Post by canuck on Apr 15, 2020 22:22:53 GMT -5
I’ve brought it up before, but why not? I’ve voiced my support for Charleston being paired with Verse 5 and Fort Moultrie. With that being said you need another city for Verse 6 and New Orleans is pretty compelling. Montreal does well with Verse 2 (some people would even say Verse 8) to complete the swap.
Or on the eighth a scene
Where law defended
These 2 lines are about the Battle of New Orleans which was fought on January 8th, 1815 during which time General Andrew Jackson had declared martial law in New Orleans.
Freedom at the birth of a century - could be a reference to the 1811 German Coast uprising in which black slaves revolted and marched towards New Orleans. Also with the 1803 Louisiana Purchase the U.S. acquired a large number of free black residents. Then in 1809 a large number of free blacks fled Cuba for New Orleans. So early in the 19th century you have all kinds of free blacks residing in New Orleans.
May 1913 - this was a young Louis Armstrong's first public appearance with a brass band during Memorial Day/Decoration Day celebrations in New Orleans. Armstrong had been arrested a few months prior and sent to the Colored Waifs Home and it was here that he learned to play the cornet. The mask in Image 7 looks like Louis Armstrong.
Edwin and Edwina named after him - couple interesting possibilities here: 1. sticking with the Armstrong theme, Edwin and Edwina Armstrong (no relation to each other)are other famous Armstrong you could come across while researching Louis in say a 1980 encyclopedia
2. Edwin and Edwina Booth, named after actor Edwin Forrest....Edwin Booth was John Wilkes Booth's older brother!
White house close at hand - New Orleans is the French puzzle, so I changed this line to Maison Blanche and I've got a famous New Orleans Department Store of the era! Their mascot was "Mr. Bingle" and I've heard people reference that how he looked on the outside of the store was similar to the boy with the argyle socks in Image 7. You've also got this 9 to 5 in the image that points to the CBD of New Orleans and an object that looks like a shopping bag. I couldn't find whether Mr. Bingle was outside the store on Canal Street prior to 1984. If he was it could explain the "two arms extended" and "long palm's shadow" could've been either Mr. Bingle's palm or the palm trees on the Canal Street Boulevard.
Keep an open mind and give this pairing a fair chance.
Or on the eighth a scene
Where law defended
These 2 lines are about the Battle of New Orleans which was fought on January 8th, 1815 during which time General Andrew Jackson had declared martial law in New Orleans.
Freedom at the birth of a century - could be a reference to the 1811 German Coast uprising in which black slaves revolted and marched towards New Orleans. Also with the 1803 Louisiana Purchase the U.S. acquired a large number of free black residents. Then in 1809 a large number of free blacks fled Cuba for New Orleans. So early in the 19th century you have all kinds of free blacks residing in New Orleans.
May 1913 - this was a young Louis Armstrong's first public appearance with a brass band during Memorial Day/Decoration Day celebrations in New Orleans. Armstrong had been arrested a few months prior and sent to the Colored Waifs Home and it was here that he learned to play the cornet. The mask in Image 7 looks like Louis Armstrong.
Edwin and Edwina named after him - couple interesting possibilities here: 1. sticking with the Armstrong theme, Edwin and Edwina Armstrong (no relation to each other)are other famous Armstrong you could come across while researching Louis in say a 1980 encyclopedia
2. Edwin and Edwina Booth, named after actor Edwin Forrest....Edwin Booth was John Wilkes Booth's older brother!
White house close at hand - New Orleans is the French puzzle, so I changed this line to Maison Blanche and I've got a famous New Orleans Department Store of the era! Their mascot was "Mr. Bingle" and I've heard people reference that how he looked on the outside of the store was similar to the boy with the argyle socks in Image 7. You've also got this 9 to 5 in the image that points to the CBD of New Orleans and an object that looks like a shopping bag. I couldn't find whether Mr. Bingle was outside the store on Canal Street prior to 1984. If he was it could explain the "two arms extended" and "long palm's shadow" could've been either Mr. Bingle's palm or the palm trees on the Canal Street Boulevard.
Keep an open mind and give this pairing a fair chance.
