April 26, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on In Praise Of: Urban Credentials
There’s an interesting on-going discussion following Sunday’s ‘Treme’ episode about the perennial debate of tourism/nativism of American cities. What constitutes regional credentials? In Dennis Lehane’s “Gone, Baby, Gone”, Boston private dic Patrick Kenzie asks a purposely flippant question to Boston … Continue reading
April 26, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on What I Read: Of David Simon
With HBO’s “Treme” series kicking into its third episode tonight, wanted to hit a few highlights in the vast archive of stories analyzing David Simon, the show’s co-creator and auteur behind arguable the greatest TV show of all time, “The … Continue reading
March 26, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on New Orleans in a Moment – Three Odes
“[New Orleans] is capable of moments unlike any moments you’ll ever experience in life…Lots of American places used to make things. Detroit used to make cars. Baltimore used to make steel and ships. New Orleans still makes something. It makes … Continue reading
March 22, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on What I Read: Clint Eastwood, Chicago’s Daley, Nola’s Treme
“Out of the West“, Clint Eastwoods Shifting Landscape, The New Yorker Clint Eastwood is a certified member of our “Man-Acting” legends, and this article does a great job at understanding what makes The Man With No Name a solid-to-great director. … Continue reading
February 7, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Defend New Orleans
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9v6-dnHtAE&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Bless Nola
January 20, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Tulane Traditions: Da Entourage – Bunny Hop
I attended Tulane University between Fall 2000 and Spring 2004. It was an evolving time in music, when the pop of the late 90s (N’Sync, Brittany Spears et al) was giving way to college acoustic (Dispatch, Guster), alt/indie sound (The … Continue reading
January 18, 2010
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Mississippi River: The Beginning and End
Fun juxtaposition, especially with the Minnesota Vikings taking on my beloved New Orleans Saints next Sunday. Always been fascinated about the Mississippi River, it’s place in American history and its connection to the center of the country. Was in St. … Continue reading
December 12, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Tulane Traditions: R.I.P. Granny Cart Lady
Downer news from New Orleans this week. Ms. Martha Jane Crump Hardy, known by thousands of Tulane grads affectionately as Granny Cart Lady, passed away this week at the crazy old age of 91. The long established Granny Cart Lady … Continue reading
June 5, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Thoughts on Drinking
I usually don’t drink on Mondays. No matter your tolerance, it’s a rough way to start the week and Tuesday morning hangovers stopped being cute sophomore semester. But my friend J.R. was celebrating his birthday, and I hadn’t stepped into … Continue reading
May 8, 2009
by Geoff Shannon
Comments Off on Hurricane Katrina: A Refugee’s Lament
I’ve been ruminating about Hurricane Katrina, and my life, and how the two are entwined together, recently. It’s been roughly four years since the storm hit New Orleans, when the water ripped through the city and ripped the life I … Continue reading