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Morla

Long Live the Chinese Cowboy!

About Me

MyGen Profile GeneratorBorn and raised in New Orleans. Lived in Oxford, MS and Manhattan. I am back in New Orleans spending time with my friends, creating awesome theatre, doing theatre jobs, working... working... working... fighting the good fight... getting tired of the lack of leadership. Yesterday an outside observer asked me a series of "Parlor Trick" questions (his terminology, not mine) and then assessed that he had me all figured out. He described me as being a natural gambler, a style fanatic and that I am unafraid of my desires. He later stated that he figured my "Achilles Heel" is theatre and that I am less concerned with notoriety than being an integral part of a meaningful production.Not a bad parlor trick. He failed to mention, however, that I love The RAWK, Le Jazz, the Musica Latino, the obscure, the naturally peculiar, that which is original, that which is physically contorted and seemingly physically impossible. MMM...travel! NYC in June. Seattle in July. San Francisco/Santa Cruz in August/September! Atlanta & Berkeley/Los Angeles/Orange County in October! Berkeley/San Francisco/Santa Cruz in November... then rehearsal madness until April 2008! On non RED LIGHT DISTRICT VARIETY SHOW weekends I like to take a mini road trip to a sweet Southern town. Got plans to spend New Year's 2008 in PARIS! And SOME time next year... Barcelona? Portugal? Italy? Brazil? We'll see!!!!!
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LOUISIANA


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NEW YORK


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WASHINGTON


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FLORIDA


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NEVADA


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California


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WYOMING


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UTAH


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My Interests

I love coffee, I love tea. I love the java jive and it loves me. Coffee and tea and the jivin' and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!I love java, sweet and hot. Whoops! Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot. Shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
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I'd like to meet:

My younger self. My older self. That casting director who thinks I'm "All That" and Willum DaFoe... again. AND.. Ira Glass, David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell (I am a HUGE "This American Life" fan). I would like to actually MEET Nick Spitzer (host of "American Routes"). I've spoken with him on the phone... booked him for the documentary I've been co-producing with dinomonster films(see trailer below)... but have yet to shake his hand. I'm pretty confident our paths will cross, though... since we travel in similar circles and live in the same town... which is ultimately a small town.

Music:

The Starlight Mints, The Public, The New Orleans Bingo! Show, My Graveyard Jaw, Part Time Hoodlums, Bauhaus, Pleasure Club, Ex Voto, Interpol, Liquidrone, Topsy Chapman, Dr. Michael White, The Fantastic Ooze, Big Blue Marble, Junior League, Broken Smokes, Bodesattva, Gal Holiday, Blair, Kelcey Mae, Silent Cinema, Calexico, Rotary Downs, Morning 40 Federation, DeVotchKa, The Bad Off, C. Wayne, Gogol Bordello, Kraftwerk, MACKIN, Rock City Morgue, Rasputina, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Morphine, Hendrix, Kronos, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Prince, Dave Brubeck, Prohibition Jazz Band, Coltrane, Chet Baker (the thrill is gone? ugh... break my heart!), Fishbone, The Meters, Elvis Costello, Joker Five Speed, Hazard County Girls, Buena Vista Social Club, Victor Wooten, Fiona Apple, Letters to Cleo, The Clash, The Ramones, Blondie, Joy Division, The Pixies, Depeche Mode (1st concert), The The, The Sex Slaves, Gershwin, Patti Smith, Nirvana, Dr. John, G Love an the Special Sauce, Leonard Cohen, Red River Ramblers, Tin Hat Trio, Buddah Bar stuff, Professor Longhair, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bob Marley, Pet Shop Boys, Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Tracy Bonham, Better Than Ezra (nostalgic value),Toadies, Julianna Hatfield, Bad Religion, Led Zepplin, Cole Porter, Rogers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, Rogers and Hart, Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine, Maceo, Bill Whithers, The Radiators, New Orleans Klezmer Allstars, Beanland, Tate Moore and the Cosmic Door, Taylor Grocery Band, Kudzu Kings (heavens knows we won't rest until we reach Panola County line!.... for beer!), Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kate Bush, Pet Shop Boys, The Cure, Dead Can Dance, oh how I miss Honeypot and Igor Kitty, Erykah Badu, Bjork, Beck, The Bingemen, DangBruhY? (mostly because I like incorporating it into conversation... ie: "Sorry, Morla, I won't be able to make it to the Quintron show tonight." Morla's response: "DangBruhY?") The Strokes, Rebirth Brass Band.... NewBirth Brass Band, Freddie Omar con su Banda, Queen V, The White Stripes, Van Morrison, Cat Stevens, Alice in Chains, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Jesus Jones (yeah, I said it) Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, The Rollings Stones, The Beatles AND Elvis, and finally... that guy that always plays at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop... I mean... I don't particularly enjoy him (he's really difficult to listen to, take seriously, or ignore) but he's ALWAYS there and he's really nice and he let's me sing Summertime (the way I like to sing it... because he follows really well) and he has completely woven his way into SO many memories because Lafitte's is the only cool bar on Bourbon Street... and it's like the oldest bar in the country and Jean Laffite used to hang out there... what's that guy's name? Oh yeah, it's Johnny.

Movies:


Your Linguistic Profile:
40% Dixie
35% General American English
15% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Television:

You are Strength

Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy.

This is a card of courage and energy. It represents both the Lion's hot, roaring energy, and the Maiden's steadfast will. The innocent Maiden is unafraid, undaunted, and indomitable. In some cards she opens the lion's mouth, in others she shuts it. Either way, she proves that inner strength is more powerful than raw physical strength. That forces can be controlled and used to score a victory is very close to the message of the Chariot, which might be why, in some decks, it is Justice that is card 8 instead of Strength. With strength you can control not only the situation, but yourself. It is a card about anger and impulse management, about creative answers, leadership and maintaining one's personal honor. It can also stand for a steadfast friend.

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My Blog

Forks and Knives

"forks and knives" by Coverts why this one resonates:dixie tavern...PBR...high school...being bad... PJ's... rubber platform boots... existential...early college... spike heels....smokey bars... ...
Posted by Morla on Tue, 29 May 2007 01:18:00 PST

3 shows I've seen this weekend

HIGHLY RECOMMNDED:   Shut Up Sweet Charlotte @ Le Petit Kennedy's Children @ Hi Ho Lounge Waiting For Lefty @ Cripple Creek Theatre Company GO!  DO IT! It's OK to love musicals... but ...
Posted by Morla on Mon, 21 May 2007 02:34:00 PST

Like a Friend

  "Like a Friend" from Pulp's 1998 release "This Is Hardcore" Here's why this one resonates: Even though most Pulp fans tend not to like this song (it is considered a departure for them...
Posted by Morla on Mon, 21 May 2007 12:50:00 PST

3 of my top pals...

3... count 'em, y'all. 3 of my top pals are Storer Boone Award winners!! KUDOS to CAMMIE, SEAN and LAURA JEAN!!!!! Kudos to all the other winners and nominees who are my pals, too! YYYYAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!...
Posted by Morla on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:53:00 PST

That's Entertainment

Here is why this one resonates with me: The Jam - That's Entertainment - 1980 The title alone... Seems like it is a natural match for me.  I'm an actor and thus dubbed "an entertainer."  The...
Posted by Morla on Mon, 14 May 2007 12:14:00 PST

Aimee has gone MAD!!!!!!! I predict a GREAT show!

(Goo goo ga joob!!!  What fun the news has been these past two weeks!And hey man, don't tread on me!  For this week's show:  Enter at YourOwn Risk!)RED LIGHT DISTRICT VARIETY SHOWTHIS S...
Posted by Morla on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:18:00 PST

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Hey! Look what I did.  I did it while you weren't looking.I did this myself. I did. Good.   I did good.You were no longer here. Nor here.  Nor here.It was done, all of it, without ...
Posted by Morla on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:55:00 PST

Morla's Top Mardi Gras songs to get you in the spirit... and keep you there

NOTHING gets me quite in the mood for Mardi Gras as hearing the songs that usher in the season does. I grew up with these tunes. From before I was born my family would get together with 5 other famili...
Posted by Morla on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:31:00 PST

Black and Tan.. I mean Gold... show!

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY @ 11pm @ LE CHAT NOIR as we salute...THE SAINTS!!!!Special Guest Star Troi Bechet!Muiscal Guest David Mancuso!Spoken Word with Chuck P and Troy Sawyer!The Levee News Live! with J...
Posted by Morla on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:08:00 PST

The New Orleans BINGO! Show & The Red Light District Variety Show

The RED LIGHT DISTRICT VARIETY SHOW presents...THE CHRISTMAS SHOW! Saturday, December 16 @ 11pm @ Le Chat Noir. cabaretlechatnoir.comFeaturing the naughty/nice, Aimee Hayes as your hostess & Jim F...
Posted by Morla on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:28:00 PST