Why didn't this get more press? I'm not that disconnected from the local scene. Long Tall Marica Ball is playing a free concert at Parc Internationale in downtown Lafayette. I got there early and managed to park my chair in the front row. Munching through the sound check (hot dog and a beer) and chatting with my seat neighbors made time speed by. What a show!! All her standards - New Orleans is a Party Town, Mama's Cookin', Crawfishing, Louisiana, etc. Dancing as the sun sets behind the buildings, the moon and stars begin to show through the evening haze, the breeze is blowing lightly -- could be a perfect night.
But there's more! Around the corner and down the street, Grant St. Dance Hall is hosting a 77th birthday party for D.L. Menard. Do you think there's a band? Not just A BAND.
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The legend (D.L. Menard wrote J'ai Passe' Devant Ta Porte) joins Louis, Alan, Chris, Andre (we heard him with his father & uncles at Prejeans) and Caruth (with no beard) on stage for classic cajun fiddle. Dance, dance, dance. Dance the night away. Nuthin' but dancing. Ahhhhhhh! Life in Louisiana ...
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