Monday, February 18, 2008
Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys/letszydeco.com
On Sunday evening, I went back to Connolly’s Bar on 45th Street, Manhattan. Steve Riley doesn’t play Zydeco, he plays Cajun music, which is more like a hodgepodge of traditional American music without the rhythm and blues aspect , but still with the French flavour. So much fun though! This guy definitely knows how to get a party going!
Usually, my zydeco evenings involve meeting Trish at St. Andrew’s Pub, but she was on her way back from The Hamptons with her friend Adelle, so I went alone and they joined me later. As I walked in, I was confronted by a huge crowd of dancers, so navigating towards the bar wasn’t easy, and just before I reached my goal, I was asked to dance. After that, I got a little closer to the bar before one of the regulars, Barbara, also asked me to dance.
By the time that dance ended, Trish was there with wine in hand, asking if I’d dance with her! It’s great to be in demand! You really can dance all evening if you so choose, switching partners every song or two. Few people only dance with those they arrive with.
The crowd is mostly over 40 and largely over 50, but the 20 and 30-somethings also have a blast. One of the regulars, Jack, is a spry man in his late 70’s. Please let me be like him when I grow up! Others include the guy who Trish has dubbed The Rockin’ Rabbi, a short bearded man who always has a great time and a man who has the worst dance face I have seen in many a year. The dude can dance, but needs to drop the ‘look how cool I am to dance this well at my age’ expressions. And a lot of people there are really good dancers.
If anyone is interested, check out letszydeco.com. Go with a friend or go alone. You will have a great time. I’m going to have to seek out the Boston group, as I am assured that there is one and the crowd is similar. What a mood lifter!
We finished the evening with 7 of us having a drink and sharing food at St. Andrew’s. I arrived home just after 2am.
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Usually, my zydeco evenings involve meeting Trish at St. Andrew’s Pub, but she was on her way back from The Hamptons with her friend Adelle, so I went alone and they joined me later. As I walked in, I was confronted by a huge crowd of dancers, so navigating towards the bar wasn’t easy, and just before I reached my goal, I was asked to dance. After that, I got a little closer to the bar before one of the regulars, Barbara, also asked me to dance.
By the time that dance ended, Trish was there with wine in hand, asking if I’d dance with her! It’s great to be in demand! You really can dance all evening if you so choose, switching partners every song or two. Few people only dance with those they arrive with.
The crowd is mostly over 40 and largely over 50, but the 20 and 30-somethings also have a blast. One of the regulars, Jack, is a spry man in his late 70’s. Please let me be like him when I grow up! Others include the guy who Trish has dubbed The Rockin’ Rabbi, a short bearded man who always has a great time and a man who has the worst dance face I have seen in many a year. The dude can dance, but needs to drop the ‘look how cool I am to dance this well at my age’ expressions. And a lot of people there are really good dancers.
If anyone is interested, check out letszydeco.com. Go with a friend or go alone. You will have a great time. I’m going to have to seek out the Boston group, as I am assured that there is one and the crowd is similar. What a mood lifter!
We finished the evening with 7 of us having a drink and sharing food at St. Andrew’s. I arrived home just after 2am.
