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Until Further Notice…

Until Further Notice…

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We have been on lock down for seven weeks… or forty nine days… or one thousand one hundred and seventy six hours…

For weeks now, much of the French Quarter has been boarded up and empty. We had heard that several street artists have taken to decorating the boarded up windows, so to mark the anniversary of our seventh week of isolation, we decided to sneak a peek.

… nobody is home…

We arrived with the face masks that a local artist and friend made for us in hand, ready to have a “socially distant” experience… though we found the streets basically deserted.

Sorry, no reservations

It was quite eerie to find Bourbon Street so desolate and quiet. A few people rode their bikes through, but it was missing the usual sound of a bustling crowd. No street performers busking, no barkers barking up the wrong tree as they try to get us to go into a strip club. No clatter of dishes being served at any restaurants. Just the occasional chirp of a bird hanging out above a window.

We didn’t find too much by way of street art here. I have to say most of the good stuff was down on Decatur and on Frenchman Street. In my short time here, I definitely feel a resilience within the residents. The people of New Orleans have been through it before… and they’ll keep on keepin’ on with a wry perspective…

But is it art, sweetie?
Audrey Hepburn New Orleans
It’s Serious
6 Feet Y'all
6 Feet Y’all
Dali, the patron saint of TP
Salvador Dalis or Salvadors Dali?
Hello? Can you speak up?
How much is that doggie in the window
Rhino Love
We need a Wonder Woman to save us
The Heroes we need right now

Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below…


Queen Mary
The Queen

The Queen

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The other week, a group of us went to the 10th Annual Dark Harbor at the Queen Mary, because, you know… Halloween. The RMS Queen Mary has quite a history, so a quick backstory for those out of the loop: maiden voyage May 1936, converted to a troop ship during World War II, flipped back to a transatlantic cruise ship and eventually retired to Long Beach, California in 1967, where she’s been ever since, supposedly haunted AF.

Since becoming a permanent fixture at the port, she has become a bit of an icon for Long Beach. I remember taking the tour of the ship with my family when I was kid [and like many people, being completely traumatized by the “propeller room”… and yes it still creeps me out].

Back to Dark Harbor… last year they added “secret bars” as part of the haunted mazes. In order to get into the bar, you need a token, which gives a clue of where to find the bar in the maze. This year, we happened to get a token for the “Lullaby” maze, which of course plays on the story of the ghost that haunts the pool area of the ship. I wont tell you what the clue was, but we did find the “Six Fathoms Below” secret bar.

Queen Mary Six Fathoms Down
Queen Mary Six Fathoms Down

Honestly, the best part of this secret bar was that it took us down into the gutted bowels of the ship. A massive open space of rust covered walls that once held the machinery that ran the ship.

Queen Mary Textures in Rust
Queen Mary Textures in Rust

There were so many gorgeous textures below deck. A place where time has been allowed to run unchecked.

Queen Mary Below Deck
Queen Mary Below Deck

I can’t explain why, but I’ve always loved rich textures of rust and time. I find it to be quite beautiful while simultaneously leaving me feeling a bit melancholic.

Anywho, thanks for entertaining my random tangent, let me know what you think in the comments below… in the mean time, here is a bit of Catherine Wheel that sorta hits to tone on the head.