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Cinco de Mayo 2020

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A Bit of Melancholy

Many's the time I've been mistaken, and many times confused
Yes and I've often felt forsaken, and certainly misused
Ah but I'm alright, I'm alright, I'm just weary through my bones
Still you don't expect to be bright and bon-vivant
So far away from home, so far away from home
And I don't know a soul who's not been battered
I don't have a friend who feels at ease
I don't know a dream that's not been shattered or driven to its knees
But it's alright, it's alright, for we live so well, so long
Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on
I wonder what's gone wrong, I can't help it I wonder what's gone wrong
And I dreamed I was dying, I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
And looking back down at me, smiled reassuringly
And I dreamed I was flying, and high up above my eyes could clearly see
The statue of liberty, sailing away to sea, and I dreamed I was flying
But we come on a ship they called Mayflower
We come on a ship that sailed the moon
We come in the ages' most uncertain hours and sing an American tune
And it's alright, oh it's alright, it's alright, you can be forever blessed
Still tomorrow's gonna be another working day and I'm trying to get some rest
That's all I'm trying, to get some rest
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Paul Simon
American Tune lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Chefs Brigade New Orleans

Many New Orleans Chefs have banded together to feed first responders, people on the front of the Covid-19 front line and others for free. Here are a few videos outlining what/how they are doing it.

For more background to Chefs Brigade and how they do what they do, visit this link https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_2c65c67c-6c7d-11ea-a896-af0654dadf6a.html

If you can donate even $1 towards their cause, it would be a great, here's the link:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/chef039s-brigade

Chef Isaac Toups

In another part of town, Chef Isaac Toups (my daughter's boss)  is preparing and serving family meals to approximately 300 unemployed/furloughed restaurant industry employees a day at Toups'Meatery.  They started out just using what they had on hand at the beginning of Covid-19, but now have different companies donating things like produce, wine, beer and the like.

Here are details of NOLA restaurants taking care of their own during this crazy time.

Toups' Meatery Family Meal

Offered daily for all, from 3 p.m. at 845 N. Carrollton Ave.

Call ahead to place order: 504-242-5999

Blue Oak BBQ Bag and a Beer

March 28, from noon at 3300 Gravier St.

Free bagged lunch for impacted service industry workers and musicians

Ruby Slipper Cafe hospitality meals

Offered 8 a.m.-2 p.m., call ahead at 504-525-9355

Locations are 315 N. Broad St. (daily), 2802 Magazine St. (Wed.-Sun.) 2700 Metairie Road (Wed.-Sun.), 2001 Burgundy St. (Wed.-Sun.) 

Carmo free meals

Offered Tue.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at 527 Julia St.

Book online in advance at cafecarmo.com/book-online

Nacho Mama's Mexican Grill

Free tacos daily for impacted hospitality workers, at 1000 S. Clearview Pkwy.

Is this Person on Drugs?

Possible Outcomes of Surviving Covid

Sorry for the size,  click on the picture to make it legible.

YMCA ?

Gay anthem, practicing social distancing, this is epic.

Hitler reacts to Georgia Reopening

Hitler reacts to Georgia Reopening: Hitler finds out the state of Georgia is reopening most businesses this week.

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