Let them Eat Cake - Barbara Bush Calls Evacuees Better Off
Now we know where President Bush gets his "compassionate conservatism." It is as if the former First Lady feels as if the President did them a favor with his snail-paced response time.
Barbara Bush Calls Evacuees Better Off - New York Times
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Fear for jazz's birthplace "Since the hurricane struck, music lovers have been trying to get information about the musicians and venues which have kept alive the city's tradition ... Flooding reached famous streets like Bourbon Street, a thoroughfare celebrated in numerous songs and home to venues played by stars like Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong - both New Orleans natives ... Richard Cook, editor of magazine Jazz Review and co-author of The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, says the loss of archives and historic artefacts is of more concern than the damage to buildings. "There are archives outside of New Orleans but one can only guess how many important items will have been lost," he says.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Fans fear for jazz's birthplace
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Monday, September 05, 2005