Even if you’re not a drag queen, don’t frequently dine on poboys, or bare your soul at a Cowboy Mouth revival, you’re going to enjoy this very candid conversation with 3 New Orleans celebrities.

What’s with Poppy Tooker and drag queens?

Poppy Tooker

Poppy Tooker – host of Louisiana Eats –  is New Orleans first lady of food. From her weekly TV appearances on Steppin’ Out to to her weekly radio show and podcast, Poppy is the best known foodie in the city. Poppy’s latest venture is a collaboration with a large group of drag queens to produce a strong of drag queen brunches around town, culminating in her 6th book, simply called Drag Queen Brunch. You could have found out any of this information in any New Orleans publication. What you won’t have heard anywhere but here is the explanation to this sentences Poppy utters by way of her current situation: “I’m not dead and I’m not knocked up.”

“Are you with me?!”

Fred LeBlanc

Fred LeBlanc is the larger than life front man of the band Cowboy Mouth. If you’ve ever been to a Cowboy Mouth show  (“ARE YOU WITH ME?!”) or heard any of Fred’s media appearances you have probably thought Fred’s life is an open book. Well, there might be a couple of chapters of the book you hadn’t heard about. Probably doubtful that you’ve heard Fred’s opinions on marriage or cross-dressing anywhere else. Or known anything about his relationship to the Poboy shop, Melba’s Po Boys.

You Can’t Beat Wagner’s Meat

Scott Wolfe

Scott Wolfe Sr is the owner of Melba’s Po Boy Shop, on the corner of North Claiborne and Elysian Fields. It’s the busiest Po Boy shop in the world. Scott is also the owner of the wildly successful local New Orleans grocery chain, Wagner’s. Yes, he’s the marketing genius who came up with the slogan “You can’t beat Wagner’s Meat.” Scott’s extraordinary flair for marketing can be found in full display at Melba’s where they’re open 24 hours a day, have a giant laundromat where each machine is named and themed for a local New Orleans celebrity – you can wash your clothes in the Fred LeBlanc machine for example – and a 24/7 daiquiri shop.

Fred LeBlanc, Scott Wolfe, Grant Morris, Poppy Tooker

This Happy Hour is a classic no-holds-barred conversation with people who are comfortable in their own skin and not hesitant about telling it like it is.

Jill Lafleur took the photos from this show, recorded live at Wayfare.