Cafe des Amis
Leroy Thomas is tearing 'em up. His rubboard player (who later takes a turn at drums & accordion) is from Houston. If you saw Geno on New Year's Eve at Vermilionville, you saw him guest at rubboard - great talent. Gerard Delafose (Geno's nephew and one of Hogtown Zydeco's guest bands from 2006) is on drums and takes a turn at accordion before the morning is out. Actually, Leroy took a loooonnnggg break and several other musicians stepped in on accordion, drums or rubboard, including a lady visiting from England, a famous (in zydeco circles) elderly accordion player from Mexico and another musician kinda advertising his evening gig.
I danced while waiting for a table - not too long a wait, there was no line - and danced while waiting for the waitress and danced while waiting for food and danced when breakfast was over --- then danced right over to Coffee Break.
Coffee Break
Right on Main St. in Breaux Bridge, the Coffee Break hosts a Saturday morning jam for ANYONE - literally - bring your favorite instrument, sit in one of the folding chairs in the main room and play along with the other jammers. I usually adjourn to one of the back rooms to stay out of the way and read while listening to the music. It's always crowded, so not much room for dancing, but occasionally someone's two feet can't resist a two-step and off we go.
I danced while waiting for a table - not too long a wait, there was no line - and danced while waiting for the waitress and danced while waiting for food and danced when breakfast was over --- then danced right over to Coffee Break.
Coffee Break
Right on Main St. in Breaux Bridge, the Coffee Break hosts a Saturday morning jam for ANYONE - literally - bring your favorite instrument, sit in one of the folding chairs in the main room and play along with the other jammers. I usually adjourn to one of the back rooms to stay out of the way and read while listening to the music. It's always crowded, so not much room for dancing, but occasionally someone's two feet can't resist a two-step and off we go.
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