BENEFIT THE BOOGIE
Black Sabbath may have encouraged you to smoke it - amongst other things - but this local Lafayette crew of anti-smokers ain't into it. Their tobacco awareness coalition is throwing a Benefit the Boogie Fundraiser. Started by local musician and cancer survivor David Egan, the event aims to eliminate financial barriers between members of the Acadiana-area musical community and access to lung cancer screening tests, information and supporting smoke-free venues.
BENEFIT THE BOOGIE
Black Sabbath may have encouraged you to smoke it - amongst other things - but this local Lafayette crew of anti-smokers ain't into it. Their tobacco awareness coalition is throwing a Benefit the Boogie Fundraiser. Started by local musician and cancer survivor David Egan, the event aims to eliminate financial barriers between members of the Acadiana-area musical community and access to lung cancer screening tests, information and supporting smoke-free venues. This year's event will feature music from the Radiators. Their contented calypso, New Orleans-informed funk rock has been a staple of the Gulf Coast for three decades, entertaining humanoids and the like. Word has it The Radiators are breaking up and this will be their last show. The alt-blues extravaganza of Michael Juan Nunez opens the show. Be at the Blue Moon Saloon on Nov. 28 to support Benefit the Boogie. For more information or tickets contact Kathy Richard at the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation - Healthcare Initiative at 233-7060 or visit culturaleconomy.org and ask about Benefit the Boogie.
THANKSGIVING EVE DTA
The fall 2010 Downtown Alive season comes to a close with a special Thanksgiving Eve event, capping off a record-breaking season. The night will feature the high octane, boogie roots of High Performance, whose members include Steve Riley, Kevin Dugas, Jamey Bearby, Jason Bergeron, Richard Comeaux and Brazos Huval. There will be the Lighting of the Official City Christmas Tree by City-Parish President Joey Durel. Toys for Tots will be on site accepting donations. Horse drawn carriage rides will be available.
Be at Parc Sans Souci on Nov. 24 for the Thanksgiving Eve DTA.
FUNKTION
Slappy-happy bass lines often trend toward making people's booties move and shake. George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners bring New Orleans funk, soul, and groovicide to the Blue Moon for a show the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 26.
GRANGER ET AL
Gary Granger's got some strange stuff cooking in the pot and the ingredients include a wide spectrum of jazz, blues and funk masters. Granger's Quetzalcoatl freak jams will have you begging for feathered serpents to come save you from the black sun gods (with three pronged crown). Drum wizard Doug Belote and bass phenomenon Charlie Wooton will join Granger's guitar gymnastics to merge as the world's most insane groove machine to ever skronk the planet. Be there to witness it at Artmosphere on Nov. 24. Riffs of Griff opens the show. Rumor has it Michael Doucet may sit in with these dudes. Skronk on, brothers. Skronk on!
POETS
The Poets club was one of the Lafayette hot spots of the 90s. Kaliste Saloom, baby. Get in the Range Rover and rev it up loud like a go-fast boat. Dudes, chicks, yuppies, tricks, gypsies and slick hicks would all gather to sip suds, knock back fried cruds and jam on some thuds. Andy Smith Band and Spank The Monkey were two of the mainstays of that era to rock the place. They do it again at Grant Street on Nov. 27 for the Poets Lafayette Reunion to benefit The Children's Shelters of Acadiana. Bust it. Doors open at 7 p.m.
ETC**
Brett Vidrine** and Slow Burn Burlesque play Artmosphere on Nov. 27 On Nov. 27, Steve Conn, Sonny Landreth & Friends gather at the AcA theater to lay down the blues jamsLil'Buck hosts a Thanksgiving Party at the Blue Moon on Nov. 25On Nov. 24 Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole play Blue Moon with Diego Martin and 80 Proof****Horace Trahan & The Ossun Express play Blue Moon on Nov. 27On Nov. 27, Roxie Le Rouge presents "The Appeteazers" at The Elephant Room.
POSTHASTE WITH DAVE EGAN
How long did you smoke?
Maybe 25 years off and on, lightly.
Why did you start?
I had a challenge with myself to see if I could learn to inhale without puking.
At what age did smoking seem not as cool?
At thirty, I knew I had a problem.
How did you react when the doctor informed you that you had cancer?
I was teaching a real good kid a piano lesson. Just pressed on through it.
What was the weirdest part of getting treated for cancer?
After my Lobectomy, the docs said I had to allow myself to cough, so as to clear what was left of my lungs. Whenever I did, it felt like a little devil monkey paw, clutching and squeezing my wounded lung with utter viciousness and malevolence. This monkey was one of the winged ones.
Do you have more energy now that you no longer smoke?
Without....a...zzzzzzzzzz.
Is your outlook on life a more positive one?
Yes, and I'm trying to remember that.
Did you suffer withdrawal symptoms?
No. Losing part of a lung is a sure-fire way to quit, but I don't recommend it. John Wayne was a dumbass.
Can you do karate?
It's up there with my opera singing.
If a strange man challenged you to an impromptu karate match even though both of you may not know karate do you think you could kick his ass?
If he would agree to be tied to a chair. And blindfolded. And maybe a couple of guys to help me. Maybe a little boombox playing "Stuck in the Middle with You."