it was the strangest, most surreal experience i had. i first visited the village when it was just a concept. it is a planned community the size of five city blocks, a musicians village, where right now, there s nothing. today, more than 80 houses have been built by habitat for humanity and have been sold to musicians through interest-free mortgages. heart to heart and soul to wll get through it jesse moore and chip wilson are two local musicians who became neighbors in the village and then decided to work together. i m not sure there was a design in terms of how this was supposed to work. but it worked.to but bringing life back to the stres of abandoned neighborhoods would require a lot more from a ciorty governme already broken before the storm hit. coming up, the issues laid bare by hurricane katrina. up close.