More heartbreak from New Orleans

[jonobie]

Another heart-rending first hand account from someone trapped in New Orleans. It's a video clip of a New Orleans musician talking about her experiences. Don't watch it at work without first closing your door; it may bring you to tears.

Comments

[hollie_is_right]

Hmmm.....I am very leery about swallowing that hook, line, and sinker.

[jonobie]

Can you be more specific about what you disbelieve?

I've seen enough such stories that while some particulars may be wrong, there are enough commanalities to make me believe that a great many things went very, very, wrong in New Orleans.

[hollie_is_right]

Indeed, I'm not disputing that some bad things happened to her and many others. But there is just something about it that seems very embellished, if you will.

[jonobie]

Perhaps, although having not interacted directly with people who've seen a lot of grief and trauma, I'm not sure on how much of what might sound weird is due to the strong emotions (and perhaps because she's told the story many times as part of the processing), and how much is due to embellishment. Enough of it seems to line up with other things I've read that I believe the general arc of the story.

Cheers,
Jonobie

[hollie_is_right]

I can't dispute, or deny, that.