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I Sang at the Beach Club

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NEW ORLEANS (Gazette) — Over the weekend, I sang a little bit background while my brother-in-law’s band played at the Bottom Line Beach Club outside of New Orleans. The clip below is blurry, but you can hear my voice in the background singing #CAROLYN near the end of the video in dedication to my aunt and uncle.

With all of the tragic news that we heard from around the world this weekend, I was happy to see the picture of this lovely runway model below. So, there is something fine going on today.

I like this picture.
runway

You might just laugh at Nicolle Kidman’s below video. While guesting on the Jimmy Fallon Show, Nicole Kidman said that her worst date ever was a date with Jimmy Fallon years ago. Kidman’s story totally embarrassed Fallon.

Also, it took a minute for me to see what was funny about the tweetpic below. However, once I realized that is a real boy who climbed into the freezer I had a good laugh.

My Aunt Berenice Delery

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NEW ORLEANS (Delery Gazette) — From an article entitled CREOLE BEAUTIES OF THE 1940S & 1950S at the CreoleGen website a family friend found this picture and story about my Aunt Berenice Delery Moret, my dad’s sister. The picture and story are amazing to me. I sure would like to share it here with my readers.

The CREOLEGEN story said:
Pretty Berenice Delery was pictured in the Xavier Herald of December 1945 when she was a sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts. As a native New Orleanian, she lived at 1906 Annette Street with her parents, Ferdinand Delery, Sr., Beatrice Patterson Delery and several siblings. While at Xavier, she was an active member of the Sodality of Our Lady and one of the ranking students of her class. She married Mr. William Rouege. After his death, she became the wife of Mr. Calvin Moret of New Orleans.

Berenice Delery

Berenice Delery

Sources: The Louisiana Weekly, 27 Feb. 1942 p.4+ 05 August 1944 p.4 + 13 Oct. 1945 p.1; 05 Nov. 1949 p. 1+ 13 Nov. 1954 p.1+ 01 Sept. 1956 p.1; Xavier Herald, Xavier University Archives & Special Collections, Dec. 1944 p. 6+ Dec. 1945 p .5; Ancestry.com (census records, etc).

Obama is a Monkey says Korea

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NEW ORLEANS (Gazette) — No you didn’t? Yes they did. The N. Koreans say that President Obama is a monkey. Amidst mounting threats of sanctions from the U.N. for human rights violations, the N. Koreans have verbally attacked Obama and S.Korean President Park Geun-Hye whom they called a whore.

I was too surprised to see on CNN News on Tuesday night quotes from N. Korea calling President Barack Obama a monkey, and S. Korea’s President Park Geun-hye a whore and a prostitute.

President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama


I do not think that Presidents Obama and Park will stoop to being swayed by N. Korea’s vitriolic use of such childish language. However, in a related story, the United Nations plans to file human rights charges against N. Korea and wants to see Kim Jong Un in handcuffs being led away to prison. My only question is: how will they get past Kim Jong Un’s nuclear arsenal in order to slap a pair of handcuffs on the lunatic’s wrists?

Update: Below is a translation of part of the article. It is a picture of the Korean news piece which does not display the whole story. The translator left some particularly difficult phrases in the original Korean. My hope is that I will soon find an upgraded translation of the whole article.
2014-05-09 at 10.50.06 PM, the translator said:
In the KCNA editorial quoting the North Koreans, we see the same language used as the North Koreans heat up their sexist attacks on Presidents Obama and Park. – See more at: http://freekorea.us/2014/05/07/really-north-korea-called-president-obama-a-wicked-black-monkey/#sthash.aXa5gTcN.dpuf

This is only part of the photograph.

This is only part of the photograph.

Sophia Loren Eyes Jayne Mansfield

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NEW ORLEANS (by Ferdie Werdie) — What? Do you remember this picture from our past? Jayne Mansfield used to dress provocatively publicly in order to attrack attention from the media. I would say that her tactics worked just fine and dandy here. Sophia Loren was having a quiet, pleasant dinner until Mansfield “attacked” her table.

This is the full picture of the incident. Jayne Mansfield did not exactly dress in a child-friendly manner in public. My warning would be to put all women and children to bed (well, at least all children) once Mansfield entered the vicinity.

Sophia Loren eyeballs Jayne Mansfield.

Sophia Loren eyeballs Jayne Mansfield.

In the Beginning, God said…

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NEW ORLEANS (by Ferdie Werdie) —
In the beginning, God said: I play the trumpet.
In 1967, Louis Armstrong said: No kidding? You too?
In 2014, Ryan Seacrest said: I play the clarinet…
Go figure! Hahaha…

Here is Ferdie practicing for a gig this weekend on his INSTRUMENT OF THE LORD.

Ferdie Werdie

Ferdie Werdie

People often ask me, “Ferdie, what do you dream about? What comes up mostly in your dreams”? I tell them that often I dream about loved ones and relatives who have passed away. I often have vivid dreams where loved ones visit me in my dreams, and we have in-depth long conversations. I also have many, vivid, lively dreams about fine, lovely young ladies; some of whom I do not even know. I wake up truly feeling like I had just spent time with these ladies. I have even subsequently met some of these dream girls in real life. Unbelievable! They often look just like from my dreams. In fact, beginning over 30 years ago I used to dream about the very house that I live in now. I wrote a book in 2002 I HAVE A DREAM about living in this exact house. Who would have even imagined back then that I would now be living in this house. Out of the blue, I was offered to buy this house in 2007.

Saints’ #WhoDAT Purgatory

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NEW ORLEANS (by Ferdie Werdie) — I have doubted the New Orleans Saints for many weeks now; and predicted 8 straight losses. However, #Purgatory? Do I deserve #Saints Purgatory? That is what Who Dats are saying. I guess what goes around, comes around. I am now on “bended knee,” reciting the Catholic “Mea Culpa” prayer of penance. Yes, it is MY FAULT. I confess that I doubted the Saints. Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault! However, I am wearing my black-and-gold pajamas right now; and I promise to wear them every night this week.

My sentence: A Who Dat named Joan told me, “Not so fast!!! The gates are closed to you!!! To gain entry you must 1st go to purgatory & remain there until you are deemed worthy to again be counted in that #! The SAINTS don’t like DAT!”

Cheerleaders

Saints Cheerleaders

Butter Beans and Turkey Necks

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NEW ORLEANS (by Ferdie Werdie) — I needed a change this morning for breakfast. So, I cooked a pot of butter beans and turkey necks. Now, I am good and full. I am ready to go out into this mean, cruel world with a full stomach. Hahaha… You know, it is important to have energy in your bones. I gave up New Orleans po’boys for a while. My ankles and legs swelled up over the weekend. Someone told me that too much French bread is not good for one’s blood pressure. My pressure must have shot up over the weekend because I have been enjoying too many po’boy sandwiches.

Many Saudi and Muslim women are required to wear head-to-toe hijabs. The public is not allowed to even see their eyes. What would the Taliban make of this picture?

In U.S.

In U.S.

My point? I compare the 2 pictures, and wonder who is correct.

Across the pond in Middle East.

Across the pond in Middle East.

Louisiana Seafood Festival

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NEW ORLEANS (Gazette) — This weekend, 4 of my granddaughters (true cajun-dining experts already), myself and their moms enjoyed the Louisiana Seafood Festival. We ate bbq shrimp, stuffed oysters, alligator, shrimp/grits, charbroiled oysters, and more. My son in-law and 2 grandsons kept busy with skating, bicycling and other physical activities.

2014 Louisiana Seafood Festival:
In the picture below, a worker of Drago’s Restaurant takes charbroiled oysters off the grill during this weekend’s 2014 Louisiana Seafood Festival on the festival grounds at City Park in New Orleans.

Charbroiled Oysters

Charbroiled Oysters

Participating Restaurants
Over two dozen of New Orleans’ top restaurants will be taking part in this year’s Seafood Festival, including:

Andrea’s Restaurant
Antoine’s
Bacchus Bistro & Bar
Blue Crab Restaurant
Boomtown Casino
Café Giovanni
Café Reconcile
Drago’s Seafood Restaurant
Ernst Café
Galatoire’s
Jacques-Imo’s Café
Lüke Restaurant
Miss Linda The Ya-Ka-Mein Lady
Mr. Mudbug Catering
Redfish Grill
Royal House Restaurant & Oyster Bar
Seither’s Seafood
Superior Seafood & Oyster Bar
Trey Yuen
TJ Gourmet
Woody’s Fish Tacos

Love is a many-splendored thing.

Love is a many-splendored thing.

Many Saudi and Muslim women are required to wear head-to-toe hijabs. The public is not allowed to even see their eyes. What would the Taliban make of this picture?

In U.S.

In U.S.

My point? I compare the 2 pictures, and wonder who is correct.

Across the pond in Middle East.

Across the pond in Middle East.

My Review of GONE GIRL

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NEW ORLEANS (Gazette) — I have begun writing my review of the movie GONE GIRL. If anyone does not understand the ending, just ask me and I will tell you what happened. Actually, I see “sequel” written all over this movie.

I tend to prefer watching movies at home because you can regulate the noise, the crowd, the temperature, the food… and, so much more. On the other hand, I also enjoy going out for the big screen, the IMAX, the 3-D, all of that. However, yesterday, a lady walked into the theater with a big bag of fried chicken, potato salad, potato chips, canned drinks, aluminum foil, paper grocery bags, the whole works; and sat directly behind me. I flipped my lid because I could not hear the movie with all of the noise behind me. Eventually, I got up and moved to another seat. I lost my trend of thought in the movie for a moment; but once I got to a quiet location, I got my head back into the movie.

Gone Missing

Gone Missing

Press Conference by Ferdie Werdie

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Here is a press conference from this morning in which I disseminated some vital information which I know about the NFL.

Further info may come later. UPDATE: It may be a “minute” before I can write any more information related to the press conference. Presently, I am busy trying to eat and relax. Anyone who knows me well, knows that once I finish a meal I usually lie down and sleep for a while. Who knows when I will wake up? Plus, this evening I want to watch the National League Wild Card (1-game World Series playoff) between San Francisco and Pittsburgh. So, I know that y’all can see that once I start my siesta, I might be out of commission for a “minute.”