No, for all kinds of reasons, including, not being in NYC, but in NO.
I went to a New Orleans downtown Second Line parade today though, a practice for Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday, and when we got back to where we had to come back to last night because our flight home was canceled due to weather, there was a 'preliminary' St. Patrick's Day celebration parade going on.
In case you all don't know, among the large immigrant populations to NO in the 19th century, were included many Italians (which explains the large number of Italian restaurants) and Irish. Which explains why for the week before and the week after St. Patrick's Day, if you want a cabbage, you better have bought it before, for the Irish parades throw cabbages .... During our time of LIVING in New Orleans, we lived in the the neighborhood called the Irish Channel.
Happy Women's Day.
ReplyDeleteNext week Graeme, Aaron and Nadia, are coming to Minneapolis for an antiwar demo.
I hope the demo gets some media coverage.
ReplyDeleteWe'd be outta Iraq a long time ago already if the media hadn't been bought up by the Murdochs, etc.
The capitalist moguls learned from the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War all right: it if ain't on tv nobody knows or cares.
Love, C.
The weather in London was far kinder than New York. You can see a report and photos here
ReplyDeleteDid you manage to attend any event?
No, for all kinds of reasons, including, not being in NYC, but in NO.
ReplyDeleteI went to a New Orleans downtown Second Line parade today though, a practice for Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday, and when we got back to where we had to come back to last night because our flight home was canceled due to weather, there was a 'preliminary' St. Patrick's Day celebration parade going on.
In case you all don't know, among the large immigrant populations to NO in the 19th century, were included many Italians (which explains the large number of Italian restaurants) and Irish. Which explains why for the week before and the week after St. Patrick's Day, if you want a cabbage, you better have bought it before, for the Irish parades throw cabbages .... During our time of LIVING in New Orleans, we lived in the the neighborhood called the Irish Channel.
Love, C.
BTW, Phil -- thanks very much for the link.
ReplyDeletePrimary media here hasn't even noticed International Women's Day.
Not a bit.
Love, C.