Always for Pleasure

Les Blank died recently, and so I decided to start watching his documentaries. I first watched "Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers", all about garlic. "Always for Pleasure" is about New Orleans. The focuses are a funeral, St. Patrick's Day, and then Mardi Gras. The Mardi Gras segment is truly the highlight: singing, dancing, and indescribable fun. This makes it all the more sad that the Crescent City has seen itself permanently altered by Hurricane Katrina and everything that resulted from it, and more so by the BP oil spill. But taken on its own, this documentary is a really fun time, truly showing what the Big Easy was always known for. It's a giant party all the way through, so let the good times roll!