At the end of this show Andrew Duhon declares that these are the best guests in the history of Happy Hour. If you’re a Happy Hour listener or familiar with Andrew’s songs you’ll know that he’s not prone to effusiveness. Quite simply, this is indeed a fascinating collection of New Orelanians. Meet Donny Markowitz and…

Remember phone books Jessie Haynes has a couple of cocktails and next thing you know she s transported back to the 1950 s. Jessie escaped the clutches of practicing law because it wasn t as much fun as Perry Mason even though Perry Mason whatever his real name is had long since quit acting at…

One of these people is not who they say they are. Is it Mason James Cole from Marrero Nic Lefebvre from Connecticut Nina Camacho from Gretna Or Danielle Ryce from Slidell Here are your clues. Who do you believe Mason James Cole changed his name to write two novels including Buster Voodoo, has been compared…

The Caucasian Bee has the longest tongue in the bee world. Claire Bangser traveled the Caucasus shooting the bees for National Geographic and now she travels the streets of New Orleans shooting New Orleanians for the hell of it. Claire has discoverd that nine out of ten New Orleanians will willingly stop and pose for her…

Call it crazy coincidence or straight up serendipity: New Orleans’ newest band sits down for a drink on Happy Hour and who sits next to them? Two of the city’s biggest deal music business heavyweights. Andrew deBuys and Sophia Preston are So Long Storyland (note the absence of a comma after “long”). Stephen Klein is…