DUMAINE STREET GANG, INC. & LADIES AUXILARY TWELFTH ANNUAL PARADE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2009 – NOON
Dedicated to the memory of Paulette Milton
Start: Treme Center, N. Villere and St. Philip St. Proceed up N. Villere St. to Dumaine Street. Right on Dumaine to N. Derbingy. Right on N. Derbingy to St. [...]
We are in the height of second line season - the good good parades. Today, Lady Buckjumpers. Next week, Dumaine Street Gang followed by The Big Nine. Last week it was 9 Times - The Kings of the Ninth Ward an ‘nem. There was so much that was working for [...]
25TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2009
Start: Purple Rain. Washington Ave & Saratoga. Up Washington Ave. to S. Liberty. Left on S. Liberty to Freret St. Left on Freret St. to Gen. Taylor. Right on Gen. Taylor. Stop: Silky’s Lounge, Gen. Taylor and Magnolia. Men Buckjumpers 25th Anniversary Tribute. Proceed out [...]
NINE TIMES SOCIAL & PLEASURE CLUB and LADY NINE TIMES
TENTH ANNIVERSARY PARADE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009 12-4pm
Start: 3436 Louisa Street, Mrs. Gail’s Place. Up Louisa to Pleasure. U-turn on Pleasure to Louisa to Higgins. Left on Higgins to Almonaster. Left on Almonaster. Over the bridge. Up Almonaster to N. [...]
PARADE ROUTE:
Start: Foxx III Lounge, 3801 Washington Avenue. Out Rocheblade St. to Toleadano St. Left on Toledano to S. Claiborne Ave. Right on Claiborne. Stop: Jazzy Daiquiri Shop. Out Louisiana to Louisiana and Carondelet.Stop: L Reuxs. Out Carondelet to Washington Ave. Left turn on Washington.
Stop: Purple Rain. Down Washington to LaSalle. [...]
Word of advice: If you’re gonna let someone hitch on to the tail of your star, you better assess whether or not they can steal your shine cause that’s just what happened to Sudan when the Versatile Ladies of Style took to the streets. Sudan is the headliner of this [...]
SHAMARR ALLEN, STOOGES BRASS BAND, And BOWLING for $15
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 7-10PM @ROCK-N-BOWL, 3000 S. CARROLLTON AVE.
Parade Route: Start: Treme Center, N. Villere and St. Phillip. Down N. Villere to Touro St. Right on Touro. Continue down Touro St. to St. Claude. Right on St. Claude.
Stop: Sweet Lorraine’s – Black Men of Labor. Continue up St. Claude Ave. to N. Rampart. Up N. Rampart to Ursuline. Right [...]30TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009
Start: Armstrong Park. Proceed up N. Rampart to S. Rampart. Continue to Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Stop: Clear Head Learning Center, 1800 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Proceed down O.C. Haley Blvd. Right on Jackson. Left onto Simon Bolivar. Left onto LaSalle to Washington Avenue. Stop: Washington [...]
Above is a clip from a sissy rapper show I attended earlier this year. If you’ve never been to a sissy rap concert before, do yourself a favor and yell at your life coach to Get On It! Better yet, fire him or her and put a sissy rapper on [...]
Yes, I’m behind on my parade reports again. So until I can get the rest of the Prince of Whales second line videos processed, I’m giving you this clip to tie you over. As you know, I am always on the lookout for that FIYAH! so when I saw this [...]
“KINGS OF THE STREET”
Parade Dedicated in the Memory of Jody Breeze
Start: Silky’s Lounge, Magnolia & General Taylor. Continue up Magnolia to General Pershing. Right turn on Gen. Pershing to S. Claiborne Ave. Right onto S. Claiborne Ave. Continue down S. Claiborne.Stop: Jazzy Daiquiri, S. Claiborne Ave. & Louisiana Ave. Right [...]
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009 1-5 P.M.
“If You Don’t Know, Now You Know” Start: Rock Bottom Lounge, 3801 Tchoupitoulas. Back Peniston to Annunciation. Up Annunciation to General Taylor. Back General Taylor to Magazine. Right on Magazine. Stop: Spruce, 3713 Magazine. Down Magazine to Louisiana. Left on Louisiana. Back Louisiana. Stop: Sandpiper Lounge, 2119 Louisiana [...]Start: 2632 Ursulines Street. Proceed down to North Broad.
Stop: Primary Eye Care, 4509 N. Broad. Proceed down N. Broad to Hope Street. Turn Left. Stop: Prime Example, 1909 N. Broad Street. Proceed down Broad Street to St. Bernard Ave. Turn onto St. Bernard. Proceed down to N. Miro. Stop: A New Day [...]
I know it’s Friday and YMO’s parade happened way last Sunday and I’m just now filing this report but you wouldn’t believe the work week I had. Don’t roll your eyes at me – I might start bawling my eyes out or boozing or hooking up with inappropriate men (and [...]
Here’s a clip from Thursday’s YMO sponsored Peace Walk thru Central City – just a taste to tie you over till Sunday’s parade (see route and time below): Six bands, 5000+ parade-goers, and nine divisions of scores of Black men wearing proper suits, sashes, fans and dress shoes, dancing for [...]
The Young Men Olympian Social Aid and Pleasure Club is partnering with Silence Is Violence and the Social Aid and Pleasure Club Task Force to sponsor September’s peace rally happening this Thursday September 24th in the Central City neighborhood. The YMO is celebrating 125 years of community engagement and service [...]
Stop multi-tasking right now and check out this footage from Sunday’s second line parade. These children will take your world-weary heart, filet it ever so gently, letting all the dark fantasies of destruction befalling the mayor, your co-workers and your man’s baby momma come oozing out so that the immaculate [...]
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 1-5P.M.
Start: St. Charles and Josephine St. Up St. Charles to Jackson Ave. Right on Jackson Ave. Up Jackson Ave. to Brainard. Left on Brainard St. to Barrone St. Up Barrone to Second St. Right on Second St. to Dryades. Stop: Sportsman Corner. Out Second St. to Magnolia [...]
So The Lady was into Day 3 of her crying weather jag (or is this Day 4 – I can’t with her right now…), up and past the 1pm start mark of the Young Men Olympian 125th year anniversary parade. Now you know I’m not one to miss a second [...]
“That’s Right, 125 years and Still Going Strong”
…your feet are still hurting 24 hours after the second line parade. Mine feel like they took a beat down from one of the trannies at this weekend’s Southern Decadence. I can barely walk today. The streets of New Orleans are not child’s play.
The Black Men Of Labor’s second line [...]SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 3-7PM
FYI: This is not the official 2009 route sheet but its supposed to be the same as last year’s route.Start: Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club, 1931 St. Claude Ave. Up N. Rampart Stop: Donna’s Bar and Grill, N. Rampart and St. Ann. Down N. Rampart. Left on Barracks. Stop: [...]
This Labor Day weekend marks a very special anniversary in the jazz culture community. Sweet Lorraine’s turns a mature lady of 10 years this weekend. And the club is having a two-day festival culminating with a second line parade on Sunday to mark the celebration.
If you [...]
Over 1,000 people paraded Monday for the resurrection of their beloved Charity Hospital. Although someone did lean over at one point and say to me, “those second liners will follow the brass bands off the plank of a ship!” HA! And you know it’s true! But it’s also true that [...]
YES!! It’s finally here! Dun dun dun dun! After a three month hiatus (two and a half actually but it felt like five - you do the math), second line season is upon us. Excitement! All that dancing, singing, laughing, sweating, eating, drinking, gossiping, swearing, flirting… CANNOTWAIT! The video above is [...]
