Re: ot - n'awlins

In article <B9OdnZ2dnZ036kvxnZ2dnYYliN6dnZ2dRVn-zp2dnZ0@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"George Leppla" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Lloyd Parsons" <lloydparsons@xxxxxxx> wrote
>
> > I think your timeframe is too short, but otherwise agree.
> >
> > That said, as long as NO is lower than the river and ocean, the
> > potential for a disaster like this one will always be there. I cannot
> > think of anything that would allow NO to retain its flavor that could be
> > done to change that.
>
> Well, Lloyd... you and I are scheduled to go on a cruise out of New Orleans
> in October, 2006. I'll bet you a buck against a bag of beignets that we'll
> be able to go to Jackson Square and listen to sweet Doreen and her band play
> "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" and then head to Central Grocery, pick up a
> muffalletta and some Sapp's chips, walk across the street and have lunch on
> the banks of the Mississippi.
>
> It may never the "same"... but it will still be New Orleans and that makes
> it one of my favorite places in the world.

Well, I didn't say I wasn't coming! ;-)

Of course, I hadn't originally planned on floating down the Mississippi
and just getting on the cruise.

But I'll take that bet, 'cause I can't lose. I either get a buck, or
steal some of your beignets! ;-)
.