RL Reeves Jr
rlreevesjr.bsky.social
RL Reeves Jr
@rlreevesjr.bsky.social
The Alan Lomax of po boys.
9th Ward. New Orleans. Mayonnaise historian
http://scrumptiouschef.com/
Need a stiff old fashioned or cognac and sprite?

In New Orleans, bootleg bars run out of the back of pickup trucks are chockablock around town.

Cheap and convenient for neighborhood tipples.
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Friday nite in Treme neighborhood. 6th Ward New Orleans and the ladies are dancing in the street. What makes 'em dance?

803Fresh. Here it is y'all.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQxQ...
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
65 years ago today, Nov 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges walked up these stairs to William Frantz Elementary on Galvez St. in New Orleans.

John Steinbeck was on the scene on that long ago day. "But there was something far worse here than dirt, a kind of frightening witches’ Sabbath."

I just took this photo.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New Orleans girl Mayumi Shara is a master of Japanese Taiko drumming.

Early on, Tokyo kingpin Motohiko Hino was impressed, and she became his pupil. Today, Shara is a big part of this old town's music scene
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Oak Street Po-boy Festival

Kick-Off Block Party
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

8300 Block of Oak Street

Help devour a 360 foot-long po boy

Free event for po boy lovers only
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Japan's wild bears cross the line as human encounters soarーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D2L...

Has anyone checked on Papa Bear?
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Treme neighborhood street food. New Orleans. 6th Ward. November 9, 2925.
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Hog head gumbo season is upon us. A little chorizo to spice it up
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Got an extra hundred bucks burning a hole in your pocket?
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Komusubi Takayasu, pain-wracked, is training cautiously and aims for a kachikoshi at Fukuoka.

Despite a 7-8 record last time, he stays in sanyaku and eyes a double-digit comeback toward Ozeki.

The final basho of '25 starts Sunday for 390lb Papa Bear. Can Ibaraki’s favorite son get his first yusho?
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What do you mean every city doesn't have roving cocktail vendors making Hi-Balls out of the back of pickup trucks?
Sunday afternoon.
3rd Ward.
New Orleans.
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Earlier today new Sekiwake Aonishiki trained at Arashio beya, going 6–2 against Kirishima and Wakamotoharu.

The 21-year-old Ukraine-born Ozeki hopeful said he’s focused on steady progress and injury-free prep. Trusting coach Ajigawa, he eyes a yusho and possible Ozeki promotion.
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The modern voodoo Queen of New Orleans: Kalinda Laveaux.
Halloween 2025.
Treme neighborhood
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Field Report: 2025 Krewe De Boo Halloween Parade

scrumptiouschef.com/field-report...

The scary freaks of New Orleans took to the streets this past weekend for a 100 square block 'monster mash' style street party. I shot it.
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's Mr. Beasley's birthday
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
'The week sumo wrestling took over London.'

The Observer looks at the rikishi at Royal Albert Hall this weekend.

The journalism is greatly improved when the paper hires a skilled photographer to shoot instead of expecting the writer to shoulder both duties.

observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
October 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The smallest Weber Smokey Mountain on the market. Rack of pork spare ribs split in two. Hickory fire
October 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
2025 Prince of Wales Second Line in New Orleans. Da Truth Brass Band, typical Sunday afternoon street party in the 12th Ward.
October 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The penultimate second line for Moonie in Treme, New Orleans.

The funerary traditions here are strong.

Tomorrow he will be buried following a jazz funeral.
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
C'mon Peppermint, throw on some orange blotter, jump on your Fuji Rabbit and let your hair down a little bit. I know you got some Tura Satana deep inside ya somewhere.
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Hoshoryu became unstoppable today at the "Centennial Tournament: Traditional & Modern Sumo."

Entering a "yokozuna gonin-gakari" event, he faced five lower-ranked wrestlers—Gounoyama, Hiradoumi, Ura, Rouga, and Meisei.

Surrounded, he threw each out effortlessly, finishing with five straight wins.
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bone-in loin end pork chops. Season-All is a Texas only blend. Cured Hickory fire. 9th Ward, New Orleans
October 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Balloon release for Damien Kendrick. Thursday October 2nd, Treme, New Orleans.
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When they see me coming they get the shugga ready
October 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Damien Kendrick funerary second line. Treme neighborhood, New Orleans. September 2025
September 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM