tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post5159807953023809441..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEYRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43865611885263942172011-01-05T08:30:10.799-06:002011-01-05T08:30:10.799-06:00Donna : I'm glad I could paint a vivid picture...Donna : I'm glad I could paint a vivid picture of the magic of the French Quarter for you, Donna. And I felt like a Noodle after deleting my post! LOL.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43777011919468397992011-01-05T02:07:52.177-06:002011-01-05T02:07:52.177-06:00Really excellent description. I felt like I was w...Really excellent description. I felt like I was walking around in google-earth.<br /><br />Sorry for your techy problems. I can totally relate . .<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-10658507731168190662011-01-04T21:26:46.847-06:002011-01-04T21:26:46.847-06:00Mary Vaughn has left a new comment on the post &qu...Mary Vaughn has left a new comment on the post "TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEY": <br /><br />New Orleans,welcomes you with the open arms of a charismatic villain. Trust her because of her beauty and shy may slay you with her smile.<br />I *see* what you have written.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-68501944131926475402011-01-04T21:05:35.014-06:002011-01-04T21:05:35.014-06:00V.R. : That's high praise coming from you, som...V.R. : That's high praise coming from you, someone who loves New Orleans and is familiar with its allures and legends. Pirate's Alley is one of my favorite spots in New Orleans as well.<br /><br />You're right. Pere Antoine Alley is rich in legends and stories and how could it not?<br /><br />For those of you, unlike V.R., that do not know : Friar Antonio de Sedella came to New Orleans around 1774 with the Spanish Inquisition in Louisiana. <br /><br />Never an enthusiastic inquisitor, over the course of a few years, Father Sedella became the beloved Pere Antoine, the pastor of the (then) St. Louis Church. <br /><br />He baptized Marie Laveau, performed her wedding ceremony, and together with her did much for the imprisoned, <br /><br />as well as the slave population, in New Orleans. <br /><br />Many people report having seen Pere Antoine walking slowly down the small alley named for him alongside his St. Louis Cathedral.<br /><br />He is mostly drawn to the early mornings when the French Quarter is quieter, <br /><br />but has also been discovered disappearing into the mist of a winter afternoon. <br /><br />In these sightings, he usually doesn't appear to notice anyone because he is almost always reading his breviary, or book of prayers. <br /><br />People who have seen him like this experience a feeling of comfort, no matter what they have been doing the night before! <br /><br />He even helped Victor during his run from the Soyoko. Oh, New Orleans is a mysterious, haunting lady.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-52168925393253798962011-01-04T21:04:43.023-06:002011-01-04T21:04:43.023-06:00VR Barkowski has left a new comment on the post &q...VR Barkowski has left a new comment on the post "TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEY": <br /><br />Ah Roland, you've captured the mood perfectly! Pirate's Alley is one of my favorite spots in all New Orleans. I love the colors of the buildings, love peeking at the cats scurrying around St. Anthony's garden at the back of the cathedral, and Faulker House is an amazing bookstore. But this is all during the day. You will *never* catch me there at night. I know there are spirits that lurk in Pirate's Alley and probably in Pere Antoine Alley as well.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48401685379163372152011-01-04T21:03:34.124-06:002011-01-04T21:03:34.124-06:00Laurita has left a new comment on the post "T...Laurita has left a new comment on the post "TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEY": <br /><br />This place is not a setting, it is another character. Now I feel the need to see it - maybe in the light of day...Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-21755873129243875842011-01-04T21:02:04.833-06:002011-01-04T21:02:04.833-06:00TechnoBabe has left a new comment on the post &quo...TechnoBabe has left a new comment on the post "TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEY": <br /><br />Did you take the photo? Nice. Great light and colors. I have not been to New Orleans since Katrina but I am so glad that the spirit of New Orleans is "alive and well". The 215 year old cathedral would have enough stories to share to fill a few books.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-88363948110039688942011-01-04T21:00:58.318-06:002011-01-04T21:00:58.318-06:00gideon 86 has left a new comment on the post "...gideon 86 has left a new comment on the post "TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEY": <br /><br />Oh, what a mysterious and haunting picture. I visited New Orleans, once and recall several of the places you have mentioned, but I didn't get to visit Pirates Alley.<br /><br />How cool to live so close to a city so rich in history and well as mystery.<br /><br />Chicago boost beautiful tree-lined streets, miles of park and lake, but it doesn't hold the mystery and the intrigue as New Orleans.<br /><br />You captured your city well, Roland.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16628326878030917512011-01-04T20:59:52.996-06:002011-01-04T20:59:52.996-06:00Heather has left a new comment on the post "T...Heather has left a new comment on the post "TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEY": <br /><br />This post made me want to go to New Orleans so bad! The way you set up atmosphere is fantastic. Loved it!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-1453864982630141842011-01-04T20:58:39.491-06:002011-01-04T20:58:39.491-06:00The Words Crafter has left a new comment on the po...The Words Crafter has left a new comment on the post "TO DIE IN PIRATE'S ALLEY": <br /><br />I think you should write some travel guides for the City. Gear them toward the adventurous, the literary, the historical, and maybe the hysterical. <br /><br />That photo is so mysterious looking, full of promise and threat, adventure and menace....and your words lend themselves admirably to it all. <br /><br />You really do paint with your words....lovely scenes and colorful ironies and tainted atmospheres....if Sam were with me, I'd go down that street at any time of day...or night!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-50253653752619507592011-01-04T20:56:01.624-06:002011-01-04T20:56:01.624-06:00LOL!!!!! I was just wondering what had happened. I...LOL!!!!! I was just wondering what had happened. I'm sorry this happened to you, but I'm also glad I'm not the only one who does stuff like this :P<br /><br />It was an awesome post; it can have a second run!The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42489363702221718362011-01-04T20:54:23.129-06:002011-01-04T20:54:23.129-06:00My dear friends, if any of you are looking for you...My dear friends, if any of you are looking for your comments. I have thing to say :<br /><br />I'M AN IDIOT.<br /><br />I tried to delete the draft for this post and accidently deleted the acutal post. I treasured each of your comments to this post -- especially since they were all so nice. Sigh. I am a man of high hopes and low tech!! Sorry.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.com