Hard-Working ladies like this are the backbone of New Orleans cuisine. And they are growing scarce.
RL Reeves Jr
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The Alan Lomax of po boys. 9th Ward. New Orleans. Mayonnaise historian http://scrumptiouschef.com/
Any Industrial Canal nerds on here? Public comments on the new lock proposal at St Claude bridge close on August 25th, 2026. This process began in 1956 btw. 70 years have passed since the project was slated to begin. We move glacially here in the 9th Ward
Area Applebee's A Hotbed Of Machiavellian Political Maneuvering theonion.com/area-applebe... Everybody's got a favorite Onion article right?
Area Applebee's A Hotbed Of Machiavellian Political Maneuvering
HARTFORD, CT–The site of a complex, ever-shifting web of alliances among servers, line cooks, hostesses, dishwashers, and managers, the Sheridan Avenue Applebee’s is a hotbed of Machiavellian politica...
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1970 Funkadelic www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hbr... Friday night August the 14th
Funkadelic - Friday Night, August 14th
YouTube video by gebjgbtl571
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Sandy's Custard. Est. 1946. Austin, Texas. That $1.99 Bacon cheeseburger combo we grew up on is now north of 10 bucks but still worth every penny
Outsider art at El Sunzal in East Austin. Excellent carnitas house with equally good pupusa
Outsider art at Taqueria Chapala on Cesar Chavez in East Austin. One of the great carne guisada houses
Back home in Lone Star and saw this bullshit which I quickly remedied
Remembering Maida Heatter pastryartsmag.com/people/remem... Back when I was a young pastry chef just starting out during the Henry VIII era somebody turned me on to Maida Heatter and she became my north star in the kitchen. She died at 102 a few years back
Baby Dolls at 2026 Satchmo Summerfest. 6th Ward, New Orleans
26th Anniversary Satchmo Salute Parade Sunday Aug 2nd, 2026 11:15 AM Starting Location: Outside St. Augustine Church, historic Treme neighborhood This is the unofficial kickoff for second line season which officially starts in four weeks
Jeff famously hated his bands getting bootlegged and I was an ardent bootlegger way back when. Had a few close calls with him over the years but he never busted me. A lion of garage rock is gone
Enselada de camarones to power me through this 100° afternoon 9th Ward, New Orleans
The Chantels - Maybe (1958) Arlene Smith of The Chantels has passed. A pioneer of Girl Groups, she co-wrote and recorded “Maybe” at the age of 16 www.youtube.com/watch?v=IePT... 84
The Chantels - Maybe (1958)
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Durand Jones & The Indications - Really Wanna Be With You Young cat from Louisiana keeping the Isaac Hayes thing going www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxdm...
Durand Jones & The Indications - Really Wanna Be With You
YouTube video by DurandJonesVEVO
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Explore the Carroll Shelby collection at Northeast Texas Community College in rural Pittsburg, home to one of the USA's great regional sausages www.gilmermirror.com/2026/07/24/e... 412 miles from New Orleans but I never let that get in the way of a good time. Watch for a field report late autumn
Explore the Carroll Shelby collection at the NTCC library
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Cajun pork loin and two types Texas sausage: hot guts and green onion w black pepper. Hickory wood. 9th Ward New Orleans
Results: 2026 American Cured Meat Championships in Milwaukee Over the past 77 years cured meat artisans and purveyors have gathered together once a year to crown their kings or queens of ham, bacon, mortadella, baloney, and every kind of sausage under the sun. scrumptiouschef.com/2026-america...
Raymond Jesse Hector 1947-2026 - In Memoriam Crucial Brit rocker. Founded 'the Rock and Roll Trio' as an 11-year-old Years later destroyed the UK as frontman of The Hammersmith Gorillas www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0hT...
Raymond Jesse Hector 1947-2026 - In Memoriam
YouTube video by Ace Records
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Larry Dismond & Empress Jewlers - Empress Pearls You're Out Of Sight (Las Vegas Golden Opportunity) Play loud and dance around in your living room www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfP2...
Larry Dismond & Empress Jewlers - Empress Pearls You're Out Of Sight (Las Vegas Golden Opportunity)
YouTube video by Fonsoul Bcn
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Gawd I love super punchy horn lines Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Djanfa Magni Recorded at EMI Studios in Lagos, 1977. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_pL...
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Djanfa Magni
YouTube video by 51Choices
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Little Freddie King turned 86 tonite. BJ's Lounge 9th Ward New Orleans
Little Freddie King bday party 9th Ward Sat July 18 2026
Jubal Clark & Band "White Rails" (Circa 1979) Born March 17, 1929, in Ralls, Texas, a fur piece from about anywhere. Jubal was a leathery, old ranch hand-style honky tonk picker the breed of which has nearly vanished. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7X9...
Jubal Clark & Band "White Rails" (Circa 1979)
YouTube video by Austin History Center
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Salsa fresca project begins. Serrano, jalapeno, green onion and lime juice all going in the blender too.
James Rivers is gone. The old lion has left us. Here he is with his wife Camille aka Virginia who also departed last year.
