Just back a few days ago from a wonderful trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras--caught mucho mucho throws (that's a N.O euphemism for beads, flashing lights things and stuffed velveteen crawfish, etc.) One Mardi Gras highlight was the Zulu Crewe's floats and I even managed to capture the elusive cocon...

On any normal day, try to get women to show you their boobs for 4-cent plastic beads and all you'll get is slapped in the face. But do the same thing at Mardi Gras and you'll have everyone from strippers to elementary school librarians clawing to get their tops off as fast as possible. Why, we have ...

UPDATE: Wow. It IS snowing in the French Quarter. It's hard to believe that I posted this piece in February 2006. "French Quarter Dream #1" by James W. Bailey Evil Digital Photography --- record this image in stereo cd * a broken snowflake - pounding on french quarter glass melting against the sleep...

Filed under: Money & work, Life & style, Celeb parenting About once a year Brad Pitt sits down with the annoying Ann Curry of the Today Show for a grilling about both his professional and personal life. Papa Pitt is ready and eager to talk about the professional side of things--he's currentl...

Dallas :: Felix’s, French Quarter, New Orleans Dallas had to work a lot over the weekend we were in New Orleans but there was one thing he knew he wanted to do in his limited spare time and that was go to a crawfish boil. He’s wanted to do this in the past, but it wasn’t the season...

The last time I was in New Orleans was in December 2006. Dallas was there for work and I tagged along and did fun stuff while he worked. I had a great time and always wanted to come back. He had work to do in New Orleans again last year but I was traveling at the same time. Finally this time I was a...

Jim Hill brings you a pile of "Pirates of the Caribbean" -related news. Including the tabling of the "Tortuga" restaurant project...(read more)...

They were friendly. Their pimp wasn't....