To my New Orleans people enjoy!
Pass down memory lane.
Old Heads may not get some and Young Old Heads
will not get most.
But enjoy anyhow.
*You knew Cash Money before they became famous and
were living in the East.
*You know who UNLV is and what the letters mean.
*You went to Man-Chu's for Wings.
*You understand that Red Pepper is different than
Cayenne.
*You remember Manuel's Hot Tamales.
*You were never crazy enough to eat a Lucky Dog
from the cart in the French Quarter.
*You know about Hank's, St. Roch Seafood, Deanie's
and Jaeger's.
*You know which sno-ball stands have the soft ice.
*You know that Creole tomatoes taste different
than the regular ones.
*You know how to pronounce some of our crazy
names: Dejoie, Robicheaux, Hilaire, Villere, etc...
*You know what people are talking about when they
say "across the river".
*You know that damn near everyone from N.O. is
Creole.
*You remember the furniture commercial "...come
see the special man, let her have it"!
*You had to get a new ESPRIT bag from Krauss or
Maison Blanche every school year.
*You either had a Medallion Chain, Ring, or
Bracelet. Was N.O. the only city that had JESUS or
CHRIST head rings?
*You remember the pie man...
*You remember the old lady on Canal Street singing
old gospel hymns in front of Krauss with her karaoke
machine...
*And how about ya boy on the corner of Canal and
Carondelet trying to get everybody at the bus stop
to be saved, with his bible in his hand...
*For those Greater St. Stephen members, remember
the lady that sold cakes and pies outside church
after service. God bless her soul.
*The ultimate best - Easter Sunday on the lake -
everybody was there and you couldn't hardly drive
your car down the street because everybody was
showing off.
*When they mention the B.W. Cooper on the news,
you're confused 'cause you know all the projects by
their old names... Magnolia, Calliope, Desire,
Florida, Iberville, St. Bernard, etc...
*Someone has told you that you look like you from
the 7th Ward...
*You still sing " Rosenberg 's,
Rosenberg's...1825...Tu-lane!"
*You remember the " Seafood City " commercials...
*You went to Bachemin's Meat Market on St. Bernard
or Patton's on Delery for hot sausage.
*You can't get pickled tips anywhere but New
Orleans and surrounding cities...
*You know what "snap beans" are...
*You don't eat everybody's gumbo or potato salad
(definitely)
*Once you met your girlfriend's (or boyfriend's)
mother or grandmother they asked, "Who's your
family?" or "Is your family from the 7th Ward?"
*If you or someone you know is related to a
Broussard, Boutte, Pichon, Doucette or Mercadel they
or you are from the 7th Ward...
*You know where the "Point" is on the Lake ....
*Your mama used to whip yo tail with Daniel Green
slippers...
*You remember Pontchartrain Beach ... How about The
Bottom Line, Discovery, Whispers, Crash Landing and
Nexus
*You still want to sing or scream " Hey Pocky Way "
*You know "It Ain't My Fault", "They All Axed for
You" , "Who shot the LaLa", and "Mr. Big Stuff"
*You only ate Chinese food at Chinese Kitchen or
Five Happiness...
*You remember that manager (with the Jheri Curl)
at Circle Food Store...
*No matter what part of the Eastbank you are from,
you will drive to Haynes to get seafood from
Castnet's...
*You remember when Harrah's Casino was at the
Municipal Auditorium (calling out all casino
visitors:)
*You went to a St. Mary's and 35's Talent Show (to
go to any school's talent show was a big deal!)
*You thought McMain, the birthday cake school was
for the nerds.
*You remember Maison Blanche, McKenzie's, Tastee
Donuts, D H Holmes, Times Savers, and KB.
*You lived in Michoud and people didn't want to
visit because you lived too far...
*You knew what the 3rd floor at Charity was all
about!
*Someone asks you where you are from and you reply
9th ward, Uptown, the East, Gentilly, Downtown or
the Westbank (you never give your street name).....
*You know that THE GAME at Tad Gormley was 35 vs.
St. Aug, and that was a major social event, even if
you didn't go to either school...
*You refer to the French Quarter as "the quarters"
and really don't go to the Quarters like talkin'
about it, just when you have family from out of town
that want to go there...
*You refer to St. Bernard Parish as "The
Parish"...
*You know how to pronounce Tchoupitoulas...
*You know that Mardi Gras really goes down on
Claiborne under the bridge and not on Bourbon...
You knew if somebody important or ghetto died,
there would be a 2nd Line....
*Dressing up to go "uptown" or "downtown" (depend
where you lived) aka Canal Street .
*Going to Woolworth's to eat at the lunch counter.
*You bought po-boys from the corner store.
*You bought frozen cups from the lady down the
street or yo' mama was the lady down the street who
sold them...
*Eating those good donuts at Woolworth (and they
were greasy!!)....
*You know what huckle bucks are...
*You used to shop at Krauss...
*You always got a new outfit for Easter off Canal
Street....
*Someone at your job used to sell "suppers"...
*You know where Lincoln Beach or Little Woods
is...
*You remember "Buck Jump Time"
*You know who Harry Lee is - so you don't hang in
Jefferson Parish!
*You take the Huey P. Long Bridge to get from The
Westbank to the
*Eastbank, 'cause you don't want to pay that
dollar on the Crescent City Connection...
*You end each sentence with "yeah" or (now the
youngens say) "ya heard me? Example: "It's hot out
here yeah" or "Holla at cho' boy, ya heard me?"
*Your maw-maw "made groceries" at Economical on
Gentilly and Elysian Fields or Venus Garden on
Dryades St..
*Your maw-maw referred to mayonnaise as "my-naise"
*You drank "earange juice" and got your "earl"
changed in your car on the "cordner"
You went to the "Lafitte" or Orleans & Claiborne
to watch the Zulu Parade...
*You remember the "Gondola" and the "84 World's
Fair"
*You piled in a car with cousins to drive pass Al
Copeland's house to see the Christmas lights and
then spent the drive home talking about how he stole
the recipe from an old black man...
*You USED to refer to Betsy as New Orleans ' worst
storm (not anymore)
*You were looking for YOUR house on TV during the
CNN coverage of Hurricane Katrina...
*You got tears in your eyes after reading
this...(I certainly did - tears from laughter!)
*Pass it on to other N.O. folks to have a good
laugh!
