Mardi Gras festival on another planet
100213 The Will of Landru (or is that Landrieu)
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: New Orleans Saturday Night on WWOZ
Length: 03:00:16
40 years ago a Star Trek episode has Captain Kirk et. al. investigating a society that celebrates a Mardi Gras like festival that is also run by a Landru. In February, 2010 New Orleans was celebrating an early Mardi Gras and swearing in new mayor Mitch Landrieu - the son of 1970's Mayor Moon Landrieu.
A radio show relying on a mixture of video clips, audio clips and text from the internet to add multiple dimensions to your listening experience. Follow along with the audio by going to - http://www.wwoz.org/node/76990
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Piece Description
40 years ago a Star Trek episode has Captain Kirk et. al. investigating a society that celebrates a Mardi Gras like festival that is also run by a Landru. In February, 2010 New Orleans was celebrating an early Mardi Gras and swearing in new mayor Mitch Landrieu - the son of 1970's Mayor Moon Landrieu.
A radio show relying on a mixture of video clips, audio clips and text from the internet to add multiple dimensions to your listening experience. Follow along with the audio by going to - http://www.wwoz.org/node/76990
Broadcast History
February 13th, 2010 on WWOZ. This probably wouldn't work anywhere else. Oh yeah, you've gotta follow along on the web site to appreciate this piece. Click on it in the website box or copy and paste this URL:
http://www.wwoz.org/programs/playlists/2010/02/13/12+00am/76990
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Paul Fischer
Posted on January 20, 2011 at 03:11 PM | Permalink
time well spent. A treat for your ears...and inner eyes.
if you love good radio ( or even landru or landrieu)you can enjoy this piece on so many different levels. I did.