[Re: Loose Cannon: The Kindness of Strangers, Direct Newsline, Sept. 6, 2005]:
What a wonderful article about New Orleans. Reading your editorial Tuesday morning, September 6, I realized in all the coverage of the New Orleans disaster, I haven’t read any tribute to New Orleans as it used to be.
With all the wall-to-wall coverage, including the entire Sunday New York Times, I haven’t seen or heard a tribute to New Orleans as it used to be. You’ve set the pace for post-disaster coverage of New Orleans. The call for support from our direct marketing industry is an extra bonus.
Fred Morath
Fred Morath Direct Marketing
Natick, MA
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Thank you, Richard, for expressing so well the mystique and allure of New Orleans.
Yes, conferences there are popular because of what New Orleans has to offer. For many, the world knows New Orleans defined narrowly by the French Quarter and Bourbon Street, and this advertisement is enough to keep people coming. Thankfully, the Direct Marketing Association has had enough conferences there (and I’m sure will again) that have allowed this sojourner to explore further.
New Yorkers always like to discover city neighborhoods — and New Orleans has plenty from which to choose beyond the Vieux Carre. In the Garden District, who could beat our chef’s table experience at Commander’s Palace? Or how about riding the trolley up Canal and all the way to City Park. Walking along the Esplanade on any given steamy night, still in the darkness. Finding off-the-path locals’ haunts in Fauborg Marigny, Mid-City, Uptown, Lakeview and Riverbend — all of them with unique sites, eateries and lore all their own. Those cemeteries practically live and breathe. And that’s all within the city limits.
Maybe because it is a city where culture and subculture commingle so freely — with an equal element of risk and excitement, of camaraderie and contrasts, and an uncompromising cuisine — that keeps me looking forward to my next visit. Certainly, New Orleans will be changed by this event, but how can it regain all of its mysteries? Will the fabric of its residents return? I want to say it will.
Debbie, pull out that duct tape again!
Chet Dalzell
Director, Public Relations
Harte-Hanks
New York City
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I’m a marketing writer in Reno, Nevada. I write for Odds On Promotions and HQ Publications (a division of QuinStreet Media) as well as several casinos. My background is tourism, marketing and promotions.
I’ve made donations to both the Red Cross and the Salvation Army already, and am eager and able to do more. Please add my name to the list of those who are willing to donate their services to businesses in need.
Amy Fanter
Marketing Writer
Reno, NV
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Great article in today
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