Whuzzat!?! Huh… Oh Yeah….
Greetings an Salivati…. no, dat wrong… Les try… Shalutations Evvabody! Yeeeeah dats it….
WHHHHHHOOOOOIE!
Ladies an G’ntlemens and Kinder of allllll ages….
The Big Easy
Whotta Town!
How It Started:
0730, Bourbon Street
How it Started Going:
Because Breakfast was:
A 23oz Local Brew and a slice of 16 inch wide by 24 inch long piece of pre-game “pizza padding” Fookin’ HUGE!
Annnnnnd
How It Went Sideways:
And Finally, How it Ended:
Safe in the Room…21:00hrs Plasterated AF as I have a 0630 wakeup to get back for work on Monday.
More Shtories, Pix and Shytte to Follow
Big Country
That looks familiar. Was there last weekend
Glad you had a chance to kick back
Safe travels homeward
I don’t envy you but appreciate your self control. I probably have less. I am in my close neighborhood
Paul J
Glad you survived the Big Easy!
Spin Drift
Since you probably won’t be up to hard rock on the way back, something more mellow to remind you of the trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq3JweIjEgI
Glad you had fun (and weren’t arrested).
Get lots of sleep, drink lots of coffee.
Safe (and cautious) travels.
See ya on the flip side.
That man KNOWS what a fuckin’ breakfast is!
ps You probably passed about 2 miles south of me when you were on I-10 through Pensacola on the Pine Forest Road exit.
I’ll be going through there on Friday morning. Love that underpass, squeezing all the north south traffic through two lanes.
Spin
@ Sedition…I see we inhabit, I assume, the same basic area. ‘Bout 60+, give or take, miles from there, although I’m in Tide country…..so, War Damn Eagle 😆
Yea, north of I-10 was NOT built for the amount of influx that this area has seen the past three decades. Use to be nice and quite up here, now with hundreds of new homes, several new appartment complexes and a big ass Navy Federal complex, not so much.
You SHOULD be good on Friday, but I just saw that Tuesday they are closing the overpass on i-10 eastbound and crossing over Pine Forest to get back on to the interstate.
Party on, Big. That’s a serious slice of pizza. Used to be a local place decades ago that popped up in numerous mall food courts in my fair city (hey, it was the 80’s, when the sex was good, and the Russians were bad) – long before Sbarro ever showed up – that served Noo Yawk style by the slice, and very much resembled that shown in the picture. Anyway, the owner of said local chain was apparently a notorious coke fiend (again, it was the 80’s) who snorted so much of the profits that he bankrupted the joint after several years . Or so I heard back in the day, anyway.
Damn, do I miss those days.
Yeah, the booger sugar can really put a damper on the finances. I never cared too much for it myself, but I did like the way it smelled 😉
Ha. I never touched it, and only had but maybe two or three opportunities where it was easily accessible to me (which I declined), as I was never a party animal and just didn’t hang with that crowd. Besides, by the time I was old enough to run into such situations (say around 1990) it had already declined in popularity and such widespread use, or at least that was my perception.
But yes, it was the downfall of quite a few business empires in the restaurant biz back in those days, as related to me by people who were there and saw it happen. Movie theaters, too. Went hand in hand with owners grab assing (or worse) the choicest female staff. It was a strange time indeed, the permissiveness of shit that would never fly now was just incredible. And while I don’t necessarily long for a return to that specific aspect of the 80’s, that decade was a damn sight better than anything we’ve had this century, or appear ever likely to get now, going forward.
I have to imagine N’awlins was an almost magical place back in the 80’s. But it is a very weak facsimile of that now, as with any big city that was once a prime tourist spot. In a general sense, all the promise, optimism and hope of that era is gone. Now everything is just an endless fucking slog.
Oh nothing is like it was, for better or worse, but some things don’t change, and they never will.
Know this, if there’s big money in the area, then it’s pretty much always snow season…and NOLA, heh, it’s winter there all the time. The plebes now have to settle for coke light (crack) or worse crystal or some other bathtub concoction.
I, myself, left the game about 10 years ago after a hard fought journey. Hell, I argued against pain killer script with the doc after hernia surgery.
I had my fun, but a lot of destruction was left behind me, and for that….well, that’s my burden.
Oh. I’ve no doubt the well funded still have easy access, and take advantage of that. Once upon a time the snow trickle down even to the mere plebes, but those days are clearly behind us. Another thing to chalk it up to the ever more unsustainable cost of living.
Gladly, I never developed a taste, which saved me untold amounts of money and trouble, and well, I’ll never really know what good times I missed out on, I guess. And you are right, just as we in the lower echelons have had to settle for enshittified quality in our food, medicine, clothing and everything else, so too has the quality of the illicit substances declined over time, at least for those who choose to partake. A sign of the times for sure.
Yep, except for small tourist areas New Orleans is a run down, dirty, “diverse” city. Good for short visits and great food in the right resturants.
No arguments there….decades of Democrat politics ruined that city. It’s sad to have watched its decline. My parents honeymooned there and has been a soft spot in my immediate family forever. A bastion of art and music ruined by the cold hard fact that there has to be at least a smidgen of law and order within the mix. Can’t have nothin’ nice.
I can’t speak from direct experience, by I’ve long gotten the impression it never really fully bounced back from Katrina. Actually, that may have been to the benefit of the core of N’awlins, as the portions that were left largely in an unreconstructed state were the ghettos, by my understanding. Of course, all those displaced from locales like the lower 9th ward ended up elsewhere (hello, Texas) and just fucked up the places they were transplanted into.
Please remember Katrina did not directly strike NOLA. NOLA suffered after Katrina because of greed and stupidity. The levees that failed were built for Cat 3 storms…on a scale of 5, if they scaled ‘canes at all at that time. When they were rebuilt after Katrina, they were built back to 3 level, not 5. What the actual fuck is that? And yeah, there was a mass migration out of there post Katrina….housed a couple of refugees myself (my ex-wife and I). Watched that storm pass by. Fucked us up pretty good too. Flooded Mobile Bay…watched the waves slap up against the bluffs here in Fairhope. But Katrina, in my mind, changed things. Some good, some bad. And some lessons have yet to be learned, sadly.
It’s not Democrat leadership that destroys places.
It’s the niggers.
JB – valid enough points regarding Katrina. Was just riffing on my perception as an outsider who had to rely on what I was shown by our shit tier media at the time, and what independent research I did myself in the years since then.
Berglander – Democrat leadership certainly plays a role. Really its only a distinction between direct and proximate causes. The ruination wrought by niggers is downstream of Democrat leadership, because they enable the niggers to do what they do that ultimately ruins locale.
The again, as gutless as most republican “leaders” are, they won’t do much of anything to prevent the same outcome, it will just occur on a longer time line.
If we had people in governance who were realists on race and culture, most of this shit would’ve been shut down a long time ago. Alas, there is really no one in government (or who could even get elected) to pursue such a fundamental change in policy. And far too much of the public at large remain race cucks, who still buy into the notion we are all the same under the skin.
It’s both Berg
I went there a few times in the ’80s, when I lived down in Morgan City. The coon asses all warned me to “Stay out o’ Nawlins!”, but I’m glad I went. My new bride and I walked all over, but once you strayed out of the French Quarter, it was all eyes and teeth, like little Africa. Nobody ever bothered me there, though. Went again around 2017, but noticed the vibe had changed. It just seemed like the locals were just going through the motions, so to speak. It didn’t feel as vibrant as it did before. Too commercial – as if there should be a sign saying, “Brought to you by Pfizer” or something.
One thing that never changed, is that it still smelled of piss and vomit. Apparently, not even Katrina could get the smell out.
Darryl Cooper’s first episode on WWII is out. Great listen for your ride home!
Good to hear both you and Nawlins survived!
Ahhh NOLA….the land of cajun and creole food, beignets, hurricanes and hand grenades. Had many a good time in that town…seen some cool shows too. Glad it was worth your time.
Hi Billy!!!,
What a rush!! 1st foto.. Been there done that .. off ye’ Port Shoulder that round white with green letters sign over the door way or should I say the Carriage Way to “Pat O’s!!!!!!!” Hope ya’ stopped in an got a “Hurrricane!!!” their signature drink!! Did ya’ stop in the “side bar” in the Carriage way and have drink or two.. / “Glenn!!!” a tall Irish lookin’ fellow, full head of hair!! He’s been there for years!!! I asked him one time, Glenn when ya’ think ya’ might retire???” he said, ‘Not yet… I’m Havin’ too much fun!!!!!!” People from all over the world know Glenn!!! Ya had to stop by the “Cafe’ Dumonde” at the foot of Jackson Square for some of that Great Coffee and those little square donuts “Beignets!!!!!”..yummy!!!!!! and by all means ya had to get a group foto in Jackson Square by the statue of “Andy Jackson on his Horse!!!” definitely with the Cathedral in the background!!!!!!
Time flyz when yer havin’ fun!!!!! If I coulda’ got it together… I’d a met ya down there and Party’ed harty with “Ya’ll!!!” I was born in New Orleans and grew up and live just north of the Lake in Tangipahoa Parish!!! Would’a been a great time and I’d be glad to be yer’ “Tour Guide!!!” … my ol’ stompin’ grounds!!!!
Blue skyz buddy and……,
“Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
skybill
The trick to NOLA is knowing a few locals who can show you where all the good, fun stuff is. Just showing up cold, without any local connections, the place blows goats. A lot of the old, great cities all over the world are like that: NYC, London, Amsterdam, etc.
Halloween in the French Quarter is like Mardi Gras without the crowds. It’s crazy.
“A 23oz Local Brew…” NOLA is the only place I’ve ever been where I’ve gone to a bar, asked the bartender what the local beer is and he said “Nah. You don’t want to try that. Believe me.”
That must have been some skunky shit he was thinking of …
It was probably either Dixie or Jax. Both make Schlitz seem like a high quality Microbrew.
Good Lord you are a babe!!…😍…
Glad to see you went out for a good time. One of my sons in the Navy looks quite a bit like you, and is a very big man. Sorry about your recent difficulties, letting it rip is a good way to put them behind you.
Lookin’ good BC! Even at age 21 no way I could keep up with those 55 founding guys, ho lee crap!
Madeira and Porter? What a combo. Boys sure drank hard and often.
bon appétit, enjoy your meal….
https://anamihalceamdphd.substack.com/p/contaminated-food-supply-contributing
Dude – what did you think about the Pontchartrain Bridge? Modern Marvels had an episode about it as an engineering “marvel.”
Yeah – I know – it’s just another fucking bridge but I kinda get off on that shit.
@ Berglander “It’s not Democrat leadership that destroys places.
It’s the niggers.”
I get where you’re coming from, and there’s not an argument from me along those lines. But, if I may, how does that apply to a musician such as myself? Afterall Miles Davis, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Vernon Reid and Jason Mizell, amongst others, had a profound impact on my little corner of existence. Curious to you thoughts. Improv away.
Just put up a post for ya at my little websty, Mr. B. Hope you enjoy it…
Ooops, my bad! Forgot the link: https://coldfury.com/wp/2025/10/27/laissez-les-bon-temps-roulez/
I’ll take a shot. This is the same problem posed by a Thomas Sowell or Clarence Thomas. Yes, there are a select few that are extreme outliers in terms of IQ, or at least in creative ability as with musicians. We arguably have benefitted from them in some limited sense, but they still aren’t us, and are not of our culture. That they can exist in it fairly successfully and peacefully doesn’t make a case for allowing all of them to remain.
Yes, it is probably kind of shitty to lump in the outliers with the scum, but how do you otherwise resolve the fact that the 13% are generally a scourge on our country on an hugely outsized basis, due to the crimes they commit, the sense of entitlement that now
has them threatening to riot over EBT being cut off for lack of funding, and all the other obnoxious shit they do on a regular basis? I enjoy the music of Ray Charles and Albert Collins. By most accounts they were nice guys – and inarguably talented – but they were still part of a larger contingent that has been screwing shit up for a very long time now.
Sure, if the justice system worked, we’d be clamping down on their criminal bullshit instead of coddling them with slaps on the wrist and allowing them opportunities to repeatedly offend, as is the current trend. But if that actually changed to our (Whites) benefit, the nogs would be in a constant uproar that we were keeping them down (like we used to prior to the 60’s, when they were generally much better behaved than now because they lived under constant threat of real punishment) and their resentment would only grow. If one pencils this out far enough, it is clear that separation is the only workable solution for both groups involved. And of course there are other incompatible groups that need to be separated away from our nation and culture, but they haven’t even entered this discussion yet.
Well said, BRD.
I’d sacrifice each good one to be rid of that anchor.
Strict territorial separation is the only long-term solution. Upper percentile blacks who achieve a measure of wealth, power, or fame tend to insert themselves into White society and bring with them their family, friends, relatives, associates, and other followers who are not upper percentile. In many cases, prominent blacks, such as Clarence Thomas and Tiger Woods, marry or simply impregnate White women resulting in mixed-race children who typically identify with their non-White side and harbor deep anti-White resentment. And once a White woman has miscegenated, there can be no coming back.
This is also an important point, which I didn’t branch off into on my comment above.
Of course the black problem is downstream from another, more insidious ((problem)).
Name 1 instrument the blacks invented, besides the drum and maybe the kalimba.
White technology gave them the ability to play modern instruments, they didn’t do it without us.
Some oif them step above their tribal culture, I had a black Gf who was brilliant, 2 masters degrees, her parents taught math and nuclear physics at George Washington Univ., but they’re the exception, most can’t read or write or speak proper English after 200 yrs of American upbringing. You can’t take the jungle out of the ape.
So yes, we have some very accomplished black musicians, but at what percentile of their race? I’ll bet it’s not a fraction compared to white musicians. Blacks gave us the blues, but they didn’t get there without white help. Even today, majority of blacks are incapable of building anything complex, they tear down more than they contribute , worldwide.
I certainly don’t disagree with any of that. I was only pointing out upthread that enjoyment of some music performed by black musicians (which I admittedly do) doesn’t provide a basis for keeping the entire race (or even a subset thereof) amongst us. Some would argue that it is (as with the stupid argument that “immigrants” bring us ethnic food, as if we can’t follow a recipe to make it ourselves, if so desired) but I’m not one of them.
On a blog note. Does the reply button disappear for anyone after a certain # of replies to an original reply to a post? Kinda like the reply tree can only go so far.
Question involves an Android OS (vs. 16) and using the current version of the Brave browser.
Annoying that I have to start a new comment to continueva conversation.
Like I said…a blog tech question. Thanks.
I’ve noticed that also on heavily commented threads. I’m guessing the reply button does disappear to make sure comments don’t get nested so many layers deep they eventually become an inch wide on the screen, wrecking readability. Which makes sense, because I’ve seen sites that don’t impose that limitation, and before long the display of comments looks like dogshit and is awful to try and read.
Yeah, it kinda sucks that way.
I’d made an earlier reply to this that obviously went to mod. The simplified version is yes it does (disappear the reply button after a few levels of nesting) so the comments don’t nest so many levels deep that the text ends up an inch wide and too difficult to read. Don’t think the OS or browser used is of any consequence in that regard, it’s a “feature” of the blog software.
Next time in Louisiana, my advice is to stay at least five clicks away from Bourbon Street.
Take a paddle wheeler tour of the Mississippi River instead.
Don’t let Trump cheat and steal the election in 2028!!!! Demand paper ballots and voter ID!!!!
Elections? Those aren’t even real bro.
Read the room bro… seriously…
So you were in my backyard and never told me anything. A 40 minute ride for me. Ahite.