ON MY MIND
1. Tragic national disaster? Check. Significant ruination of beloved American city? Check. Vibrant cultural scene that has inspired thousands of artists over the past 300 years? Check. Hundreds of those artists from around the globe offering to help New Orleans rebuild? Check…. And the best king that Orpheus can round up is the forever-irrelevant Steven Seagal?
2. If you missed Wednesday night’s screening of Hexing a Hurricane, not to worry: you can watch it from the comfort of your own Barcalounger very early on March 3rd (details and interview with the filmmaker here). Frankly, it’s the only piece I’ve seen about “The Incident” that I’d feel comfortable sending to people outside New Orleans. It’s authentic and hopeful and articulate and persuasive and a bunch of other stuff that Andy Cooper–cute though he may be–just can’t muster.
3. Of all the crazy good shows that have gone on in recent months and are scheduled for the next few, I can personally guarantee that none will match the sheer 9th Ward (that’s Upper 9th, y’all) debauchery of the Lundi Gras party with Mr. “Organ Grinder on a Mission” Quintron and butch/femme electroclash dyke-otomy Peaches. Tickets are apparently going, like, way fast.
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