Friday, May 8, 2009

Friday, May 8, 2009

Bsi 2,102.73 +7.22 +.34%

Another week ends with the Index making steady gains.

WINNERS

New Orleans (NOLA) 17.31 +3.33 +19.24%

Some good news as HBO picks up David Simon's New Orleans based show "Treme", about a Crescent City neighborhood, post-Katrina, and the musicians who live there.

Treme Brass Band

Bringing work and attention being brought to the still reeling city can't be a bad thing.

LOSERS

Marion Barry (CRKMAOR) 1.31 -.97 -42.54%

The Washington D.C. City Council nearly unanimously in support of gay marriage legislation, with former Mayor Barry the lone holdout.  His reasons for not supporting gay marriage... rather, dubious.



Who else would miss the sound of progress?