THE NEVERENDING STORY: They’re voting in Montana and South Dakota. Will Hillary Clinton give it up tonight? Some say yes; campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson says no. (Would he lie to you?) Meanwhile, my friends, John McCain is coming to the Pontchartrain Center tonight, and, my friends, you can have free tickets…
ANGIE, ANGIE: Entertainment Tonight insists that a certain resident of the Lower Quarter has given birth to her twins. Spokespeople for the Lower Quarter resident says no, no, no and calls ET a big fat liar. Meanwhile, the editor in chief of OK! magazine says: “Essentially you have two of the most beautiful, famous people in the world. We’ve all seen they’ve had one baby, Shiloh, and it is the coolest, most adorable baby on the planet. And this time they’re having two? It can’t get any better.” When contacted for comment, the ravaged ghost of American journalism was spotted in a corner, rocking back and forth and weeping…
HURRICANE PREDICTIONS: You know the ones – they scare us every June, are invariably inaccurate, and get “revised” as they go along? Turns out emergency managers don’t think they’re worth much, either…
SAINTS: The Black and Gold sign free agent cornerback Jerametrius Butler and center Marquay Love…
BUTLER DID IT: NPR profiles Henry Butler. Congratulations, sir…
THE MAGICAL MEA CULPA TOUR: Shy, retiring young Scott McClellan turned up on The Daily Show last night to plug his book. Jon Stewart put some zazz into the tawdry enterprise by having Fred Schneider of the B-52s sing McClellan’s audio book. Nice.
The New Orleans Museum of Art goes to the dog — the Blue Dog — to close its retrospective show of George Rodrigue’s work. The 31-hour final spree — from opening at 10 a.m. Saturday to close on Sunday at 5 p.m. — will have everything from Cajun dance lessons to special appearances to drink and food specials. Dance lessons will be on Saturday along with live music that will incorporate Cajun music by the band Lafourche, DJ Beverly Skillz and other performers. Sunday’s festivities begin with complimentary coffee and donuts and there will be a George Rodrigue book signing. Other events include meet and greets with mascots Boudreaux (New Orleans Zephyrs), Gumbo (New Orleans Saints), and Mojo and Bones (New Orleans Voodoo). Longtime Rodrigue friend and fellow Cajun country native Paul Prudhomme will do cooking demonstrations, and there will be Blue Dog Daiquiris and free Blue Dog Snowballs all afternoon. The Rodrigue show includes nearly 200 paintings, sculptures, and prints from his 40-year career. For a full schedule of events see NOMA’s Web site. Louisiana residents will be admitted at $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free admission for children under 18 years of age. For more information on Rodrigue click here. — Shantrell A. Cook
