light NYC for Mardi Gras in 2008

In 2006 this blog was instrumental in getting the Empire State Building to shine in Mardi Gras colors over New York as a salute to the folks impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. My official positive comment on why the Empire State Bldg ignored our request in 2007 is, "Our request came in too late for the ESB to process our request so lets get an early jump on 2008!"

Click on over to New Orleans Stuff, there is an effort underway to get the Empire State Building to shine in Purple-Green-Gold on Fat Tuesday. http://neworleansstuff.blogspot.com/

The ESB asks for a formal request to be FAXed or emailed back. I filled out the paperwork for 2006, it doesn't take too long and the folks still rebuilding after storms in Louisiana will feel remembered on Fat Tuesday!

[Related News] Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast struggling 2 years later - CNN.com

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Amazon's Unbox video download widget

new from Amazon... Amazon Unbox a video download store featuring thousands of high-quality TV shows, movies, and more to buy or rent.

A few of the studios listed on the amazon site: 20th Century Fox, A&E, ABC, BBC, CBS, Cartoon Network, Discovery, E!, FOX, FX, Fuel, MTV, NBC Universal, National Geographics, PBS, Sony Picture Home Entertainment, The Biography Channel, and more but I don't want to fill this up with too much clutter, better to check it out yourself.

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nice blog post on Faubourg St John in New Orleans, LA

the Lagalou New Orleans blog had a post (8/2/2007) spotlighting some great aspects of my old neighborhood, Faubourg St. John ...

Lagalou New Orleans: (let's keep it) Forever local in FSJ http://lagalounola.blogspot.com/2007/08/forever-local-in-fsj.html

... add FSJ is a short walk or bike ride from the bayou and art museum in City Park, (an underutilized, neglected park which is larger than Central Park in New York City).

Steve

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Carbon neutral sales show Nature Conservancy the Green

Hey the Carbon Neutral Earth Rising shops are now donating profits to the Nature Conservancy. Shop for swag and "feel good" about helping out the environment too. Read Article on the Newswire.

Carbon Neutral Shops http://carbonneutral.2truth.com

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Kwik-e-mart in Times Square. Hey Simpsons Fans check it out.

There's a Kwik-E-Mart in Times Square, on 42nd Street, between 8th and 9th avenue.

I walked by the store and it didn't hit me right away. My first reaction was "oh 7-11 couldn't make it in manhattan... it's been replaced by a... kwik--- oh wait! Simpsons!"

The Kwik-E-Mart on 42nd Street has Squishies, Buzz Cola, boxes and boxes of Krusty O's, and Radioactive Man!



In addition to New York, the Associated Press reports 7-Eleven Kwik-E-Marts are in Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Burbank, Calif.; Los Angeles; Henderson, Nev.; Orlando, Fla.; Mountain View, Calif.; Seattle; and Bladensburg, Md. It's all designed to hype the July 27th opening of The Simpsons Movie.

The all important question, can we buy Duff Beer? Nope. A 7-Eleven marketing exec said Duff was really a tough call, "but we want to make sure it's considered good, responsible fun."

Hey maybe a dozen MOE'S TAVERNs will be created for the sequel.

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