I was happy to hear that one of New Orleans most famous residents and subsequent Katrina SURVIVORS (and if you'll remember one who was missing for many days into the storms aftermath) Fats Domino is back on track and played last night to a full house in a new Orleans club last night. (you'll notice I say SURVIVORS as opposed to VICTIMS like the article and the MSM uses in the headline. When do they stop being victims is my question?)
Things are getting back to normal more and more there but you would never know it by looking at the nightly news or your local papers day in and out. They sure couldn't get enough of that bad news however when it was pouring in by the truckloads thick and juicy, particularly during the immediate wall to wall coverage of all the imaginary murders at the Superdome etc etc..
They even ignored for the most part the miraculous rebuilding and reopening of the Superdome which I blogged about as well and watched on television that night. It consisted of a concert by U2, Green Day and some others and a Monday Night football game that was quite memorable and roundly ignored by the network news and television mags with the exception of coarse ABC/ESPN who did make quite a spectacle of the whole day to their credit.
Katrina Victim Fats Domino Performs:NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Fats Domino took the stage before a sold-out crowd of hundreds in a New Orleans nightclub Saturday, marking the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's first public performance since Hurricane Katrina."
Dressed in a snappy white jacket, the 79-year-old New Orleans icon was crisp and energetic as he sang and played the piano. The crowd jumped and screamed when he belted out "Blueberry Hill." Domino was accompanied by his longtime friend and musical partner saxophonist Herbert Hardesty. The pair have been playing together since the mid-1940s.
Fans who for years longed to see Domino perform such hits as "Blueberry Hill," "Blue Monday," "Ain't That a Shame" and "Walkin' to New Orleans" finally got their wish. more
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