Have they confirmed that Fats Domino is safe?
Yes.
List of New Orleans musicians who are safe.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Sep 08, 2005 9:19:02 am PDT #5528 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jesse - Sep 08, 2005 9:19:03 am PDT #5529 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Allan Toussaint was on Letterman last night! That was cool.
Gudanov - Sep 08, 2005 9:19:09 am PDT #5530 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Nutty - Sep 08, 2005 9:20:22 am PDT #5531 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Blame Canada!!
JohnSweden - Sep 08, 2005 9:20:23 am PDT #5532 of 10002
I can't even.
Oh man, the Canadians are showing us up.
Dude, that's not even news. That's just the way it is.
erikaj - Sep 08, 2005 9:21:17 am PDT #5533 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah...well, my grief is somewhat mitigated by not having to be locked in a closet with pervy Uncle Rupert, mos def, but still... And yeah, Hec, would hate to lose job and reapply for the benefits but would love to list "punched McClellan in the mouth" under "Reason for Dismissal. He'd probably cry like a little bitch, too, and not like one of ours. Nuh uh. Not good enough. Wanna see him and "Brownie" as Oz-Style "prags", complete with make-up. Schillinger optional. ETA: Five words for Rush: Social. contract., you. junkie. asshole. (Mostly I'm fairly forgiving of such personal weaknesses, but he's totally gotten Special handling over it, and it turns my stomach.)
sarameg - Sep 08, 2005 9:21:49 am PDT #5534 of 10002
I actually know more words to "Who's to blame?" (and I like it) than the others. It is just the usual frustration of my rare earworms: I want to finish the song. And I can't. Cause I can't recall lyrics fershit.
Hayden - Sep 08, 2005 9:27:32 am PDT #5535 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
In other news, I read David Brooks's op-ed piece today, against my own wisdom.
Someone award Nutty a Congressional Medal of Freedom, stat!
Calli - Sep 08, 2005 9:28:13 am PDT #5536 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
So being humane to the poor is the root of all problems? Is that what Rush is saying?
By those standards Victorian-era Whitechapel must have been paradise.
Sue - Sep 08, 2005 9:30:29 am PDT #5537 of 10002
hip deep in pie
The article says they are still here, but they're not. They came home yesterday. [link]
I saw something on nightline about this parish. The Sheriff and a State Senator basically started their own rescue, commandeering boats and supplies.
Another interesting piece in the Globe about one precinct of Police in NO. [link]