The ongoing controversy regarding Armstrong Park has reared its head yet again, following the discovery of a murdered woman who was found in the bushes near the abandoned Municipal Auditorium. The victim was a German national, 47 years old—another tragedy to add to the tarnished reputation of the park. The park has been a political [...]
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Armstrong Park–Give It Back to the City!
August 17, 2011 – 12:40 pm
The ongoing controversy regarding Armstrong Park has reared its head yet again, following the discovery of a murder victim who was found in the bushes near the abandoned Municipal Auditorium. Anyone who is a reader of my entries here knows that I’ve been advocating for the revival of Armstrong Park for many years. The park [...]
May 2011 Letters
May 1, 2011 – 12:01 am
NOT AN ACCORDION Thank you for the review of my new CD On the Street. It captures what the band sounds like on the recording and what we are trying to achieve in general. I want to clear up a couple of mistakes. On “Louis Collins,” that is not an accordion—it’s Andy Forest’s soulful harmonica [...]
November 2010 Letters
November 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
NOT JUST MUSIC Just a note to tell you how much I enjoyed the current issue. I think that there has been a subtle transformation at OffBeat to include all aspects of New Orleans culture, not just music. The piece on Susan Spicer was first rate. —Bob Porter, Bergenfield, NJ RAISON D’ETRE There are many [...]
More Input on Musical “Noise”
July 7, 2010 – 6:39 pm
In my “Mojo Mouth” column this month in the print version of OffBeat, I address the noise issue that’s been a part of the New Orleans music culture forever. I mentioned that we need to find a solution to street music vis a vis the residents and businesses in the area. Here’s a letter we [...]
