This comes to mind thinking of Oakland and the Day of the Dead and the eight months of my black cat’s disappeared status. Here is In These Times on the 1946 Oakland strike and more; Robert Reich on the Occupy movement; Amy Goodman on Veterans for the 99%; and a good talk by Chomsky. Axé.
At the Hallowe’en party I learned this song and I have a question: was the video shot in New Orleans? It looks like it. The party was on the side of a bayou off the old U.S. 190, the back way to Maringouin. I first drove this road twenty years ago, on the way from … More Afroman
I am overworked and I know it is a crime, but that has not been the point of the last two months of posts. My small point is, do not overdramatize because I can show you overwork and this person can show you still more. My larger and real point, and this is an individual’s … More Rainbow Sign
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The pictures in this video do not all go with the song, since New Orleans is not Cajun. Still they are interesting. I am posting all these old songs since we are having elections soon. My former student, un vrai Cadjin de Pont-Breaux, posts on Facebook from San Francisco: Dissatisfied with living in the 1930s … More Louisiana 1930s
The lyrics posted with this song are not actually those being sung, but they are more interesting. Oh, c’est malheureux chère C’est malheureux te voir Autant dans les douleurs. Oh, c’est tout le temps dur à ton Pop Ta Mom t’a donnée là je va’s jamais oublier ça. Oh, rappelle-toi de la fois J’étais t’amener … More Angelas LeJeune
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Le Blues de Texas: J’ai parti pour aller dans le Texas (I left to go to Texas) J’ai passé-z-a Eunice, m’acheter un pain de 5 sous. (I passed by Eunice, to buy 5 cents worth of bread) J’ai mange la moitie pour mon dejeuner (I had half of it for breakfast) J’ai gardé l’aut’ moitie … More Dennis McGee
Bonjour, toi, et bonne semaine! As the sun moves into Scorpio and the Indian summer fades our work week for this term will reduce itself to 84 hours, shrinking with the year. Our sensibilities may not be as fine as those of some exquisite sufferers, but we are still the most beautiful of all professors. … More Bonjou’, toi
Son de la loma in Bristol. Axé.
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