In honor of today's Treme episode:
Fuck you you fucking fucks.
I don’t give a damn what the hell you Yankees/Texans do, do it in your own yard, and shut the fuck up. We don’t care what you do, and we don’t want your damned PVC sided beige square houses uglying up our town. Go home, and quit looking at my home as simply a chance to line your wallets.
I’m so glad all you Chicagoans have figured out exactly how to fix New Orleans. Look at your own nasty city and explain why you can’t deal with the snow other than to throw tons of salt on the road, and why you can’t buy a beer for under $5. Fuck you, you fucking fucks.
What about you fucks that don’t want to rebuild NOLA because we’re below sea level. Well, fuckheads, then we shouldn’t have rebuilt that cesspool Chicago after the fire, that Sodom San Francisco after the earthquakes, Miami after endless hurricanes, or New York because it’s a magnet for terrorists.
And fuck Kansas, Iowa, and your fucking tornados.
Fuck you, San Antonio. You aren’t getting our Saints. When I get to the Alamo, I’m taking a piss on it. You probably go to funerals and hit on the widow. Classless fucks.
Fuck you Houston and Atlanta. No matter how many of our residents you steal, how many of our events you pilfer, you still ain’t got no culture. One of our neighborhoods has more character than all of your pathetic cookie-cutter suburbs laid end to end. Fuck you, fuck you all.
Fuck you Tom Benson. I hate you on so fucking many levels, but the main one is this: they aren’t your Saints, they’re ours. The NEW FUCKING ORLEANS Saints. All you had to do was say that you were coming back. But you didn’t. You had to fuck around to try to get more money. Fuck you, you greedy bastardo. Don’t think we haven’t noticed that you have phased out all of the merchandise that has the state of Louisiana on it. Don’t think we haven’t noticed how hard it is to get some Saints merchandise that actually says “New Orleans” on it. Fuck you, Fuck San Antonio, Fuck your whole fucking family. And if you and Rita think that anybody is going to patronize your car dealerships, then you got another thing coming, fuckface.
Fuck you New York. You lose a neighborhood and get scads of federal aid. We lose an entire FUCKING COAST, and the freespending W administration finally decides to become fiscally responsible. And fuck you all for taunting the New Orleans Saints fans, who have to deal with playing a home game in the Meadowlands. Fuck you, you classless motherfuckers. New Orleans donates a fire engine to the FDNY after 9/11, and you give us shit. Fuck you, fuck your town, fuck your residents, fuck your politicians. You. All. Suck.
Fuck you governess Blanco. Get your act together. Get a clue, or at least hire somebody who does.
Fuck you army corps of engineers. You are so full of yourself, and you don’t have clue fucking one. Building levees on jello. You should be tried and convicted of treason, or mass murder. Fuck you all, let’s give our money to the Dutch – they seem to have this shit figured out.
Fuck the Bush administration. Putting Mike Brown in charge of FEMA, you clueless fucking scalawag. You said “we will do what it takes”. Then do it.
Now.
Bitch.
I just watched that episode. Gotta love John Goodman.
Posted by: TheDude | 06 May 2010 at 10:00 PM
Ashley Morris was a sick, frustrated man. If he truly was an english professor,I'm glad my child was not one of his students.If I was a politician , I would have ignored him as a fucking asshole.
Posted by: Frank | 09 May 2010 at 03:08 PM
Frank, you're right. You are a fucking asshole.
Posted by: NOLA | 09 May 2010 at 10:58 PM
Apparently the writers of the show and the powers that be at HBO "got it". For those of you who don't, I suppose name calling is the best you can do.
Posted by: 9th | 10 May 2010 at 02:21 PM
Ashley was amazing. His kids ARE amazing, his wife is amazing. His students were lucky to have had that experience, and he was NOT worried a bit about what a politician thought of him. Or anyone, for that matter. If you don't have anything nice to say on someones personal blog, kindly (respectfully) keep it to yourself. Treme is doing a great job keeping his legacy alive. It's a pleasure to see.
Posted by: Gia | 11 May 2010 at 10:15 AM
OK, I am deleting a bunch of you fucking ignorants.
I know you are just aggravating me but anyway.
Ashley was not a fucking girl's name. It is an old southern name. A name of a gentleman. Read Gone with the Wind.
Ash was not an english professor, he was a professor of computer science. Asshole. Check your facts before you open your mouth!
Posted by: Hana Morris | 16 May 2010 at 09:17 PM
And he was more a man than any other I have ever met. His nickname was "Knife". Guess why,
Posted by: Hana Morris | 16 May 2010 at 09:18 PM
Sucks that all the original comments appear to be gone, and these people are awful. Good grief, Hana. We need Loki or Maitri or Ray. Who else who's there uses Typepad? Do you need some help?
I thought Simon's shout out for Ashley was perfect, even a perfect fit for straight ahead, and strive for tone.
Please let us know if we can help.
Posted by: Sophmom | 17 May 2010 at 07:23 PM
The original comments are with the original post from Ash. I was just reposting it since it was time relevant.
Posted by: Hana Morris | 17 May 2010 at 08:30 PM
Yeah. I figured that out. Duh. I'm surprised you didn't get more actual comments given the @hbo tweetage & retweetage last night. Sorry about my Mom hysterics. It's just what I do. Take care, Hana & thanks for re-posting this. Not sure why my Typepad avatar isn't showing. :/
Posted by: Sophmom | 18 May 2010 at 03:27 PM
Frank take a hike out to the BP leak and stick your head in it. Do something for your country.
Posted by: Marco | 19 May 2010 at 11:25 AM
Hana, you rock. I had to go back to the 2005 archives and read the whole year and more to understand Ashley a little better. I'm sorry now that I didn't know him or read his blog before, especially as he was in and out of Chicago and I live out in the soulless, cultureless suburbs. But I'm damn glad that I now know OF him.
Sinn Fein!
Posted by: GinnyRED57 | 22 May 2010 at 02:47 PM
I jumped up and shouted when John Goodman's character finally said it.
I will never forget screaming and laughing my head off when the "Buy Us Back Chirac" float went by. KdV meant so much that year. It was a sweet touch to see the Davis character shout "Ashley Morris, I salute you!" when they recreated the float in the KdV episode of Treme.
I still go back and read the FYYFF blog post from time to time, and I still cheer and cry just like I did on the first reading, every single time. It never fails to provide much-needed catharsis and inspiration.
Posted by: seide | 26 May 2010 at 09:39 AM
PS And sinfull [sic] mortal, and as far as what Jesus might say after death, if such a scenario did occur, I'm pretty sure it would be something like: "I told it to the Pharisees, I told it to the moneychangers in the temple, I told it to the Romans. And you walked that path with conviction, and didn't waiver. So good work, My son- and FUCK THOSE FUCKING FUCKS."
Posted by: seide | 26 May 2010 at 09:45 AM
.: I watched the episode where Goodman records his YouTube rant. I wasn't aware that it was based on Ashley Morris, and this blog post. Amazing. This post reveals how passionate Mr Morris was about his city, and how incredibly frustrated he was after the hurricane, when W revealed how useless he and FEMA were in attending to the immediate needs of the NO populace. That the levees broke and so many people died was unconscionable and unforgivable
Brilliant post. I hope Mr Morris is resting in true peace now, and that there are others to carry on his legacy. I am in New Orleans this week for the first time ever, and it is an amazing city with heartfelt hospitality.
Posted by: Randy | 14 June 2010 at 06:46 AM
Amazing! Thank you Ashley and RIP
Posted by: Casey | 14 June 2010 at 06:53 AM
Fuck all you fucking haters for Ashley Morris. He spoke nothing but the truth. The government did nothing to help New Orleans but they rebuilt piece of shit Chicago with all of their violence and gangs killing people left and right. I applaud to Ashley Morris's blog. So fuck you if you don't like New Orleans cause we a better city than you
Posted by: Bradley | 16 June 2010 at 12:51 AM
It is truly amazing how his passion for New Orleans is living on. I read your interview with Danny Gallagher and it was just terrific, Hana, and I love how you close the interview with your kids being able to see how their father was and how important he was to this city.
Posted by: Aaron | 21 June 2010 at 11:07 PM
I'll fly away
Posted by: Joel | 24 June 2010 at 01:26 AM
This is a really powerful and emotional post and I'm glad that the show brought me to it.
Now that NOLA is being hit again, this time by fucking BP, the original post is even more important. This should be preserved in history books because it really shows how someone who lived through this event felt.
Posted by: Scott | 12 July 2010 at 10:45 AM
Amazing! Thank you Ashley and RIP
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Hana, thank you for reposting this, not just because of Treme, but because of the current BP debacle. I'm sorry that a few of the ass-hats of America have felt the need to leave their droppings. I hope you do delete them. Wishing all best to you and your family.
~Maura Alia Badji
The Moxie Bee
http://www.themoxiebee.com
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