Saturday Odds & Sods: Mockingbird Time
It’s been an interesting week in New Orleans. Things are looking so good in the Gret Stet Goober race that I’m concerned about overconfidence. Louisiana Democrats have no reason to feel cocky with only 2 weeks to go until the runoff. We haven’t won a Governor’s race since 2003, so it’s time to keep on pushing as Curtis Mayfield would surely say at this point. That’s my impressionistic take:
The big local controversy involves parking meters, one might even call it parking wars. It sounds like an A&E reality show but it’s all about Mayor Landrieu doubling parking meter rates and extending operating times. People are perturbed, peeved, and pissed-off, especially since the whole thing has been done by stealth. The last things we need are fewer parking spaces and more enforcement by the dread meter maids. Macca obviously never met a New Orleans meter maid when he wrote Lovely Rita.
This week’s theme song and banner artwork are inspired by the spirited chirping of one of my favorite birds-you guessed it-the mockingbird. There’s one ensconced not far from my writing room belting out triplets. That, in turn, led me to one of my favorite bands and the title track of their 2011 album-you guessed it-Mockingbird Time:
While we’re mocking mockingbirds, I thought I’d throw this chirpy avian hit from the Seventies at you:
Carly and James were the IT couple for a few years but things didn’t work out for them in the long run. Holy celebrity trivia, Batman. We’ll have more ponderous ruminations after the break but whatever you do, don’t listen to the mockingbird:
