Seeing New Orleans Street Performances???

[The Pretty Good]

oops my mistake tarotists. sorry.

[The Pretty Good]

Oh and for the record I agree with Scot.

[worldwidese]

I passed through Jackson Square twice yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
Plenty of Artists, Readers, but no shows.
On Royal Street I saw three "Statues" no shows.

[The Pretty Good]

So I guess its bussiness as usual here in NOLA. I do admit that I didnt take full advantage of being alowed to do my show in New Orleans. I decided to do one show today and one yesterday. I figured I would have a better time under the hood of the Checker. By the way its hot here. Like real hot.

[Doctor Eric]

Brendan, what the hell are you doing in New Orleans? It's hot. I'm up in New York, stop by.

[worldwidese]

I just saw on the local TV news that yesterday the New Orleans Police thugs came up to an Australian tourist who was listening to a street musician. They said "You're the one!" and gave him a black eye and a busted nose, right there in front of everyone. What's going on?

By the way Evan, didn't they teach you the facts of life? It's REALLY hot and humid here in the summer. Today's heat index shows it feels like 102 degrees! That's why we get very few conventions and very few tourists here and so very small hats in the summer. Go west, young man, as they say, or north where it will be more pleasant. i'd kill to be in California right now.

[GlassHarper]

The New Orleans Council has, as of 6/2/03, put off public hearing and action on Calendar #24,747, the "Tables and Chairs" ordinance that would terminally interfere with Tarot card readers as well as many musicians who busk in the French Quarter.

This is the second (or third?) postponement. Ostensibly the postponement was due to the absence of Council Person Jacqueline Brechtel Clarkson, in whose district ALL of the available performance pitches in N.O. exist.

The same thing happened five years ago when then Dist. "C" Councilperson Troy Carter tried to introduce restrictive legislation. Consideration, at that time, was postponed several times until, finally, it died. We mustn't assume this will happen again, but I suspect a letter from the ACLU to the Council has much to do with the reluctance of the administration to enact the legislation.

The text of the ACLU's letter, drafted by staffer Julie Rozenzweig, is available at:

http://www.laaclu.org/News/2003/June%205%20Table%20and%20Chairs.htm

[The Pretty Good]

[quote] The visual entertainers engage in protected speech because their visual art often portrays a form of political parody or statement. <hr></blockquote>
Really?
Whatever works. Thank you ACLU.

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[Peter Voice]

Nature moves in.

The issues seem to have changed. I'm just hoping every-one is OK.