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Blog Entries by Karen Dalton-Beninato from 09/2012

Monday Morning Coming Down: Southern Decadence in New Orleans

| Posted 09.03.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: New Orleans, Southern Decadence, Louisiana, Hurricane Isaac, Nola, Slidepollajax, Slidefreestyle, Gay Voices News

After a week like this it's too early for a cocktail, but barely. Divas are getting dressed for their numbers. "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" ends up being the most performed song of the day.

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu Addresses City's Post-Isaac Response

| Posted 09.06.2012 | Politics
Read More: New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Democratic National Convention, Hurricane Isaac, Politics News

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was kind enough to find time to address my questions on the city's response to Isaac, and the lessons learned from a Category 1 that lingered over the region for days.

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Cooking With the Boo Boos

| Posted 09.13.2012 | TV
Read More: The Learning Channel, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Tlc, Honey Boo Boo, Sketti, TV News

The teaser for next week's episode of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo starts out with a glamour consultant coaching Alana, who proclaims: "I farted!" Yes, it's a train wreck. Yes, we're in a country where reality stars need subtitles. But this oddly cocky family is not going away and you'd better redneckognize.

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Mickey Hart's Brain on Drums -- Interview at AARP in New Orleans

| Posted 09.23.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: New Orleans, Grateful Dead, Aarp, New Orleans Musicians, Mickey Hart, Namm, Gazzaley Lab, Celebrity, Music, Entertainment News

By the time Mickey Hart finished his AARP convention appearance in New Orleans yesterday, we had quite literally seen his brain on drums as his brain waves were projected onto a screen by neurologist Dr. Adam Gazzaley through the magic of electrodes and computer modeling.

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