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
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The Stooges Brass Band “Why You Worried About Me” at the Men of Class 2012
#240 Stooges Brass Band Why You Worried About Me Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
This was the first time I have heard the Stooges play this song, which I usually associate with the TBC or the Rebirth Brass Band. This was the Men of Class 2012 second-line leaving the first stop and heading south on Louisiana Parkway, 10/21/12
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From Big Man’s Lounge down Louisiana Avenue
The Men of Class second-line moves on from Big Man’s Lounge south along Louisiana Avenue in Uptown, with the Stooges Brass Band, 10/21/12
Sisters With Class Coming Out the Door
#235 Sisters with Class Coming Out 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Sisters With Class come out at the first stop on the Men of Class second-line near Big Man’s Lounge on Louisiana Avenue in the Uptown, 10/21/12
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Taking A Break at Big Man’s Lounge
The Men of Class second-line stops near Big Man’s Lounge, where they are joined by the Sisters With Class, 10/21/12
Second-Lining Uptown with the Men of Class
Some scholars believe that second-lines in New Orleans derive from West African practices of parading and drumming around a village in order to bless it or protect it from evil. But in New Orleans, the day’s activities involve more than parading and playing music, for the procession stops at a number of places where the social aid and pleasure club that is parading will salute another club. This takes on the aspect of ritual, and thus second-lines serve to build ties and alliances within New Orleans’ inner-city neighborhoods, 10/21/12
Second-Lining on the Scaffold
#212 Men of Class Second Line 2012 (by John Shaw)
You could say this dancer took his second-lining to new heights when he climbed up on the scaffolding of a pumping station being remodeled on Broad Street in Uptown New Orleans. The Stooges Brass Band are providing the groove, 10/21/12
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Across the Bridge into the Uptown
The Men of Class second-line proceeds across the bridge into Uptown New Orleans, where a second-liner climbs up on the scaffolding of a pumping-station that’s being remodeled. I have noticed that part of the phenomena at second-lines is dancers climbing up on ledges, roofs or other high places so as to be noticed by the crowd, or perhaps to be able to see the whole parade stretched out beneath them, or maybe both. 10/21/12
Stooges Brass Band “Deed I Do” at the Men of Class 2012
#203 Stooges Brass Band Deed I Do Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Stooges Brass Band play Stevie Wonder’s “Deed I Do” as motivation for the Men of Class and second-liners as they cross the bridge on Broad Street into the Uptown, !0/21/12
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