WHY NOLA HAS TO BE REBUILT

As an American NOLA has to be Rebuilt. And I am not just talking about the Business Sector. I am talking about it's Heart and Soul. I am talking about it's Culture. It's Way of Life.....that we all need to remember. ( 10-10-05)

It is a Way of Life,
It is deep hearted Blues,
It is Gin soaked jazz,
and Grits, Hushpuppies,and
fresh cornbread.
It is panfried shrimp with limes and hot sauce.
It is 3 day Gumbo that leaves
you sweating and thirsty.
It is Sunday Church where the
buildings rock and seismic sway.
It is the slideguitar pleading in the
the still of a summer night.
It is another lonely Crooner sending
shockwaves in an old riverfront garage.
It is women swaying in gauzy dresses
And men in timeless suits.
It is granmommies lullabying babs,singing
This Ol'Man with a hum and a roll.
It is a place where old folks are tended with
gentle hands and respect.
It is where Family is a way of life.

In New Orleans a clock is merely an instrument,
But Time is a Place to Be.

{{{{{This piece is dedicated to a great NOLA chef who died last week-
Austin Leslie of Pampy's Creole Kithcen, and Chez Helene fame. He died in
Atlanta, but he had survived Katrina. He had been on his roof for 2 days with his
wife Victoria, they were brought to the Superdome and then the Convention Center,
and then transferred to Atlanta. He was in the Hospital last week, but still wanting to
get back to the Kitchen. He died last thursday. He was 71. }}}}}

UPDATE:
January 10th, The King in all his JimBeam-laden-swagger came back to NOLA this week-
while they are in the midst of buldozing the Ninth ward...and declaring huge sections blighted
Imminent Domain ( AKA Developers Wet Dreams).
Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers, they are Lost.