EPISODE 17 - August 21st, 2009

Links 

SXSW 2010 New Orleans Panels

Guests:

3:08 - 3:17 - David Crais - Nickelodeon Theme Park

3:17 - 3:26 - Loki - Rising Tide Conference

3:26 - 3:30 - Launch of 9thwardfieldofdreams.com site

Upcoming

• Rising Tide Conference - Tomorrow - Harry Shearer - http://www.risingtidenola.net/
• Chris Boudy Launching NewOrleansTech.net September 9th
• Ruby Bayou - Thur Aug 27 - 7-8pm @ Gumbo Labs - Rubybayou.com
• The NOLA Project presents Mr. Marmalade - a dark comedy @ Le Petit Theatre (Andrew Larimer's production - runs till next weekend)
• 9th Ward Field of Dreams Happy Hour @ Zoe @ W 

Rising Tide Conference Overview

 - Culture panel, hosted by Mark Folse : Speaking on parading culture will be Edward Buckner of The Porch Seventh Ward Culture Organization and the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club Our food panelist will be Susan Tucker, editor of New Orleans Cuisine: Fourteen Signature Dishes and Their Histories. Our music panelist will be Bruce Raeburn of the Hogan Jazz Archive and author of New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History

- Jessica Rohloff will be presenting on Net2NO http://www.net2no.com/

- Harry Shearer http://harryshearer.com/

Lunch by Cafe Reconcile http://cafereconcile.org/staticdocs/index.asp

- Politics Panel: hosted by Adrastos - Peter Athas: which thus far includes Clancy DuBos of the Gambit and WWL-TV, ace NOLA political cartoonist and WBOK radio talk show host John Slade, blogger extraordinaire Lamar White Jr. of CenLamar fame, and Ethan Brown, author of Shake The Devil Off: http://ethan-brown.com/

- Ariella Cohen of New Orleans Institute will be presenting http://www.theneworleansinstitute.org/

- Health care panel:  Moderated by public health Ph.D. candidate and local blogger Holly Scheib, the participants will be: Cecile Tebo, crisis unit coordinator for the NOPD and one of New Orleans magazine's Top Ten Female Achievers; Dr Elmore Rigamer, medical director of Catholic Charities, and another panelist TBA

- Presentation of the Ashley Morris Award for Excellence in Blogging by Oyster of http://righthandthief.blogspot.com

- Sports Panel: Moderated by jeffrey of Library Chronicles http:librarychronicles.blogspot.com . Panelists include:

Alejandro de los Rios reporter/blogger for the Gambit

Leo McGovern Editor/publisher of ANTIGRAVITY Magazine which is the only local alternative music zine I know of that features a regular sports column. Leo is also a character in Josh Neufeld's After the Deluge (see above)

Chris Wiseman (AKA Mr. Clio, AKA Dilly, AKA Lee De Fleur) Long-time local blogger, ever-enthusiastic member of the Black and Gold Patrol and locally famous Crescent City Classic participant.