Sometimes the literal tells less of the truth than the figurative.

| Radiohead : The National Anthem

| Mardi Gras : Easy Rider

The timing of these posts is a tad off, but being punctual and precise is not really the point here, is it? So we’ll anticipate Lundi Gras at Woldenberg Park while Bacchus is rolling, like, right now.

| T. Rex : Bang a Gong (Get it On)

| Ike & Tina Turner : Proud Mary (1971) | LIVE

I am fixated on the Black Mardi Gras experience in these posts, I know.

| Donna Summer : I Feel Love

| Redbone : Witch Queen of New Orleans

The big fun has just begun. LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER! Throw me something, Mister!

| Carl Craig presents Paperclip People : Throw

| Blind Melon : No Rain

The OS X Dictionary has two meanings for “mambo”: 1 a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba. 2 a priestess in the voodoo religion of Haiti.

| My Bloody Valentine : Soon

| The Rolling Stones : We Love You

Beep. Back on the riverfront. Thanks, ChatGPT! but of course I meant a Mardi Gras float.

| Paul Simon : Take Me to the Mardi Gras

| Illneas : The Strange by Charles Bukowski

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