From the Publisher
Praise for Michael Patrick Welch
"In this wonderfully quirky music- and art-focused book, Welch concentrates on his New Orleans the New Orleans that he and his friends know. There is plenty of information on many aspects of artsy New Orleans: Mardi Gras festivities, literary New Orleans, art galleries, burlesque clubs, theater, comedy clubs, thrift stores and costume shops, record stores as well as a discussion of the Mardi Gras Indians, profiles of local musicians, and even a chapter on family fun." Chicago Tribune
"I've been friends with Michael Patrick Welch for a number of years, and in New Orleans he seems to have really found his place. On my first visit from New York, before the flood, he took me on an epic bike ride tour of the city. We saw everything from grand mansions to beautiful bombed-out neighborhoods, and no matter where we went that day, Michael knew someone. Michael obviously loves New Orleans very much, and on my visits there, he has shown me so much that I never expected, and would have not seen otherwise." Jonathan Ames, creator of HBO's Bored to Death and author of The Extra Man and The Double Life Is Twice as Good
"Michael Patrick Welch is a true community light." Chuck D, Public Enemy
"New Orleans has turned out another pathos-filled comic genius." Andrei Codrescu, author of The Blood Countess and Wakefield
"Your boyfriend is very, very talented." Ray Davies of The Kinks to Michael Patrick Welch's girlfriend, Jazz Fest 2003