We invited my parents down for a visit and we took them just about everywhere. We went to the WWII museum, which features the brand spanking new docu-film Beyond all Boundaries, starring Tom Hanks in role of "Narrator." We went down to the 9th Ward to show them all the damage done by Katrina that still hasn't been repaired. We went and had the best chicken in America at Willie Mays, so voted by the Food Network as well as other notable culinary periodicals. We went down to the French Quarter, but it was after noon, so they were kind of distracted by all the different food smells. I don't know how much they actually saw. We went to a Hornets game and watched the the 6-8 Hornets put a defensive clinic on a young, talented Atlanta Hawks team. The Hornets were without All-Star point guard, Chris Paul, who averages about 23 points, 9.7 assists and 1.7 steals a game so far this year, but that didn't seem to matter as fill-in, rookie, point guard Darren Collison dropped 22 points and 11 assists against the 11-year NBA veteran Mike Bibby. Tremendous game. Yeah, I'm kind of a fan. We had a lot of really good food, which we tried to squeeze as much in as possible. There were a lot of food comas. Here's some pics.
I almost died climbing over the seats to get this shot. Really. There's no railing or glass or anything to really keep you from falling down into the first level.
Ma and Pa on the trolley. This was about our third time going down the same street. I'm a bad tour guide.
This is the milk carton photo right here. "Missing! Please help!" No, they actually said they had a good time and no muggers were involved. We went to the worst, most dangerous neighborhoods in the city and we didn't get shot at once. NOT ONCE!
This is a test.
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