From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V4 #355 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Thursday, September 1 2005 Volume 04 : Number 355 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:12:18 -0400 From: Rob Maher Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather Not to sound insensitive at a time like this, but I always thought that the geography and location of New Orleans was a result of some incredibly bad planning. I don't know the history behind it, but I always found it rather stupid to have a city on the gulf coast BELOW sea level. What the heck?!?! I never felt so blessed and fortunate to be a resident of Pennsylvania. Rob chris adams Sent by: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org 09/01/05 07:35 AM Please respond to seven-seas@smoe.org To seven-seas@smoe.org cc Subject Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather Having just read this morning's mortality projections, I'm inclined to agree. Thousands feared dead? Thousands? WTF? - --Chris A. Red wrote: At 12:37 AM 9/1/05, you wrote: >Speaking of stormy weather--and I'm thinking of N'orlans, heuh--is it too >early for Katrina and the Waves jokes? 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NOT intending to start any sort of political pissing match, but, as long as we're off-topic... He was warned: http://hurricane.lsu.edu/_in_the_news/phillyinquirer100804.htm http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/08/31/disaster_preparation/index_np .html http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/ceonline04/0704feat.html http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/ He didn't care: http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/8/30/212451/290 http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood/archives/002331.html http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/12500975.htm http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=100105131 3 http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_20050207/ai_n10176537 http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/opinion/30tue1.html http://homepage.mac.com/popemark/iblog/C2041067432/E20050830220517/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2004/corps.html http://www.antiwar.com/roberts/?articleid=7131 FYI, FBC ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:43:32 -0400 From: "Scott Simpson" Subject: RE: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather Location location location. It's at the mouth of the Mississippi River, therefore the gateway to the entire center of the country. Pretty handy location back when the only way to travel was by water. The initial settlement was the French Quarter, which is the high ground that was actually above sea level when it was settled. And as for complacency, well, we (re)elected W, didn't we? Scott, NYC - -----Original Message----- From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org [mailto:owner-seven-seas@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Rob Maher Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:12 PM To: seven-seas@smoe.org Cc: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org; seven-seas@smoe.org Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather Not to sound insensitive at a time like this, but I always thought that the geography and location of New Orleans was a result of some incredibly bad planning. I don't know the history behind it, but I always found it rather stupid to have a city on the gulf coast BELOW sea level. What the heck?!?! I never felt so blessed and fortunate to be a resident of Pennsylvania. Rob ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:31:54 +0100 From: "Matt" Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather >there are too many wannabe bigshot critics with too >few big publications ( reminds me of an old Siouxsie >lyric ). Ah, Love In A Void.....what a fine song...... 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