The Battle of New Orleans

[Palatine]

Courtesy of Johnny Horton.

 

[hexlub]

Great jam.

 

[HartfordHank]

I have won many a pitcher of beer by knowing Johnny Horton sang this song!

 

[geordi]

Love it. And if we every play the University of Alaska, we are already set...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JSt0NEESrUA

 

[geordi]

And when we play the University of North Dakota, we got one too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KecIdlEAKhU#t=3

 

[mikejays]

Courtesy of Johnny Horton.

Today I took the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen approximately five miles down river to visit the Chalmette Plantation battlefield. They played this song as we docked.

The National Park Service employee narrative of the battle reminded me a little bit of the WWII battle of Midway storyline. The British seemed to have almost everything to their advantage at Chalmette, but boldness and virtually all the breaks went our way.

Hope the football team gets a few more breaks tomorrow night than they have been.

Encouraged to see more UConn gear worn on the streets of New Orleans than I expected.