The Wheezer Society

Battle For New Orleans **

Battle For New Orleans
Or ** The Ode to Katrina - the Windy Lass From The Gulf
Original music by Jimmy Driftwood
Original Recording by Johnny Horton 

New Lyrics by Scott Leverenz
Sung By Walter Brennan

In two thousand five Katrina took a trip
She came thru New Orleans and the State of Mississip
She brought a lot of water and she brought a lot of wind,
The force of her anger wouldn't think of a rescind.

We laid down the sandbags and the water kept a comin'
There's a whole lot more than there was an hour ago
We laid down more sandbags and the water kept a runnin'
Comin from the Lake and the Gulf of Mexico

Well we looked down the river and seen the water come
We headed for the high ground like the beating of a drum
We jumped so high that we landed on the roof
Da fact that we're sittin' here is all you need in proof

We laid down the sandbags and the water kept a comin'
There's a whole lot more than there was an hour ago
We laid down more sandbags and the water kept a runnin'
Comin from the Lake and the Gulf of Mexico

The weatherman had warned us that the winds had sallied-forth
And it wasn't very long before Ka-trina headed north
We prayed like hell that the levees they would hold
Knew that they mightn't - they was sure was old as .... Well...

We laid down the sandbags and the water kept a comin'
There's a whole lot more than there was an hour ago
We laid down more sandbags and the water kept a runnin'
Comin from the Lake and the Gulf of Mexico

Well... we ran out of food and we ran out of power
And we laid down to sleep where Paris Hilton wouldn't go
And we ran from the looters and we ran for the buses
Yeah we ran from New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico

We stayed on that roof until someone helped us down
Sure glad they got us - at least we hadn't drowned.
The chopper came and got us in a coordinated whoosh
I can't blame Katrina - I'll blame it all on BUSH!

We laid down the sandbags and the water kept a comin'
There's a whole lot more than there was an hour ago
We laid down more sandbags and the water kept a runnin'
Comin from the Lake and the Gulf of Mexico

Well... we ran out of food and we ran out of power
And we laid down to sleep where Paris Hilton wouldn't go
And we ran from the looters and we ran for the buses
Yeah we ran from New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico

KISN and Yaws = NW 10th & Burnside

There are plans afoot to recreate the Kisn Radio window exactly where it was when Star Stations owned it (1959 - 1976) and surrounding the studio in the fishbowl will be Yaws Restuarant featuring the original menu and up-dated menu plus incredible NORTHWEST Rock n Roll treasures. Heidi Yaw (granddaughter) will run the 50's -60's diner. Yes...shows will be broadcast from the corner window. Back in it's day, that corner in Portland was BUM town! Today it is the hottest real estate in the state! There are just a few left over tangles to deal with.

Will You Give Me A Home?

Via ComixStuff.com (WS) Mike Murnin and I, for years, have remembered the "Will You Give Me A Home" ad and would be wheezing when we spoke about it. But the only difference from the ad below is that it was a monkey in the cup, rather than a Chihuahua. Still, this ad is hysterical!

New York Then and Now

Douglas Levere, a New York City photographer has produced an photo essay called New York Changing. It a series of photos from the 1930's (then) and current photos of the same locations today (now). Kinda cool. View quicktime morph here

Pixar's Joe Ranft Dies In Tragic Accident

Joe Ranft, Pixar Animation Studios' head of story for more than a decade and a cornerstone of the company's creative team, died Tuesday when the car he was riding in plunged into the ocean after running off the road in Mendocino County, Calif. He was 45. A spokeswoman for the Mendocino County Sheriff-Coroner's Office confirmed Wednesday that Ranft was one of two people who died when the 2004 Honda Element they were traveling in veered off the road, the CHP said.

Oliver Stoned

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor possession of marijuana while driving charge stemming from a police checkpoint stop, officials said. Stone's attorney entered the plea for his client Wednesday in Beverly Hills Superior Court, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. The director, who won Oscars for the 1986 movie "Platoon" and 1989's "Born on the Fourth of July," was not in court. Stone, 58, was arrested at a drunk driving checkpoint on May 27. He paid a $100 fine and court assessments, a court representative said. In 1999, Stone pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge and driving under the influence. His next project is a film about a pair of police officers rescued from the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Was It Really Civil?

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Church of Lego

Some people have waaaaaaay too much time on their hands.... LINK