It’s time to revisit our old pal, Milo, prince of Old Metry. His human is one of my many friends named Stephanie. Her daughter Catie took the picture.

In case you’re wondering Uncle Lionel Batiste was a legend in New Orleans music circles. I was acquainted with Uncle Lionel and wrote a tribute to him after his death in 2012.

He was so universally beloved that everyone called him Uncle Lionel. He was a singer, drummer and leader of the Treme Brass Band. You probably saw him on HBO’s Treme, beating on his drum and being the coolest cat in the crowd. He was usually the best dressed too.

 

I became acquainted with Uncle Lionel when I had my shop at Jackson Square. He’d pop in to browse, chat and kvetch about how bad some of the younger street musicians were. The thing I *really* loved about Uncle Lionel was that he called me “young man.”

Back to you, Milo.