation Is Royal Pain for Other Guests
- Pa. woman hosted ‘kegger’ before 3 teens crashed
- Seal, Heidi Klum announce separation
- Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth
- ‘The Office’ actor Rainn Wilson finally admits he looks like Newt Gingrich
These are the stories that delve into the most important issues facing the world today.
Right.
the late phil hartman
it was a pie day
a good friend of mine is leaving the group at work, moving on to better pastures. she will be missed. she’s a pie person so i made an apple pie with caramel sauce to take into work tomorrow. it’s the first one of these i’ve made in a while and it looks pretty decent…we’ll see once it is dissected tomorrow…six granny smiths and four breaburns. i could have used one or two more of each but this will fill the bill.
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SOPA
Today is the blackout. As I didn’t see a way to blackout my wordpress site (i don’t have access to the HTML theme and WP.com doesn’t accept JS), I took a different route. I actually read the SOPA bill , HR 3261. Well, read as much as anyone can read of these pieces of legislation without wanting to jab hot skewers into one’s eyes. This little gem has so many cross references to existing pieces of legislation that it is virtually impossible for any one normal person to decipher all the legal possibilities being put forth. In fact this appears to be the problem with the entire bill, its vagueness. Left open to millions of interpretations, you better make sure all your Facebook posts are cleared through your legal staff before publication. Isn’t that a surprise? Vague legislation from our elected “leaders”. And here is another piece of information I know will be a total surprise, the bill’s sponsor is our buddy Lamar Smith. Of Texas. A Republican who loves big government and lots and lots of legislation. Go figure.
image from Forbes.com
fish oil
It has become common knowledge that the US Army used dolphins during the Iraq war to scout out mines floating in the water and now, our bottle nosed pals are being recruited once again to keep the Strait of Hormuz clear so we can continue to rape Iran of its natural resources to bolster our grotesque oil consumption.
It got me thinking, what other members of the animal, mammal or reptilian kingdom can we recruit to perform a few unsavory tasks (besides the bomb sniffing dogs and the test monkeys, cats and rats)
Houses of Congress - populate all the chambers with jackals and hyenas. It’s not much of a change but there might be some blood-letting to make C-SPAN more interesting.
Porn – Giraffes. Have you seen the tongues on these long-necked bastards?
Lawyers – Baby Harp Seals – why not? Both are protected from harm to the nth degree.
TV Talk Show Hosts - snakes – self-explanatory.
