David Simon's new HBO series Treme will be on the air quite soon. It's, of course, set in post-K New Orleans and the combination of Simon's involvement and the topic has created quite a buzz in Debrisville. John Goodman was recently added to the cast. Goodman's character is loosely based on my late friend Ashley Morris whose picture is above. He's a college professor who boosts his beloved city and dumps on those who shit on us. Sound familiar, Athenae and Scout?
I, along with some other NOLA bloggers, learned about this some time ago but kept it under our hats until the Goodman announcement was made. I'm feeling lazy today so to learn more about Treme, Goodman and Ashley, head over to our mutual friend Mark Folse's joint, Toulouse Street.
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That's awesome!
Posted by: TheOtherWA | January 21, 2010 at 15:35
Brilliant
Posted by: Virgotex | January 21, 2010 at 19:20
wow......so nice to be reminded that Ashley's spirit is still with us.
Posted by: HK | January 21, 2010 at 19:52
Fantastic. And of course Ashley is connected to Chicago, too (do you know if the Goodman character will note that?)
Posted by: Michael | January 21, 2010 at 20:48
I have no idea if the Chicago connection will come up. That's one of many reasons I said *loosely* based.
Posted by: Adrastos | January 21, 2010 at 22:35