Angus Lind
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Angus Miller Lind is a retired columnist for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Lind retired in July 2009 after 39 years with The Times-Picayune and the now-defunct afternoon newspaper, The States-Item. He began as a general assignment reporter for The States-Item in 1970, and covered the biggest local news stories of that decade. That included the plane crash of U.S. Rep. Hale Boggs, D-La,, in Alaska; the Downtown Howard Johnson sniper incident; the Rault Center fire in which five women leaped to their deaths; the Upstairs Lounge fire; and the construction of the Louisiana Superdome.
In 1977, Lind began his column, and when The States-Item merged with The Times-Picayune in 1980, the column became a mainstay for the Living Section for 32 years. His columns kept readers in touch with the city's abrnormal, unpredictable and often inexplicable pulse. He tapped out occasionally irreverent, sometimes amusing stories chronicling the eccentricities and human comedy that is New Orleans. He profiled many of the city's zaniest characters including "Black Cat" Lacombe, "Leapin' Lou" Messina, Buddy Diliberto, Abdul D. Tentmakur and Morgus the Magnificent.
He frequently wrote about the "erster" and "erl" dialect of the loveable citizens known as "Yats." A "Yat" is a person who greets another person with "Where y'at?" instead of "How's it going?"
He typically shunned commentary on political controversy but did write poignant stories including his columns on Father’s Day (United States) which were popular.
Lind has been cited for his comments on topics such as American newspaper mottoes,
Louisiana coffee, and New Orleans musicians.
On May 31, 2009. Lind announced his retirement in his final column. "Angus has an amazing talent for putting into words what many New Orleanians were thinking"—according to reader Bob Manard, already nostalgic over Lind's last column. Ann Purnell Collom compared Lind to Elvis Presley
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After retiring, Lind authored "Prime Angus," a collection of readers' favorite columns through the years. It was publihsed by Arthur Hardy Enterprises.
Prior to joining the staff of The States-Item, Lind was the sports editor of the Meridian (Miss.) Star, where he covered the Southeastern Conference and the careers of Archie Manning of Ole Miss and "Pistol" Pete Maravich of LSU. He is a graduate of Isidore Newman High School of New Orleans, and Tulane University of New Orleans. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He is a fan of thoroughbred horse racing and owns racehorses with friends in a partnership. Lind lives in New Orleans, La. with his wife Anne Grinnan Lind, a Dallas native. They have two children, Patrick Angus Lind and Catherine Lind Frame, both of New Orleans
In 1977, Lind began his column, and when The States-Item merged with The Times-Picayune in 1980, the column became a mainstay for the Living Section for 32 years. His columns kept readers in touch with the city's abrnormal, unpredictable and often inexplicable pulse. He tapped out occasionally irreverent, sometimes amusing stories chronicling the eccentricities and human comedy that is New Orleans. He profiled many of the city's zaniest characters including "Black Cat" Lacombe, "Leapin' Lou" Messina, Buddy Diliberto, Abdul D. Tentmakur and Morgus the Magnificent.
He frequently wrote about the "erster" and "erl" dialect of the loveable citizens known as "Yats." A "Yat" is a person who greets another person with "Where y'at?" instead of "How's it going?"
He typically shunned commentary on political controversy but did write poignant stories including his columns on Father’s Day (United States) which were popular.
Lind has been cited for his comments on topics such as American newspaper mottoes,
Louisiana coffee, and New Orleans musicians.
On May 31, 2009. Lind announced his retirement in his final column. "Angus has an amazing talent for putting into words what many New Orleanians were thinking"—according to reader Bob Manard, already nostalgic over Lind's last column. Ann Purnell Collom compared Lind to Elvis Presley
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After retiring, Lind authored "Prime Angus," a collection of readers' favorite columns through the years. It was publihsed by Arthur Hardy Enterprises.
Prior to joining the staff of The States-Item, Lind was the sports editor of the Meridian (Miss.) Star, where he covered the Southeastern Conference and the careers of Archie Manning of Ole Miss and "Pistol" Pete Maravich of LSU. He is a graduate of Isidore Newman High School of New Orleans, and Tulane University of New Orleans. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He is a fan of thoroughbred horse racing and owns racehorses with friends in a partnership. Lind lives in New Orleans, La. with his wife Anne Grinnan Lind, a Dallas native. They have two children, Patrick Angus Lind and Catherine Lind Frame, both of New Orleans
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