Alex is too cool (and crusty) to not have survived the nation's worst natural disaster.

I mean, afterall, he survived Panther Burns...

Seriously, I hope everything is okay with him.

By the way, Mississippi is still reeling too — even though New Orleans is getting the most press coverage. It will be a long time before any of us recover. As for N.O., I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for the people I know and trying to focus on remembering all the great shows I've seen and times I've had down there.