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The New Waveland Café – part 4

This Ain’t Not Foolin’ Around

Greetings from the New Waveland Cafe in the remnants of Waveland, MS.

The Rainbow Emergency Management Assembly (REMA) is happy to announce that relief efforts are going splendidly here in Waveland, MS, thanks to tireless efforts of all volunteers and excellent cooperation with authorities at all levels of government, the Red Cross, and myriad ad hoc relief groups.

Believe it or not, FEMA wants to make us a “pod,” whatever that is. We’ll just do what we’ve been doing: feed, inspire, listen and FEMA can call us whatever makes them happy. BTW, many thanks to FEMA (or whoever did it) for providing the wireless internet service I’m using right now. Someone just left us a reefer truck full of food, so I guess we’re expecting company.

Please note: while the New Waveland Cafe needs good, experienced, responsible volunteers to meet our ever-expanding needs, THIS IS NOT A RAINBOW GATHERING--IT IS THE WORST NATURAL DISASTER IN US HISTORY. The area is under Martial Law and an 8pm-6am curfew that is strictly enforced. You will pass through as many as three military checkpoints on your way in. The area is extremely toxic having been recently covered by some of the nastiest water you’ve ever imagined. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT COME HERE.

Volunteers should expect to work long days in scorching heat with 90% humidity. We don’t need extra mouths to feed who are not contributing and disruptive elements will be removed immediately. We are surrounded by every kind of law enforcement officer all day and all night and they are all about keeping the peace. We are working very well with the National Guard, FEMA, Red Cross, Florida Highway Patrol and other agencies I don’t know about....and we’d like to keep it that way.

Reality check aside, the work is very rewarding and it feels good to make a difference. Our sincerest thanks go out to all the supporting cast who cannot make it to Mississippi but made this possible. We tell the folks down here about you every day and they send their heartfelt appreciation your way.

The New Waveland Cafe is feeding thousands in the coastal community of Waveland in a kind and loving Family way.

For continuing updates from Waveland, please visit my blog at http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/. If I can find the time, I hope to collect stories of the folks down here and post them.

Much Love
Arjay

Arjay Sutton NewWave...@yahoo.com
New Waveland Cafe Blog: http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/
Donations: http://tinyurl.com/cqdky

Pronoid wrote:

> Arjay Sutton NewWave...@yahoo.com
> New Waveland Cafe Blog: http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/
> Donations: http://tinyurl.com/cqdky

from the parking lot of Fred’s Discount Store located at 790 US Rt. 90

is the gulfport site still operating?

/|\

but can a man still get a decent cup of joe at the The New Waveland Cafe?

God bless you Arjay,you are a good man. And god bless everyone in REMA!

namaste;
bodhi

Terry Richards wrote:

> from the parking lot of Fred’s Discount Store located at 790 US Rt. 90

i see a 190 and 90 but no 790 and 90

In response to,”This Ain’t No Party, This Ain’t No Disco”,

These following donation links WILL make it to you. Both represenatives of these links, are on site, with proper passwords.

To the CALM DONATE general medical fund (it all goes to the same place)
http://tinyurl.com/836ps

To Hawkers WATER fund (it all goes to the same place)
http://tinyurl.com/cqdky

Thank you for providing the words I saw/heard but could not describe.

Loving REMA,

Nightshade

Nightshade wrote:

> In response to,”This Ain’t No Party, This Ain’t No Disco”, ...

Anybody know what’s going on with Huck in Gulfport?

Pronoid wrote:

> This Ain’t Not Foolin’ Around

This ain’t no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.,
I ain’t got time for that now.

On 2005-09-16 04:50:15 -0400, “Pronoid” <pronoid...@excite.com> said:

> This Ain’t Not Foolin’ Around
> Greetings from the New Waveland Cafe in the remnants of Waveland, MS.

It is a good thing you are doing there Arjay - my hat’s off to you and the other volunteers

... if I wasn’t tied up in my own stuff, I would be there ... thanks
RiS

Love Everyone Unconditionally,
including Yo’self!

I have just returned from a long and strange trip to baton rouge LA, where I volunteered with red cross and the barefoot doctors academy. Yesterday, I stopped by the Rainbow kitchen set up on the coast of Mississippi. Things are going well, but they sure could use more willing, self sufficient, grateful volunteers!

If you would like to help and need directions, just give me a ring and I will give you all the directions you need. My Cell # is 601-529-0610. If you cannot make it to the area, consider contacting your local red cross and doing what you can to help.

Also, ignore cynical thoughts, especially in response to this post, because I witnessed the helping hand of the family and of the red cross spreading love to those affected by the storm.

Contentment surrounds you,
Walker

"Prince Caspian" <se...@rhodes.edu> wrote in message news:1127067112.937641.164920@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> I have just returned from a long and strange trip to baton rouge LA, where I volunteered with red cross and the barefoot doctors academy.

i think the red cross is doing a fine job and the volunteers helping them, could all use a pat on the back and a big hug. spiritrising

Just talked to Hawker in Waveland, Miss. He says the biggest need continues to be camping gear. Thousands of people lost their homes, and any serious reconstruction won't begin for months. He says FEMA is telling them that power won't be on for at least three months, water three months after that. They get tractor trailer loads several times a day, but there's never enough tents, stoves, cots, flashlights, etc. to go around. Apparently, the Chinese government donated a bunch of large tents, and the British Rotary Club gave a lot of small tents, but they're already gone.

The other greatest need is workers. The crew that is there now is getting tired, and while many new folks are coming in, they aren't always "hard workers". People with kitchen experience or skilled at organizing chaos are especially needed. If you want to plug in, be prepared to be self-sufficient at first; bring tents, etc. Important! Credit cards and checks are worthless; bring cash. Once you are plugged in & working you'll be fed, but on the way there, most stores that are open have no phones or electicity, so cash only.

RJ has given his permission to post his cell phone #: 828-280-6338. Call if you want to plug in or send supplies. Reception is spotty, so you may have to leave a message, & he'll call back. Also, RJ has a blog going at: www.newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com

Barry,
Asheville NC

a brother asked me to provide a few more details~

Amazing dave had given me simple directions- go to waveland, find the water tower, and look around across the street. The directions were simple enough and I wandered up to the kitchen. The first thing I saw was a sign reading "new waveland cafe". This must be it, I thought, feeling positive vibes from the sign as well as the people all around me. My thoughts were confirmed as I noticed dreadlocks and toothless hippies. Being new to the family, I was not exactly coming back to anyone, but rather, finally arriving in the community I was meant for. I ran into one fellow and struck up conversation. While he was a caring individual, I knew he was not part of the family. He reported he was part of a church who had teamed up with everyone. I had been told by amazing dave, whom I housed in my tent the previous night to look for hawker, as he was taking a large part in the effort. Sure enough, my new acquaintance knew who he was and pointed me his way. I met up with hawker and asked for something to do, he introduced me to other family immediately nearby and directly me towards the kitchen. Arriving at the kitchen I found phillipe emptying trash cans. I again asked for direction. He pointed me towards the line to help hand out food.

3 hours later, one of the locals offered me a cigarette and I took my first break. A brother walked by and we began to converse. Towards the end of the conversation I realized this was clovis with organic valley, whom I had tried to call earlier in the week. Paul took up all the lunch dishes and directed me towards the back of the parking lot to help put a tarp over a bunch of clothing. As it was the first time I had met paul, In the brief moments of eye contact we had, we both realized each other and he quickly identified me as brother. After helping with the tarp and a few other things, I had to leave, as I was driving 2 boys I met on the road to a bus station in Jackson.

This was my first experience with the family, and it confirmed the information I had gathered from the internet and other sources. Especially informative was the rainbow spirit soundtrack, from the website. From my experience in waveland and in the previous days with dee anne, c d, and amazing dave I think I can conclude that I am part of the family.

Love is power,
Walker

"Prince Caspian" <e...@rhodes.edu> wrote in message news:1127140737.613315.181020@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> From my experience in waveland and in the previous days with dee anne, c d, and amazing dave I think I can conclude that I am part of the family.

what family, and is it a group? spiritrising

"Prince Caspian" <e...@rhodes.edu> wrote in message news:1127140737.613315.181020@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> From my experience in waveland and in the previous days with dee anne, c d, and amazing dave I think I can conclude that I am part of the family.

WELCOME HOME BRO

spiritrising wrote:

> what family, and is it a group? spiritrising

Sounds like "an unincorporated association" to me. %~|

Sanity RE

I would be honored to be able to sit around a fire at a gathering when you tell your story.

God bless you Walker. Tell Hawker and DD i said "hi"

namaste;
bodhi

"bodhi" <The_Psyched...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1127266161.735183.219960@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

> I would be honored to be able to sit around a fire at a gathering when you tell your story.

just hoping to steal something aren't ya! spiritrising

Friends:
I am planning on making the trip to Waveland from central Virginia either late Wednesday or early Thursday morning. I'm an ER Nurse and Paramedic, and will be bringing a significant amount of medical supplies. Do you have a medical tent? Does CALM need help? I will be happy to deliver babies, cook or patch up someone's roof, whatever I need to do to help is fine. Please call me at 434 531 8440 if you have something that you specifically need, like infant formula, diapers, bleach...whatever.

Your most humble servant,

Subkommander Dred

"Subkommander Dred" <Kid_twist_Reles@Yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1127275143.036603.80000@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> I'm an ER Nurse and Paramedic, and will be bringing a significant amount of medical supplies. Do you have a medical tent?

call red cross and see what they need in the way of medical supplies they are right donw the street, and have a medical tent up. spiritrising

From
http://ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/katrina/index.html
With Pics at
http://ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/katrina/gallery.html

Also note:
Arjay has posted his account of happenings at
http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/

and Lisa put her account at
http://maw150.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/20/141213/598

Hawker’s is at
http://ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/katrina/index.html

With a page of pictures at
http://ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/katrina/gallery.html

The Forming of the New Waveland Café

When Katrina hit the Gulf Coast we were all amazed at the images and stories coming in via various means. As the magnitude of the disaster began to sink in I started receiving phone calls from around the country from my Rainbow friends suggesting we go down and feed folks. What a great idea I thought. If anyone knew about keeping people healthy in a primitive setting and dealing with creating refugee camps it was Rainbow. Add to that that we knew each other and how to work with each other already and we seemed like a natural. The mission I was about to undertake will change my life forever, but I didn’t know that then.

After much planning, phone calls and fundraising Arjay, Scot, DragonFly and I left from Asheville NC on Saturday September 17th. Much later than we planed, but prepared to feed the mass and meet up with other Rainbow Family kitchens heading down. Word was that we were setting up on a military base in Louisiana for the Black Caucus. After talking with that crew Arjay and myself felt that was unlikely to happen anytime soon so we made other plans. Based on a recommendation from a friend we went to the Salvation Army command center at Yankee Stadium in Biloxi Mississippi. Nothing, no news media, pictures, stories or anything could have prepared me for the destruction I saw when I arrived. The smell of rotten sewage hit my noise driving down 150 miles north giving me a clue as to what was to come as did the broken trees and damage seen as far north as Montgomery Alabama. Driving Down I-10 I first noticed every billboard either down or ripped to shreds, what an eerie sight. There were mile and miles of destruction as far as the eye could see. Picture the entire lower 25 miles of Mississippi totally wiped out. Almost every structure below I-10 would need to be bulldozed and started over. Most north of I-10 for a few miles would need this too. On waking up the first morning I had three stray dogs under my cot desperate for any human loving they could get. The town was awash in stray animals frantic for a new companion. Perhaps this was the first true message of the emotional impact this hurricane had made.

From Yankee Stadium we made initial contacts and got a tour of the destruction and needs, mostly in the town of Gulfport from a Salvation Army Chaplin. Here we linked up with the NAACP and were asked to feed in the underserved pour black neighborhoods. The tour gave us a better idea what we were dealing with. The first lesson was that people would not come out of their communities to feeding areas. They wanted to stay in their house, or what was left of it. They were clinging on desperately to what they had left and loosing any more, even losing the nothing they had left, was more than they were ready to face so they stayed put at what was left of there homes. This meant that what was really needed was many small feeding areas, not one large one. There was no shortage of need, but we wondered if we could work in these areas or if the cultural differences would be a problem. We were assigned a spot in a wiped out church near a community of 2000. On the day we were going to move on this we heard that Felipe of Kiddie Village had also left Aaron, Clovis and the others in Louisiana feeling that there plan was to long before it would come to fruitarian. He had set up in Waveland MS. We decided to divert there to join as one.

Let me tell you about Waveland MS. Waveland is a small, mostly upper middle class neighborhood that was ground zero for Katrina. The whole down was wiped out by a 30-foot wave that took the town out completely. Almost nothing salvageable was left. Katrina was the great equalizer for this town, making poor and rich equals in the struggle for basic food, shelter, clothing and survival. For reasons I don’t fully understand Waveland was almost completely ignored by larger relief groups. The only folks doing any real work were the small, mostly church based, relief groups. There was no sign of the Salvation Army. The only Red Cross presence was trucks picking up foods from other groups and re-distributing it. This seemed like the place we were needed.

We arrived in the parking lot of a Freds food store and met a local Christian relief group from Bastrop Texas called BCOC http://www.bastropchristianoutreachcenter.org. They were down there, as they said, “to just love on everyone as much as we can”. That sounds like Rainbow to me. We joined forces in a common goal to serve and help as much as we could. We were two totally different groups united by a common cause. The relationship couldn’t have been better. We set up a common serving area but two kitchens, one of BCOC and one Rainbow. After time Rainbows went to the BCOC kitchens and BCOC folks came and helped in the Rainbow Kitchen. We become one together.

Together we did our best to give the people what they needed. We cooked, set up a “wall-less mart” where people could get basic food, camping, clothing and other needs. We unloaded tractor-trailer after tractor-trailer of supplies. We provided medical needs in our first aid tent (up the road Carolina Medical from Charlotte NC set up a larger mobile field hospital for more serious needs). But mostly we tried to give the town the love and support they needed. One of my favorite tasks was to sit down and eat dinner with locals each night. They usually couldn’t wait to tell you there stories. They needed to get their stories out and begin the healing process. I became one of many ears. I heard amazing story after story of heroic clinging for life in the storm as 30 foot waves washed over them, of total house destruction and of trying to find a way to start over with nothing. I have heard these kinds of stories before on the news, but the power of hearing so many from so many people first hand moved me to tears. It was one of many times I cried there being part of power and healing that was going on. It was amazing to watch the people go though the process of grieving of lost homes, possessions, dreams and there life. When we first came they were still in a state of stunned disbelief. Over time this changed to sadness, frustration, anger (those were the hardest days), and then gradual acceptance. We were there to love them though this all.

The days were long and the heat tremendous. This was the hardest I have ever worked as I got up at 7 am to work till midnights each night with sweat pouring down me all day in the 95-103 degree sun. Yet the faces who came each morning and thanked us for giving them hope made it all worth it. I head many a story from folks telling us our food was the best, or we had the only diet varied enough to keep them out of the hospital as we were a favorite feeding area for those with medical dietary needs such as diabetes. Most relief centers served instant food or re-heated already made food. Apparently we were the only feeding center with real food made from scratch. Folks told us they came to us for over 50 miles, had sampled all the food stations and we were the best. We fed locals, cops, military personal, construction crews, volunteer crews, and anyone who came. I have no idea how many meals we served per day but 6,000 meals per day is a decent guess. All this eventually (according to FEMA) made us the largest and most liked Feeding Center (or POD as they called them) in the Gulf Coast. We went though the back door, just doing what we do best without any agency support, and came to the attention of FEMA and hence support as we became known for our good work. Eventually we became a main pipeline for supplies getting donations of any sort with ease and we grew and grew. Relations were good all around. We had our own group of Florida cops that loved us, work with us and guarded our area for us. Perhaps this was the first time in Rainbow history we truly worked hand in hand with police, military and others without fear, paranoia, or agendas, just cooperation. No attitudes on either side, just an acknowledgement that we were working tougher to help the town. This was also, we noted, perhaps the first time government agents openly and willingly ate Rainbow cooked food.

So here was the birth of the New Waveland Café from members from many Rainbow kitchens. We created a rainbow environment and the people came, en mass. It was amazing to see Rainbow love spread and work its magic on the unknowing. I watched cops put down there guns to join and help. Government officials adopt and use Rainbow Words. Rainbow love change, not only locals, but provide hope and feelings of love and worth to volunteers who’s lives had been missing love and appreciation for years. As many, previously non-Rainbow volunteers left many a tear was shed at the realization of a life changing growth we gave.

We grew and grew and the gifts kept coming. First Cisco folks, in order to test a new Wireless mesh based internet system, put up a satellite feed and provided us a wireless repeater, VoIP phones and 3 lap top computers. A School in North Carolina gave us 240 high school kids as volunteers. They mayor gave us an oven/stove out of the Waveland Civic Center and Blossman Gas gave us propane and hooked the stove up. An oil company dropped of a 150KW diesel generator and trucks of whatever we needed came in many times a day. Here in this town your money is worthless. There is nowhere to spend it. Everything is free now. I wonder how this will affect the town in the future as the residents learn the power of free giving. Most get it but some refuse to take on fear that others need more. Others horde, steal, or take to much on fear that they will never get again or not quite understanding what is happening but most get it and freely take and give as they are able and need.

As time went on Rainbow became more the feeding area and BCOC took on distribution of goods, unloading of trucks and helping with infrastructure. We had a massive operation taking the corner 1/3 of a Super Wall Mart parking lot. The rest of the parking lot was taken by a Seventh Day Adventist group. While our cooperation with BCOC was great the cooperation with the Adventist group was poor. Eventually the Red Cross pulled from the Adventists too out because they could not deal with them. Then FEMA couldn’t deal with them and the leaders pulled out leaving everything in the hands of “Rocking Robin” a 16 year old member and cooperation started. The issue is the Adventists worked by mowing over everyone and not working with them. They created an environment that was hostile and unliked and hence people didn’t use their facilities. This created more anger and resentment on their part and the problems continued.

Eventually we became victims of our own success. The town and officials are now beginning to take back control. We started getting visits from FEMA, Health Departments and other groups. They want us to stay, to be the last large center. The will give us everything we need, large tents, support, equipment, food, but we must do it all there way. This leaves us wondering if it will still be real, if we will destroy what we created that was good. If we have a choice? There is no doubt that we will be needed till at least thanksgiving, but what we will be is anyone’s guess. Transition to permanence is pending and things are changing. We will have to see what happens.

For now know that this town needs your love and support. Come and join us if you feel the need. We are right across the street in Waveland from the water tower and Waveland Police Station. The people still need your support so they can rebuild there homes and lives. They need camping gear, love, entertainment (please send in the clowns) and more. They do not need more clothing or water.

Hawker
September 22, 2005

“Hawker” <Hawker{remo...@ashevillecommunity.org> wrote in message news:3pgpr8Fa8obtU1@individual.net...

> Eventually we became victims of our own success. The town and officials are now beginning to take back control. We started getting visits from FEMA, Health Departments and other groups. They want us to stay, to be the last large center. The will give us everything we need, large tents, support, equipment, food, but we must do it all there way.

so is all the stuff you guys get to keep going to disappear like the water pipe does everyyear? i bet it does! spiritrising

> Hawker,

That is amazing.

I almost didn't want to post, in order to keep the beauty of the thread.

LOVING NEW WAVELAND CAFE!!!

Nightshade

WOW!

“Nightshade” <nightsh...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hawker,
> That is amazing.

And one of the best pieces of writing I have seen from Hawker. (Encore, encore!) I’ve still got to get my own house’s outside in order before the winter comes, otherwise I’d join you.

-BB

spiritrising wrote:

> so is all the stuff you guys get to keep going to disappear like the water pipe does everyyear? i bet it does! spiritrising

more negitive crap from mike mulllins ... mans thats an indian name for ya isnt it .....I know excately wh ee hal;f of the pipe from the calif annual went .... it stayed at my place untill this year when half of that was sent back to WV thisl ast summer. .. and the rest of ity will be transported to Colo nest summer.... why is it mike, ,, that all you ever do is trash rainbow ...and rainbows on agr.... but wh en you pots on any of ther yahoo e-groups... you come on like mister rainbow ... all nice talking and smoozing..... I’ll tell ya why mike .... cause awanna be injun speak with multiyphorked tongue..... your a foney mike ....and your racist ...bigoted .. two faced bullshiter .... the fact is yo ur a bitter ...angery meanspiritied man.... whos life had slipped away from him.... and who takes out is anger on anyone close..... ,...what have you ev er done for the family mike ... Ive been around for 11 straight years and Ive never seen you contribute a damn thing.....but I sure have seen yoiu slander ... lie .... smeer...accuse.....those who so try to help out .... lets not forget folks that mike mullins aka meanspiritrising was opne of the first people to post on agr to warn wouldbe r einbow responders that they cant do any good ... that rianbgows wouldnt be wanted ot even allowed to get closeto the action....hers been a naysayer all along... so now that rainbows have made a major contraibution.... he needs to find fault w ith something else ..... youran asshole mike .... but IM preaching to the choir here .. cause anyone who reads your posts knows this already.... mike mulllins .. the angery inch

“Hawker” <Hawker{remo...@ashevillecommunity.org> wrote in message news:3pgpr8Fa8obtU1@individual.net...

LOL with gladness to hear about this. Very cool!

Thunder

<rainbowcry...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1127438035.349851.35770@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> so now that rainbows have made a major contraibution.... he needs to find fault w ith something else ..... youran asshole mike .... but IM preaching to the choir here .. cause anyone who reads your posts knows this already....

well explain why they had to buy so much pipe this year and last year and the year before and the year before and the year before, don’t like it, you sure don’t worry about it so much........... i’m still here now what, i ain’t done yet, big mouth no action thats all you are! maybe if you would stay off the drugs you could see better! preaching, sounds like something your good at, preaching bullshit LOL hows about some cocaine??? still need those plants amigo?? having fun sucking bodhi’s dick??? so many things your good at, bet your asshole is sore, bodhi said he’s the pitcher! spiritrising

“Hawker” <Hawker{remo...@ashevillecommunity.org> wrote in message news:3pgpr8Fa8obtU1@individual.net...

Sounds like Ego to me Hawker. These people are the worst kind of people in my opinion. As an adult, if you choose to play Russian Roulette with your life, that’s cool, but subject your unknowing children in jeopardy because of your folly to chase the all mighty dollar casino? That’s what the people are doing on the Gulf Coast. This happened, the whole town was wiped out, after Camille. And now they found somebody to pick up the pieces for them again, and if it wasn’t the kitchen you’re involved in it would have been somebody else. See, that’s the whole key, you didn’t bring anything down there but your ass. And now you’re providing basic services while the locals make all their power plays and beg for federal funding to build the bigger jail, the bigger new court house, and the real cute things, is in 30-40 years from now it’s all going to happen again.

See Hawker, I’m from there. I know the trip. I lived through Camille. My half brother worked in one of those casinos dealing black jack. If he’s dead now I wouldn’t have any sympathy for him. He knew better than to be there.

All I hear from places like Gulfport, Waveland, Bay St. Louis is “oh, poor us”. Well, Goddamn, do me a favor, ask some of these locals a week before Katrina hit, did they see slabs of buildings from when Camille hit that day? I call it self inflicted injury, except this time the building were about a third as strong as they were during Camille. Then, Camille comes along, wipes everything out and they rebuild in the exact same place, of course. And then thirty years later it’s all knocked down again. And I’m supposed to have sympathy for these people? I don’t have any sympathy Hawker, you’re being played for the sucker. I wonder how much bigger the mayors new house will be than his last one. Maybe it will have an indoor pool. Or is it that all the people in Mississippi just forgot how to cook.

Logan

Thank you, Hawker. I am awed and humbled. You and all the folks who spread the love are my heroes. May it come back to you a thousandfold.

Carla

Logan-

Apparently I’ve been wrong about you all along. I really did think you were family. But you seem to have divorced yourself from it. You’ve forgotten what it means. It doesn’t just mean taking care of your own. It means opening your heart to everyone. I’ve asked you to be kind, but apparently you have forgotten how.

Please don’t bother calling or emailing me. I’m really done with you.

With regret,
Carla

Hello all.

I updated
http://ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/katrina/
With better resolution pictures (can anyone recommend a better Web Thumbnail program. The one I used re-scaled to some arbitrary number, not what I wanted).

I also added links to some other Blogs from around there as well as a radio interview that I did for a local station.

I will try to keep regular updates both there and somewhat on
http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/
So keep checking as I have more info.

Hawker

Hawker wrote:

> I updated
> http://ashevillecommunity.org/hawker/katrina/
> With better resolution pictures (can anyone recommend a better Web Thumbnail program. The one I used re-scaled to some arbitrary number, not what I wanted).

http://gallery.menalto.com/

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[This thread went on for 34 more posts, where several authors discussed the relative merits of various pieces of graphics software, and the intelligence of the people who chose certain ones, until returning to original topic here:]

Ya know what Gary? I fully agree with your assessment of this.

Blessed be, true (though occasionally difficult, but not in real life) rainbow brother.

Loving You,
Dia

Piping in here with more appreciation for both the amazing work you all are doing there and for your (specifically you Hawker) efforts to keep us informed. We LOOOOVVVVVE YYYYOOOOOUUUU...all at Waveland Cafe!

All Ways,
Dia

On 9/27/2005 10:25 PM, The digits of Dia’s hands composed the following:

> Piping in here with more appreciation for both the amazing work you all are doing there and for your (specifically you Hawker) efforts to keep us informed. We LOOOOVVVVVE YYYYOOOOOUUUU...all at Waveland Cafe!

Loving you as well Dia thanx for all you do.

Drop me a line sometime, wondering how things are going for you over on the left coast.

Anybelly heard from folks at the Cafe for a few days? Last phone call I had was from Stone 2 days ago when he said FEMA and Amazing DAve built a floor and FEMA wants them to expand to 15,000 meals a day after the town rallied to support the Cafe as there fav on in town. Word is they are the only ones left now.

Hugs
Hawker

Wow, they are the only ones left there? The last I have heard was from your latest report. It was wonderful!

We sent money, by the way...and I got friends to send money also. Hope it helped with gas and stuff...

Really would like to know how it is going now, and if anyone is heading over to Texas. So, you had to go home?

I will write you a life update soon.

Peace and Love,
Dia

On 2005-09-27 22:25:51 -0400, "Dia" said:

((((((((((((((((((( Waveland Cafe Crew ))))))))))))))))))))

RiS

Love Everyone Unconditionally,
including Yo’self!

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