July 3: LDL Casino, Louisianna!

Ayyyy-eeeeee! Its July 4th weekend and the van is packed wall to wall with DFJ members. We're playing a show at the pool of a casino. I've got a feeling the view will be a pleasant one. If its my kind of party you just might see my rocket's red glare a little early this year.

Although I was led to believe that rooms would be in the casino I was glad the hotel was within five miles of the show. The room wasn't bad but it did have this aroma similar to the smell of someone's gym shoes that were left next to a dumpster behind a Denny's restaurant. You get it... Sort of funky. Or maybe it smelled more like the back of Andre' the Giants neck after a night in a sweat suit in the Sahara desert. Laughing yet? Me too. Anyhow, sound check outside of the pool. Hmmm. Hot. Very hot. Afterwards we were escorted to the green room inside the casino. One helluva long walk.

Inside, poor Marc was feeling under the weather so he took refuge on the couch under a few of our clothes. Poor dude. I'm sure whatever virus he had will be defeated by the funk within our unwashed garments.

They were kind enough to let us eat the buffet and they had a wonderful selection. I think TC sampled everything in one trip. I ate enough shrimp to make Forest and Bubba stand up and salute. Now all that food made us a bit sluggish in the first hour of playing time but after the booze started flowing and the crowd started going the party came into full swing. Lots of dancing, smiling people everywhere you turned. With all the girls dancing on the platforms it was hard to keep Hook on the stage for more than two beats of a song and before you know it he's working his jelly on another dancing girl. Do your thang boy!

After the show I hit the casino. Not for gambling but just a chance to catch the vibe and meet the people. LDL casino was good to us tonight in so many ways, a few of them I'll refrain from mentioning to keep my clean reputation. I hope we come back here soon. Knowing that Kool and the Gang was here last week and Tom Jones next, I feel like I'm on a path here. Wayne Newton or King Kong ain't got shit on me!

Enuff.....!

Magz
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