Hope for Habitat: Archives • The Right Brain Diaries

The Passion, Destiny and Divine Intervention.

Mar 23, 2016

A God Wink that led to a Garth Brooks encounter Do you believe in Destiny? That’s the question I posed on the very first post that kicked off The Right Brain...

The perils of going viral.

Mar 22, 2016

I am a word nerd. For me, writing is a passion. It’s just something I’ve always loved. The thing about writing is that it’s not something one can really do on...

Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? – Adam Sambola, Artist

Jul 26, 2015

Inspired by New Orleans’ own Harry Connick, Jr. This oversized ceramic bowl features Adam Sambola’s iconic “RedBean the Crawfish” encircled by piano keys and performing the song near and dear...

Duck Dynasty – Joel Geiger, artist

Jul 1, 2015

Autographed by Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson. At first glance, artist Joel Geiger may be mistaken for one of Duck Dynasty’s Robertson brothers. He sports a beard similar to those for...

The Beatles piano auction has ended with a bid of $98,888

This website initially was created to chronicle the quest for autographs from Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr on a piano created for East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity. The epic journey is chronicled here: The Beatles Adventures, with posts featuring the signings here: Starr Struck and Sir Paul Says, “Yes.”

The auction listing is featured here: CharityBuzz.com. Proceeds from the auction have enabled East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity to provide an affordable home for a deserving veteran and his or her family.

ACCOLADES

Public Relations Society of America – New Orleans:

Silver Anvil Award/Special Event 2018-2019 – Blackout & Gold Second Line

Fleurish Award of Excellence/Social Media Campaign, 2018-2019

Fleurish Award of Excellence/Blog Post, 2017

Certificate of Merit/Blog 2017

Fleurish Award of Excellence/Blog 2016

Fleurish Award/Best of Category, Social Media, 2015

Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Journalism Awards:

First Place – PR Special Events – Blackout & Gold Second Line

Finalist – Lifestyle Blog, 2017

Public Relations Association of Louisiana – New Orleans:

Flambeaux Certificate of Merit, Special Event, 2018

Flambeaux Award, Best Website, 2016