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Category: New Orleans

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Food and Drink, Law/Justice, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Television3 Comments

Saturday Odds & Sods: Sugaree

August 6, 2022August 5, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

This week: A follow up on Lengua Madre and Jason Williams, Wild Bill Hickok, Phil Karlson, and Athenae on Tommy T. Music by Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Graham Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, David Bankston, George Harrison, Lord Huron, and Vikki Carr. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Sugaree

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, New Orleans, Political Crack, Story Time

Story Time: The Mike Hammer Chronicles

July 31, 2022August 11, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Set the Wayback Machine to 2006. Continue reading Story Time: The Mike Hammer Chronicles

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, New Orleans, Political Crack

Letter From New Orleans: District Attorneys 3 Feds 0

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams acquitted of tax fraud. Continue reading Letter From New Orleans: District Attorneys 3 Feds 0

Abortion Rights, Adrastos, Malakatude, New Orleans, Political Crack, Sexism, Sports

Malaka Of The Week: Matt Birk

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Introducing the man mountain of malakatude, Matt Birk. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Matt Birk

Adrastos, Diary, Film, New Orleans, Story Time

Barbershop Trio

July 24, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Set the Wayback Machine to 2016. Continue reading Barbershop Trio

Abortion Rights, Adrastos, Comedy, Film, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Alone At Midnight

July 23, 2022July 22, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Alone At Midnight

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Food and Drink, New Orleans, Russian Imperialism, Television

Loose Tongue

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of fireworks, Stranger Things, Brittney Griner, patriotism, and New Orleans restaurants. Continue reading Loose Tongue

Adrastos, Bigotry, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Television2 Comments

Saturday Odds & Sods: Friend Of The Devil

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Friend Of The Devil

Adrastos, Diary, Food and Drink, New Orleans7 Comments

Letter From New Orleans: Forked Tongue

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

A review of a pretentious, precious, and gimmicky New Orleans restaurant. Continue reading Letter From New Orleans: Forked Tongue

Adrastos, Diary, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, New Orleans, R.I.P.

Story Time: Michel

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

“New Orleans isn’t buildings. New Orleans is the people.” Continue reading Story Time: Michel

Adrastos, Diary, Music, New Orleans

Story Time: Magazine Bus Story

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Weird bus tales. Continue reading Story Time: Magazine Bus Story

Adrastos, Film, Fog Of History, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, New Orleans, Political Crack, Story Time, Television

Story Time-Listomania: The Decayed Decade

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Set the Wayback Machine to New Year’s Eve, 2009. Continue reading Story Time-Listomania: The Decayed Decade

Adrastos, COVID-19, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, New Orleans, Television

The Heat Goes On

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of COVID, Johnny Depp, Rummy, the Trashanova, and cats. Continue reading The Heat Goes On

Adrastos, Diary, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, Krewe du Vieux, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Story Time, Television1 Comment

Story Time: Confessions Of A Carnival Parade Recreator

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Krewe du Vieux does Treme. Continue reading Story Time: Confessions Of A Carnival Parade Recreator

Adrastos, Diary, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, Music, New Orleans, Story Time4 Comments

Story Time: Comfortably Numb

May 22, 2022May 24, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Another Dickensian New Orleans flashback. Continue reading Story Time: Comfortably Numb

Adrastos, Books, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, New Orleans, Political Crack2 Comments

This Will Not Pass

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

A review of This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future by Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns. Continue reading This Will Not Pass

Adrastos, Bigotry, Congress, COVID-19, Diary, Dipshit Insurrection, Elections, New Orleans, Political Crack

Black Coffee In Bed

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

“There’s a stain on my notebook where your coffee cup was.” Continue reading Black Coffee In Bed

Adrastos, Books, Diary, Film, New Orleans, Story Time

Story Time: Mrs. Fagin and the Urchins

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

“You got to pick a pocket or two.” Continue reading Story Time: Mrs. Fagin and the Urchins

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Television2 Comments

Saturday Odds & Sods: Heat Of The Moment

May 14, 2022May 13, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Heat Of The Moment

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, So Called Liberal Media, Television1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Driving Sideways

May 7, 2022May 6, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Driving Sideways

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack1 Comment

Saturday Odds & Sods: Games Without Frontiers

April 16, 2022April 15, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

If looks could kill, they probably will, in games without frontiers, war without tears. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Games Without Frontiers

Adrastos, Diary, New Orleans, R.I.P.1 Comment

Letter From New Orleans: Chris Owens, R.I.P.

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

A tribute to the Queen of Bourbon Street: Chris Owens, 19?? to 2022. Continue reading Letter From New Orleans: Chris Owens, R.I.P.

Adrastos, Diary, Nature is Scary, New Orleans

Tornadic Activity

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

All is well at Adrastos World HQ. Continue reading Tornadic Activity

Adrastos, Fog Of Scandal, Immoral Values, Legal Docket, New Orleans, Sexism, Sports

The Deshaun Disgrace

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

The view from New Orleans on the Deshaun Watson freak show. Continue reading The Deshaun Disgrace

Adrastos, Environment, Music, Nature is Scary, New Orleans, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

The Windmills Of Trump’s Mind

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on Trump’s windmill phobia and how Entergy New Orleans is for the birds. Continue reading The Windmills Of Trump’s Mind

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Mardi Gras, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods

Saturday Odds & Sods: The Real Me

March 5, 2022March 11, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s that day again. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: The Real Me

Adrastos, Diary, Mardi Gras, New Orleans3 Comments

Mardi Gras Mumbles

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Happy Mardi Gras. Continue reading Mardi Gras Mumbles

Adrastos, Diary, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, War In Ukraine

Post-Lockdown Carnival Ennui Blues

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

The state of Adratos’ Carnival state of mind. Continue reading Post-Lockdown Carnival Ennui Blues

Adrastos, Mardi Gras, Music, New Orleans

Todd Rundgren Meets Barkus

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

Woof. Continue reading Todd Rundgren Meets Barkus

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Mardi Gras, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods

Saturday Odds & Sods: You Can Close Your Eyes

February 26, 2022May 13, 2022 Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s that day again. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: You Can Close Your Eyes

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