Austin has finally recognized my complete and utter insanity ya’ll. It took the Saints going to the Superbowl to finally wake the world up to it’s many wonders, I guess. Check this out! And Marnie….it’s a little graphic, but it’s the Austin Chronicle! Can’t wait for my cousin Lisa to read this and pass it onto the family in Oakdale.. HELP! Missing my buzzards, missing them very much. XOXO
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/index?issue=2010-01-29
It happened.
The other day I was taking the streetcar to work. It was one of the really cold days we had last week. I don’t think it was the coldest day we had during that stretch in NOLA, but it was cold. Below freezing. It was 8am or so, and there were little icicles hanging from overhands and bus stop shelters. I’ve lived in cold places, so i know you can’t really call 28 degrees cold, but it was cold enough.
Anyway, everyone was miserable on the streetcar, all bundled up. everyone walking oustside was miserable. You can’t blame them. As I was looking at the windows as we crossed Poydras, I noticed a familiar looking gentleman in a brown overcoat. I stared for awhile, and saw that it was Ron Couhig, mayoral candidate. He didn’t look happy to be out in the cold that early. Once again, can’t blame him.
The streetcar stopped next to him, and he looked up at it, and saw some guy staring at him. I could see the moment that he forgot that he was some schmoe trying to get to his office and out of the cold and remembered that he was running for mayor. He face lit up in a big smile as his eyes met mine, and he waved that politician wave. I nodded in acknowledgment.
I’m not a Couhig supporter, as I feel supporting Nagin in the last election is pretty unforgivable. But I really felt bad that he had to be nice to me, some shithead on the streetcar who was rudely staring, because he wants to be mayor. He just wanted to be warm, like everybody else, and focus on getting inside, like everybody else. But he had to smile at some idiot on the streetcar, for the possibility of one more vote. It made me feel sorry for him, and the other candidates. One of the things I love about this city, is that New Orleans is small enough that these type of interactions are more common. It’s fun. Even if Ron Couhig makes me sad.
Like Jonah Bascle, who actually responded to an elbuzzard.com post after I said that Manny Chevrolet was a better comedian than him. He pointed out that the mayoral debate was not the place to be funny, which is absolutely correct. I don’t want to lump Bascle in with Couhig, but right now, they are the two candidates I like the best, even though I doubt I would vote for either of them, since Couhig is Nagin, and Bascel doesn’t really have a shot.
I guess I’m just a sucker for personal interaction. I bet if John Georges showed up at my house I’d like him too.
UPDATE: Speaking of comedians, John Georges is an idiot.
So first Eddie Price resigns the mayorship of Mandeville.
Now Aaron Broussard (who previously ruined my chances for the presidency by seceding Jefferson Parish from the Union and making me a foreign-born citizen) has resigned as president of Jefferson Parish.
Only Nagin remains.
Funny how the suburbs went down first.
Perhaps the most eagerly awaited post on elbuzzard.com is the annual Best Of music list. We pretend to be music critics, you pretend to be interested, the site gets a bunch of spam from auto-link generators that I have to delete. It’s a great time to be alive.
As always, feel free to post your own lists in the comments. We’re also looking for Top 50 Songs of 2009 lists for our Scientific Best of 2009 list.
So without further ado, here is the elbuzzard.com Best of Music 2009 List:
I watched a little of the debate last night. There are a lot of crackpots and idiots running.
Ed Murray -Missed most of what he had to say. “I have experience” seemed to be his theme. “I have been a legislator and a leader in this city.” Yeah, and the current government totally fucking sucks.
Troy Henry – Went on and on about a 5-legged stool. I stopped listening to him, because I was trying to picture what a 5-legged stool looks like. I think he was the one who wanted to give everyone tax credits so that people who would normally qualify for a $72k house could buy a $200k house. I’ve heard that before, and I’m pretty sure it caused 10% unemployment and a total financial meltdown. It could have been Ed Murray that said that, though.
Nadine Ramsey – Looked way out of her league. Said nothing except get the community involved in the police. Great.
James Perry – Looked like an actual candidate. Also looks like Biz Markee. I’m not sure he really said anything of substance though. There is promise there.
Some guy named Lambert – Redneck white guy who will be painted as a good ol’ boy racist, even if he is not one.
Manny Chevrolet – Officially on record as against crime and blight. Funny guy with perfect deadpan delivery, but this city is seriously fucked up.
Some kid named Baschel – A stand up comedian, who is in a wheelchair. Is running on the platform to make the St. Charles Streetcar line handicapped accessible. Might actually make that happen, as he actually offered a legitimate, cost-effective solution: move some accessible cars from the Canal line on to the St. Charles line. Very sad that he had to run for mayor to draw attention to that problem. He seemed serious about that one issue, which is ironic, because you would expect the stand-up to be the joke candidate, and I think this kid actually wants to get the streetcars accessible. Good for him. But Manny Chevrolet is the better comedian by far.
John Georges – Republican in a Democrat’s clothing. Wants to let people buy blighted properties directly, bypassing NORA. I’m not sure who he was talking about, but it sounded like letting developers buy up properties without checks on what they will do with it.
Jerry Jacobs – Wants to legalize pot. Wears a crazy guy’s hat.
Leslie Jacobs – Looks legit. Talked about controlling commercial blight, not just residential blight. UPDATE: Dropped out. I was just starting to like her.
Rob Couhig – Looks like an asshole.
Mitch Landreiu – Slick, smug, polished. In terms of professional politicians, he is the most professionalest.
Also, Norman Robinson: What’s with all the “gotcha” questions? They make you look dumb when you can’t phrase them correctly.
So, what does everyone want for Christmas?
I hope you have a birthday with lots of giggling and little jiggling.
When everyone was in NOLA a couple weeks ago, we all decided that we are too fat.
In true Dave fashion, he decided a competition was in order to help us slim down.
We’re seeing who can lose the most weight by Mardi Gras 2010.
Here’s where you can track our progress: