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  • Mostly the Same – from Nip/Tuck

    I went to Stiffler’s Mom this morning. It seems a little like visiting an indigenous tribe that has no contact with the outside world. I am happy to report that the Natives are still happily existing. Today we ran and we talked about Jennifer Coolidge. Not much has changed.

  • Christmas Nostalgia on Canal St – from Sandbar

    YHC changed up the traditional route for a few Christmas stops. Text gathered below from various sources. Letmegooglethatforyou.com

    WWII MUSEUM – Andrew Higgins Blvd.
    From 1944 the true story of how American and German soldiers actually spent the night together in a tiny cabin in the Ardennes Forest, along the German-Belgian border, on Christmas Eve during the Battle of the Bulge. The senior german soldier said, “It is the Holy Night and there will be no shooting here.” The next morning he gave a compass and a map to the Americans to find their way home.

    ON TH LEVEE by the Aquarium
    Quick stop for the bonfires. Intended to light the way for “Papa Noël,” the Cajun Santa Claus, on his airborne journey to the area. Or, according to some sources, the bonfires may have also been a way of lighting the path to the nearest Catholic church for Midnight Mass. The origins of the bonfires tradition is unclear. They may date back to French Marist priests who came to Louisiana just after the Civil War to teach at local cottages, and adapted an ancient tradition that’s found throughout western Europe. Oral histories dating to the 1880s include mention of these fires.

    Then up Canal Street and all the glowing palm trees and the center of New Orleans Christmas tradition for over 100 years.

    DH Holmes 819 Canal (founded 1842, 800 block)
    What is now the Hyatt. The DH Holmes Christmas display was a must-see during the holidays. Also the clock which hung over its entrance was a favorite place for friends to arrange a meeting. All you had to say was “I’ll meet you under the clock” and everyone knew what you meant. A statue of Ignatius Reilly now stands under that clock.

    Maison Blanche (921 Canal)
    Now the Ritz Carlton. This department store was founded in 1897 by Isidore Newman, an immigrant from Germany. Maison Blanche is perhaps best remembered for introducing the locally popular Mr. Bingle (1948) Christmas mascot and for its landmark flagship store on Canal Street.

    We ran by the Roosevelt and YHC for a moment contemplated running through it’s bright and shiny foyer, but thought better of it.

    SEARS ROEBUCK 201 Baronne St.
    From the 1940s through 1979, Sears and Roebuck had a 4 story santa over the entrance, and it was a must stop and must see during the shopping rush along canal.

    Fast pace back the flag. Thanks for joining the nostalgic celebration and my birthday Q.

  • Stiffler’s Mom gets a boost

    Well the ISI challenge brought a record crew to Colisseum Square run.  10 PAX headed out after finding the correct starting spot (bigger round fountain on the uptown side of the park.)  Headed down to Melpomene then up to St.Charles for a run in the Neutral Ground.  Fast group made it to Napoleon (others turned earlier) then down to Magazine and back to the start.  Lead group paced at 8:10 mile with the last 2 miles under 8!  At the imaginary flag- misordered name-o-rama and countoff and then a prayer for charity.  Great morning!

  • Stifler’s Mom Down the River and Through the Quarter

  • A Transplant Thanksgiving

    The Thang

    My plan was to leave my vehicle at Morning Call and run to Stifler’s Mom for the 0530 start.  However, my penchant for tardiness and my not so blistering 11:30+ pace put me well behind schedule.  Fortunately I was able to contact Swampcock and he met me on the route.  Once we joined forces we sat out like bats out of hell headed for Morning Call.  Despite the super sonic pace Swampcock set, we enjoyed some good conversation.  We arrived at Morning Call a few minutes early and were later joined by Fracsac and Da Parish after their Okwata beatdown.  Swampcock set a new record for the number of Cafe Au Laits consumed at a single coffeeteria and then we jumped in the Explorer and headed back to Uptown.

    NMM

    This was a great way to start Thanksgiving Day.  I have a lot to be thankful for.  Like Swampcock, I am a transplant to New Orleans.  A lot of our conversation centered around our decisions to move here.  They were good decisions.  So many of the things I am thankful for are tied to this great city and the people that live here.

    -Hawg

     

  • Stiffler’s Mom Has Got It Going On

     

    Stiffler’s mom was wet that day…real wet.   Plenty of men would’ve been scared away, but not two brave soles (pun intended).   Mariah and YHC waited in their respective vehicles until the safety in numbers could be established.   The PAX gave the other regulars the benefit of the doubt, but at 5:32 the beat down could wait no longer.  Mariah being a 9min/mi man, and YHC being a 10+min/mi man decided to set a pushing 9:50 pace down St. Charles Ave. to Napoleon and back down Magazine.  The 4.65 mi run provided for plenty of great mumble chatter and 2nd F.   The rain was hardly an issue when amongst comrades.

    Thanks are given to the Sky Q that no one was knifed, and writing the BB has been YHC’s pleasure.

    SYITG