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New Orleans: Keystone of (Team) USA

I live in America I live in America You may not be looking for the promise land But you might find it anyway Under one of those old familiar names Like...
Laying a Foundation

Dry your eyes my little friend Let me take you by the hand Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band – Warren Zevon, Johnny Strikes Up the...
Spurring Some Heated Discussion

With the 2013 NBA Finals on our temporal doorsteps, with the present and past colliding like fists two Chuck Norris fists, with silent power and grace slamming into furious flash, with...
Fine Details of New Orleans Arena Renovations

The New Orleans Pelicans are just that . . . the New Orleans, not Seattle . . . Pelicans, not Supersonics, in part thanks to the current and upcoming renovations to...
Cutting Loose

You’re playing so cool Obeying every rule Dig way down in your heart You’re yearning, burning for some Somebody to tell you That life ain’t passing you by I’m trying to...
Quiescent Quotidian Quandaries

But I won’t cry for yesterday There’s an ordinary world Somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way To the ordinary world I will learn to...
Reports Indicate Vasquez Will Have Surgery on Both Ankles

Multiple reports from Venezuela indicate that New Orleans Pelicans point guard Greivis Vasquez will undergo a cleanup procedure on both ankles in the coming days. Loose material in his ankles bothered...
Getting the House in Order

Our house it has a crowd There’s always something happening And it’s usually quite loud Our mum she’s so house-proud Nothing ever slows her down And a mess is not allowed...
It Just Doesn’t Stop

‘Cause you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop Oh, ’cause you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop Oh, but you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop Mike D,...
Bienvenue en Bourbon Street Shots

Bourbon Street Shots is the new name for the site you’ve known and loved for so long, Hornets247. We’ll tell you what you need to do with links, etc. below, but...
The Times, They Are A-Changin’

Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide, the chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon for the wheel’s still in spin And...
LIVE Call With Dennis Lauscha, Dell Demps, and Monty Williams (Live Updates!)

The New Orleans Pelicans are hosting a live interactive fan conference call. It will be moderated by Pelicans play by play announcer Joel Meyers and will feature Pelicans President Dennis Lauscha, General Manager...
Season in Review: Al-Farouq Aminu

On the court, no Hornet has caused as much vacillation of opinion as Al-Farouq Aminu in the 2012-2013 season. The New Orleans Hornets de facto starting small forward has not only...
Against the Wind

Against the wind We were runnin’ against the wind We were young and strong, we were runnin’ Against the wind – Bob Seger, Against the Wind News Greivis Vasquez came in...
Season in Review: Brian Roberts

Brian Roberts signed as a rookie free agent with the New Orleans Hornets in August 2012 after performing well with the team in Summer League. Signing with the team for an...
This is the End

This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise,...
Goodbye, Hornets247

Letting go of you was so hard to do And I thought that it would kill me But I made it through somehow And I’m so much stronger now – Warrant,...
New Orleans Pelicans Have Arrived

Even though it’s not even 24 hours since the season ended, the New Orleans Hornets have left the building and the New Orleans Pelicans have taken up residence. hornets.com and nba.com/hornets...
Not Gently

Now is the time to turn the tide Now is the time to fight Let us not go gently To the endless winter night Now is the time to make the...
Remembering “Hornets”

I’m starting this post on New Year’s morning, just after writing the New Year’s Eve piece for the site, then holding my dog up for a while to see the fireworks,...