Magnolias are indigenous to the entire southeast so if I saw one, I wouldn't think New Orleans.

Are you going to be looking at her tattoo? LOL :)
As long as it reminds snowrooster of New Orleans it has served it's purpose.

I'd forget the crawfish. If the artist wasn't exceptionally good, in a moment of passion you could be accused of having crabs.

snowrooster: How about a Hot Chili Pepper!! ....or a string of 'em?


Belle

A hot chili pepper makes me think of New Mexico...I like the mask with the beads.

How about a hurricane?

Well, I must be smarter than the average bear right now. There's a video on the msn.com page this morning showing the tattoos a couple who escaped Katrina chose. It's an actual radar image of Katrina as it crosses over NO.

I didn't watch the video - just read the blurb. It was to the right of the article about a Dublin shed selling for 260K!

In the eye of a hurricane, a crawfish wearing a mask and beads while one claw is holding a trumpet and the other claw is holding a beignet which has a fleur d lis imprinted on the top surface.

Nope. THat's not detailed enough.

mm

How about a life-sized Bourbon St. sign w/some beads dangling from it ?

GT - I feel the same way about the magnolia - I would have to explain to anyone I showed it to that it was representative of New Orleans to me.

So I'm thinking that if I can't find something that really strikes me, I could just get a little heart when I am in New Orleans next year. That way there will always be one tiny part of me that is truly "from New Orleans."

How about a small tattoo of Richard Simmons on the inner thigh?

HEY! I'm eatin' here!!

I vote for Richard Simmons. Sounds perfect!

That's really nauseating, folks. Let's end the baloney.

Isn't New Orleans referred to as the "Crescent City"? How about a crescent moon? I remember reading something about families in New Orleans have crescent moons as part of their family coat of arms...

What about the word Desire? as in streetcar? or a magnolia with the letters NOLA entwined..

Lovely idea, in Portland, one feels odd with No tattoo.

Who remembers the old joke about the guy with a tattoo which the nurse thought was a tribute to his wife, "Wendy". Found out it was "Welcome to New Orleans, Have a Nice Day". ;)

Maxwell,

You are indeed a Smart man.

We differ in that I'm much more afraid of the image of Old Lady Snowrooster's thigh than I am of Mr. Simmons.

In any case I'm sure that grand old town will persevere.

Love,

mm