Hair of the Blue Dog
Greetings from the Crescent City! I'm Kevin Smith, a long time acquaintance of Paul and an avid fan of his weblog. While I am jealous of his vacation time, I'm glad that Paul ultimately took a much wanted break, and I'm sure that he's enjoying the solar and solitude of Cat Island.
I've been suffering with a topic for my guest submit; I'm no longer a dressmaker, and while I might be glad to feature to the cocktail threads that have been going for walks via the weblog, Paul has visible me devour sufficient hooch at some stage in our friendship that I worry he'd stage an intervention upon his return must I begin ruminating about liquor. Actually, I'm not as frightened about an intervention as I am of getting horrible tales of my escapades published for the world to see. So I decided to jot down about the trendy forestall on my journey, New Orleans.
I've been in New Orleans for 2 months, having moved from St. Petersburg on the lookout for adventure, debauchery and fun. The metropolis has furnished all of these things and extra, and every day I go away the residence wondering what I'll stumble upon next. Will it's some other jazz band parading with the aid of the the front door in a 2nd line for a few recently deceased? Will I see Mr. Okra, the gentleman who drives this truck around the neighborhoods, selling produce that he vends thru loudspeaker?
Will it be throngs of drunken vacationers slinging lower back hurricanes and hand grenades as they weave via the Quarter? Or will it be the sight of absolutely everyone sweating like a whore in a church due to the brutal warmness and humidity of the dog days on the Delta?
One sight I'm assured to see on a each day basis is a picture of the Blue Dog. Much just like the Fleur-de-lis, the Blue Dog is an image that permeates the town.
George Rodrigue is a Cajun artist who created the Blue Dog. Its photo is based totally at the legend of the Loup Garou, which a story about a savage dog who might steal children that local dad and mom used as a chance/warning/deterrent for misbehaving children within the swamps and bayous of Louisiana. The Blue Dog gained countrywide attention in the early 90's while it changed into used as part of an Absolut ad marketing campaign (hmmm, seems like I can weave a liquor mention into the submit in the end), and Rodrigue has created different snap shots to help Katrina comfort, remembrance for 11th of September and different social reasons.
There's a exquisite gallery on Royal Street within the French Quarter that homes pretty some Blue Dog artwork and prints. I can not recall the name in the intervening time, but it is at the lower back side of St. Louis Cathedral. Rather than looking for the name on line, I'll depart it to you to look for it whilst you come to New Orleans. Everyone ought to make at the least one trip to this captivating metropolis--you'll be charmed, overfed, appalled and extremely joyful, as I am on a each day foundation. Should you wend your way down here, stop with the aid of the Roosevelt Hotel and say whats up--I'm inside the Sazerac Restaurant, and any reader of this blog will be in awe of the renovations that have taken location in this legendary inn, which Arthur Hailey used as the idea for his novel "Hotel". But that's a tale for another day...