Chasing Mr. Okra..

So got a text from my sister in New Orleans who heard via WWOZ that today is Mr. Okra's birthday. For those of you who do not know, Mr. Okra is a New Orleans original. He drives his produce truck thru New Orleans' neighborhoods selling his fruit and vegetables "door to door". He lets folks know what he has to sell that day via loudspeaker in a voice and cadence harkening back to the days when it was common to see and hear numerous vendors riding carts pulled by horses and donkeys moving throughout the city and calling out to announce their arrival and to sell their goods. It is a real treat to get to see him in action. Go here for more info and here for a video to see him in action. There was also a documentary film made about him that won some film festival awards. (The photo on the left is a picture of an original piece of art my wife and I purchased from Dr. Bob in New Orleans depicting Mr. Okra in his truck as he goes about his route.)