“This place has a way of drawing you in, but it’s not for everybody — it can chew you up and spit you out,” Mr. Shepherd mused. Ms. Martin nodded. “No one should have the illusion that New Orleans is some safe nice place for kids just out of college to move, because it’s not,” she said. That edge is part of the city’s armor against being transformed into a cultural theme park. Mr. Ebert said he worries his adopted home will be pegged as “Brooklyn south” and become overrun by bright-eyed strivers looking for a new source of authenticity to co-opt. But he’s reassured by the city’s fundamental seediness. “It’s just a little too poor and a little too hot and a little too messy and a little too unkempt for the style to win out,” he said. Hot, messy, and unkempt. Thats me!!
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 02:33:43 +0000