How Deep Is The Ocean?
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After a week where all we heard from the national media is Tony Romo this and the Dallas Cowboys that, the New Orleans Saints crushed the Cowboys in Texas Stadium 42-17. Drew Brees threw for 348 yards and 5 TDs, Reggie Bush had 138 receiving yards, and Deuce McAllister logged a quiet 111 yards on 21 carries. The defense exposed Tony Romo as they picked him off twice and should have stolen at least two more. The Saints are for real. Say that with me slowly, and let it sink in. The Saints are for real.

Located near Bayou St. John and between what used to be called Bayou Tchoupitoulas, the area around Orleans Avenue in Mid-City has always been high ground in New Orleans. During Katrina this area remained dry for a few blocks on each side of Orleans Avenue. This allowed residents of the area to continue their neighborhood tradition of dragging their Christmas trees into the Neutral Ground, piling them high, and lighting them on fire at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.

The fog was thick this year, and the smoke from fireworks hung low and heavy, giving the entire event an eerie “pagan-like” feel, as my friend Mario, a long-time bonfire veteran, noted.

This is one of those singular events in New Orleans that makes it special. Try this is anywhere else and you’ve got a riot or record numbers of arrests. Here, it’s just another party.

Tom Benson and the Mayor aside, the good people of San Antonio, TX are helping to look out for displaced New Orleanians, holding the “San Antonio Celebrates New Orleans” Market Day and Festival. It is being put together as an effort to help anyone from the Gulf Coast area market their wares and skills in San Antonio. It will be held on November 6 in downtown San Antonio.

I was fortunate enough to be able to put together the website for the event with the help of organizer, Angela Martinez.

For more information on the event, contact Angela.