New Orleans Saints player Lance Moore celebrating his TD against the Minnesota Vikings December 18, 2011.
I could watch this all day!!!
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With a side of FRIED Stephen Godfrey. YUM YUM.
Update: The link above to a story called “ The Falcons-Saints Rivalry: Hating America’s Team After Hurricane Katrina” has been disabled. I tried a search & the story has completely disappeared.
COWARDS
Who Dat Pride!
Algiers Who Dat
Garden District Who Dat
Garden District Who Dat
Algiers Who Dat
Who Dats Gone Wild
As you can imagine, this city is wild today anticipating the NFL season opener against The Vikings in our iconic Superdome. Schools and businesses are closing early so everybody can get their game face on.
For those of you unlucky enough to not live here, here are a few links to put you in the loop:
Game day preparations for the pre-game concert in Jackson Square.
Facebook Page for Farve’s Retirement Party
(Props to my friend, Toma, for the funeral photo.)
WHO DAT!
These Are Strange & Beautiful Days
As a New Orleanian when you’re faced with a person that just doesn’t get it (as we inevitably are), link to this video. It just doesn’t get any clearer or more heart-felt than what you’ll see and hear in this video. Oh, and my favorite quote?
“New Orleans doesn’t have a place for people that are luke-warm.”
AMEN.
The Soul of New Orleans
New Orleans won the trifecta this past weekend
Overheard at work today…
“We sure did win the trifecta this past weekend. New Orleans elected a new mayor without having to go to a run off, the Saints won the Super Bowl, and we’re in the thick of Mardi Gras. Its a fabulous time to be a New Orleanian right now!”
Indeed…
AND NOW FOR THE SUPERBOWL PARADE!
The Saints will be rolling in a VICTORY (WHO DAT?!) parade Tuesday evening, beginning at 5pm. Yours truly will be rolling in it and I am excited beyond measure -indicated by the caps, which I save for special occasions.
So get yourself recharged, save a wee bit to come out and cry and laugh and dance at the team that has made everything new again!
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
ONE TEAM, ONE FIGHT, ONE VOICE, ONE CITY ON SUPERBOWL SUNDAY
Black and Gold…and PINK in the Streets Sunday
It seems that I am the writer of fun these days, such a nice change…
The Camel Toe Lady Steppers and The Pussyfooter swill be hitting the streets in two separate second line-type of gigs Sunday, warming up for the Super Bowl. It looks like both troupes will be adding the Black and Gold to their costumes, of course.
The Camel Toe Lady Steppers will begin their gallivanting at Louisiana and Annunciation to will finish up at Washington and Camp, from 11am-noon.
The Pussyfooters will be lining up in front of the King Pin for noon and will be, as they are annually, a part of the Lyons Club march. The band and krewe will be marching along from the King Pin to Grits via Ms. Mae’s over on Napoleon, hitting a few joints along the way like the Milan Lounge.
Crash the parties!
Also look for the Pussyfooters in the SUPER BOWL PARADE!
Peyton Manning must lay down
I’ve been thinking about this since we beat the Vikings. What a precarious position Peyton Manning must be in, to play his hometown team the Saints. I can’t imagine his father, Archie, and what he feels right now, toiling and suffering all those years quarterbacking for mediocre to just plain bad Saints teams and who never won a Super Bowl ring. Sure Archie’s allegiance is first to his family, but one doesn’t live in New Orleans, breathe the Saints, announce games for all those years and not secretly yearn for a Saints victory this weekend.
And what about Peyton? Haven’t we seen it in his face, the conundrum he is facing this weekend playing the team who put a roof over his head growing up and food on his table? Its got to be hard swimming all one’s life in a sea of black and gold and now to hear the chants and feel the frenzy of the long-suffering Saints fans and not be affected? The madness is palpable; all one sees in New Orleans right now is black and gold everywhere and what days next week is work going to be cancelled and the debate on what day next week is the best to have the Saints post-win parade because we’re in the middle of Carnival season. Hell, men who never dared showed up in force this weekend, dressed in drag, to honor the memory of the beloved Buddy D who swore he would walk down Bourbon Street in a dress if the Saints got to the Super Bowl? If that isn’t complete and utter passion and dedication I don’t know what is?
New Orleans is stripped down to one thing right now – that is an unprecedented focus on a Saints victory this Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV. This is such huge unexplored territory, no one here knows how to act, but all out. Peyton needs to contemplate this. Peyton needs to bow down to this phenomenon. He’s got his Super Bowl victory, this year its someone else’s turn – OURS. So under the leadership of Drew Brees and the punishing Saints defense Peyton better watch out. Better yet, Peyton better lay down – its a respect thing ya dig?
NFL & Me on ‘Who Dat’
From the NFL Superbowl blog: NFL explains “Who Dat” position thusly:
Posted: February 1st, 2010 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: New Orleans Saints, Who Dat
The NFL cleared up a perceived controversy over the “Who Dat” trademark.
The league is challenging the sale of items that use “Who Dat” in connection with the Saints’ trademarks or logos. The league isn’t interested in chasing down merchandise that merely has “Who Dat” logos.
“‘Who Dat,’ we do not claim to own by itself,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the New Orleans Times Picayune. “It’s when ‘Who Dat’ is used in conjunction with Saints marks that it’s a problem.”
McCarthy said the league will only become involved when the “Who Dat” is advertised as official Saints or NFL gear.
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As a member of the WHO DAT NATION, I’d like to address a few points in the NFL’s statement.
#1. “perceived controversy”?? If you believe the controversy is “perceived” then you have a big problem with perception. The Who Dat Nation’s been expressing it’s displeasure for over two weeks now. But, yeah, we get it. It takes a letter from a senator to get your attention – fans don’t count. FAIL!
#2. “The league is challenging the sale of items that use “Who Dat” in connection with the Saints’ trademarks or logos.”
Fleurty Girl’s #whodat tee does not portray a Saints logo nor the “official” Saints/NFL fleur de lis yet she was served a “cease and desist” letter unless she preferred to pay a 10% royalty to the NFL. Perhaps the rep who drafted the letter needs a lesson on the finer points of distinguishing between the official NFL fleur de lis and its’ many, many variations. It ain’t just a flower. FAIL!
#3. “The league isn’t interested in chasing down merchandise that merely has “Who Dat” logos.”
See #2. DOUBLE FAIL!
#4. “It’s when ‘Who Dat’ is used in conjunction with Saints marks that it’s a problem.”
“Who Dat” has been the rallying cry of Saints fans since the early ’80′s and will always be the rallying cry of Saint’s fans. Do you have a jail big enough? Oh wait, you can use the Superdome since that is where you have SEEN ‘WHO DAT’ SIGNS WEEK AFTER WEEK AT EVERY SAINTS GAME since the early ’80′s. FAIL!
#5. “…the league will only become involved when the “Who Dat” is advertised as official Saints or NFL gear.”
Is is just me or does this remark contradict the remark in #3? Also, see #2. Again. DOUBLE #WHODAT FAIL!
Just be big boys. Admit you screwed up and apologize to the Who Dat Nation. Mmmm-kay?
Who Dat.
Who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat who dat.
Who dat trying to take the who dat from the who dats? Dat damn NFL
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Suck it NFL.
The Saints are Miami Bound!!!
