Favorite things of New Orleans

[piscesgirl]

I have seen a lot of poems, lists, etc. about being from New Orleans, but this one was new to me. It is sung to the tune of "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. Hope y'all like it!


Crawfish and crab boil and Creole tomatoes,
Fat Harry's cheese-covered French fried potatoes,
Lovin' the way that Fats Domino sings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Flames of the flambeaux,
The satire of Momus,
Beautiful tableaux,
The mystery of Comus,
Colorful coconuts from Zulu Kings,
These have been truly spectacular things.

When the termites
Fly on May nights,
It's not all that bad.
I simply remember these New Orleans things
And then I don't feel so bad.

Debris on a Ferdi or shrimp from Manale's,
Plantation homes with historic oak alleys,
Driving to Popeye's for fried chicken wings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Andouille gumbo and rich jambalaya,
Pronouncing Tchefuncta and Bogue Falaya,
Galatoire's lunches on Fridays in Spring,
Any of these is a wonderful thing.

On the Westbank,
Garland's Think Tank,
Sometimes gets me sad.
I simply remember these New Orleans things
And then I don't feel so bad.

Sugary beignets with coffee and chicory,
Trying to navigate Hickory and Dickory,
A six-pack of Dixie with fried onion rings,
Benny Grunch also has favorite things.

Tom Dempsey's kick when the Saints played the Lions,
Sippin' a Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's,
Bartholomew's "Monkey" or "My Ding-A-Ling",
Oh, what a hip yet hilarious thing!

When my snowball
Takes a freefall
On the neutral ground,
I conjure up some of these favorite things
And pretty soon I'll rebound.

Bacchus, Endymion, Orpheus, Muses,
Lagniappe and grillades and riverboat cruises,
Sazeracs served on some fabulous fling,
It's off to Adler's in search of some bling.

Breakfast at Brennan's and Mass on a Sunday,
Red beans and rice with a Barq's on a Monday,
A Morgus mistake and the chaos it brings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

There's Mandina's,
Tipitina's,
Big Chief writing pads!
I simply remember these "Big Easy" things
And then I don't feel so bad!

[BigDag]

That's great!! Where did it come from???

[rosetree]

Hey , they forgot my favorite verse-------- ;)

Lighting and goblets and bright oil candles,
Large bowl and small bowls and some things with handles,
Vases that look much more betta than Ming's,
Rosetree makes some of my favorite things!!!!

Sorry, couldn't help myself....;) :D

[NYMAMA]

Great song

Very funny RT

[rosetree]

Great song

Very funny RT

Yeah, after I'm done with this gig, I'm going in to late night TV commercial jingle writing!!!;) :D

[piscesgirl]

Funny, rosetree! Bigdag, I have no idea who wrote it. One of my friends emailed it to me today and I think she got it as a forward from someone else.

[ibjamn]

I LOVE it Pgirl (& Rosie)! :)

[Carolina Beadhead]

That's great!! Where did it come from???

I googled it and found it was written by Ned Hemard as a weekly column on www.neworleansbar.org (http://www.neworleansbar.org), an online resource site for the legal community.

http://www.neworleansbar.org/NostalgiaArchives.html - this comes up as a word doc for me?

[nostalgicned]

Dear Jazz Fest Readers,

I did write "My Favorite New Orleans Things" for my weekly column in the New Orleans Bar Association's newsletter ... and people have sent it all over the internet having lopped off my name and copyright information. Please add the authorship and copyright info.

Thank you,

Ned Hémard

MY FAVORITE NEW ORLEANS THINGS

The Greater New Orleans area has many “Favorite Things”. “Warm woolen mittens”, however, did not make the list. Most are still around, yet some are just memories. Here are some new lyrics for a song celebrating those many things held dear:

Crawfish and crab boil and Creole tomatoes,
Fat Harry’s cheese-covered French fried potatoes,
Lovin’ the way that Fats Domino sings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Flames of the flambeaux,
The satire of Momus,
Beautiful tableaux,
The mystery of Comus,
Colorful coconuts from Zulu Kings,
These have been truly spectacular things.

When the termites
Fly on May nights,
It’s not all that bad.
I simply recall these New Orleans things
And then I don’t feel so bad.

Debris on a Ferdi or shrimp from Manale’s,
Plantation homes with historic oak alleys,
Driving to Popeye’s for fried chicken wings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Andouille gumbo and rich jambalaya,
Pronouncing Tchefuncta and Bogue Falaya,
Galatoire’s lunches on Fridays in Spring,
Any of these is a wonderful thing.

On the Westbank
Garland’s Think Tank
Sometimes gets me sad.
I simply recall these New Orleans things
And then I don’t feel so bad.

Sugary beignets with coffee and chicory,
Trying to navigate Hickory and Dickory,
A six-pack of Dixie with fried onion rings,
Benny Grunch also has favorite things.

Tom Dempsey’s kick when the Saints played the Lions,
Sippin’ a Hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s,
Bartholomew’s “Monkey” or “My Ding-A-Ling”,
Oh what a hip yet hilarious thing!

When my snowball
Takes a free fall
On the neutral ground,
I conjure up some of these favorite things
And pretty soon I’ll rebound.

Bacchus, Endymion, Orpheus, Muses,
Lagniappe and grillades and riverboat cruises,
Sazeracs served on some fabulous fling,
It’s off to Adler’s in search of some bling.

Breakfast at Brennan’s and Mass on a Sunday,
Red beans and rice with a Barq’s on a Monday,
A Morgus mistake and the chaos it brings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

There’s Mandina’s,
Tipitina’s,
Big Chief writing pad!
I simply remember these “Big Easy” things
And then I don’t feel so bad!

NED HÉMARD

New Orleans Nostalgia
"My Favorite New Orleans Things"
Ned Hémard
Copyright 2007

[bywterbro]

Dear Jazz Fest Readers,

I did write "My Favorite New Orleans Things" for my weekly column in the New Orleans Bar Association's newsletter ... and people have sent it all over the internet having lopped off my name and copyright information. Please add the authorship and copyright info.

Thank you,

Ned Hémard

MY FAVORITE NEW ORLEANS THINGS

The Greater New Orleans area has many “Favorite Things”. “Warm woolen mittens”, however, did not make the list. Most are still around, yet some are just memories. Here are some new lyrics for a song celebrating those many things held dear:

Crawfish and crab boil and Creole tomatoes,
Fat Harry’s cheese-covered French fried potatoes,
Lovin’ the way that Fats Domino sings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Flames of the flambeaux,
The satire of Momus,
Beautiful tableaux,
The mystery of Comus,
Colorful coconuts from Zulu Kings,
These have been truly spectacular things.

When the termites
Fly on May nights,
It’s not all that bad.
I simply recall these New Orleans things
And then I don’t feel so bad.

Debris on a Ferdi or shrimp from Manale’s,
Plantation homes with historic oak alleys,
Driving to Popeye’s for fried chicken wings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Andouille gumbo and rich jambalaya,
Pronouncing Tchefuncta and Bogue Falaya,
Galatoire’s lunches on Fridays in Spring,
Any of these is a wonderful thing.

On the Westbank
Garland’s Think Tank
Sometimes gets me sad.
I simply recall these New Orleans things
And then I don’t feel so bad.

Sugary beignets with coffee and chicory,
Trying to navigate Hickory and Dickory,
A six-pack of Dixie with fried onion rings,
Benny Grunch also has favorite things.

Tom Dempsey’s kick when the Saints played the Lions,
Sippin’ a Hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s,
Bartholomew’s “Monkey” or “My Ding-A-Ling”,
Oh what a hip yet hilarious thing!

When my snowball
Takes a free fall
On the neutral ground,
I conjure up some of these favorite things
And pretty soon I’ll rebound.

Bacchus, Endymion, Orpheus, Muses,
Lagniappe and grillades and riverboat cruises,
Sazeracs served on some fabulous fling,
It’s off to Adler’s in search of some bling.

Breakfast at Brennan’s and Mass on a Sunday,
Red beans and rice with a Barq’s on a Monday,
A Morgus mistake and the chaos it brings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

There’s Mandina’s,
Tipitina’s,
Big Chief writing pad!
I simply remember these “Big Easy” things
And then I don’t feel so bad!

NED HÉMARD

New Orleans Nostalgia
"My Favorite New Orleans Things"
Ned Hémard
Copyright 2007


thanks Ned....stick around, its good to have an attorney or 2 as a friend
of this board.....