If you haven't picked up a
FREE copy of the new newspaper in town - THE NEW ORLEANS LEVEE, you have GOT to run and do that right now.
I picked one up at Stanley on Decatur (across from Margaritaville). Forget the Times Pic or the Gambit...I promise you -You will LOVE "The New Orleans Levee"
It is "slap your momma" hysterical . . . Their motto "We Don't Hold Anything Back" (hence name of newspaper)
This is a scan of the front cover -
AND NO! THE "L" DOODLED ON BROWNIE's FOREHEAD IS NOT MY ARTWORK! The editors really did PRINT and distribute the newspaper with it INTENTIONALLY.
by PLCMLF
some of the articles:
* The Michael Brown Playboy interview: Finally! A reason to pick up the magazine for the pictures.
* Landrieu aching for a baby: breakout campaign strategy to compete with Bobby Jindal delivering his own babies. (the republican "feel good" story pumped out on every available network pre-K anniversary)
* Blanco mulls over proposal for tolls on stupid comments by Louisiana politicians (spoof on David Vitter's stupid staged for prime time over-reaction to the interstate toll idea and our unfortunate Bush-sock-puppet Mayor who has contracted the same republican foot-in-mouth disease)
* Look out Louisiana: FEMA involved in mental health recovery
* FEMA turning to Hezbollah: Michael Chertoff impressed at Guerilla's efficiency ("It took us over a week to set up a phone number that Katrina callers couldn't get through to, and we thought that was too fast!")
* Photographic proof that we are in hell: a photo of a new orleans shell station with the "s" missing....and next to it is an electronic McDonald's sign registering the temperature at minus 196 degrees with the caption: "A Cold Day in Hell"
I have been in TEARS laughing so hard over this new newspaper. If any of you
remember "The Brou ha-ha" underground paper at Tulane in the 90's, this is the same type of absurd humor.
It's so completely priceless that I have ordered additional copies to send to friends and family - because nothing has communicated the absurdity of our situation (for those of us crazy enough to still live here despite the daily insanity) as perfectly as this FUN and FUNNY newspaper. I love it so much I've even asked about advertising!
Many of my local friends, and myself included, can't bear to pick up the newspaper or listen to Air America...we're tired of the bottomless, endless, stream of bullshit coming from the right and the Bush Crime Family...and we are equally tired of the endless whiny bitching on the left about what we have to go through everyday living in New Orleans because
YES WE KNOW THINGS ARE SHITTY, we are deeply greatful for your concern and thoughts, but THE ENDLESS WHINING ISN'T HELPING
I used to be GLUED to the radio from 4-7 everyday to listen to Randi Rhodes and cheer her on when she bitch slapped the neo-con callers...I can't tell you the last time I listened to her show in it's entirety, because everytime I listen it's just wallowing in depression.
So, it's just been absolutely refreshing to find this newspaper. Where so many of us can laugh through tears. Part of our national psyche is our need to be "happy" and our imperative of finding mates "who make us laugh" - it is quite odd for non-Americans to understand that. But anyways, here, I have found my soulmate newspaper in New Orleans...I hope you guys can find a copy, because it is truly priceless..