Love is Love by Jeff Beninato, a benefit track for Dan Savage’s It Gets Better project fighting against bullying of GLBT youth, was inspired by the sea of humanity passing under the balcony on Mardi Gras Day. It was like a Where’s Waldo of loved ones, and the next day Jeff started writing this song.
The Love is Love video featuring costumed revelers kissing was created by director Simon Blake on Halloween, and it’s perfect to post this on International Kissing Day. Last night we passed Nadine Blake’s design shop on Royal Street on the way to the first parade of the season, and the video was streaming in their front window. On the way home, we spotted more than one couple kissing — New Orleans doesn’t wait around for Valentine’s Day.
