The writer, educator, and author of "They Called Us River Rats: The Last Batture Settlement of New Orleans" has lived on the thin strip of land on the Mississippi River-side of the levee since he stumbled onto the hidden enclave after a chance encounter at the Maple Leaf Bar decades ago. Now he chronicles the history, folkways, and legends of the area with a personal memoir of his life on the margins. Macon is comfortable living in constant jeopardy, so he’s cool as a catfish when he sits down with the Troubled Men.
Topics include election day sensations, a silent partner, the Clempire, a campaign ad idea, Po Boy Fest, Hubig’s pies, an old flame, Dave Clements, a Virginia childhood, a first rental, Wavelength magazine, a teaching job, Fortier High School, a word origin, batture commerce, goats, the heyday, the decline, squatters, mail service, the big teardown, hurricanes, flood stage, river sounds, Oliver Houck, Gemini parties, John Mooney, a french fry fight, book royalties, new friends, power lines, changes in New Orleans, a bone-in pork chop sandwich, and much more.
Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman
Break Music: "Sacred Ground" from "Son & Moon" by John Mooney
Outro Music: "Standing Still" from "Truth of the Matter" by John Mooney
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TMP277 MIKE STRECKER MAKES THE BOOK
TMP276 CHERYL GERBER: DANSE MACABRE
TMP275 SAGE MAAS & JAY HOLLAND: MANDATORY THERAPY
TMP274 DOUG BELOTE: DRUMMING BELOW SEA LEVEL
TMP273 BRAD ORGERON/JACK ORION AND DAMIEN YOUTH: BELLADONNA LOVERS
TMP272 MAX BERNARDI'S BIG REVEAL
TMP271 CHARLIE KOHLMEYER GETS COMFORTABLE
TMP270 ALISON FENSTERSTOCK ON THE CULTURAL RECORD
TMP269 STAN BERTHEAUD COMES FULL CIRCLE
TMP268 SNAKE & JAKE'S 30TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
TMP267 CC ADCOCK: LAFAYETTE MARQUIS
TMP266 MICHAEL GIRARDOT: THE REVIVALISTS
TMP265 LYNN DRURY'S HIGH TIDE
TMP264 ANTHONY (TURDUCKEN) DELROSARIO: COMFORT IN DECAY
TMP263 GREGG HILL SEES THE LIGHT
TMP262 RAY MOORE: THE BLUE ROOM REVISITED
TMP261 TROUBLED IN THE CHRISTMAS CLUB
TMP260 JIMMY VIVINO ON THE AIR
TMP259 GREGORY BOYD: THERE'S SOMETHING ROCKIN' IN DENMARK
TMP258 ANGELLE TROSCLAIR BRINGS IT HOME
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