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MY FAMILY HISTORY
My maiden name is RICHOUX, a French name given to a tribe of Germanic people who fled from the north and settled in France.The origin of the name:
RICHOUX
French (Berry and Loiret): from the Germanic personal name Ricwulf, a compound of ric ‘power(ful)’ + wulf ‘wolf’. I also had a great-grandmother named Olivia Loupe. Loupe is a French name meaning "Wolf". No wonder I feel a kinship with wolves...
I enjoy reading a good book, watching a good movie, having a good conversation with just about anyone. I enjoy dancing with Eddie, the Jazz Festival, walking around the French Quarter.
Who Should Paint You: Alfred Gockel
All American yet funky, you inspire an artist's imagination
And while not everyone will understand your portrait, you will!
KNOWLEDGE IS A DEADLY FRIEND IF NO ONE SETS THE RULES.
THE FATE OF ALL MANKIND, I SEE, IS IN THE HANDS OF FOOLS.
~Epitaph, King Crimson
OUR FOUNDING FATHERS
You Are a Prophet Soul
You are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone.
Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people.
Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run.
No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way.
You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle.
Concerned about the world, you are good at predicting people's feelings.
A seeker of wisdom, you are a life long learner looking for purpose and meaning.
You are a great thinker and communicator, but not necessarily a doer.
Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul
FATS DOMINO'S HOME AND BUSINESS, LOWER 9TH WARD, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. TAKEN NOVEMBER 22, 2006 RLR
Too many to list here. But some favorites are:
Anything by Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, early Stones, Tom Waits, Dr. John, Galactic, The Meters, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Feat, Stevie Ray; I love the poetry of John Trudell, framed by stirring Native American music. I love Native American music, particularly drums and flutes...there's more, but the list is getting long.
Some favorite songs:
Louisiana 1927 by Randy Newman or Aaron Neville, Like a Woman By Bob Dylan, Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones, Where Is The Love by the BEP, No Woman No Cry and Exodus by Bob Marley, Rivers of Belief by Enigma, I'm Not My Hair by India Arie, Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman and Everything I Do by Brian Adams, Lose Youself by Eminem, Ripple by The Grateful Dead, Brown Eyed Girl, Into The Mystic, and The Bright Side Of The Road by Van Morrison, Going Back To New Orleans by Dr. John, Ooh-La-La by The Faces, Heaven by Los Lonely Boys, In My Life by the Beatles, Crazy Horse by John Trudell.
Movies
To Kill a Mockingbird, The Notebook, Brazil, Memento, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Crash, Lord of The Rings Trilogy. King Kong, Fried Green Tomatoes, Magnolia, Steel Magnolias, Harold and Maude (an odd little movie, but unforgettable); Alfred Hitchcock movies, Bette Davis movies.
Television
..Law and Order (all), Bones, Dexter (go figure), Discovery Channel programs, Forensic Files, So You Think You Can Dance, Frontline (PBS), My Name Is Earl, American Experience (PBS), Independant Lens (PBS)..
Books
To Kill A Mockingbird; The Trail Of Tears; Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee; David Copperfield; books by Jack Kerouac, Herman Hesse, Poetry of Maya Angelou, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Langston Hughes; the Beat poets and writers were the food that sustained me way back when. Man, I could fill this page...too many to list, really.
Heroes
MY FAMILY
My Eddie
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My Big Brother, The Crane
More Heroes: My mother, my sisters & brothers; first responders and ordinary citizens who risk their lives to save people in a disaster; everyone who chooses the right way over the easy way.
Silence, they say, is the voice of complicity.
But silence is impossible.
Silence screams.
Silence is a message,
just as doing nothing is an act.
Let who you are ring out & resonate
in every word & every deed.
Yes, become who you are.
There's no sidestepping your own being
or your own responsibility.
What you do is who you are.
You are your own comeuppance.
You become your own message.
You are the message.
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
-Leonard Peltier
And I feel like a stranger
In the land where I was born
And I live just like an outlaw.
An' I'm always on the run
~ "What About Me?" Quicksilver Messenger Service
Animal Spirit Guides ~ Which One Calls To You?
Bear Spirit Calls To You ~ Bear is spirit keeper of the West, the place of darkness, maturity and good harvest. Bears are active during the night and day. This symbolizes its connection with solar energy, that of strength and power, and lunar energy, that of intuition. The bear holds the teachings of introspection. When it shows up in your life pay attention to how you think, act and interact. Bear's Wisdom Includes: *Introspection *Healing *Solitude *Change *Communication with Spirit *Birth and rebirth *Transformation *Astral travel *Creature of dreams, shamans and mystics *Visionaries *Defense and revenge *Wisdom .. Take this quiz!
Born and raised in New Orleans, I've been living down river in St. Bernard Parish for about 16 years. For a long time after Hurricane Katrina in '05, I called this sad place "THE THIRD WORLD, USA". If you were here that first year after Katrina, you know why.
I'm an old hippie...I love Lenny Bruce, but disagree with him when he says "There's nothing more pathetic than an aging hipster", because, well, I had the courage to live...he didn't. I think THAT'S pretty pathetic.
I'll take TRUTH and a sense of humor over POLITICAL CORRECTNESS any day. I'm smart enough to distinguish between what's funny and what's hateful. I'm a Cajun who thinks "Boudreaux and Thibodaux" jokes are funny, and I'm not insulted if you call me a COON ASS. I'm a Filipina who doesn't care if you call me a FLIP. As far as I'm concerned, it means "Forefathers Lived In Philippines"!
I am passionate about many things, such as individual rights, freedom of speech and religion, and NON-PARTISAN INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSTITUTION (It's in English. It's easy to understand. What the hell's the problem? Why do people constantly "re-interpret" the constitution? Don't they speak the same language it was written in???) Freedom to laugh at a joke because it's funny, without worrying about who the hell is offended; (as I said previously, JOKES INSPIRED BY HATRED ARE NOT FUNNY. PERIOD). I respect all people, respect MOTHER NATURE, respect MOTHER EARTH. I think that ETHNIC DIVERSITY makes life incredibly interesting. I'm also passionate about Native American issues, hurricane recovery, animal rights, and THE POWER OF ONE.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
~Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
Who I'd like to meet: .I wish I could meet EVERY ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS who have come down here in the past three years to help us get our lives back together again...so I can hug them and thank them personally.
I'd like to meet the Native American chiefs who fought the great battles, spoke eloquently for their people, gave their blood and breath to save them from extinction. The shameful disregard for our indiginous peoples in America is a continuation of the broken promises and systematic genocide perpetrated against them since the first invasion of the continent.
If we can have a holiday for dead presidents, I think we should have a holiday for those noble chiefs. They, more than presidents, live on in their people. As they say, "In the spirit of Crazy Horse" ~ Rhonda
If you want to know about American History....
ASK AN INDIAN
ABOUT MY TOP FRIENDS: THEY'RE MOSTLY FAMILY, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SEPARATED BY HURRICANE KATRINA and this is our only way to stay in touch...SO, if you're not in my top friends, don't be offended! I still love ya! ~ Rhonda
Hey! I miss and love you too! I'm on facebook, find me there with my last name. I've got a fuzzy green hat on in my picture. I'm graduating December 20th at 2pm, think you can make it?
fifth annual OFF white linen / this saturday! six pm to ten pm 1061 Camp Street saturday august first
FEATURED ARTISTS mardi claw elaine gleason clara diaz ramona king corndog creations shmuela will smith mike stabile tamart elizabeth underwood kathryn wheat alan zakem
featured music O.L.D., Missy Meatlocker, Jim O and the No shows, Just robin, DJ Lingerie fashions by bonga-shop designs, Cree's Cheapchic!
Ooooo la la! My friend blogged about being an extra on set in Puerto Rico! Hope you Like!
Oh, one of these days we filmed close to a school and when the kids came out and saw Johnny some of them started screaming “look it’s Johnny Deep!” which we thought was super cute, and then one of the guys (extras) came to the conclusion that if Johnny is Juanito in Spanish and Deep is profundo, Johnny was; Juanito Profundo. And that is how we all referred to him the last two days we were on set (and how we still refer to him in all our emails and talks). It was super because we could talk about him in front of anyone and no one would realize right away that we were talking about Johnny, including public, which would minimize the screaming and the crying from crazy girls.
Just for the random here is a video of Juanito saying Gracias to a female that tells him “Bienvenido a Puerto Rico” in Spanish and everything and he understands because, in case I haven’t said this before, Juanito totally rocks.
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Told you what you said COULD NOT HAPPEN and TA - DA! Thats a crap selling technique. They should have told you that when the word evict came out of there mouths but I am grateful you will not be in a tent city! Go do what you gotta do sistah. I watched an entire lot of fema trailers in a lot near my home sit and rot in the sun while homeless people walk our streets. Whut evur! Pres Obama! FIX IT!
love you sha! Good things happen to people with hearts as big as yours! Give your kitties all a chin scratch from Dia!
Happy Easter to you and your family, I wanted to stop in and say hello!!!! I hope you have a magnificent and blessed Easter. Take-Care and Keep in touch. Miss you.
New Orleans
A courtesan,
not old and yet no longer young,
who shuns the sunlight that the illusion of her former glory be preserved.
The mirrors in her house are dim and the frames are tarnished;a
ll her house is dim and beautiful with age....
And those whom she recieves...come to her in an eternal twilight....
New Orleans...a courtesan whose hold is strong upon the mature,
to whose charm the young must respond.
And all who leave her?
Return to her when she smiles across her languid fan....
New Orleans.
-from "The Tourist,"New Orleans Sketches,
by William Faulkner,1925
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