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Gentleman's Deuce

Gentleman's Deuce

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Whalehead King
May 28, 2022
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I have plans to go to Carrollton tonight. This is entirely out of character. While I don’t mind visiting Carrolton, I usually do things during the day. I have time to do things during the day. The difference between day and night is that each has its own obligations.

Carrollton is the farthest I can go upriver while still being in New Orleans.

Everyone is surprised that I am going to Carrollton. They are likewise surprised why. I have a generalized disinterest in music.

So, I am going someplace I wouldn’t normally go, at a time I would not usually go there, for a reason that is completely out of character. This should be fun.

In my part of New Orleans, we call situations like this a “gentleman’s deuce.” I don’t know what they call it Uptown. I guess I will find out.

Gentleman’s Deuce.

Let me tell you what happened yesterday, when, likewise, like tonight, I went all hither and yon to parts of New Orleans I rarely visit. I live in a kaleidoscope of a city.

Wait a second. I have to put the paywall here.

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