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I was honored to see Slim perform live, ca. 1985, in a baby blue western-cut suit. Man, was it ever clean. http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130619/ENT10/130619471/-1/ENT05 His version of “Rose Marie,” the title song from the venerable operetta that spawned “Indian Love Call,” became … Continue reading →

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/06/childrens-media-use-cuddly-animals-to-reinforce-racist-and-socially-dominant-norms-researcher-says/ “Parents who read their kids stories about happy, human-like animals like Franklin the Turtle or Arthur at bedtime are exposing their kids to racism, materialism, homophobia and patriarchal norms, according to a paper presented at the Congress of the … Continue reading →

From NOLA.com: Orleans Parish Public Defender’s office says it’s not equipped to deal with gang racketeering indictments http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2013/06/orleans_parish_public_defender_5.html#incart_m-rpt-1

Ronald Reagan’s D-Day Remembrance Speech, June 6, 1984 Here in this place where the West held together, let us make a vow to our dead. Let us show them by our actions that we understand what they died for. Let … Continue reading →

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2013/06/deacon_jones_hall_of_fame_defe.html#incart_river_default “David ‘Deacon’ Jones, the original sackmaster, has died. “The Hall of Fame defensive end credited with terming the word sack for how he knocked down quarterbacks, was 74. The Washington Redskins said that Jones died of natural causes at … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/us/louisiana-inspires-reality-tv-shows.html In the past few years, there have been shows about Louisiana alligator trappers, exterminators, sheriffs, prisoners, brides, shrimpers, nutria hunters, mixed martial arts fighters, garbage collectors, “bad girls,” overnight millionaires, run-of-the-mill rednecks and pawnshop owners (about whom there are … Continue reading →

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