May 15-17 Coda

Oh, boo hoo. Louisiana in the rearview mirror. How can I possibly console myself? What in the world will bring back the smile to my face and the tap to my toe?

How about a zydeco festival -- in Daphne, AL -- halfway between Breaux Bridge and Gainesville?
What a crazy weekend -- two cats, one dog, two women (head for the hills) and ten bands.

The 2009 Gulf Coast Zydeco Music and Crawfish Festival was zydeco central for three days. After last years fabulous turn-out, I think every zydeco dancer in the country showed up for this year's event. Great line-up (Same Ol 2 Step, Brian Jack and the Zydeco Gamblers, Leon Chavis & the Zydeco Flames, Thomas "Big Hat" Fields, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers, Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie, Tip Tops, Corey “Lil Pop” Ledet, and Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys), bargain prices -only $10 for Fri. & $10 for Sat. nights with free music during the day on Saturday and Sunday and a slew of dancers.

A special treat for me was seeing Lisa (one of the mandolin players during my Life in Louisiana) play fiddle with Thomas Fields - not a traditional zydeco combination, but it worked!! So it ends, with a little help from my friends, I made it back home without even clicking my heels three times. There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home.