Category Archives: Travel

Back in the Saddle

Posted on October 28, 2010 by theurbanllama

OK the Iowa City trip took a bit longer to complete than originally intended. My venture north summed up how the entire journey would ensue – ragged, but full of glory. I left New Orleans at 7:00 AM, with the … Continue reading →

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The Road to Reality

Posted on September 17, 2010 by theurbanllama

Aiyeee! I’ve been away for too long – sorry folks. I unexpectedly had to go back out on the road to do some secondary filming in Gulfport, Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Miss., for the reality television show. Hence my absence … Continue reading →

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2010 NFL Season Kicks Off Thursday in New Orleans

Posted on September 9, 2010 by theurbanllama

The Saints are coming! The Saints are coming! The 91st National Football League season unfurls its ever-expanding tentacles upon the nation tonight, when Drew Brees and the World Champion New Orleans Saints stage a rematch of last year’s NFC title … Continue reading →

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The Lower 9th Ward Bounce Back

Posted on September 6, 2010 by theurbanllama

Here are a couple shots from the Lower 9th Ward that I took on Hurricane Katrina’s fifth anniversary. Misconceptions continue to abound about this area. I hear people suggest it was full of thugs, squatters and hovels. In reality the … Continue reading →

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Jazz Funeral for Katrina V

Posted on September 2, 2010 by theurbanllama

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, the mood was light in Jackson Square. It was Hurricane Katrina’s big five year anniversary, and while at several churches somber words ruled the day, here in the French Quarter it was a different scene, … Continue reading →

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A National Disgrace

Posted on September 1, 2010 by theurbanllama

That is a term I heard bantered around often over the weekend in describing the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina. That used to mean something. America was never big on having a national disgrace, but the reference seems to have … Continue reading →

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KATRINA PLUS FIVE

Posted on August 30, 2010 by theurbanllama

Five years is a long time. That would cover my entire undergraduate college career – from my first Long Island Iced Tea at Eastern Kentucky, to a bourbon-soaked farewell party in Iowa City. That’s a lot of drinking, and also … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Gulf

Posted on August 26, 2010 by theurbanllama

GRAND ISLE, LA. – As you cross the bridge linking the barrier island of Grand Isle to the rest of Louisiana, it’s a local tradition that all who pass “leave their troubles behind.” Now, more than 100 days after the … Continue reading →

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Feelin’ Blues

Posted on June 1, 2009 by theurbanllama

Driving to Fort Dodge is not what I had in mind on Wednesday, but when Vicki Price e-mailed saying she and her husband, blues guitar slinger Joe Price would be happy to take time out of their busy touring schedule … Continue reading →

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The Creek is Rising – Mission Creek:Midwest Turns 4

Posted on March 1, 2009 by theurbanllama

Iowa City – Bartender here is my $50 – hook me up with a festival pass and a pint of Fat Tire. That statement is one organizers of the Mission Creek Music Festival anticipate hearing often over the next two … Continue reading →

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