It’s good to be back.
I have to apologize to all the writers here in the sticks… They continued to post items here for you readers, and I assumed I would be able to check in every other day or so to publish them. Uhhmmm.. Nope.
Oh sure, wi-fi is abundant and free, but finding an actual computer was a bit of a challenge. Because the casino barges were all sunk by Hurricane Katrina, hotels in Biloxi have moved the gambling operations into the conference rooms. And business centers are now cashier’s cages. So there is no place to check your email. Or update your blog.
On the way to Abita Springs (1. yes, you’ve heard of Abita Beer, it’s made from 2. Abita Springs Water in Abita Springs, LA. 3. when in Abita Springs, LA, I highly recommend you visit the UCM museum), we did see a library, so we pulled in to the Lacombe branch of the St. Tammany Library. I attempted to publish a few posts there, but after writing a quick update about getting a speeding ticket (two miles after crossing into Louisiana), and then publishing Sarah’s bit on HotSpot@Home, the entire thing got hung up. I waited a few minutes, but figured the hamsters running the St. Tammany internet got tired and went for a nap. Plus there were a couple of Louisiana teenagers itchin’ to check their myspace pages.
Yes, yes, yes – I should have brought a laptop, but I didn’t.
Anyway, we are back – all is well with everyone, and I will be publishing all of these tardy items over the next couple of days, so please forgive me if they are not exactly timely.
And if you plan a trip to the gulf coast, bring your laptop.
So… What happened while I was away?
What’s this about a time capsule?
drkptt
2 years ago
Did you meet UCM Museum founder John Preble? Most importantly, were you exposed to the music of pianist Bobby Lounge, whom Preble manages? Described by some as the offspring of Jerry Lee Lewis and Frank Zappa–Bobby Lounge is a trip.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5387232
http://www.offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_1581.shtml
wifey
2 years ago
The man at the front desk was an artist but he was not the founder. He noticed my teenager was a little uneasy about going in and asked about it at the end of our visit. I had to tell him the TV screen watching us in the studio really freaked her out and she held her cell phone the entire time. She thought we where in a low budget horror movie. He told us a movie was filmed there, very low budget. The rest of us loved it!