In search of heineken guy
I landed in New Orleans at 9am today, haven’t seen this guy yet, but I’ve got 3 more days to find him.
The airport shuttle drove past a ton of wrecked buildings, some getting rehab, many left for demolition. I was surprised at the number of trailers parked in the front lawns of nice houses and looking like the new primary residence. A really telling sign was most of the churches being closed despite it being prime service hours.
I tried to hit Cafe Du Monde for some beignets, but there were literally 100 people in line. The fried oysters benedict at a nearby restaurant was a fine alternative.
Since I had some time to kill before I could check-in to my hotel and a heavy laptop bag, I went to the IMAX movie Hurricane on the Bayou. It focuses on the loss of the wetlands surrounding New Orleans and how that made the Katrina disaster worse than it could have been. Features some great music, plenty of aftermath footage and narration by Meryl Streep.
Even with it’s partying reputation I was struck by all the folks drinking at 9am. I suppose the Jazz Fest crowd preparing for a noon start time advanced that.
May 1st, 2007 at 2:21 pm
hi there,
are you really looking for this gut, i work for heineken in ireland and remember this pic going round. love tp hear from you
Mick
May 1st, 2007 at 6:08 pm
yeah, his pic was all over the net right after katrina. largely representing looters that were taking unnecessary things like booze instead of food and water. there’s a good chance he’s not even alive anymore! Day 3 and no sign of him so far!
They have a heineken brewery in Ireland, or are you in sales? I figured they’d just ship it over from Amsterdam.
May 1st, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Seriously? New Orleans has alot of problems. Do we really want to focus on the negative?
Besides, he probably lives in your hometown now.
May 1st, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Well unfortunately nolaguy, he may be one of the most famous faces of New Orleans for ‘net folks of the last few years. It could have been worse, I could have a picture of Nagin up there
Some positives from today:
-Mother’s ham was fantastic and I finally found out when to go to beat the crowds (after 8pm)
-Harrah’s was packed on a Tues night (actually this is a negative). I was all set to spend some cash, but the $5 atm turned me off.
-all the locals have been extremely friendly
-the warehouse/arts district shows a lot of promise
Nah, he’s in Houston
May 4th, 2007 at 12:06 am
Well, I am glad you are having a successful trip. I assume you can in town for the fest.
So for all the readers… Come to New Orleans, we are happy to entertain and take your tourist dollars.