Randy Fertel
@rfertel
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The author of Winging It: Improv's Power and Peril in the Time of Trump. For more info or to buy your copy, click the link below:
New Orleans
Joined September 2008
In #NewOrleans for the #SuperBowl2025 or #MardiGras, or a local hosting out-of-town guests? Here are a few of my recommendations for tourists who’d like to get off the beaten path to see some of the rich art and culture that New Orleans has to offer.
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Yesterday would have been Mom’s 98th. Here she is with her legendary redfish, which prompted two generations—including my son & nephew—to ask, “Is it bigger than Grandma’s?!” Happy birthday to Ruth Fertel, a woman whose defeats were few and whose wins were always the biggest.
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Read my reflection on the day, “A Quantum Experience of Inauguration Day,” here: You can find the archive of my Substack, “Yes And: Essays in the Age of Improv” — and, I hope, subscribe — at
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I hope you'll read this latest Substack, reflecting on my quantum experience of #NewOrleans' CounterInauguration Celebration, the cultural transference I witnessed, and the way New Orleans is uniquely poised to protest and fight for democracy.
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of office, may be without serious consequence to the body politic. But those who join us in the frigid weather may guard a measure of their sense of agency. Details in the link:
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@krewedelusion 4:00pm - @krewedelusion’s CounterInaugural Ball at Maison (508 Frenchmen Street), featuring: 4:00pm - 8:00pm - Hot Club of New Orleans 8:30-11:59pm - Gene’s Music Machine Hope to see you there, #NewOrleans!
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The GerryMeander Continues… Suggestions welcome! 4:00pm - krewedelusion’s CounterInaugural Ball at Maison (508 Frenchmen Street), featuring: 4:00pm - 8:00pm - Hot Club of New Orleans 8:30-11:59pm - Gene’s Music Machine
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