Karl 
ALEX CHILTON, of the Box Tops and Big Star, stayed in New Orleans and survived the storm, but has not been heard from since the levees broke. I'll be watching Chilton's Yahoo group and the missing persons board at the Times-Picayune for further updates.
In the meantime, here’s a new Nashville Scene article reviewing Rob Jovanovic’s Big Star: The Life, Painful Death, and Unexpected Resurrection of the Kings of Power Pop and previewing the upcoming Big Star album, In Space.
SUNDAY 4:30 PM CDT UPDATE: A report placed Chilton at his bar on Wednesday, talking about leaving town has now been corroborated. The people at his Yahoo group note that he has difficulty remembering phone numbers — even those of his family — which may explain (along with spotty phone service around the city) why no one has heard from him since.
