Awesome ESPN special airing today. Words can't describe how much I love my hometown.
http://espn.go.com/espnw/video/13489579/dear-new-orleans
http://espn.go.com/espnw/video/13489579/dear-new-orleans
Dear, New Orleans..
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Spent this weekend in Uptown. I know some people don't care for NOLA, but I love that place. The neighborhood bars and hole in the wall restaurants are the best. My friends just moved back, so I will get to spend some time there.
I was just there a month ago. Loved walking around. Not keen on the smells.
Nice. I go there 2-3 times a year. I really enjoy my time in New Orleans. How can I not since I saw us win a title there in '99? 
I couldn't imagine the heartbreak I'd feel if my hometown (Tallahassee) or the place where I grew up (Tampa) went through the same devastation.
I couldn't imagine the heartbreak I'd feel if my hometown (Tallahassee) or the place where I grew up (Tampa) went through the same devastation.
My daughter and ex-wife lived in Arabi which is just a stones-throw from the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Her house was COMPLETELY covered with water. My ex's entire extended family had evacuated to different cities except for grandpa.
A friend and I drove from Orlando to New Orleans to look for him in the middle of the night on day 3 after the storm. We found him wondering around his sons neighborhood on the Slidell side of Lake Ponchartrain close to the Mississippi state line. I will never forget the complete devastation over there. Unreal.
The year before we had went thru the trifecta storms in Orlando but it was NOTHING compared to that.
I remember driving down I-10 that night about 4:00 in the morning in the Biloxi/Gulfport area & the median was full off cars with people "camping out" because they had nowhere else to go. The smell of sewer was strong from the broken pipes in the city. Never forget that night.
A friend and I drove from Orlando to New Orleans to look for him in the middle of the night on day 3 after the storm. We found him wondering around his sons neighborhood on the Slidell side of Lake Ponchartrain close to the Mississippi state line. I will never forget the complete devastation over there. Unreal.
The year before we had went thru the trifecta storms in Orlando but it was NOTHING compared to that.
I remember driving down I-10 that night about 4:00 in the morning in the Biloxi/Gulfport area & the median was full off cars with people "camping out" because they had nowhere else to go. The smell of sewer was strong from the broken pipes in the city. Never forget that night.
Another cool video from Steve Gleason...http://uproxx.com/sports/2015/08/steve-gleason-dear-new-orleans/
Did anyone watch the show ABC had on Sunday night with Robin Roberts? Interesting perspectives.
Side note on it - the Excecutive Producer, Nina Weinstein, is an FSU Film School Grad. She's been an executive producer for 60 Minutes, was also with A&E and Discovery for years - produced some outstanding documentaries for those networks.
Side note on it - the Excecutive Producer, Nina Weinstein, is an FSU Film School Grad. She's been an executive producer for 60 Minutes, was also with A&E and Discovery for years - produced some outstanding documentaries for those networks.
