kick-ass-bob
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Wed Sep-07-05 10:56 AM
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This is what I think of about New Orleans. |
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My mind wanders off... what happened to all the fortune tellers that lined the street near the river? I think of the kids tap dancing for money. The young concierge in the hotel. The incredible sax player I heard in a bar with overpriced drinks I could never find again if I had tried. The time share sales lady who loved her home town of "N'awlins." The 2 statue guys we took pictures with, one lit up a joint for my pic, the other was a "football player." Even the guy who scammed me out of $5 by telling me where I "got those shoes." :eyes:
In no other city that I have visited have I interacted with the people the way I did in New Orleans. It was a different breed of familiarity that they have.
I hope they can go back home.
I hope they are alive.
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Wed Sep-07-05 10:58 AM
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1. You couldn't have said it any better. Those |
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are my same memories. And I too got scammed for the "where I got my shoes". You described New Orleans to a tee! :cry: I wish them well too!
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Wed Sep-07-05 11:11 AM
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2. I wonder how many people have fallen prey to that little scam |
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Wed Sep-07-05 11:12 AM
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I got asked, but I didn't take the bait... I figured the answer was "You got 'em on your feet in New Orleans, Louisiana"... is that the actual punchline? I didn't stick around to find out.
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Wed Sep-07-05 11:13 AM
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"on your feet right here on Bourbon Street!"
followed by wild cackling. :7
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Wed Sep-07-05 11:14 AM
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5. Yeah they even tell you the time you got them. |
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I was suckered, but it was all in fun and I gave him the money!
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