DJ- found out some stuff. YES, Parasol's ownership is changing hands, and yes, the buyers are from Florida. I mentioned the part about the franchising, and the bartender didn't know about that, but did mention that they'd been coming in taking pictures of every square inch.
The Parasol's crew will be heading up a block to Third and Magazine under a new name. Last day at current location is, as previously reported, August 31.
I did eat a roast beef po'boy, though, and Tom did drink a bunch of Miller Lites. I drank mojitos (ok, and a G&T and a beer) and am drunk and bummed.
Ugh, why does my apartment smell so stinky/stale? I work very hard to not have that happen!!!
I also have a cold and am supposed to be going to a cottage with my sister and nephew this week.
Hey, did we know you can buy all the old office furniture off Mad Men? [link]
Well crap. If the franchise thing is true and "Parasol's New Orleans" start springing up like so many Olive Gardens, I will...I don't know what.
All the New Orleans talk makes me so nostalgic -- I was only there once, for five days, but I loved it like cake. Really, really delicious cake.
I spent most of my time in the French Quarter, because that's where the conference was, but I did take the streetcar and go over to the Garden District one day. I've been waiting for a chance to go again and explore it some more ever since.
I actually moved to New Orleans for a while. The job didn't work out, and I moved back to Michigan. When I went back in January for my cousin's funeral it was bittersweet for many reasons. I got to experience some very New Orleans atmosphere, but it really made me miss it. I'm glad that most of my family that lived there eventually moved back after Katrina. It really looked like they were going to settle in New York, but their love proved too strong.
It really looked like they were going to settle in New York, but their love proved too strong.
New Orleans was one of the only cities I've visited where I thought, "Oh, I could live here. I maybe should live here."
I'm not sure how I'd handle the heat and humidity, though. I wouldn't want to be permanently cranky for the rest of my life. Plus, it's too far away from family for me. But I'm dying to take Stephen there.
I've been waiting for a chance to go again and explore it some more ever since.
YES!
I will say the heat and humidity is no joke, but, you know... you roll with it. It's way better than winter in New England, and only slightly less sucky than summer in New England.
Well crap. If the franchise thing is true and "Parasol's New Orleans" start springing up like so many Olive Gardens, I will...I don't know what.
Yeah, I don't like the sound of it either. I am hoping that this is a good move for the current owners (post- "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.") and if they are just gonna move up the street, then hopefully the actual change that happens in the neighborhood is minimal. I don't know, though. Obviously I have not been here long enough to appreciate the history. I definitely mourn it though. I just hope that in the grand scheme of things, it helps the folks who have been working there for years and they'll still be a force for good in the 'hood.
I'm desperately trying to look at it like it's part of moving forward here, because there's still so much of that that's needed.
