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Lecture Desires/Fears
I imagine that everyone who delivers a lecture has the same fears: 1. Will I do well? 2. Will anyone show up? And the same desires: 1. I want to do well. 2. I want people to show up. The … Continue reading
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Upcoming 2012 Shows
UPCOMING SHOWS FOR 2012 Here is a list of some of my shows and appearance for 2012. I might be adding more, but you can always go directly to my “Shows” page on my blog or on my website for updates. … Continue reading
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They sat and spat… Anti-spitting laws
What can I say about the offensiveness of this article? On a routine search for other source material, I discovered this article that was published in The New Orleans Item on November 11, 1903. After some brief research I discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, 20th century, anti-spitting laws, corporal morgan, disease, gravier, hygiene, laws, liberties, New Orleans, ordinances, police, racism, spitting, the new orleans item, tuberculosis
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Mascot Mondays 4 of 12: The “Mascot” in Mobile
This small article may seem slightly insignificant, but it shows that the “Mascot” was also distributed in Mobile, AL. This is HUGE news and means HUGE work for me. How did it get there? Where else was it distributed? And … Continue reading
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Mascot Monday 3 of 12: Racism?
At my lecture someone in the audience asked me about racism in the Mascot. I told them that, yes, unfortunately it existed. It’s difficult when there are so many other aspects of the Mascot that I admire. But I also stated … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, francois bildstein, historical, journal, lynching, New Orleans, newspaper, p.j. kelly, racism, satire, the mascot
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Chainsaw Breath
I found my chainsaw “Tooth,” and it has been brought back to life!
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Hope and New Orleans?
Yesterday was a bad day. One of those beaten-down days. One of those balancing-act days where you are so exhausted and so worn out that you feel like falling off the metaphorical edge is the only way you are going … Continue reading
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Mourning the Kaboom
The last few weeks, I have been searching the local used bookstores for Louisiana history books. Since the loss of Kaboom Books after the storm (my favorite used bookstore, which was run by the most intelligent and well-informed man I … Continue reading
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