Come on, bae. We ain’t going nowhere, but maybe we get someplace else. Another pause with lots of videos and music, but no photos. Slow dissolve.

| Assorted

| Assorted

In the spirit of Lundi Gras, we’re going to take a break from this series for just a week, maybe. I hope.

| DJ Spooky : Asphalt (Tome II) (and more music)

| A Guy Called Gerald : Voodoo Ray (and more vids)

I lost the plot. I never had one for this series, but now that it’s developing, I see that I should have begun with Skull + Bone and worked my way through the Treme Indians.

| Jean Knight : Mr. Big Stuff

| NOLA.com : All about Zulu: Mardi Gras history to celebrate, even without a parade

I got lost tonight and wasted a lot of time, so I’m dead, too. I’ll let Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes talk instead.

| Liquid Liquid : Cavern

| The Atlantic Selects : Beware the Skull and Bone Gang

I thought I would shake things up a bit and use a New York Times “Op-Doc” and pair it with the masked revellers from the Venice Carnevale, as both a play on “baby doll” plastic faces and a juxtaposition between two cultures.

| LaBelle : Lady Marmalade

| New York Times : You Can't Stop Spirit

I have to admit to becoming a bit verklempt while researching this series, off and on, and unexpectedly.

| Professor Longhair : Big Chief

| Treme : S04E07 - Indians Part 3

It’s important to catch the Creole-African vibe of New Orleans Carnival, especially at the beginning, now.

| Bow Wow Wow : I Want Candy

| IKO IKO the DIXIE CUPS TV version

Shh! The Befana may still be hanging out!

| The Meters : Hey Pocky a-Way

| Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama Collaboration

Paradoxes and conundrums. What does it mean to “desire enlightenment”?

| Manfred Mann's Earth Band : Blinded by the Light

| Kate Bush : Suspended in Gaffa