NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:14 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.neworleans.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.neworleans.com/ NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/266712-finding-happiness-in-the-small-diferences-of-our-chorus-line-lives.html NEW ORLEANS | I come from a very odd pairing; my mother and father were quite possibly one of the oddest couples I have ever encountered. The one similarity that always comes to mind is that both of them could illicit laughter from a group at the drop of hat. My mom is very funny and almost... Ryan Tramonte Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:41:56 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/260302-new.html Women have always been a mystery to me.  From my earliest memories until now, I can think of only a few occasions on which I have actually understood what a woman was saying, without having to just agree with them and allow them their way, based on the fact that I am a man who prides himself in his... Ryan Tramonte Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:21:06 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/251847-wheel-of-time-tribute-knife-of-dreams.html Released in October 2005, the long-awaited Knife of Dreams was the last Wheel of Time book published before Robert Jordan's unfortunate death in September 2007. I thought this novel was a big upgrade from the one before it as things actually come to a head in Knife of Dreams. One of my favorite... Kim Ranjbar Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:30:49 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/246733-laurie-thompson-and-imagination-studios-shower-us-with-imagination.html I think people should shower alone as little as possible. My philosophy behind this statement is that showering, although a much needed task can sometimes be a waste of valuable time. Throw in another person and you have the mixings for getting two things done at once. Now get your minds out of... Ryan Tramonte Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:36:28 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/245799-wheel-of-time-tribute-crossroads-of-twilight.html Have you ever wished that boring parts of your life like sitting in a doctor's office waiting room or waiting in line could pass like a montage? You would only experience brief clips of events and thus, time would pass quickly. I know it took Robert Jordan more than two years to write Crossroads of... Kim Ranjbar Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:56:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/245166-dalili-kills-with-his-modern-mask-creations.html Using a mask to scare the crap out of people is super fun. No matter how many times it has happened to you, chances are, all of the fear and loathing will go right out of the door when you get a chance to slip one on and jump out at your Bff with the weak bladder. My uncle Butch scared me with a... Ryan Tramonte Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:42:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/244171-sublette-on-new-orleans-you-dont-love-new-orleans-until-youve-hated-it.html NEW YORK | Hurricane Katrina gave Ned Sublette a dramatic coda — and title — for his memoir. "The Year Before the Flood" documents the last year New Orleans and its thriving music scene were still fully intact before the city was nearly washed off the face of the Earth. It's a tale full... Associated Press Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:17:40 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/244091-wheel-of-time-tribute-winters-heart.html Winter's Heart was released in November 2000, a little more than two years after A Path of Daggers. I remember how anxious I was for the ninth book in the Wheel of Time series to be released because I wanted to know what was happening with Mat Cauthon. Was he alive? Wounded? Captured by the... Kim Ranjbar Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:25:24 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/243413-switching-from-meyers-to-mavors.html It seems while everyone around me is fussing about what they are going to dress as for Halloween, I am being left in the dirt. It's not that I do not enjoy the holiday set aside for celebrating the darker side of life, it's just that the last thing I need to do is add more stress to my life choosing... Ryan Tramonte Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:14:04 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/243323-wheel-of-time-tribute-the-path-of-daggers.html Seventeen months after the release of the seventh book, Jordan released The Path of Daggers in October of 1998. This is the only book in the series I really didn't like that much. The plot tends to drag and my favorite character, Mat Cauthon, is AWOL for the entire novel. Leaving Mat, who is very... Kim Ranjbar Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:06:47 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/242920-wheel-of-time-tribute-a-crown-of-swords.html Compared to the fast track he was on for the first six books, Jordan slowed down considerably after publishing Lord of Chaos. It took him 19 months to release book seven in the Wheel of Time series, A Crown of Swords, and with so many complicated plot lines and tons of additional characters, it is... Kim Ranjbar Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:54:58 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/241639-wheel-of-time-tribute-lord-of-chaos.html The sixth book, Lord of Chaos, was published in October 1994, exactly one year from the release of The Fires of Heaven.  Although there are parts of this novel that tend to drag (we all know, love and tolerate Jordan’s tendency to describe what EVERYONE is wearing), this is the first novel where... Kim Ranjbar Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:06:47 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/240211-sometimes-stupid-can-be-beautiful-and-brilliant-all-at-once.html NEW ORLEANS | I use the word stupid to describe things that just don’t seem to fit into this world. These are the things that are unexplainable, or don’t seem to have any rhyme or reason and are too unimportant to really be a mystery, but at the same time, are so annoying that you really need... Ryan Tramonte Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:29:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/237206-wheel-of-time-tribute-the-fires-of-heaven.html Published in October of 1993, only 13 months after The Shadow Rising, The Fires of Heaven takes us deeper into Jordan's fantasy world and continues the epic fight of Rand Al'Thor, otherwise known as the Dragon Reborn. In this book, Rand brings his massive force of Aiel warriors back over the Spine... Kim Ranjbar Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:11:06 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/235483-books-prime-angus.html Publisher: Arthur Hardy EnterprisesNew Orleans, as most of us know, is a city with character and a city with characters – plural. Few people knew this better or captured it more poignantly than Angus Lind.During his 32 years as a columnist for the Times-Picayune Lind reigned unchallenged as “The... Dean M Shapiro Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:20:49 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/233988-wheel-of-time-tribute-the-shadow-rising.html At 393,823 words, The Shadow Rising is easily the longest book in the Wheel of Time series thus far. The lengthy tome was released September of 1992, a mere 11 months after The Dragon Reborn. Although The Shadow Rising is more than 100 pages longer that the previous novel, Jordan wasted no time in... Kim Ranjbar Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:14:08 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/232100-wheel-of-time-tribute-the-dragon-reborn.html The third book in the Wheel of Time series, The Dragon Reborn, was released 11 months after The Great Hunt in October of 1991. Jordan just couldn't wait to churn this story out. In The Dragon Reborn, Rand Al'Thor is actually a minor character. He has a small part at the beginning and a big part at... Kim Ranjbar Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:15:42 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/229128-wheel-of-time-tribute-the-great-hunt.html The Great Hunt was published only ten months after The Eye of the World and is probably my favorite book in the series. The main characters are broken into smaller groups as they find their roles and discover their strengths (as well as their weaknesses). I really enjoyed this particular novel for... Kim Ranjbar Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:16:07 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/225467-gretna-heritage-fest-ryry-hot-pick-1-the-people-of-gretna.html There are three things I look for in a person. These three things define whether or not that person is worth my energy or time getting to know. The first thing is a having a genuine desire to be kind, the second is intelligence and the third is dedication to themselves and the things and people they... Ryan Tramonte Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/224574-gretna-heritage-fest-ryry-hot-pick-2-the-jefferson-memorial-arch.html I love taking pictures of my nieces and nephews. My goal is to make sure they have a running record of any change that happened to them through their years while growing up. What I love more than taking pictures of them is taking pictures of me. I know exactly how to pose to make my face look thin,... Ryan Tramonte Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:24:17 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/224542-gretna-heritage-fest-ryry-hot-pick-3-gattusos.html As a kid, I used to love when my family would get together for fish frys. My dad and his brothers would spend the day catching the fish and that night, my mom and my aunts would clean and fry the fish. It was a huge family affair, and as I see it now, no one was spared. Recently I had memories of... Ryan Tramonte Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:46:56 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/223684-gretna-heritage-fest-ryry-hot-pick-4-the-ferry-in-all-of-us.html Bff Gay Ben has been known to say there is a little fairy in all of us, this coming from a man that paints his toenails seasonally, sprinkles glitter into his full beard and wears a set of old broken wings for his birthday every year. I myself am not so convinced that there is a fairy in all of us.... Ryan Tramonte Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:03:46 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/223644-gretna-heritage-fest-ryry-hot-pick-5-common-grounds-coffee-shop.html Keeping two feet firmly on the ground is always viewed as something to be admired. When my dreams of becoming a trapeze artist where dashed to bits by my genetic predisposition to being chunky and my Maw-Maw Toni's spaghetti, I decided bitterly I would always find comfort in having both feet firmly... Ryan Tramonte Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:40:10 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/local-authors/book-recommendations/222503-wheel-of-time-tribute-eye-of-the-world.html Back in 1997, I was working for Barnes and Noble in California.  Working at a bookstore has many advantages, the biggest being exposed to writers and novels I had never before considered.  It was at this time a fellow co-worker recommended I begin reading the Wheel of Time series by Robert... Kim Ranjbar Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:01:05 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/ryan-tramonte-blog/221897-mayberry-just-over-the-ferry.html While I have an Aunt B who happens to make quite tasty apple pies, that is where my life’s comparison to Opie Taylor comes to an end.  I have never had the urge to say “swell”, “gee Pa”, wear a red and white peppermint stripped shirt, or dye any of the hair on my body red, that is, until... Ryan Tramonte Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:07:04 +0000