Monthly Archives: September 2013

On Painting the Mother-in-Law Lounge (Oxford American. Fall 2013)

Posted on September 13, 2013 by michaelpatrickwelch

Seems like nothing will bring Daniel Fuselier down from the ladder. He’s taken breaks from time to time since 2002, when Miss Antoinette K-Doe invited him to paint the exterior of New Orleans’s Mother-in-Law Lounge, but most weeks he can be found two … Continue reading →

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A Tour of the new prison in New Orleans (Louisiana Weekly. Aug. 2013).

Posted on September 13, 2013 by michaelpatrickwelch

On a hell-hot August Thursday, New Orleans Sheriff Marlin Gusman invited the press and others to tour the skeleton of his new jail. The unfinished jail – which boasts room for more than 1,200 possible inmates – has merely been … Continue reading →

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Rappers Ballzack and Odoms are Kings of the Wank (VICE. June 2013).

Posted on September 13, 2013 by michaelpatrickwelch

Some New Orleans artists travel far and wide, enhancing the city’s well-deserved rep as a incubator of innovative music, but other acts achieve fame and pack rooms without ever having to hop in a van. Rappers Ballzack (real name Rami … Continue reading →

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Four Days at Todd Rundgren’s Birthday Party (VICE. July 2013)

Posted on September 13, 2013 by michaelpatrickwelch

The post before this one is a Q&A I did with Todd Rundgren about his week-long 65th birthday party. The following is about that party.  DAY 1 By the time we get to White Castle, Louisiana—more than an hour’s drive … Continue reading →

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