The "Rare Ones" of New Orleans
They all ask'd for you!
Our fearless leader, Big John – N5DHB, received the “Wouff-Hong” Award from an anonymous donor who personally hand crafted it.
If you want to find out more about the “Wouff-Hong”, please follow click on the link: Wouff-Hong Award
For all interested, enclosed are some updated pictures of Frank’s Restoration efforts.
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If you ever wondered if the Rare One’s of New Orleans have any swag, they do – Hats, Coffee Mugs and Embroidered Shirts. There’s only one catch, you can’t order it, you can’t buy it, and you can’t even bribe Big John, although he will disagree! But to earn Rare One Swag, you just need to visit New Orleans and make an eyeball QSO with only one of the Rare Ones! Pretty Simple, no Lotw, no QRZ, and no eQSL, just one eyeball to another, preferably across the table at one of our fine dining establishments. Put us on your bucket list or favorite Vay-Kay Destination (Vacation for all you Ole Timers).
73, Scott W5PLT
P.S. They young lady in the picture does not come with the hat.
This is the only original recipe I have which I came up with myself not long ago, so I thought I’d put something together along a Cajun theme.
It’s a an 8-page PDF with photos.
Talk to y’all soon. 73!
Mike – K7KJN
Download Mike’s Recipe here: “Cajun Mike’s” Mexi-Cajun Omelet
A fixture in the fabric of New Orleans, Chris Owens died today of a reported heart attack. If you ever visited New Orleans, and in particular, the French Quarter, it was hard not to hear about her celebrity. For more information about Chris Owens, click the following Wikipedia Link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Owens_(performer)
A tornado touched down in New Orleans on March 22, 2022. Neighborhoods in Arabi and New Orleans East were devastated and power lines knocked down. Fortunately, all the Rare Ones’ in New Orleans were unaffected. Our prayers go out to the families affected by this terrible tragedy. Below are pictures provided by Cajun Mike K7KJN. Also, Mike created a map which shows all the Rare Ones’ QTH relative to the tornado path. Great work Mike!
Cary – W4CFH, from Tequesta, Florida becomes Rare Ones’ Associate Member #264 after long awaited band conditions to cooperate! As you can see, Cary has framed his certificate along with the Rare One’s Logo. It is absolutely stunning. Check out Cary on qrz.com….
It’s amazing how fast the years go by! Here’s a picture of the some of the Rare One’s, spouses and friends at one of our favorite restaurant, Tony Mandina’s Italian Restaurant.
Big John and his two grand daughters, Miranda and Mckenzie. Christi and Scott (W5PLT). Mike (KB5OZE) and Stacey, Frank (KB5KWB), Tom and Judy and Louis (KG5FRR).
If you haven’t heard Frank lately on the Rare One’s of New Orleans, it could be he has been diligently working on his 55′ Chevy! Here’s a couple of pictures of the work in progress…
Our faithful ring leader of the Rare One’s of New Orleans received a brand new Icom-7300 and Heil Microphone/Boom from his fellow Rare One’s Members and also, from two anonymous donors who are Associate Member’s of the Rare One’s of New Orleans. After Big John’s incessant audio checks and off-frequency adventures, Louis finally had enough and embarked on a mission to bring Big John’s Radio Shack into the 21’st Century! Louis coordinated the effort to bring a modern radio to Big John’s shack by contributing his own resources and soliciting donations. On behalf of the Rare One’s of New Orleans, I commend Louis for his selfless efforts! It was worth all the effort to see Big John’s response. It was the first time I can honestly say, Big John was speechless! As the 7300 is proudly displayed in his shack, I anxiously await to see Big John’s callsign in WSJTX — NOT! –Maybe?
-W5PLT, Scott