2019 Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association second line
They were on fire yesterday with multiple, well-honed divisions carousing wildly through the streets of Central City.
They hired over 50 of the best brass players in New Orleans to lead the processions(s)
Here’s what I saw. Link
Louisiana Daily Photo via rl reeves jr
I’ve been smoking big hunks of meat since I was a kid in the 80s but you’ll never hear me refer to myself as a ‘pitmaster’
That’s the most overused term in the modern barbecue lexicon. Perhaps one out of ten thousand men who cook meat have earned that sobriquet.
I’m a pit boss.
2019 Goodfellas Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
Louisiana Daily Photo via rl reeves jr
Listening to ‘It’s Real’ by Hot 8 Brass Band this afternoon. And you should too. Hot 8’s either the best or second best brass outfit in New Orleans by most reckonings.
2019 Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association Second Line
This past weekend I shot a gallery of the 2019 Young Men Olympian Junior Benevolent Association second line. These men have been rolling since the US Civil War. View
Louisiana Daily Photo via rl reeves jr
Once a year the Italian American Marching Club throws a party at Piazza d’Italia in downtown New Orleans. A few dozen Italian girls dance the tarantella, a live band performs old Italian standards, and a cadre of Italian matrons put out a modest buffet.
It’s a trip.
