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Newscrawl for Friday 16 Dec
Dec. 16th, 2005 10:41 pmHappy Birthday to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mshollie, who was wondering if my lemon tree survived the storm. Yes, it did, and still has some lemons on it. I can leave them on it 'til the first freeze.
Still no sign of freezing weather here, fortunately (so many people without utilities working or major holes in their homes still). But I'm bumed out about canceling my planned trip to Austin after the weekend, as my friend there says ice storms are expected. I have stuff there I need to get; I'm having my friend FedEx the more important of it. I'd been hoping to get back to Austin before, but I was pretty much occupied the whole time trying to get roofers then finally getting my roof fixed. As I have no experience driving in ice or snow, and don't wish to have my first try at it at the end of an all day drive, I ponder with displeasure that I may not make it back 'til spring.
In the good news, WWOZ is finally back in New Orleans, in French Quarter studios in a French Market Corporation building-- I dunno how long this situation will last. I did my first shift there today, the 2nd day of broadcasting from back in town. We have 2 cd players, a cassette deck, and a microphone; about a hundred cds-- djs are encouraged to bring their own stuff. No phone in the studio yet. Hey, but I remember the early days of the station in the early '80s, and in a number of ways it's already better than what we had then. Perhaps the strangest part is no phone; no listener feedback at all. I ran into someone in the Quarter right afterwards who knew me and complimented the show.
Well, after the radio show I went over to the Jazz Park where Lars Edegran led an absolutely great band doing Christmas music in traditional New Orleans jazz style. The playing was just splendid.
Lots of places in the Quarter still aren't open, and many that are look like they're struggling. Though more folks were shopping today, as we have a 3 day "tax holiday", everything is 4% less the state sales tax through Sunday. Many people are taking advantage of it.
A heavy rain storm yesterday night wound up re-flooding a number of streets including key intersections.
New Orleans has long had a "third world" aspect (an artist friend long ago said that the city was the capital of a small Carribean nation that somehow never came into being), but moreso recently. It also now is a curious combination of a sophisticated world-class city abandoned by 2/3 of its population, a wild frontier town, and a devastated ruin. Sometimes combined. In a few places, one can see all those aspects by turning around at a single intersection.
mshollie, who was wondering if my lemon tree survived the storm. Yes, it did, and still has some lemons on it. I can leave them on it 'til the first freeze.Still no sign of freezing weather here, fortunately (so many people without utilities working or major holes in their homes still). But I'm bumed out about canceling my planned trip to Austin after the weekend, as my friend there says ice storms are expected. I have stuff there I need to get; I'm having my friend FedEx the more important of it. I'd been hoping to get back to Austin before, but I was pretty much occupied the whole time trying to get roofers then finally getting my roof fixed. As I have no experience driving in ice or snow, and don't wish to have my first try at it at the end of an all day drive, I ponder with displeasure that I may not make it back 'til spring.
In the good news, WWOZ is finally back in New Orleans, in French Quarter studios in a French Market Corporation building-- I dunno how long this situation will last. I did my first shift there today, the 2nd day of broadcasting from back in town. We have 2 cd players, a cassette deck, and a microphone; about a hundred cds-- djs are encouraged to bring their own stuff. No phone in the studio yet. Hey, but I remember the early days of the station in the early '80s, and in a number of ways it's already better than what we had then. Perhaps the strangest part is no phone; no listener feedback at all. I ran into someone in the Quarter right afterwards who knew me and complimented the show.
Well, after the radio show I went over to the Jazz Park where Lars Edegran led an absolutely great band doing Christmas music in traditional New Orleans jazz style. The playing was just splendid.
Lots of places in the Quarter still aren't open, and many that are look like they're struggling. Though more folks were shopping today, as we have a 3 day "tax holiday", everything is 4% less the state sales tax through Sunday. Many people are taking advantage of it.
A heavy rain storm yesterday night wound up re-flooding a number of streets including key intersections.
New Orleans has long had a "third world" aspect (an artist friend long ago said that the city was the capital of a small Carribean nation that somehow never came into being), but moreso recently. It also now is a curious combination of a sophisticated world-class city abandoned by 2/3 of its population, a wild frontier town, and a devastated ruin. Sometimes combined. In a few places, one can see all those aspects by turning around at a single intersection.
