Here are some essential links for people who watched episode 1 of Treme:
- Mardi Gras Indians
- Second line parades
- Jazz funeral
- Hubigs Pies (I’ve had them, they’re very good for a mass produced fried pie)
- The much-mentioned OPP is a reference to the Orleans Parish Prison
- Kermit Ruffins
- Donald Harrison (the sax player in the New York bar)
- Lionel Batiste
Update: I forgot to note Brocato’s ice cream parlor.
April 13, 2010 at 2:54 am
Elvis Costello
April 13, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Haven’t seen it yet, but my wife claimed there was a quick reference at the beginning to Troy Andrews (“Where’s Shorty?”) or something …