Have you ever wanted to travel to New Orleans by yourself? If so, today's episode is for you!
Join Mark and his guest, Lorrie Shaw, as they discuss the ins and outs of exploring New Orleans on your own.
The two cover all you need to know, including....
Along the way, you'll find plenty of insider tips to make the most of your New Orleans experience.
All this and more in this episode of Beyond Bourbon Street!
A special thanks to Lorrie Shaw for being our guest on today's episode. You can connect with Lorrie by email.
We also want to thank podcast listener Mitchel Leadbeater for suggesting today's topic.
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New Orleans has never had a major league baseball team, but it does have a rich history with the national past time. Join Mark and his panel of guests as they explore the rich history of baseball in New Orleans from its earliest days through today.
Today’s guests include…
* Tim Grubbs, announcer for the Baby Cakes and Director of Team Travel
* Ron Swoboda, announcer for the Baby Cakes, and former major league baseball player known for “the Catch” in the 1969 World Series.
* S. Derby Gisclair, author and baseball historian
* Cookie Rojas, Senior VP and General Manager, New Orleans Baby Cakes
Baseball in New Orleans can be traced back to the 1850s and the earliest origins of the game itself. Derby describes the scene back then, including games played on the Delachaise Estate, near present day Touro Hospital in the Garden District.
Along the way, you’ll hear about the players and the places where they played. Ron Swoboda, who played for the 1969 Miracle Mets, regales us with stories of individual players from the past and today. His perspective as a former major league ballplayer helps bring the stories alive!
You’ll learn about Abner Powell who managed the Pelicans and gave us the tarp and the rain check.
The guys walk us through the early days of the New Orleans Pelicans. Later we discuss the return of minor league baseball to New Orleans in 1993, with the arrival of the Zephyrs.
Cookie shares the stories and the thought process behind the name change from Zephyrs to Baby Cakes in time for the 2017 season.
Learn about the Baby Cakes 2017 promotion for all children born in Louisiana in 2017.
All this and more in this episode of Beyond Bourbon Street!
Resources
You can find Derby’s books and information at New Orleans Baseball and on Amazon. His website has great articles and images of the game.
Find all things Baby Cakes at their website. Here’s the direct link to the 2017 promotion if you have had or are expecting a baby in 2017.
Follow Tim Grubbs on Twitter, @MrTimGrubbs.
You can listen to Tim and Ron broadcast Baby Cakes games live through the Baby Cakes website here or using the TuneIn app on your smartphone.
Check out Cookie’s Inside the Shrine podcast on the Baby Cakes website, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Thank You!
Thanks to Cookie, Tim, Ron, and Derby for taking time out of their day to join us.
A special thanks to Julie Couret for connecting me to Cookie Rojas and the Baby Cakes organization!
Julie is a must follow on Twitter (@JulieTCouret) if you love New Orleans and want a real insider’s look into every day life in the Crescent City. She is also the Chief Executive Coach at 7602 Business Performance.
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Today's episode is about one of our most-requested topics: movies and television filmed in New Orleans!
Do you know which was the first film made in New Orleans? How about the fact Elvis, James Dean, and Roger Moore all appeared on the silver screen in movies made in the Crescent City?
In this episode we visit with Jonathan Ray, tour guide and owner of New Orleans Movie and TV Tours.
Join us as we discuss the earliest days of film in New Orleans. We make our way through time and the landscape of New Orleans through the camera lens. Along the way, you'll learn about how the Central Business District became the playground of the apes, how Queen Latifah zip lined across Bourbon Street, and where to find the cast and set of NCIS.
All this and more in today's episode of Beyond Bourbon Street!
You can find Jonathan on line at New Orleans Movie and TV Tours.
Links and show notes for today's episode can be found at http://beyondbourbonst.com/43
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Mark