Always for Pleasure
Release: May 02, 1978

Always for Pleasure is a 1978 documentary film by Les Blank about social traditions in New Orleans, Louisiana. The film has footage of musical events, Mardi Gras Indians, a "jazz funeral" with traditional music, various second-line parades and cooking and eating of red beans and rice and a crawfish boil. Events filmed include New Orleans Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day 1977. Local musicians perform and are interviewed, including Kid Thomas Valentine, Allen Toussaint, Danny Barker, Blue Lu Barker, Irma Thomas, the Neville Brothers and Professor Longhair. The film profiles predominantly white second-line organizations whereas many other documentaries have falsely portrayed these traditions as the domain of mostly black groups.

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Man in Red: "Some of the black traditions are not bein' brought forward as much as they should, as far as tradition is concerned, you know. This is an environment that support of the people. We wish that we can convey, to every person, you know, a feelin' of tradition."
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Allen Toussaint: "This is what I know about it - what's done for funerals. To march real slow on the way to the funeral and cut up on the way back. That's how you lay the dead away - with a band. You take 'em on out and you boogie back."
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Kid Thomas: "You know what a fella said one time? He said, "You know one thing, if I knew that I was gonna live that long, I'd a took care of myself." But, you see, when he realized that: it was too late. He died."
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