JOYFULLY FOAMING AT THE MOUTH Nov 9, 2008
" - were met with an explosion of screams and applause from the black-tie audience. I followed by congratulating all the "socialists" and "communists" in the room! Big laughs. It's easy to get laughs right now, either with the old Ted Lewis chestnut, "Is everybody happy. " or with mild wisecracks. I have seldom experienced such an atmosphere of levity and joy. People are literally burbling, foaming at the mouth with happiness, asking each other, "Where were you election night. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Final task a success for Baker Jul 28, 2008
Commissioner coaxes Bon Jovi down to field Monday, July 28, 2008By Ted Lewis. Outgoing Arena Football League Commissioner David Baker wouldn't admit to any second thoughts as he presided over his final ArenaBowl on Sunday, but he did acknowledge how much he's going to miss the job he's held for a dozen years. (Nola.com -- Sports)
ArenaBowl switch put AFL in big-time Jul 25, 2008
Predesignated sites lifts game, business Friday, July 25, 2008By Ted Lewis. On the whole, Philadelphia Soul General Manager Rich Lisk prefers being in New Orleans this weekend. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Interview: David Peace May 10, 2008
"And along with the Akutagawa, I read a lot of crime. John Williams's book about noir writers, Into the Badlands, was my guide, and I discovered James Ellroy. His novel White Jazz was the Sex Pistols for me. It reinvented crime writing and I realised that, if you want to write the best crime book, then you have to write better than Ellroy." The books he liked best were either noirish crime, including British writers such as Derek Raymond and Ted Lewis, or by writers such as Braine, Sillitoe and... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Augustin declares to enter NBA draft May 2, 2008
Ex-Brother Martin point guard projected to be lottery selection Thursday, April 24, 2008By Ted Lewis. Two standout years at Texas were enough to convince D.J. Augustin it's time to move on to the NBA.. (Nola.com -- Sports)
EDDIE ROBINSON'S TOP 10 BAYOU CLASSIC MOMENTS -- Ted Lewis Staff writer Nov 21, 2007
UPDATED: 2 :32 a.m. CDT, November 21, 2007. Wednesday, November 21, 2007. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Newport Jazz Festival Feb 5, 2007
Hillyer s Mickey Mouse trumpet was faultless, and so was Jones spaghetti-leg Ted Lewis clarinet. The only member of the group who was not with it was the drummer, Day, but he was attempting a music that expired long before he was born. (New Yorker)
