2023 Family Ties Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
Finally, five weeks into the fresh second line season the gods smiled upon downtown New Orleans and blessed us with a roll that did not start on the wrong side of Pontchartrain Expressway. Family Ties Social Aid and Pleasure Club rolled through the 6th and 7th Wards earlier today. This is what we saw:
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2023 Young Men Olympian Second Line
We rolled from our 9th Ward neighborhood all the way to Central City to take in the 2023 Young Men Olympian Second Line. The Olympians are the oldest second line rollers in the entire city starting just after the Civil War. This is what we saw:
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2023 Good Fellas Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
We rolled from our home in New Orleans 9th Ward to uptown in the Garden District this afternoon to watch Good Fellas Social and Pleasure Club take to the streets of Central City for their annual second line parade. This is what we saw: Continue reading
2023 Young Men Olympian Second Line Parade
Young Men Olympians are the only second line crew accorded the honor of having two separate parades each season. As they should. The old-school benevolent association was founded in 1884. We rolled from our home in the 9th Ward to Central City for the gentlemen’s parade earlier today. This is what we saw:
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2023 Valley Of Silent Men Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Satchmo Summerfest Second Line Parade
While the official second line season does not kick off for a few more weeks the annual Satchmo Summerfest street parade has served as a de facto start for right at 20 years. Several hundred people milled about impatiently outside St Augustine Church as the 11:15 am start time came and passed. Continue reading
Polo Silk at 2023 Uptown Swingers Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed, legendary New Orleans Baby Doll and member of the sprawling Batiste family, recently passed away in her adopted home of Newport News, Virginia. She was 97 years old. This morning, Baby Doll troupes from across the city gathered to fete her in a celebratory second line.
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Here’s what we saw:
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
Miriam Batiste Reed Funerary Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
The Money Wasters social club saw the streets of the Treme neighborhood teeming with thousands of people as they paraded up, over, down and through the 6th Ward of New Orleans.
We are just now going through the roll and will post more photos soon.
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Money Wasters Social Aid And Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
More to come. Just now going through the roll.
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line
2023 Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club Second Line