So .. I want to send a friend a Big box goodies from New Orleans. Incase it matters .. he's male and he's never visited before. So far i've thought of .. - a book on Nola cuisine - a book on the history / architecture - zapps chips - 3 different kinds of pralines - alligator beef jerky - beads - some post cards - t-shirt - crystals and cajun chef hot sauces - tony chacheries - coffee Since he's a guy I dont think he'd care for 1 of those lil voodoo dolls at the tourists shops .. or a mardi gras mask maybe .. . I want to be real creative .. and i want to add A LOT more to the list .. any advice ??????? Thank Youuuuuuuu
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Hard to find, usually, but a JAZZ FEST poster makes great wall art. They are usually quite colorful and yet guys won't mind them. Get a CD with Aaron Neville or the Neville Brothers or the Meters (Art Neville's band). Try a Fats Domino "best of" CD. Harry Connick Jr. or Pete Fountain. Or Irma Thomas. (A very classy lady, by the way, not that the others aren't class acts themselves.) Harder to find because not always in print, but there is a Tulane Univ. group called the New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra that is popular here. They have at least 3 or 4 CDs that qualify as "novelty" if nothing else. For that matter, look up CDs by Benny Grunch and the Bunch. Or for the purists, Wynton Marsalis is a Grammy-winning trumpet player who goes jazz or classical. There is Delfeo Marsalis, who plays sax and was the leader of the band on one of the late-night talk shows for a while. Both were taught by their N'Awlins father, Ellis Marsalis, a percussionist. Your problem with begniet mix is not how you mix it but how you cook and serve it. Without a deep fryer and confectioner's sugar, you're going the wrong way. But along the lines of novely food, check with Haydel's bakery and see if they will ship an out-of-season king cake. (It's just a N'Awlins style coffee cake, usually.) Either the plain with a little cinnamon and some frosting, or one of the fruit-filled or creme-filled. It's all good. Now, if you know some of his interests, pick and choose books from these topics... History? Books on the Louisiana Purchase, 1900s Storyville, any of the books by Buddy Stahl. War? Books on Andrew Higgins and the contributions of New Orleans to shipbuilding during WW II. Sports? Anything on the N'Awlins Saints, the NBA Hornets Chess? Books on Paul Morphy, a N'Awlins native and chess grand master. Literature? Although it has a lot of "local" references that pass over everyone's head, try John Kennedy Toole's book "A Confederacy of Dunces." Pulitzer-prize winner. Also, some of Tennessee Williams works were done in our fair city. Many of the Anne Rice "Vampire" series were written while she lived in N'Awlins. Let's not forget that if you use alligator, you are reaching outside the city. Despite popular opinions, alligators don't roam our streets freely. But if you go outside the city, look to Avery Island and Tabasco Sauce. There is also "Louisiana Red Hot" sauce. Community coffee, CDM (Cafe Du Monde) coffee, and Folger's coffee are all made in N'Awlins (though Folger's is a national chain with more than one plant.) Get a picture of the space shuttle during launch. The external fuel tank for the shuttle is made in N'Awlins near the Michoud Assembly Facility. I'll second the opinion of getting something from the zoo or aquarium if your guy friend is into nature. Or get a book on the subject of John James Audubon, an early New Orleanian and famous naturalist. One of our city's parks is named after him.
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