Internet Killed the Video Star

I haven't been posting all week because of my New Orleans trip.
or rather my new love affair with NOLA has kept me otherwise occupied.

This gets right to the heart of the importance of music in this community, and globally.
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NOLA

It has been more than 3 years since Hurricane Katrina. I just got bad from a week's trip. I saw the good the bad and the ugly.

The United States of America has never been more ignorant or blind to their own in justice.

People are still living in FEMA trailors, neighbourhoods are still abandoned, people have abandoned their homes or have had them taken away. People are homeless and heartbroken. New Orleans, Louisiana still need a lot of help. Years and billions of dollars of help.

These spray paints on the walls are badges of honour and for some heartbreaking reminders:

North quadrant is the date the house was checked.

East quadrant is code for hazards.

South quandrant is for the number of bodies they found in the house. Sometimes you'll see the death count for house pets.

West is the unit/squad that did the search.

The Big Easy

I am going to New Orleans for a conference.

I am so excited to experience and feel the city.

It strikes me as a place full of emotion.

Banksy thinks so too.

These are his pics, read about him here and here.

click on the pictures for a bigger view. All photos are from Banksy's website.