America’s Got Talent (New Orleans “Calypso Tumblers” Shout Out)
Posted June 24th, 2008 in Activism, All, Commentary, Entertainment, Inside New Orleans and TV Moment of the WeakTwo local dancers from the “Calypso Tumbling” group were featured on tonight’s episode of America’s Got Talent. The explosive dancing/tumbling act was trumped only by the contestants’ emotional recounting of how their uncle sacrificed his life to save their family during Hurricane Katrina. I’d like to be able to say that their story is exceptional, but the truth is that every single person I’ve met who was in the city when the hurricane hit has a similarly, unbelievably horrific and tragic tale to tell of their survival. For once I don’t mind the network’s obvious ploy for emotional reactions; anyone who can hear firsthand stories from the people who survived during that storm would have to be dead inside not to find their heartstrings pulled by what the city of New Orleans has to say. So we’re officially thanking these two Calypso Tumblers for telling the truth, and then for showing the TV nation what talent really is. For a moment, a whole city forgot its troubles and saw only you.
