Far Away Irony

The big news this week was not campus demonstrators or Lump’s trial or the NBA playoffs. No, ‘round here, the biggest story was that, after decades of dreaming, Quint Davis finally got the Rolling Stones to play the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The event was the most-hyped phenom in recent memory, dominating the local evening news, correspondents reporting from inside the Fair Grounds and the street parties outside the gates. The usual restrictions imposed at the Fest were more draconian than ever for the show. Attendees were forbidden...