June 10, 2007
I was suppose to have an interview with Ricky Lip, Jr. tonight but due to technical problems the interview has been postponed until another night this week. I did speak with Ricky breifly and he told about some of his plans for the future. I'll be sharing that with you and also asking about his life over the past year. I'm sure this will be interesting so please watch for the interview. I hope to have it out by this coming weekend.
I mentioned the Tavis Smiley PBS program "Right to Return: New Home Movies from the 9th Ward" on my last podcast. I now have the dates of the re-play of this 5 night series about the plight of those who have returned to New Orleans to rebuild in the 9th Ward. Please check your local listings for the time. The series re-airs Monday, July 16th - Friday, July 20. This is a documentary by award winning producer Jonathan Demme and made on home movie equipment. Very interesting and moving. You'll see the real heart of the 9th Ward community.
I sent Tavis Smiley a link to my Ricky Lips interview. If you feel it was a moving story, please go to pbs.org, and send him an email as well. It seems everyone wants to talk about what should be done but no one is actually doing anything. I hope my interview with Ricky will open new doors for the people of South Louisiana as well as Mississippi and Florida.
I'm also working on the idea of releasing my photos and video of my tour of the city back in March of 2006. Not much has changed so I'm told. I need to get permisson to air the audio. If that's not possible I'll just add my photos and mix them with the video with commentary and music. Perhaps clips from some of the Katrina interviews that I've not released as well. I have a friend that I'm considering asking to help me edit it into a professional documentary. I've not made up my mind yet because I know it's a lot of work for free.
Wow, I'm getting into this blogging stuff. I hope to start listing my blog on several sites to generate more interest in the podcast. Got any thoughts or ideas? Please pass them on to me. My email, zipcast@gmail.com
Ron
