Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?

I first heard this song back in 1987 on a great Laurel Massé (possessor of what some critics have called "the perfect voice") LP called Easy Living...it sticks in my mind because it was certainly a good song, but it was also memorable because the Penpal told me later that she thought the title meant Miss New Orleans, like in a beauty pageant. (ps - Laurel has written an excellent letter about the situation in New Orleans and what it means to music lovers on the first page of her website - check it out please).

So, in an attempt to get back to art, music and culture here at the CStL, I would like to direct you to another beautiful piece in the New York Times by former New Orleans resident, Mark Childress, in which he enumerates the 22 reasons to miss New Orleans.