Fat Tuesday

[rich]

another thing to be happy about--a new David Simon HBO series about New
Orleans called Treme

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treme_%28TV_series%29

and Wendell Pierce is in it--Bunk was my fav character on The Wire (next to
Omar, of course)

can't wait

rich

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:

> Clever. Some p-listers might not know what a linebacker is. I've
> learned not to assume knowledge of the militaristic specialization of
> American football in my non-American friends. Try explaining the
> situational role of a nickel back or what a cover 3 is to someone who
> has never played or even seen the game.
>
> As a sports fan who spent decades hoping for a hometown championship,
> I can appreciate how people in New Orleans feel right now. People
> start smiling and talking to each other. If someone is rude to you on
> public transportation, you can just smile and say "How 'bout that
> Superbowl!"
>
> It will last for months.
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:25 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Our theme was "Second-Line-Backers."  You'd have to kwn what a
> > second-line is, a New Orleans thing...
> >
> > http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/Sec_2ndline/2ndline_history.htm
> >
> > David Morris
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >> You and yours look like an elaborate, extended pynchon
> metaphor.............metaphor of fun.
> >
>
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