The Men of Class second-line arriving at Sportsman’s Corner, Second and Dryades, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
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Stooges Brass Band (@StoogesBB) at Men of Class 2012
#301 Stooges Brass Band @ Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Men of Class and Stooges Brass Band head up Dryades toward Second Street, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
Stooges Brass Band (@StoogesBB) Live at Joe’s House of Blues
#297 Stooges Brass Band @ Men of Class 2012 Joe’s House of Blues (by John Shaw)
The Stooges Brass Band play as the Men of Class come out of Joe’s House of Blues to resume the second-line, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
Leaving Joe’s House of Blues
The Men of Class second-line leaving Joe’s House of Blues and continuing on their route, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
Men of Class at Joe’s House of Blues, New Orleans
The Men of Class 2012 taking a break in front of Joe’s House of Blues at Seventh and Dryades, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
Second-Lining On The Roof
#279 Second-Lining on the Roof-Men of Class 2012.MOV (by John Shaw)
Second-liners often end up on roofs of cars, roofs or buildings or other high places, either to see everything below from a vantage point, or in the hopes of being seen or noticed themselves. At the Men of Class second-line at Joe’s House of Blues, Seventh and Dryades, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
Men of Class at Joe’s House of Blues, New Orleans
The stops along a second-line route are primarily places for the parading organization to show honor and respect to other organizations (and vice versa), but large crowds gather at these spots, many of which are traditionally-significant locations, so the intersections become sudden venues, at which dancers show off their creativity and skill and vendors sell their food, drinks or other products. Note the second-liner who is dancing on the roof of Joe’s House of Blues, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
The Men of Class Second-Line Uptown
The Men of Class second-line works its way through Uptown to Joe’s House of Blues at Seventh and Dryades. This neighborhood bar is known as a venue for Mardi Gras Indian practices, and also has the occasional live blues or soul band. 10/21/12
A Second-Line and the Sandpiper Lounge
The Men of Class second-line heads down Louisiana Avenue past the Sandpiper Lounge, which looks as if it hasn’t changed a bit since 1957, Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
The Stooges Brass Band at the Men of Class 2012
#246 Stooges Brass Band @ Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Stooges Brass Band playing for the Men of Class 2012 second-line in Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12