UPDATE: So yeah there was a game Monday Night in New Orleans. It was sad, the game was good for the fans, over quickly really so there was much more focus on the disaster outside the stadium throughout the game. George Bush 41 got booed during the coin toss, that was interesting, more interesting was that ESPN knew it was coming and muffled the sound... They talked to Spike Lee in the booth and he "Wasn't going to go Kanye West." But he had said previously that day about West's statement, expanded on it actually from "George Bush doesn' t care about black people." to "George Bush doesn't care about poor people."
It's kind of sad so much FEMA money went into rebuilding the Dome. When there are no schools no hospitals in most the city. Someone mentioned how few black people were in attendance. ESPN got a lot of flack for "Celebrating" the game. I don't know that you blame them, they did what their job is: Entertainment.
I thought they did a great job of cutting ad time in half and instead showed images of New Orleans today and you got a look at all that still needs to be done.
I got in an argument with one of my local paper's writers about all of this, he said he would be okay if the Saints found a new place to play for the next 2-3 years while the money was better spent. I don't disagree with that completely, I think the Superdome is important. It's been rebuilt so God forbid should anything like Katrina happen again, it will be a safe place to be. It's good that Tulane University has a place to call home now. This is a building that's held political conventions, the pope has been there. The writer and I agreed on one thing, more could have, should have and still should be done to help the people and I told him to remember that when he voted in November, because our current government Does Not Care About Its People.
I went to the Sugar Bowl in 1999, January 1st. For those who don't know, that's a big college football game played in New Olreans @ The Superdome. Not the best place to watch a sporting event but it was still an impressive place to be for those 4 hours.
Then last year happened, Katrina, and I saw this place I was so happy to be in at one time, having a great time meeting awesome people, and I'm watching it live on every channel last year and you knew, People Were Dying In There. I was right there just a few years ago and look at that, the roof's coming apart! Eerie feeling I'm sure not just for me.
There playing football again there starting tomorrow, and I don't care about the game, I just want to see the festivities of it. It's an important thing, it's bringing more money to the city which is still 75% a ghost town.
If you haven't seen Spike Lee's Documentary "When The Levees Broke" I hope you'll consider giving it a shot. Spike will be there tomorrow (today actually). I've never looked forward to a Monday Night Football game like this. The thing is, I don't even care about the game.
It's kind of sad so much FEMA money went into rebuilding the Dome. When there are no schools no hospitals in most the city. Someone mentioned how few black people were in attendance. ESPN got a lot of flack for "Celebrating" the game. I don't know that you blame them, they did what their job is: Entertainment.
I thought they did a great job of cutting ad time in half and instead showed images of New Orleans today and you got a look at all that still needs to be done.
I got in an argument with one of my local paper's writers about all of this, he said he would be okay if the Saints found a new place to play for the next 2-3 years while the money was better spent. I don't disagree with that completely, I think the Superdome is important. It's been rebuilt so God forbid should anything like Katrina happen again, it will be a safe place to be. It's good that Tulane University has a place to call home now. This is a building that's held political conventions, the pope has been there. The writer and I agreed on one thing, more could have, should have and still should be done to help the people and I told him to remember that when he voted in November, because our current government Does Not Care About Its People.
I went to the Sugar Bowl in 1999, January 1st. For those who don't know, that's a big college football game played in New Olreans @ The Superdome. Not the best place to watch a sporting event but it was still an impressive place to be for those 4 hours.
Then last year happened, Katrina, and I saw this place I was so happy to be in at one time, having a great time meeting awesome people, and I'm watching it live on every channel last year and you knew, People Were Dying In There. I was right there just a few years ago and look at that, the roof's coming apart! Eerie feeling I'm sure not just for me.
There playing football again there starting tomorrow, and I don't care about the game, I just want to see the festivities of it. It's an important thing, it's bringing more money to the city which is still 75% a ghost town.
If you haven't seen Spike Lee's Documentary "When The Levees Broke" I hope you'll consider giving it a shot. Spike will be there tomorrow (today actually). I've never looked forward to a Monday Night Football game like this. The thing is, I don't even care about the game.