Thursday, December 4, 2008
Tree Huggers Get Organized, Toke Oxygen
Posted by Noah Bonaparte Pais on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:35 PM
Busy Busy Bobby
Posted by Kevin Allman on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Where's Bobby these days? Not in Baton Rouge. Not in Iowa, either. As the Associated Press reports...
Gov. Bobby Jindal is traveling to Texas to boost his campaign coffers.He’s having a fundraiser on Thursday night in San Antonio and on Friday afternoon in Houston.
The fundraisers were described in his official schedule as “private events” for Jindal’s re-election campaign. Melissa Sellers, Jindal’s communications director, wouldn’t provide information about who is hosting the events and how much is being sought from potential donors.
Next week looks even busier, not to mention Vitter-ific:
'Mardi Gras In December'- Jindal's Vitter FundraiserPlease Join Governor Bobby Jindal In Support Of Senator David Vitter For Louisiana Music, Fare and Fun!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 6:00 ? 8:00 PM
101 Constitution NW, 9th Floor Balcony, Washington, DC
General Admission- $1000 Pac /Individual
VIP- $5000 Pac / $4600 Individual, (Includes Private Reception and Photo with Governor Jindal and Senator Vitter from 6:00 ? 6:30 PM)
RSVP ? Lisa Spies at 202.744.7373 or Lisa @ TheLSgroup.com
CO?HOSTS:
Senator J. Bennett Johnston
Congressman Jim McCrery
Congressman Rodney Alexander
Congressman Charles Boustany
Congressman Steve Scalise
Congressman Bob Livingston
Congressman Billy Tauzin
Congressman Jimmy Hayes
Congressman John Cooksey
Congressman Henson Moore
Congressman Clyde Holloway
Congressman?Elect Bill Cassidy
GUYS' NIGHT OUT IN D.C.!
It does beg the question: is anybody at the helm in Baton Rouge? Just this lady, it seems:
Bar Hopping
Posted by Ian McNulty on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Gulf oysters taste great eaten out of hand on the back of a stranger's pickup tailgate during Mardi Gras.
They taste great shucked open on a fisherman's boat with a mountain of others nearby.
They even taste pretty good fished from a plastic tub of pre-shucked oysters bathing in their commingled pearly liquor.
But they might taste best of all when pulled from the ice, shucked against a diving weight and sent rattling across the marble slab of a New Orleans oyster bar.
There's a ritual, a relationship and a rewarding experience all in one. In a recent column, I took a look at a cluster of four oyster bars all within a few doors of each other around Iberville and Bourbon streets. The eating is good there, and my favorite of the four is Felix's if for no other reason than the ability to get a quick, quality dozen and an Abita and be on your way again in no time flat.
But the parameters of the column naturally excluded my favorite oyster bar in the city, the one at Pascal's Manale up on Napoleon Avenue. On the right night, with the right company, I can go through three or four dozen oysters there. The oysters are excellent, the ambiance is right and the shuckers have the gift of gab without coming off as shills. The place is cool.
That's all obviously a matter of personal preference. If you have a favorite oyster bar, what makes it top your list?
Weezy F. Grammy
Posted by Alex Woodward on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:37 PM
Sure, the record industry and its respective awards ceremonies couldn’t be more irrelevant in our increasingly digital and downloadable (and independently produced) world, but look! Lil Wayne dominates the list of nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.
The Best Rapper Alive earned eight nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album (Tha Carter III), Best Rap Solo Performance (“A Milli”), and two nods for Best Rap Song (“Lollipop” and “Swagga Like Us”).
Other notables: Radiohead’s In Rainbows for Album of the Year and Best Alternative Album (and “House of Cards” for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals), M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” for Record of the Year, and T.I.’s Paper Trail for Best Rap Album.
Hornets prepare for arrival (hopefully some time in June)
Posted by Alejandro de los Rios on Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:33 AM
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Photo by Jonathan Bachman
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With their pretty decisive 104–91 win tonight against the Shaq- and Nash-less Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Hornets have won five of their last six games, including a four-game win streak last week. Four of those five wins have been by double-digits while only the Denver Nuggets managed to break the 100-point barrier.
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Quite a turnaround from that sluggish start to the season that had fans a bit nervous. But, as Byron Scott noted, the season is still long and there is still much to play for.
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"As long as they don't feel that we've arrived, then we're going to be OK," he said. "When they get to the point where we've arrived, then we're in trouble."
