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Like a Hurricane

Harlan T Bobo, King Louie and Jack Yarber - Loose Diamonds I took that photo in "Goner Alley" - the alley next door to the Goner Records store in Memphis in 2005, as Hurricane Rita was making her mark. It was the final day of Goner Fest 2... power was cutting in and out, lights going with it... Harlan T Bobo, just back from a European tour, was about to play a short set before joining The Limes who were closing the Goner Festivities. Limes - Jack Yarber, Harlan T Bobo, Shawn Cripps (Shawn is the only constant Lime, it being his project and all...) Without power to amplify, Harlan jumped up on the counter and played unplugged for all to see. He was joined for a song or two by Compulsive Gambler/Oblivian/Reigning Sound man, Greg Cartwright. Greg Cartwright - it seemed that every time he walked into the store, the lights would come back on As you know, Hurricane Rita came through a little less than a month after Katrina. Several New Orleans people I know evacuated to Memp...

Oh Katrina...

Mimi's in the Marigny, a great bar in the 9th Ward, New Orleans... they hosted a Punk Turns 30 art show earlier this year. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's storm surge caused 53 different levee breaches in greater New Orleans submerging eighty percent of the city.... The United States has never been the same. Today's post is a pictoral tribute to my New Orleans-based musician friends, punk or not, who braved the storm. Some are still in New Orleans... others have moved to other cities. Quintron and Greg Cartwright - the made a great garage/gospel record together during Greg's Oblivians days. Quintron is still in New Orleans... his Spellcaster bar is still going strong and his live show with Miss Pussy Cat gets better and better every time I see it. Mike Hurtt - Royal Pendletons, Haunted Hearts Matt Uhlman - Royal Pendletons, and a fantastic DJ! Rockin Enocky (from Japan) and Big Daddy Jay of the Royal Pendletons. Jay is a Memphian now... and lives a sto...