Come out to socialize and dance with other folks who enjoy Cajun & Zydeco music in the San Antonio area.
Were currently growing a group of people interested in a regular Cajun & Zydeco event/lessons. It will take a while to build a group so as the group gets bigger it will drive the interest of a dance instructor.
When we have a location for an event we will post all the details.
To get an idea of what the dance looks like click on this link: It's basically described as a 8 count swing style dance.
http://www.ZydecoDancer.com
Free Zydeco Online dance lesson at the following link:
http://www.ZydecoLesson.com
Visit http://www.arnb.org/Usalinks.php to check out Zydeco & Cajun events across the country!
-Greg
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Rockn' Bowl makes the big move in New Orleans
Here is a great article from The Times - Picayune, about how they moved parts of the Rockn' Bowl to it's new location in New Orleans.
Here is a great article from The Times - Picayune, about how they moved parts of the Rockn' Bowl to it's new location in New Orleans.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Summer Cajun/Zydeco Festivals to Attend:
Here are a few of the bigger Cajun/Zydeco Festivals to check out this summer as well as a link to a great NPR show on how to save money on summer travel.
NPR Audio Show on Summer Travel:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104624203&ft=1&f=1006
July 5th-10th 2009, Augusta Cajun/Creole Week, Elkins WV
One of the best weeks at a camp I have ever spent. It is located in the beautiful hills of West Virginia. It was a great week long camp that was a good deal for the money and one of the best week vacations I have had in long time. $420
http://www.augustaheritage.com/cajun.html
I would also highly recommend, taking a few extra days and drive to some great spots in Pennsylvania like Hershey PA, the Amish are of Lancaster and Frank Lloyd Wright called Falling Water.
August 6th - 10th, Soulieu Cajun & Zydeco Festival, France, EU
Need an excuse to head to Europe... here it is....
http://www.zydeco.org.uk/saulieu/index.html
August 6th-9th, 2009 Buffalo Gap - Zydeco & Cajun Festival - Darlington MD -
I have heard this is a great festival and I need to attend it myself! Andre is playing this year so it will be good for sure!
http://www.buffalojambalaya.org
September 4-6 Ninigret Festival - Charlestown RI
This is a BIG east coast Cajun/Zydeco festival. I have been several times and loved this festival!
http://www.rhythmandroots.com
CD Review - Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers - The Autonomous: Fit for Survival
After having seen Lil Nathan perform a couple times over the last few months I was eager to get his latest CD, "The Autonomous: Fit for Survival", which was just released. He really does bring a unique sound in comparison to the wide range of Zydeco CD's released over the last couple years. Track 10, "Mo Gain Less Bons Doigts", has some great energy as well as a wonderful remix of "That L'Argent". The one thing I am also thankful for is the ability as a DJ to alter the tempo when playing this CD at Zydeco DJ events as many of the tunes are a little slow on the tempo side for my personal taste.
When he played in Houston his tempo's were great, but in Daphne they were a little to slow for my personal taste. I also shared Lil Nathan's name with one of the local festival organizers with the hope of getting him out here Live!
I really enjoyed the artistic style of the CD and his web site as it follows the music...very unique. Unique are the details that he cares about not only in his music, but also in his web site as you can tell he cares about that attention to detail.
http://www.nathanwilliamsjr.com/
Here are a few of the bigger Cajun/Zydeco Festivals to check out this summer as well as a link to a great NPR show on how to save money on summer travel.
NPR Audio Show on Summer Travel:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104624203&ft=1&f=1006
July 5th-10th 2009, Augusta Cajun/Creole Week, Elkins WV
One of the best weeks at a camp I have ever spent. It is located in the beautiful hills of West Virginia. It was a great week long camp that was a good deal for the money and one of the best week vacations I have had in long time. $420
http://www.augustaheritage.com/cajun.html
I would also highly recommend, taking a few extra days and drive to some great spots in Pennsylvania like Hershey PA, the Amish are of Lancaster and Frank Lloyd Wright called Falling Water.
August 6th - 10th, Soulieu Cajun & Zydeco Festival, France, EU
Need an excuse to head to Europe... here it is....
http://www.zydeco.org.uk/saulieu/index.html
August 6th-9th, 2009 Buffalo Gap - Zydeco & Cajun Festival - Darlington MD -
I have heard this is a great festival and I need to attend it myself! Andre is playing this year so it will be good for sure!
http://www.buffalojambalaya.org
September 4-6 Ninigret Festival - Charlestown RI
This is a BIG east coast Cajun/Zydeco festival. I have been several times and loved this festival!
http://www.rhythmandroots.com
CD Review - Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers - The Autonomous: Fit for Survival
After having seen Lil Nathan perform a couple times over the last few months I was eager to get his latest CD, "The Autonomous: Fit for Survival", which was just released. He really does bring a unique sound in comparison to the wide range of Zydeco CD's released over the last couple years. Track 10, "Mo Gain Less Bons Doigts", has some great energy as well as a wonderful remix of "That L'Argent". The one thing I am also thankful for is the ability as a DJ to alter the tempo when playing this CD at Zydeco DJ events as many of the tunes are a little slow on the tempo side for my personal taste.
When he played in Houston his tempo's were great, but in Daphne they were a little to slow for my personal taste. I also shared Lil Nathan's name with one of the local festival organizers with the hope of getting him out here Live!
I really enjoyed the artistic style of the CD and his web site as it follows the music...very unique. Unique are the details that he cares about not only in his music, but also in his web site as you can tell he cares about that attention to detail.
http://www.nathanwilliamsjr.com/
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Zydeco Trip Report / Daphne - Gulf Coast Zydeco Festival:
It was my first time to Daphne Alabama for their annual Zydeco festival that has drawn many Zydeco dancers from around the country. Daphne is a couple hours east of New Orleans so it's easy to fly into some of the surrounding cities or New Orleans. An ideal weekend maybe Flying into New Orleans on Thursday to dance at the Thursday Rock-n-Bowl Zydeco night, then drive out to Daphne on Friday..
While it's not as big as Gator By The Bay, Festival International or other larger festivals, the group that comes are hard core Zydeco dancers and they do come from mostly the east coast as well as other parts of the country.
The lineup is not to be beat with Top Zydeco bands playing all weekend.
http://www.gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com/entertainment.asp
Here is the festival web site:
http://www.gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com/
What is unique about the festival is the wonderful dance floor they install inside and outside for the dancers. It's very air conditioned which is wonderful considering it is Alabama in May. The sound system was great this year with some major heavy base sounds. They have typical fair food stands as well to munch on.
A big plus is taking a 1/2 day and driving down to the Gulf Coast. Take scenic route 98 down and check out Fairhope, which is a cute little town with some art studios, gift stores and a place to grab a bite to eat. Keep heading down 98 and make your way down to the Gulf Shores area. Keep driving east to the Orange Beach area and make sure and stop at the beach for a bit as the white sand and waters are beautiful. You can continue the loop and catch interstate 10 by Pensacola Florida and head back to Daphne via the interstate to make a big loop.
Much thanks to all the hard work to make this a great little festival and area to check out!
Music Review - Andre Thierry / Live at the Woodshop CD
Wow.. that's all I can say to start. Andre Thierry's latest CD is one your going to want to add to your collection. There is just a large number of great tunes on this CD and the sound is very unique and different than his previous CD's. I have always enjoyed his tunes and this is by far my most favorite CD of all of his out so far. His vocals are very natural, the tempos on this CD seem better for dancing compared to the faster tempos on previous CD's and he has many great infectious melodies that will take hold of your dancing feet and not let them go!
Here is where to get it...
http://www.andrethierry.com/store.php
It was my first time to Daphne Alabama for their annual Zydeco festival that has drawn many Zydeco dancers from around the country. Daphne is a couple hours east of New Orleans so it's easy to fly into some of the surrounding cities or New Orleans. An ideal weekend maybe Flying into New Orleans on Thursday to dance at the Thursday Rock-n-Bowl Zydeco night, then drive out to Daphne on Friday..
While it's not as big as Gator By The Bay, Festival International or other larger festivals, the group that comes are hard core Zydeco dancers and they do come from mostly the east coast as well as other parts of the country.
The lineup is not to be beat with Top Zydeco bands playing all weekend.
http://www.gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com/entertainment.asp
Here is the festival web site:
http://www.gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com/
What is unique about the festival is the wonderful dance floor they install inside and outside for the dancers. It's very air conditioned which is wonderful considering it is Alabama in May. The sound system was great this year with some major heavy base sounds. They have typical fair food stands as well to munch on.
A big plus is taking a 1/2 day and driving down to the Gulf Coast. Take scenic route 98 down and check out Fairhope, which is a cute little town with some art studios, gift stores and a place to grab a bite to eat. Keep heading down 98 and make your way down to the Gulf Shores area. Keep driving east to the Orange Beach area and make sure and stop at the beach for a bit as the white sand and waters are beautiful. You can continue the loop and catch interstate 10 by Pensacola Florida and head back to Daphne via the interstate to make a big loop.
Much thanks to all the hard work to make this a great little festival and area to check out!
Music Review - Andre Thierry / Live at the Woodshop CD
Wow.. that's all I can say to start. Andre Thierry's latest CD is one your going to want to add to your collection. There is just a large number of great tunes on this CD and the sound is very unique and different than his previous CD's. I have always enjoyed his tunes and this is by far my most favorite CD of all of his out so far. His vocals are very natural, the tempos on this CD seem better for dancing compared to the faster tempos on previous CD's and he has many great infectious melodies that will take hold of your dancing feet and not let them go!
Here is where to get it...
http://www.andrethierry.com/store.php
Monday, September 22, 2008
Video Clip of the Week... History Creoles / Terrance
Very interesting video talking about the Zydeco history in relation to Creoles and Terrance Simien. Check it out at the following link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIs-Ft5afu0
Video Clip - Festival Plaisance - One very quite festival...
I ended up canceling my trip to this festival due to the Hurricane, and I am glad I did.... everyone else did as well as it was really DEAD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-o4ppO8Wv4
Zydeco Hall of Fame gets some Hurricane Damage
Check out the following video clip about the Zydeco Hall of Fame (previously named Richards Club) which almost lost it's roof!!!
http://www.zydecoonline.com/dev/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=184
Very interesting video talking about the Zydeco history in relation to Creoles and Terrance Simien. Check it out at the following link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIs-Ft5afu0
Video Clip - Festival Plaisance - One very quite festival...
I ended up canceling my trip to this festival due to the Hurricane, and I am glad I did.... everyone else did as well as it was really DEAD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-o4ppO8Wv4
Zydeco Hall of Fame gets some Hurricane Damage
Check out the following video clip about the Zydeco Hall of Fame (previously named Richards Club) which almost lost it's roof!!!
http://www.zydecoonline.com/dev/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=184
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Video Clip of the Week... YeaYouRite!
Nice shot of Geno and his band hamming it up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8NDTpy8Zfw
DL Menard is a very traditional Cajun artist and here is a great little clip of him singing and also telling us the history of a song he created called the Back Door
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0he709d1k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Keith Frank comments on his Zydeco and performances
The dancers at Zydecotalk.com were kind of picking on Keith Frank a bit so he actually piped in and wrote a bit in response to the dancers messages..
http://zydeco.yuku.com/topic/1590?page=3
Zydeco Legend Arceneaux Passes Away
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080906/NEWS01/809060305/1002
Line Dance Rules
We taught the Waltz Line Dance last week so it's good review to a few rules for Waltz tunes. There is not much room at some dances so make sure your moves small so the other dancers can still dance around the outside of the dance floor. This will help to avoid any traffic jams ...
Here is the waltz were doing....
Breakdown...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Demo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DOknduoao&feature=related
Nice shot of Geno and his band hamming it up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8NDTpy8Zfw
DL Menard is a very traditional Cajun artist and here is a great little clip of him singing and also telling us the history of a song he created called the Back Door
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0he709d1k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Keith Frank comments on his Zydeco and performances
The dancers at Zydecotalk.com were kind of picking on Keith Frank a bit so he actually piped in and wrote a bit in response to the dancers messages..
http://zydeco.yuku.com/topic/1590?page=3
Zydeco Legend Arceneaux Passes Away
http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080906/NEWS01/809060305/1002
Line Dance Rules
We taught the Waltz Line Dance last week so it's good review to a few rules for Waltz tunes. There is not much room at some dances so make sure your moves small so the other dancers can still dance around the outside of the dance floor. This will help to avoid any traffic jams ...
Here is the waltz were doing....
Breakdown...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Demo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DOknduoao&feature=related
Video Clip of the Week...
Brian Jack at the east coast Moodus festival this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbuY_8q5gA4
Zydeco comes to Catalina!!
Well dang... I knew there was a reason I wanted to head to Catalina on the October 25th weekend! They are doing their first ever World Music Festival :)
Bennie and the Swamp Gators are playing a set in the afternoon along with many other bands during the day.
http://catalinaislandcacoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=300
Waltz Line Dance Lesson Video Clip...
Here is a video clip of the Waltz Line Dance we covered at the last Saturday nights dance...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Ted Sherrod Teaching Lessons
If you know Ted Sherrod who you see on the dance floor down here quite a bit, here is his web site he recently put made available. The history and culture info is good to read a bit...
http://www.twoleftfeetca.com/
Mr. Cheapo - FreeCycle
Here is an interesting web site, Freecycle.org that I don't think was ever posted before. You do need to just sign up with a username and password, then just find the edition in your city and you will see bunch of items for free that others are trying to get rid of. While I hate creating a new account for every frickn web site I visit, since the items are free, and it only takes a minute to sign up, it could be very worth it!
http://www.freecycle.org
Brian Jack at the east coast Moodus festival this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbuY_8q5gA4
Zydeco comes to Catalina!!
Well dang... I knew there was a reason I wanted to head to Catalina on the October 25th weekend! They are doing their first ever World Music Festival :)
Bennie and the Swamp Gators are playing a set in the afternoon along with many other bands during the day.
http://catalinaislandcacoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=300
Waltz Line Dance Lesson Video Clip...
Here is a video clip of the Waltz Line Dance we covered at the last Saturday nights dance...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Ted Sherrod Teaching Lessons
If you know Ted Sherrod who you see on the dance floor down here quite a bit, here is his web site he recently put made available. The history and culture info is good to read a bit...
http://www.twoleftfeetca.com/
Mr. Cheapo - FreeCycle
Here is an interesting web site, Freecycle.org that I don't think was ever posted before. You do need to just sign up with a username and password, then just find the edition in your city and you will see bunch of items for free that others are trying to get rid of. While I hate creating a new account for every frickn web site I visit, since the items are free, and it only takes a minute to sign up, it could be very worth it!
http://www.freecycle.org
Monday, September 01, 2008
Video Clip of the Week... YeaYouRite!
I always love checking out dancers styles and this couple is happy to share their love of the dance as well as "other" aspects...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yQ1w237K8
Soul Line Dancing... Very interesting article on Line Dancing related to Zydeco..
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/31/line-dancing/
Waltz Line Dance
Here is a great little line dance that Cajun/Zydeco events can teach for those who want to line dance when the others are dancing waltz around the outside of the dance floor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DOknduoao&feature=related
Breakdown...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Zydeco Dance Instruction online for Free:
Visit www.ZydecoLesson.com
September 12th-14th, Dance Camp, Portland, OR
If your looking for a great little dance camp outside of Portland, check out this years Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp!
I went last year for the first time and had a jolly good time as well as learning a few new moves. Brian Jack is playing as well as other bands are playing. Michael Sieder is teaching who lives in Louisiana and does a great job of teaching.
Click on the following link for all the details
http://www.pattykadel.com/index_dc.html
I always love checking out dancers styles and this couple is happy to share their love of the dance as well as "other" aspects...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yQ1w237K8
Soul Line Dancing... Very interesting article on Line Dancing related to Zydeco..
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/aug/31/line-dancing/
Waltz Line Dance
Here is a great little line dance that Cajun/Zydeco events can teach for those who want to line dance when the others are dancing waltz around the outside of the dance floor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16DOknduoao&feature=related
Breakdown...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-vWH1y7e0M
Zydeco Dance Instruction online for Free:
Visit www.ZydecoLesson.com
September 12th-14th, Dance Camp, Portland, OR
If your looking for a great little dance camp outside of Portland, check out this years Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp!
I went last year for the first time and had a jolly good time as well as learning a few new moves. Brian Jack is playing as well as other bands are playing. Michael Sieder is teaching who lives in Louisiana and does a great job of teaching.
Click on the following link for all the details
http://www.pattykadel.com/index_dc.html
Sunday, August 24, 2008
New Zydeco DVD Released
Some local artists / producers in Louisiana put together this DVD... looks interesting!! I just ordered a copy so will have to check it out when it arrives. If you want to support the hard work of those who put it together... order a copy from the link listed on www.zydecotalk.com below.
http://zydeco.yuku.com/topic/1576
Zydeco on Sirius & XM Radio
Sirius is featuring a Bluegrass/Cajun station in September and Zydeco is alive and well on XM radio with DJ Texas Fred, The Zydeco Cowboy's Satellite Trail Ride!
New Zydeco Domain Created
Tell people to visit www.ZydecoSchedule.com if they are wondering about Zydeco events around the country.
The accordion is alive and almost-well
Interesting article on the accordion and it's status as a instrument in the entertainment world.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-accordion18-2008aug18,0,3759870.story
Video Clip of the Week - White people Zydeco
Well..... it's good that if your smiling as your dancing Zydeco, your doing it right.... here is an example of a new style of Zydeco dance called White people Zydeco ;)... you won't see this in any Zydeco bar in Houston but it works in the midwest very well!! And they are smiling which proves they are doing it right!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teK1EYSYziU
September 12th-14th, Dance Camp, Portland, OR
If your looking for a great little dance camp outside of Portland, check out this years Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp!
I went last year for the first time and had a jolly good time as well as learning a few new moves. Brian Jack is playing as well as other bands are playing. Michael Sieder is teaching who lives in Louisiana and does a great job of teaching.
Click on the following link for all the details
http://www.pattykadel.com/index_dc.html
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Future Festival Summary for 2008 (Gulf Coast Added)
Past Events Listed Below... (Check web sites listed for the correct 2008 dates!!!!!)
August 31st-Sept 2nd, Ninigret Festival - Charlestown RI
http://www.rhythmandroots.com/artists/artists.php
August, Labor Day Weekend, Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival, Louisiana Baby !!
http://www.zydeco.org/
September 14-16th, Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp, Portland Area
This years camp features Leon Chavis who played at Gator By The Bay in 06. Very good Zydeco band. Plus they have Anthony and Cheri teaching dance workshop. Great combination. I have my ticket already, you fly into Portland and just drive an hour. Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp is at Camp Howard near Corbett, OR. I will have
flyers for the camp at Tio Leo's over the next few weeks if you want to grab one...
http://www.littleitalysd.com/festa/index.asp
September 29th, Saturday Adams Avenue Street Fair!
You can't beat the price of free and there will be Zydeco this year!
Bayou Brothers, 2:15pm Saturday, DiMilles Stage
http://www.adamsaveonline.com/streetfair/
October 5th-7th, Dance Vortex Camp, Mentone, AL
This camp is on my "todo" list as I keep hearing good things about it !!
http://www.dancevortex.com/
October 10th-12th, Festival Acadiana
http://www.lafayettetravel.com/visitors/eventsandfestivals/festivalsacadiens/
November 2nd-9th - Zydeco Cruise 2008 !!
The Zydeco cruise is coming up if you have not got your ticket yet there are still spots. Great line up this year so it should be a good one !! Several folks from San Diego and LA are going as well as dancers from all across the country. See all the details at the following link...
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cajunzydeco/zydecocruise2007/
December 31st, New Orleans & Lafayette Louisiana !!
http://www.cascade-zydeco.com/button_dir/out-of-town-dance-trips.html
December 31st, San Francisco, Brian Jack
http://www.louisianasue.com/
December 31st weekend, Dick Brainard's Lafayette C/Z Trip
Great new years trip for folks who connect up in Lafayette over New Years
February 23rd&24th, Memphis TN
Beale Street Zydeco Festival...
http://www.letspolka.com/calendar/2007/02/23/beale-street-zydeco-festival
March 7th-9th, Solo Zydeco Festival, Houston
Huge Zydeco festival in the heart of Houston!!!
http://www.crosbyzydecofestival.com/lineup.html
April 13th, 14th, & 15th, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, LA
http://fqfi.org/index.php?id=12,73,0,0,1,0
May 2nd-4th, Beau Bridge Crawfish Festival
http://www.bbcrawfest.com/
May 9th, 10th & 11th - Gator By The Bay - San Diego
It's a biggie baby !!
http://www.sandiegofestival.com/
May 16th-18th - Gulf Coast Zydeco Music & Crawfish Festival
The lineup of this festival is very impressive !!!
http://www.gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com
May 30th-June1st, Crawfish Fest, Augusta, NJ
Featuring 15 bands playing Zydeco, Cajun, New Orleans R&B and Delta Blues straight from deep in the bayous. Fresh boiled crawfish, jambalaya, shrimp Creole, fried catfish, grilled alligator sausage make great music even better. 10 - 7. $30. Sussex County Fairgrounds, Rt. 206 & Plains Rd..
http://www.crawfishfest.com/
June 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th, 2008 - Strawberry Park - Preston CT,
If you have not been to a east coast festival this is one good one...
http://www.strawberrypark.net/cajun_zydeco.htm
June 13th, 14th, 15th, 2008 - Moodus, CT
Big C/Z Festival on east coast.
http://www.sunriseresort.com/cajun.html
June, 21st & 22nd Long Beach Bayou Festival
http://longbeachfestival.homestead.com/Index.html
July 4th Weekend... Alameda
If your looking for a great Zydeco party over the July 4th weekend, just head up to Alameda!! Chris Ardoin is the big headliner.... Andre Thierry plays as well as the Zydeco Flames! Just click on the following schedule to get an idea of just how much stuff is happening....
http://calendar10.tripod.com/calendars/2008jul.pdf
July 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 2007 Portland, Waterfront Blues Festival
http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com/performances/
July 8th-13th, 2007, Augusta Cajun/Creole Week, Elkins WV
One of the best weeks at a camp I have ever spent....
http://www.augustaheritage.com/cajun.html
August 9th-12th, 2007 Buffalo Gap - Zydeco & Cajun Festival - Darlington MD -
http://www.buffalojambalaya.org/BJ07/BJ07.html
August, Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati, CA (near SF)
ton of Zydeco dance stuff going on over the weekend to keep your feet stomping and the only problem will be trying to fit in a few tourist things to do in Napa Valley in between Zydeco stuff...
http://www.cotatifest.com/2007Ev.htm
For what's going on that weekend watch Louisiana Sue's web site at the following link..
http://www.louisianasue.com/
August 2nd-6th, Soulieu Cajun & Zydeco Festival, France, EU
Need an excuse to head to Europe... here it is....
http://www.bayouprod.com/English.htm
August 9th-12th, 2007 Buffalo Gap - Zydeco & Cajun Festival - Darlington MD -
http://www.buffalojambalaya.org/BJ07/BJ07.html
Internet Message Board for Zydeco Dancers..
http://www.zydecotalk.com
Shamless plug for Zydeco Dance Instruction DVD's:
We put together a Zydeco, Waltz & Zydeco Cha Cha dance instruction DVD and if your interested in more details just click on the following link...
http:www.LearnZydeco.com
DISCLAIMER: The information above is gathered from many places and people. There maybe last minute changes or on rare occasions incorrect information. It's always a good idea to double check before heading to a specific event to verify the details of the event.
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Some local artists / producers in Louisiana put together this DVD... looks interesting!! I just ordered a copy so will have to check it out when it arrives. If you want to support the hard work of those who put it together... order a copy from the link listed on www.zydecotalk.com below.
http://zydeco.yuku.com/topic/1576
Zydeco on Sirius & XM Radio
Sirius is featuring a Bluegrass/Cajun station in September and Zydeco is alive and well on XM radio with DJ Texas Fred, The Zydeco Cowboy's Satellite Trail Ride!
New Zydeco Domain Created
Tell people to visit www.ZydecoSchedule.com if they are wondering about Zydeco events around the country.
The accordion is alive and almost-well
Interesting article on the accordion and it's status as a instrument in the entertainment world.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-accordion18-2008aug18,0,3759870.story
Video Clip of the Week - White people Zydeco
Well..... it's good that if your smiling as your dancing Zydeco, your doing it right.... here is an example of a new style of Zydeco dance called White people Zydeco ;)... you won't see this in any Zydeco bar in Houston but it works in the midwest very well!! And they are smiling which proves they are doing it right!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teK1EYSYziU
September 12th-14th, Dance Camp, Portland, OR
If your looking for a great little dance camp outside of Portland, check out this years Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp!
I went last year for the first time and had a jolly good time as well as learning a few new moves. Brian Jack is playing as well as other bands are playing. Michael Sieder is teaching who lives in Louisiana and does a great job of teaching.
Click on the following link for all the details
http://www.pattykadel.com/index_dc.html
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Future Festival Summary for 2008 (Gulf Coast Added)
Past Events Listed Below... (Check web sites listed for the correct 2008 dates!!!!!)
August 31st-Sept 2nd, Ninigret Festival - Charlestown RI
http://www.rhythmandroots.com/artists/artists.php
August, Labor Day Weekend, Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival, Louisiana Baby !!
http://www.zydeco.org/
September 14-16th, Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp, Portland Area
This years camp features Leon Chavis who played at Gator By The Bay in 06. Very good Zydeco band. Plus they have Anthony and Cheri teaching dance workshop. Great combination. I have my ticket already, you fly into Portland and just drive an hour. Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp is at Camp Howard near Corbett, OR. I will have
flyers for the camp at Tio Leo's over the next few weeks if you want to grab one...
http://www.littleitalysd.com/festa/index.asp
September 29th, Saturday Adams Avenue Street Fair!
You can't beat the price of free and there will be Zydeco this year!
Bayou Brothers, 2:15pm Saturday, DiMilles Stage
http://www.adamsaveonline.com/streetfair/
October 5th-7th, Dance Vortex Camp, Mentone, AL
This camp is on my "todo" list as I keep hearing good things about it !!
http://www.dancevortex.com/
October 10th-12th, Festival Acadiana
http://www.lafayettetravel.com/visitors/eventsandfestivals/festivalsacadiens/
November 2nd-9th - Zydeco Cruise 2008 !!
The Zydeco cruise is coming up if you have not got your ticket yet there are still spots. Great line up this year so it should be a good one !! Several folks from San Diego and LA are going as well as dancers from all across the country. See all the details at the following link...
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cajunzydeco/zydecocruise2007/
December 31st, New Orleans & Lafayette Louisiana !!
http://www.cascade-zydeco.com/button_dir/out-of-town-dance-trips.html
December 31st, San Francisco, Brian Jack
http://www.louisianasue.com/
December 31st weekend, Dick Brainard's Lafayette C/Z Trip
Great new years trip for folks who connect up in Lafayette over New Years
February 23rd&24th, Memphis TN
Beale Street Zydeco Festival...
http://www.letspolka.com/calendar/2007/02/23/beale-street-zydeco-festival
March 7th-9th, Solo Zydeco Festival, Houston
Huge Zydeco festival in the heart of Houston!!!
http://www.crosbyzydecofestival.com/lineup.html
April 13th, 14th, & 15th, French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, LA
http://fqfi.org/index.php?id=12,73,0,0,1,0
May 2nd-4th, Beau Bridge Crawfish Festival
http://www.bbcrawfest.com/
May 9th, 10th & 11th - Gator By The Bay - San Diego
It's a biggie baby !!
http://www.sandiegofestival.com/
May 16th-18th - Gulf Coast Zydeco Music & Crawfish Festival
The lineup of this festival is very impressive !!!
http://www.gulfcoastzydecomusicfestival.com
May 30th-June1st, Crawfish Fest, Augusta, NJ
Featuring 15 bands playing Zydeco, Cajun, New Orleans R&B and Delta Blues straight from deep in the bayous. Fresh boiled crawfish, jambalaya, shrimp Creole, fried catfish, grilled alligator sausage make great music even better. 10 - 7. $30. Sussex County Fairgrounds, Rt. 206 & Plains Rd..
http://www.crawfishfest.com/
June 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th, 2008 - Strawberry Park - Preston CT,
If you have not been to a east coast festival this is one good one...
http://www.strawberrypark.net/cajun_zydeco.htm
June 13th, 14th, 15th, 2008 - Moodus, CT
Big C/Z Festival on east coast.
http://www.sunriseresort.com/cajun.html
June, 21st & 22nd Long Beach Bayou Festival
http://longbeachfestival.homestead.com/Index.html
July 4th Weekend... Alameda
If your looking for a great Zydeco party over the July 4th weekend, just head up to Alameda!! Chris Ardoin is the big headliner.... Andre Thierry plays as well as the Zydeco Flames! Just click on the following schedule to get an idea of just how much stuff is happening....
http://calendar10.tripod.com/calendars/2008jul.pdf
July 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 2007 Portland, Waterfront Blues Festival
http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com/performances/
July 8th-13th, 2007, Augusta Cajun/Creole Week, Elkins WV
One of the best weeks at a camp I have ever spent....
http://www.augustaheritage.com/cajun.html
August 9th-12th, 2007 Buffalo Gap - Zydeco & Cajun Festival - Darlington MD -
http://www.buffalojambalaya.org/BJ07/BJ07.html
August, Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati, CA (near SF)
ton of Zydeco dance stuff going on over the weekend to keep your feet stomping and the only problem will be trying to fit in a few tourist things to do in Napa Valley in between Zydeco stuff...
http://www.cotatifest.com/2007Ev.htm
For what's going on that weekend watch Louisiana Sue's web site at the following link..
http://www.louisianasue.com/
August 2nd-6th, Soulieu Cajun & Zydeco Festival, France, EU
Need an excuse to head to Europe... here it is....
http://www.bayouprod.com/English.htm
August 9th-12th, 2007 Buffalo Gap - Zydeco & Cajun Festival - Darlington MD -
http://www.buffalojambalaya.org/BJ07/BJ07.html
Internet Message Board for Zydeco Dancers..
http://www.zydecotalk.com
Shamless plug for Zydeco Dance Instruction DVD's:
We put together a Zydeco, Waltz & Zydeco Cha Cha dance instruction DVD and if your interested in more details just click on the following link...
http:www.LearnZydeco.com
DISCLAIMER: The information above is gathered from many places and people. There maybe last minute changes or on rare occasions incorrect information. It's always a good idea to double check before heading to a specific event to verify the details of the event.
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
Ok... your to cheap to pay for a web site but you always "wanted one" ;)... time is short and you don't want to spend a ton of money trying to learn web design.... well you don't need to thanks to BLOGS !!! Yes they do have some limits on what you can do but if your just looking to put up some good info, a few pictures, links etc... then they are free and easy...
Step 1: Create a blog for yourself. Just go to the following web site and click on the "Take a Quick Tour" button... then create a blog of your own... http://www.blogger.com/start
There are some good directions on this site that will teach you how to change and edit the info on your blog...
Step 2: Buy a domain for yourself for $10/year. There are a ton of sites that will sell you domains. This is one I have used and while it tries to sell you a few more things than just a domain you can just select the basic 1 year purchase and ignore all the other stuff they offer. Godaddy.com is just one of many places to buy a domain
http://www.godaddy.com
Step 3: You will use the godaddy.com web site to point the domain you created to the blog you created. You can call Godaddy.com for support if you have a question on how to do this. So instead of people trying to remember http://zydecola.blogspot.com/ they can just remember the easy domain name and then point the domain to the long blog name of http://zydecola.blogspot.com/
TaDa!!! you have your own web site for only $10/year !!!!
Step 1: Create a blog for yourself. Just go to the following web site and click on the "Take a Quick Tour" button... then create a blog of your own... http://www.blogger.com/start
There are some good directions on this site that will teach you how to change and edit the info on your blog...
Step 2: Buy a domain for yourself for $10/year. There are a ton of sites that will sell you domains. This is one I have used and while it tries to sell you a few more things than just a domain you can just select the basic 1 year purchase and ignore all the other stuff they offer. Godaddy.com is just one of many places to buy a domain
http://www.godaddy.com
Step 3: You will use the godaddy.com web site to point the domain you created to the blog you created. You can call Godaddy.com for support if you have a question on how to do this. So instead of people trying to remember http://zydecola.blogspot.com/ they can just remember the easy domain name and then point the domain to the long blog name of http://zydecola.blogspot.com/
TaDa!!! you have your own web site for only $10/year !!!!
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Cajun Video Clip:Check out this clip...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-14988129778410340&q=cajun
Mr. Cheapo - Chicken Pie Shop I was showing San Diego to a guy who is moving here for a new job and we grabbed a bite to eat at the famous Chicken Pie Shop. The reason it's a "Mr. Cheapo" is because of the amount of food you get for your money !! If you go make sure and get the "Pie Diner" for all of $5.50 which includes desert. Here is a link that talks about the best diners in San Diego and the Chicken Pie shop is #1 for a good reason... the address is listed in the link as well... http://sandiego.about.com/od/sandiegodining/tp/sd_diners.htm
Zydeco Video Clip:Interesting clip of a band playing a little Zydeco...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2095033580031289003&q=zydeco&pl=true
You Can Play Accordion Video Clip !!!! While I try and be politically correct as possible this video clip is the corniest and worst ever created to sell an accordion instructional DVD... while Steve Riley's talent and music is awsome I think they need to fire the producer of this clip... check it out as it's quite funny... http://www.almenapictures.com/steve_teaser.html
Mr. Cheapo: Papanani's Restaurant
Head to Papanani's Restaurant which is right next door to the Sheraton hotel across from the San Diego Airport. Just park at the restaurant by driving by the Sheraton and turn right into the marina parking, turn to the left and park anywhere you can for free. It is a great little restaurant right on the bay overlooking the docks and boats next to the Sheraton - 1450 Harbor Island Drive (on the right after the Sheraton hotel across from the airport) Phone - 619-297-0273Hours - 7am to 5pm weekdays and 7pm weekends
Mr. Cheapo - Credit Card While reading Budget Travel magazine they had a good article comparing credit cards and the Capital On No Hassle card has No Annual Fee, 1.25 air miles for every dollar spent. It's only for those with excellent credit but check out the link below for more info on it or other cards they offer... good interest rate as well...
http://tinyurl.com/lpxfd
ZydecoTalk.com
Is our national Zydeco message board to keep in touch with other Zydeco folks around the country... you can still read messages with out signing in but in the future if you want to post a message you do need to register. Were just trying to support the open discussion atmosphere with out people posting any trashy talk on the board and having people who post actually register is one step in that direction..
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-14988129778410340&q=cajun
Mr. Cheapo - Chicken Pie Shop I was showing San Diego to a guy who is moving here for a new job and we grabbed a bite to eat at the famous Chicken Pie Shop. The reason it's a "Mr. Cheapo" is because of the amount of food you get for your money !! If you go make sure and get the "Pie Diner" for all of $5.50 which includes desert. Here is a link that talks about the best diners in San Diego and the Chicken Pie shop is #1 for a good reason... the address is listed in the link as well... http://sandiego.about.com/od/sandiegodining/tp/sd_diners.htm
Zydeco Video Clip:Interesting clip of a band playing a little Zydeco...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2095033580031289003&q=zydeco&pl=true
You Can Play Accordion Video Clip !!!! While I try and be politically correct as possible this video clip is the corniest and worst ever created to sell an accordion instructional DVD... while Steve Riley's talent and music is awsome I think they need to fire the producer of this clip... check it out as it's quite funny... http://www.almenapictures.com/steve_teaser.html
Mr. Cheapo: Papanani's Restaurant
Head to Papanani's Restaurant which is right next door to the Sheraton hotel across from the San Diego Airport. Just park at the restaurant by driving by the Sheraton and turn right into the marina parking, turn to the left and park anywhere you can for free. It is a great little restaurant right on the bay overlooking the docks and boats next to the Sheraton - 1450 Harbor Island Drive (on the right after the Sheraton hotel across from the airport) Phone - 619-297-0273Hours - 7am to 5pm weekdays and 7pm weekends
Mr. Cheapo - Credit Card While reading Budget Travel magazine they had a good article comparing credit cards and the Capital On No Hassle card has No Annual Fee, 1.25 air miles for every dollar spent. It's only for those with excellent credit but check out the link below for more info on it or other cards they offer... good interest rate as well...
http://tinyurl.com/lpxfd
ZydecoTalk.com
Is our national Zydeco message board to keep in touch with other Zydeco folks around the country... you can still read messages with out signing in but in the future if you want to post a message you do need to register. Were just trying to support the open discussion atmosphere with out people posting any trashy talk on the board and having people who post actually register is one step in that direction..
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Past Event - Andre Thierry Andre was very good last Tuesday. At first I was a little worried if we would get enough people to fill the dance floor and send him home with a little Xmas spending money but by 9pm the floor was full. In fact it was just about the perfect sized crowd where you were not getting bumped into all the time. I thought maybe I could talk someone into playing rub board but no a person wanted to do it !! As I gave it a go myself the only feedback I got was to play it harder !!
Video Clip - Here is a video clip (AVI file format) of Andre and dancers (a little dark but still good to see)http://www.zydecoach.com/images/MVI_0668.AVI
Mr. Cheapo tip #1For a free tour of all the Christmas lights to see in San Diego over the holidays just pick up this months "FAMILY" Magazine. You can often find it at your local grocery store or other locations. Go to page 58 and all the neighboorhoods with addres info is listed to go check out the best lights in San Diego. We were in Phoenix this weekend and we are Very Fortunate to have the great neighboorhoods we do have.. nothing like this in Phoenix... Hey... maybe on Friday's we can meet up at one of the neighboorhoods each week and loose a few pounds checking out all the lights !!! I will make up copies of the maps... someone want to be "coordinator" ?
Gator By The Bay - Dance Instructors Start Joining Up !!! Marla Meyer said she is interested in teaching at this years Gator By The Bay festival... (will know if she can commit as we get closer to the date)She is interested in teaching a Aydeco movement class, ie. how to get the hips, feet, etc. working. She taught this on the Zydeco Cruise the last two years and it was a huge success !!
January 28th & 29th Weekend - Quartzsite Road Trip - Update !!Found a place to meet up at in Quartzsite... Silly Al's Pizza (they actually have other food as well)... and they have a dance floor... will have to see if they are up for a few dancers ;) Will share a day and time as we get closer to the date...
Quartzsite is about 3.5 hours from San Diego just east of Blythe 15 minutes near the California/Arizona border.
Quartzsite is the largest swap meet in the world and If your looking for a great road trip and have not been there put it on your list this year !! For FREE you can burn off hundreds of calories just roaming around a swap meet, people watching, checking out the entertainment. We will be out there visiting with some relatives out there and it would also be fun to connect up if make it out there this year. We can share cell phone numbers coordinate a place and time to meet up for a bit to share adventures. If you want to camp it's about $10/night at the B-10 Campground (928) 927-4393 or spend a few more bucks and stay at one of the hotels in Blythe. go to http://www.travelocity.com/ and see what is available. Motel 6 is cheap and is also available in Blythe.The town of Quartzsite has 3,055 year round residents but hosts over one million visitors each winterseasonal residents from northern states (Snowbirds), vendors and tourists. .Here is a local web site for more info...http://www.quartzsitechamber.com/
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My web site www.louisianadance.com
Local C/Z Schedule compliments of our Bon Temps Club ! http://www.icajunzydeco.com/ (click on dance schedule on the left side of the page)
National Zydeco Schedules:http://users.erols.com/ghayman/region.web.sites.htm
Local Band Schedules:
Where is Theo & Patrol playing ? Check out the following link: http://www.zydecopatrol.com/
Where are the Bayou Brothers Playing ? Check out the following linkhttp://www.bayoubrothers.net/
Where are the Cajun Playboy's Playing ? Check out the following link http://www.cajunnetwork.com/sdcp/
Sunday, November 20, 2005
January 28th & 29th Weekend 2006 - Quartzsite Road Trip - Mr. Cheapo Experience !!
Quartzsite is about 3.5 hours from San Diego just east of Blythe 15 minutes near the California/Arizona border.Quartzsite is the largest swap meet in the world and If your looking for a great road trip and have not been there put it on your list this year !! For FREE you can burn off hundreds of calories just roaming around a swap meet, people watching, checking out the entertainment. We will be out there visiting with some relatives out there and it would also be fun to connect up if make it out there this year. We can share cell phone numbers coordinate a place and time to meet up for a bit to share adventures. If you want to camp it's about $10/night at the B-10 Campground (928) 927-4393 or spend a few more bucks and stay at one of the hotels in Blythe. go to www.travelocity.com and see what is available. Motel 6 is cheap and is also available in Blythe.The town of Quartzsite has 3,055 year round residents but hosts over one million visitors each winter?seasonal residents from northern states (Snowbirds), vendors and tourists. .Here is a local web site for more info...http://www.quartzsitechamber.com/
New Keith Frank CD
Thanks to Steve we got the new Keith Frank CD that just came out... will play a tune off it when Andre Thierry takes a break on Tuesday at Tio Leo's. I will announce it and you can give it your thumbs up or thumbs down...
Turducken - Cajun Thanksgiving food
Ok... it sounds like a joke but it's not... I heard the Cajun's got tired of the same old Turkey so they did something a little different.. check out the info at the following link.. http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/turducken.html
Louisiana Support
Adopt a Musician ... I saw this listed on Louisiana Sue's web site and thought it was a great idea so it needs to be shared :)... Louisiana Sue is the person who books the bands in San Francisco area incase you didn't know. http://www.cal.net/~lousue/help.html
GatorGossip:
Tio Leo's may have a private party on Tuesday December 6th.. if we get kicked out of the bar I am finding another fun location to check out... possibly "Bourbon Street" which has a Great New Orleans feel to it. Will let everyone know asap !!! Would be fun to check it out at some point so it could be a good excuse to go there for a night anyway... Gift Ideas...
Saw a few C/Z gift items this guy had for sale on Ebay... check them out at this link.. http://stores.ebay.com/ZYDECO-GATOR_W0QQssPageNameZVIStoreHeaderLinksQQtZkm?
Who's your favorite Female Zydeco Musician ? See what others thought at the following link.. http://p210.ezboard.com/fzydecofrm1.showMessageRange?topicID=1826.topic&start=1&stop=20
Gator By The Bay - Dance Instructors Start Joining Up !!!
We put out the word for dance out of town dance instructors for this years Gator By The Bay festival in May and we got some big names to commit already !!! Ben Pagac - Instructor from the East CoastGary Hayman - Instructor from Maryland and creator of Zyde-Zine free C/Z email newsletter
Anthony Lewis - Instructor from Atlanta (I have heard very good things about his instruction)
Cheri Mullenix - Instructor from Atlanta
Andrea Posner - Instructor from Florida3 of the instructors have never taught at Gator By The Bay so this is great that they want to come out and share their experience.
Quartzsite is about 3.5 hours from San Diego just east of Blythe 15 minutes near the California/Arizona border.Quartzsite is the largest swap meet in the world and If your looking for a great road trip and have not been there put it on your list this year !! For FREE you can burn off hundreds of calories just roaming around a swap meet, people watching, checking out the entertainment. We will be out there visiting with some relatives out there and it would also be fun to connect up if make it out there this year. We can share cell phone numbers coordinate a place and time to meet up for a bit to share adventures. If you want to camp it's about $10/night at the B-10 Campground (928) 927-4393 or spend a few more bucks and stay at one of the hotels in Blythe. go to www.travelocity.com and see what is available. Motel 6 is cheap and is also available in Blythe.The town of Quartzsite has 3,055 year round residents but hosts over one million visitors each winter?seasonal residents from northern states (Snowbirds), vendors and tourists. .Here is a local web site for more info...http://www.quartzsitechamber.com/
New Keith Frank CD
Thanks to Steve we got the new Keith Frank CD that just came out... will play a tune off it when Andre Thierry takes a break on Tuesday at Tio Leo's. I will announce it and you can give it your thumbs up or thumbs down...
Turducken - Cajun Thanksgiving food
Ok... it sounds like a joke but it's not... I heard the Cajun's got tired of the same old Turkey so they did something a little different.. check out the info at the following link.. http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/turducken.html
Louisiana Support
Adopt a Musician ... I saw this listed on Louisiana Sue's web site and thought it was a great idea so it needs to be shared :)... Louisiana Sue is the person who books the bands in San Francisco area incase you didn't know. http://www.cal.net/~lousue/help.html
GatorGossip:
Tio Leo's may have a private party on Tuesday December 6th.. if we get kicked out of the bar I am finding another fun location to check out... possibly "Bourbon Street" which has a Great New Orleans feel to it. Will let everyone know asap !!! Would be fun to check it out at some point so it could be a good excuse to go there for a night anyway... Gift Ideas...
Saw a few C/Z gift items this guy had for sale on Ebay... check them out at this link.. http://stores.ebay.com/ZYDECO-GATOR_W0QQssPageNameZVIStoreHeaderLinksQQtZkm?
Who's your favorite Female Zydeco Musician ? See what others thought at the following link.. http://p210.ezboard.com/fzydecofrm1.showMessageRange?topicID=1826.topic&start=1&stop=20
Gator By The Bay - Dance Instructors Start Joining Up !!!
We put out the word for dance out of town dance instructors for this years Gator By The Bay festival in May and we got some big names to commit already !!! Ben Pagac - Instructor from the East CoastGary Hayman - Instructor from Maryland and creator of Zyde-Zine free C/Z email newsletter
Anthony Lewis - Instructor from Atlanta (I have heard very good things about his instruction)
Cheri Mullenix - Instructor from Atlanta
Andrea Posner - Instructor from Florida3 of the instructors have never taught at Gator By The Bay so this is great that they want to come out and share their experience.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Gator By The Bay festival (In May) Dance Instruction Line Up .. The Dance Instruction is looking Very GOOD !!!! Were getting a lot of response to have instructors from all over the country teach this year at Gator By The Bay... this is just a list of out of state instructors and there maybe a few more as were still getting feedback from a few folks.
Andrea Posner - Florida - Zydeco
Dana DeSimone - California - Zydeco
Gary Hayman - Washington - Zydeco
JP Thom Gronac - Arizona - Cajun
Lori Henderson - New Hampshire - Zydeco
Mary Lee Lykes - Seattle - Zydeco / Cajun
Sharon Schiliro - Washington - Cajun/Zydeco
Susan Peck - Connecticut - Cajun / Zydeco
Festival Info:
http://www.gatorbythebay.com
April 2nd & 3rd, 2005... C/Z Camping at Borrego Springs Camp Ground... our annual camping trip is coming together for that weekend so mark your calendars at this point... all the details will be in another newsletter coming up but wanted to mention the dates again..
Mr. Cheapo .. . tip o-the-week: If your trying to look up contact information on a person here are a few good sites... www.infospace.com and www.switchboard.com.If your trying to find out what a specific address or street is for a specific zip code go to www.melissadata.com then click on the "Free Lookup" link, then click on the "ZIP, City, Phone" link... Enter in the zip codeThen click on "Streets in Zip" link to see what streets are in that zip code... powerful information !!! and Free !!!
Andrea Posner - Florida - Zydeco
Dana DeSimone - California - Zydeco
Gary Hayman - Washington - Zydeco
JP Thom Gronac - Arizona - Cajun
Lori Henderson - New Hampshire - Zydeco
Mary Lee Lykes - Seattle - Zydeco / Cajun
Sharon Schiliro - Washington - Cajun/Zydeco
Susan Peck - Connecticut - Cajun / Zydeco
Festival Info:
http://www.gatorbythebay.com
April 2nd & 3rd, 2005... C/Z Camping at Borrego Springs Camp Ground... our annual camping trip is coming together for that weekend so mark your calendars at this point... all the details will be in another newsletter coming up but wanted to mention the dates again..
Mr. Cheapo .. . tip o-the-week: If your trying to look up contact information on a person here are a few good sites... www.infospace.com and www.switchboard.com.If your trying to find out what a specific address or street is for a specific zip code go to www.melissadata.com then click on the "Free Lookup" link, then click on the "ZIP, City, Phone" link... Enter in the zip codeThen click on "Streets in Zip" link to see what streets are in that zip code... powerful information !!! and Free !!!
Sunday, December 19, 2004
San Diego Wi-Fi Hot Spots:
San DiegoSorrento Valley Food Court - corner of Mira Mesa Boulevard and Scranton Road near the 5/805 junction
Sorrento Mesa area building campus near Karl StraussOne America Plaza - 600 West Broadway
Gelato Vero Caffe - 3753 India St. - 619-295-9269
Influx - 1948 Broadway
Little Italy Wi-Fi - India Street between Cedar & FirUniversity of San Diego campus
Mount Etna Park - 4741 Mount Etna Drive
Golden Hill neighborhood - 4 locations - near 2035, 2426 Broadway, 26th and Broadway, 2302 C St, including Krakatoa and Influx Cafe
Sherman Heights neighborhood - 20th between Island and J Street
Normal Heights neighborhood - corner of Adams Avenue and Bancroft Street
Travel University International - 3870 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 310 - 858-292-9755
Aztec Coin Laundry - 6931 El Cajon Blvd
Lestat's Coffee House - 3343 Adams Avenue - (619) 282-0437
San Diego Public Library locations (eventual plans for all branches)Mission Valley Branch - 2123
Fenton ParkwayPoint Loma/Hervey Branch - 3701 Voltaire St.
San Diego Technical Bookstore - 7512 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. - (858) 279-4990It's a
Grind Coffeeshop - 13350 Camino Del Sur, Suite 9. - 858.780.2601
Red's Espresso Gallery - 1017 Rosecrans St - 619-523-5540
Mailboxes Etc. - 1220 Rosecrans St
Finest Doughnut and Bakery - 1250 University Avenue - (619) 574-1808
Hummingbird Confections - 3311 Adams Avenue Suite A - 619-255-2151
Santos Coffee House - 3001 Beech St. - 619-236-8622
Hot Java Cafe - with purchase, ask for weekly password - 11738
Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 182
Lang's Premier Kosher Bakery, Deli and Foods - 6165 El Cajon Blvd. - (619) 287-7306
Korova Coffee Bar - 4496 Park Blvd., University Heights, - (619) 260-1917
Panera Bread - 10751 Westview ParkwayCin City Chili - 6074 El Cajon Blvd. - 619 246-2486
The Aero Club Bar - 3365 India St
Art Institute of California San Diego - 7650 Mission Valley Rd - (858) 598-1200
Bandwidth Bay project provides access at the outdoor sitting area on the east side of the building at 225 BroadwayBest Western Hacienda - lobby area -
Old TownHoliday Inn - 17065 W Bernardo Dr - 858-485-6530
Holiday Inn on the Bay - 1355 North Harbor Dr - (619) 232-3861
Inn At Mission Bay - 4545 Mission Bay Drive - 858-483-4222
San DiegoSorrento Valley Food Court - corner of Mira Mesa Boulevard and Scranton Road near the 5/805 junction
Sorrento Mesa area building campus near Karl StraussOne America Plaza - 600 West Broadway
Gelato Vero Caffe - 3753 India St. - 619-295-9269
Influx - 1948 Broadway
Little Italy Wi-Fi - India Street between Cedar & FirUniversity of San Diego campus
Mount Etna Park - 4741 Mount Etna Drive
Golden Hill neighborhood - 4 locations - near 2035, 2426 Broadway, 26th and Broadway, 2302 C St, including Krakatoa and Influx Cafe
Sherman Heights neighborhood - 20th between Island and J Street
Normal Heights neighborhood - corner of Adams Avenue and Bancroft Street
Travel University International - 3870 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 310 - 858-292-9755
Aztec Coin Laundry - 6931 El Cajon Blvd
Lestat's Coffee House - 3343 Adams Avenue - (619) 282-0437
San Diego Public Library locations (eventual plans for all branches)Mission Valley Branch - 2123
Fenton ParkwayPoint Loma/Hervey Branch - 3701 Voltaire St.
San Diego Technical Bookstore - 7512 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. - (858) 279-4990It's a
Grind Coffeeshop - 13350 Camino Del Sur, Suite 9. - 858.780.2601
Red's Espresso Gallery - 1017 Rosecrans St - 619-523-5540
Mailboxes Etc. - 1220 Rosecrans St
Finest Doughnut and Bakery - 1250 University Avenue - (619) 574-1808
Hummingbird Confections - 3311 Adams Avenue Suite A - 619-255-2151
Santos Coffee House - 3001 Beech St. - 619-236-8622
Hot Java Cafe - with purchase, ask for weekly password - 11738
Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 182
Lang's Premier Kosher Bakery, Deli and Foods - 6165 El Cajon Blvd. - (619) 287-7306
Korova Coffee Bar - 4496 Park Blvd., University Heights, - (619) 260-1917
Panera Bread - 10751 Westview ParkwayCin City Chili - 6074 El Cajon Blvd. - 619 246-2486
The Aero Club Bar - 3365 India St
Art Institute of California San Diego - 7650 Mission Valley Rd - (858) 598-1200
Bandwidth Bay project provides access at the outdoor sitting area on the east side of the building at 225 BroadwayBest Western Hacienda - lobby area -
Old TownHoliday Inn - 17065 W Bernardo Dr - 858-485-6530
Holiday Inn on the Bay - 1355 North Harbor Dr - (619) 232-3861
Inn At Mission Bay - 4545 Mission Bay Drive - 858-483-4222
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Been a while since I posted so here are a few tidbits from some email newsletters that went out...
Three Perfect Days in Acadiana:
Myself and Bunny are planning on heading to Louisiana in November and while trying to put together a travel plan I was given this article at the link below which was very good. If you plan on going there are several other places that you need to visit as well during a C/Z dance and exploration trip but the article was good so here is a link to it... http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/three/2004/acadiana.htmI will share several other places to add to the travel agenda as well on a future newsletter but just wanted to share the link for now.If you like this article check out the links on the left side of the page.... they did a bunch of travel articles you can check out on the web.
Mr. Cheapo .. . Free Information Calls
MitchThank's to a good tip from Mitch you can call information for free if you dial 1-800-sandiego. You have to listen to a short add and the information call is limited to 5 minutes but who cares... it's FREEEEE. Thanks Mitch !
Mr. Cheapo Tip-o-the-week Tour-de-San Diego...
Here is the Mr. Cheapo tour-de-sandiego...
1. Torrey Pines State Beach (just north of the Torrey Pines golf course). Just park along the ocean and there is no parking fee or if your feeling rich pay the $5 to park in the parking lot.
2. Torrey Pines Glider Port, it's free... across from UCSD, on a nice windy day you can swing up there and watch the gliders take off and land from 800 feet above the beach. If your feeling voyeuristic bring some binoculars and look down upon blacks beach where 90 of the nude folks are men and the 10% of the gals should not be nude ;)
3. La Jolla Shores, stroll around town to see how the other half lives, then drive along the beach and stop and check out the groups of Sea Lions at the Childrens Pool Beach
4. Since your in La Jolla drive up to Mt. Soledad to get a great view of the area
5. Head south to Pacific Beach, if it's in the morning make sure and have breakfast at Kono's where Garnet Ave meets the ocean. Sit out on the deck overlooking the ocean, get the potato, egg, bacon, peppers combo plate (can't remember the exact name) and split it with who ever you brought with you... very large portions!
6. Head south to Point Loma, drive through Ocean Beach and head out to Cabrillo National Monument. $5/car to get in the gate but it's worth it!. Drive down to the tide pool area just before driving into the park on your right side.
7. Horton Plaza, Gaslamp area, ... Old Town... at Horton plaza park in the parking lot, go down to the bottom of the plaza and there is a drug store, buy some gum or something cheap and get your parking ticket stamped for free.. it gives you a couple hours "free" parking.
8. Sea Port Village.. Hyatt .. go up to the top of the Hyatt and check out the view from the bar... it's free during the day. On the walls as your going in the bar check out the great old black & white pictures of San Diego from years ago
9. Balboa Park
10. Hotel Del .. just stroll in and check out the place.. wander through the hotel to the beach area in the back.
11. Cowels Mountian.. you probably eat enough junk food by now so drive over to Cowels Mountain and work off the calories by taking a walk up to the top to check out the views. I am sure there are many other places to check out but that was a good start for Mr. Cheapo ;)
Pictures from Bon Temp's 2nd Saturday DanceT-Broussard
Mr. T & Band had us in zydeco heaven last night at the clubs dance in balboa park. Great dance floor and the folks who did the decorations did a great job for the ambiance ! Here are a few pictures from the night... wish I would have taken more !!! http://community.webshots.com/album/198313544Labuih
Sunday Octoberfest (this Sunday the 3rd)A few folks are meeting up at the Octoberfest in El Cajon Sunday at about 3pmAnyone who is interested in checking it out we will be inside the main area at one of the tables where folks eat drink and be merry, it's not that big so we will easily find each other. We went last year and this Octoberfest is much more "the real thing" compared to the LaMesa or others.... LaMesa's is better for shopping at booths if that's what your interested in... hell... visit both of them as they are very close to each other... This festival is selected as one of the top 5 neighborhood festivals in San Diego "Sign-On San Diego".Directions are listed in the last paragraph of this email... Listed below are all the details from there web page as well as a link with a flyer about the event...http://tinyurl.com/5h2soThe German American Societies of San Diego, Inc., hosts its traditional German Oktoberfest on the first two weekends of October 2004: Oct. 2 & 3, and Oct. 9 & 10, from Noon until 10PM. The opening parade and "tapping the wooden keg" ceremony begins at 4:00 PM on Saturday the 2nd. The event is open to the public with a donation of $3.00 for age 21 and over, those under 21 and all active military are admitted free. Authentic German food, such as bratwurst, ox-on-the-spit, potato salad, potato pancakes, sauerkraut and red cabbage will be served. A variety of soft drinks and adult beverages will be available, including a fantastic selection of German beers and liquors. Our Band comes straight from Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, called Guggenbach-Buam (Guggenbach Boys). For additional parking when our lot is full, please park at Hillside Church of God at the corner of Chase and Mollison (1/2 block away).Church address is 1101 South Mollison Ave.
Three Perfect Days in Acadiana:
Myself and Bunny are planning on heading to Louisiana in November and while trying to put together a travel plan I was given this article at the link below which was very good. If you plan on going there are several other places that you need to visit as well during a C/Z dance and exploration trip but the article was good so here is a link to it... http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/three/2004/acadiana.htmI will share several other places to add to the travel agenda as well on a future newsletter but just wanted to share the link for now.If you like this article check out the links on the left side of the page.... they did a bunch of travel articles you can check out on the web.
Mr. Cheapo .. . Free Information Calls
MitchThank's to a good tip from Mitch you can call information for free if you dial 1-800-sandiego. You have to listen to a short add and the information call is limited to 5 minutes but who cares... it's FREEEEE. Thanks Mitch !
Mr. Cheapo Tip-o-the-week Tour-de-San Diego...
Here is the Mr. Cheapo tour-de-sandiego...
1. Torrey Pines State Beach (just north of the Torrey Pines golf course). Just park along the ocean and there is no parking fee or if your feeling rich pay the $5 to park in the parking lot.
2. Torrey Pines Glider Port, it's free... across from UCSD, on a nice windy day you can swing up there and watch the gliders take off and land from 800 feet above the beach. If your feeling voyeuristic bring some binoculars and look down upon blacks beach where 90 of the nude folks are men and the 10% of the gals should not be nude ;)
3. La Jolla Shores, stroll around town to see how the other half lives, then drive along the beach and stop and check out the groups of Sea Lions at the Childrens Pool Beach
4. Since your in La Jolla drive up to Mt. Soledad to get a great view of the area
5. Head south to Pacific Beach, if it's in the morning make sure and have breakfast at Kono's where Garnet Ave meets the ocean. Sit out on the deck overlooking the ocean, get the potato, egg, bacon, peppers combo plate (can't remember the exact name) and split it with who ever you brought with you... very large portions!
6. Head south to Point Loma, drive through Ocean Beach and head out to Cabrillo National Monument. $5/car to get in the gate but it's worth it!. Drive down to the tide pool area just before driving into the park on your right side.
7. Horton Plaza, Gaslamp area, ... Old Town... at Horton plaza park in the parking lot, go down to the bottom of the plaza and there is a drug store, buy some gum or something cheap and get your parking ticket stamped for free.. it gives you a couple hours "free" parking.
8. Sea Port Village.. Hyatt .. go up to the top of the Hyatt and check out the view from the bar... it's free during the day. On the walls as your going in the bar check out the great old black & white pictures of San Diego from years ago
9. Balboa Park
10. Hotel Del .. just stroll in and check out the place.. wander through the hotel to the beach area in the back.
11. Cowels Mountian.. you probably eat enough junk food by now so drive over to Cowels Mountain and work off the calories by taking a walk up to the top to check out the views. I am sure there are many other places to check out but that was a good start for Mr. Cheapo ;)
Pictures from Bon Temp's 2nd Saturday DanceT-Broussard
Mr. T & Band had us in zydeco heaven last night at the clubs dance in balboa park. Great dance floor and the folks who did the decorations did a great job for the ambiance ! Here are a few pictures from the night... wish I would have taken more !!! http://community.webshots.com/album/198313544Labuih
Sunday Octoberfest (this Sunday the 3rd)A few folks are meeting up at the Octoberfest in El Cajon Sunday at about 3pmAnyone who is interested in checking it out we will be inside the main area at one of the tables where folks eat drink and be merry, it's not that big so we will easily find each other. We went last year and this Octoberfest is much more "the real thing" compared to the LaMesa or others.... LaMesa's is better for shopping at booths if that's what your interested in... hell... visit both of them as they are very close to each other... This festival is selected as one of the top 5 neighborhood festivals in San Diego "Sign-On San Diego".Directions are listed in the last paragraph of this email... Listed below are all the details from there web page as well as a link with a flyer about the event...http://tinyurl.com/5h2soThe German American Societies of San Diego, Inc., hosts its traditional German Oktoberfest on the first two weekends of October 2004: Oct. 2 & 3, and Oct. 9 & 10, from Noon until 10PM. The opening parade and "tapping the wooden keg" ceremony begins at 4:00 PM on Saturday the 2nd. The event is open to the public with a donation of $3.00 for age 21 and over, those under 21 and all active military are admitted free. Authentic German food, such as bratwurst, ox-on-the-spit, potato salad, potato pancakes, sauerkraut and red cabbage will be served. A variety of soft drinks and adult beverages will be available, including a fantastic selection of German beers and liquors. Our Band comes straight from Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, called Guggenbach-Buam (Guggenbach Boys). For additional parking when our lot is full, please park at Hillside Church of God at the corner of Chase and Mollison (1/2 block away).Church address is 1101 South Mollison Ave.
Saturday, July 17, 2004
C/Z Term of the Week
Couche Couche (koosh-koosh)A Cajun cornmeal cereal, usually eaten with milk or syrup. There is one specific popular zydeco tune that the Couche Couche is mentioned in.
Bennie & the Swamp Gators 2nd Saturday Dance & CD
Bennie & the Swamp Gators did a fine job keeping the dancers happy at the 2nd Saturday dance. Monique the rubboard player spent more time on the ground and in the air than she did on her feet. I didn't realize that the group has a new CD out and was very impressed with it while driving home. Will play a few tracks this Tuesday at Tio Leo's.
http://community-2.webtv.net/SGATORS/BENNIETHESWAMPGATORS/
Mr. Cheapo Tip-o-the-week
Good news from Las Vegas... the 650 Million dollar monorail is now open in Vegas.... which means you can get a cheap room down town and just monorail out to the strip !! only $3.00/ride...
http://www.lvmonorail.com
Long -Beach Pictures thanks to Glen
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-82690228-Gjvr-album/160182545SaMKld
Couche Couche (koosh-koosh)A Cajun cornmeal cereal, usually eaten with milk or syrup. There is one specific popular zydeco tune that the Couche Couche is mentioned in.
Bennie & the Swamp Gators 2nd Saturday Dance & CD
Bennie & the Swamp Gators did a fine job keeping the dancers happy at the 2nd Saturday dance. Monique the rubboard player spent more time on the ground and in the air than she did on her feet. I didn't realize that the group has a new CD out and was very impressed with it while driving home. Will play a few tracks this Tuesday at Tio Leo's.
http://community-2.webtv.net/SGATORS/BENNIETHESWAMPGATORS/
Mr. Cheapo Tip-o-the-week
Good news from Las Vegas... the 650 Million dollar monorail is now open in Vegas.... which means you can get a cheap room down town and just monorail out to the strip !! only $3.00/ride...
http://www.lvmonorail.com
Long -Beach Pictures thanks to Glen
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-82690228-Gjvr-album/160182545SaMKld
Monday, July 05, 2004
C/Z Term of the Week - Po-Boy
A sandwich extravaganza that began as a five-cent lunch for poor boys. Always made with French Bread, po-boys can be filled with fried oysters, shrimp, fish, crawfish, meatballs, smoked sausage and more.
Long Beach 2004 Pictures:
Didn't take a ton of photo's but check out a few pictures at the following link...
http://community.webshots.com/album/159170041eAOqpz
Recent Zydeco Article on Alameda...
Check out the following article that was just listed in the San Francisco Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/ysdne
My favorite C/Z picture of the week straight from Louisiana:
http://zydeco.crazygator.com/louisianacamp/default.htm
Pot Luck at Mt. Laguna - July 24th
For those folks who would like to come up to Mt. Laguna (one hour drive from San Diego) and join us for the day and or just the pot luck come on up !! It's a more the merrier experience !! It's a great place to just come up and smell the fresh air, visit with others, take in a walk on one of the many trails, check out the visitor center, join in the pot luck, maybe check out the star party at the observatory ... the camp ground does have a $5/car day use fee that you can put in our money kitty when you get up there to help pay for our group camp. Print the map and directions at the following web site link for more details. Call me if there are any other questions.. 619-857-8409.
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/elprado.gif
Camping Weekend Coming Up:
We only have a few spots left for tent campers for this years camp out in Mt. Laguna. Stay one night or two nights, which ever works into your schedule. Others are invited up as well to come up for the day and join us. All the info is at the following web page. http://www.zydecoach.com/camp.htm
True Gator Gossip...
Were still checking out the possibilities for Catalina for the next Bon Temps Dance Camp. We found a great hall to have the dance in... check out the following video clip...
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/MOV00039.MPG
Yes... there are still many issues to resolve and plan but the hall looks VERY GOOD.
A sandwich extravaganza that began as a five-cent lunch for poor boys. Always made with French Bread, po-boys can be filled with fried oysters, shrimp, fish, crawfish, meatballs, smoked sausage and more.
Long Beach 2004 Pictures:
Didn't take a ton of photo's but check out a few pictures at the following link...
http://community.webshots.com/album/159170041eAOqpz
Recent Zydeco Article on Alameda...
Check out the following article that was just listed in the San Francisco Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/ysdne
My favorite C/Z picture of the week straight from Louisiana:
http://zydeco.crazygator.com/louisianacamp/default.htm
Pot Luck at Mt. Laguna - July 24th
For those folks who would like to come up to Mt. Laguna (one hour drive from San Diego) and join us for the day and or just the pot luck come on up !! It's a more the merrier experience !! It's a great place to just come up and smell the fresh air, visit with others, take in a walk on one of the many trails, check out the visitor center, join in the pot luck, maybe check out the star party at the observatory ... the camp ground does have a $5/car day use fee that you can put in our money kitty when you get up there to help pay for our group camp. Print the map and directions at the following web site link for more details. Call me if there are any other questions.. 619-857-8409.
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/elprado.gif
Camping Weekend Coming Up:
We only have a few spots left for tent campers for this years camp out in Mt. Laguna. Stay one night or two nights, which ever works into your schedule. Others are invited up as well to come up for the day and join us. All the info is at the following web page. http://www.zydecoach.com/camp.htm
True Gator Gossip...
Were still checking out the possibilities for Catalina for the next Bon Temps Dance Camp. We found a great hall to have the dance in... check out the following video clip...
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/MOV00039.MPG
Yes... there are still many issues to resolve and plan but the hall looks VERY GOOD.
Friday, June 04, 2004
Simi Valley C/Z Festival - Thank You Simi
Many folks ventured over to Simi Valley this weekend for the Simi Valley Cajun/Zydeco festival. The weather was perfect, the dance floor was nice and full and Leroy Thomas was "pushing and pulling" on that accordion quite well. Here is a little video clip (In MPG format) of Beausoleil playing a Waltz with a nice peek at the dancers as well..
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/MOV00016.MPG
C/Z Term of the Week - Beignets (ben-yays)
Delicious sweet doughnuts, square shaped, minus the hole, lavishly sprinkled with powdered sugar. (from ft. Lauderdale's festival book). The best place to eat these is in the French Quarter at 1am at Cafe Dumont
Male Roommate wanted for San Diego Zydeco Cruise to Mexican Riviera.
A guy from Boston has a room on the cruise and is looking for a non-smoking roommate if you hear of someone looking to save a few bucks by sharing a room..... Either email me at gbenusa@pacbell.net or call 619-857-8409. Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners, who is the band for the cruise, played at this weekends Simi Valley Festival and also mentioned the cruise to the folks out there to help spread the word :) Here is a web site with all the cruise details
http://www.dancepartycruise.com
Zydeco Workshop Coming Up - Saturday June 19th, 2004
Time: 2:00-4:30pm.
What: We will focus on Intermediate moves the 1st half and advanced moves the second. We will cover several moves learned at the Camp Bon Temps covered by Rebecca and Tom Zurn and also break down some of the slides I see some of the hot dancers doing from Louisiana.
Location: Tio Leo's in San Diego, 5302 Napa St., San Diego, 92110
Cost: $10/person
Instructor: I will be teaching the workshop, no partner needed
Map: here is a link to a map and directions...
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/TioLeos.gif
Give Away: We will be giving away one of the alligator key chains during the workshop...
Written directions, take the 5 south to San Diego, Exit the Sea World Drive Exit and turn left at the top of the exit ramp, at the bottom of the hill turn right onto Morena Blvd, at the 2nd stop light it will turn into West Morena Blvd, Stay to your left and it will turn onto Napa St. Call 619-857-8409 for more info.
Gator By The Bay Dance Instruction - Great Instructors from all over the nation are coming !!
Many talented C/Z dance instructors are responding back that they would like to teach at this years Gator By The Bay C/Z festival in October. So far Gary Hayman, Rick Skillings, Andrea Posner, Amy Rodriguez, JP from Tuscon and several others who are "maybe". This is in addition to our local instructors so it looks like the dance instruction tent will be full again with all day long dance instruction that is only happens at Gator By The Bay !
http://www.gatorbythebay.com
Long Beach Bayou Festival is next... June 25-27, Mark your Calendars
The Long Beach festival is the next big local festival to attend. If you have never been to a C/Z festival... this is the one to attend. The Zydeco lineup is AWESOME... Keith Frank, Brian Jack and Andre Thierry, SD Cajun Playboy's, Walter Mouton... it does not get much better than that for 3 Very strong Zydeco dance bands. For details see the link for the Long Beach festival at the bottom of the following web page.. it's rare for a festival to book all the bands you Want to dance to so don't miss this event :)
http://www.zydecoach.com/schedule.htm
Mr Cheapo's Travel Tip for the Long Beach C/Z festival
Ok... so your going to Long Beach for the C/Z festival... where to stay for cheeeep !! There are three Motel 6's listed for Long Beach. This Motel 6 is 10 minutes from downtown but it's right on the 405 freeway. $45 single, $49 double and they still have rooms for Saturday June 26th. Call 714-891-5366 for reservations.
http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.asp?MotelId=0147
Ok... so you have an hour or two to kill before or after one of the festival days... walk over to the Queen Mary, walk inside and wander around for FREE, the head to the Observation Bar for a cheap drink. It's great... it's almost free.. great history. Go check out the gift shop. If you have some extra bucks then do the tour they offer for around $20.
http://www.queenmary.com/html/dining.php4?section=observationbar
Many folks ventured over to Simi Valley this weekend for the Simi Valley Cajun/Zydeco festival. The weather was perfect, the dance floor was nice and full and Leroy Thomas was "pushing and pulling" on that accordion quite well. Here is a little video clip (In MPG format) of Beausoleil playing a Waltz with a nice peek at the dancers as well..
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/MOV00016.MPG
C/Z Term of the Week - Beignets (ben-yays)
Delicious sweet doughnuts, square shaped, minus the hole, lavishly sprinkled with powdered sugar. (from ft. Lauderdale's festival book). The best place to eat these is in the French Quarter at 1am at Cafe Dumont
Male Roommate wanted for San Diego Zydeco Cruise to Mexican Riviera.
A guy from Boston has a room on the cruise and is looking for a non-smoking roommate if you hear of someone looking to save a few bucks by sharing a room..... Either email me at gbenusa@pacbell.net or call 619-857-8409. Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners, who is the band for the cruise, played at this weekends Simi Valley Festival and also mentioned the cruise to the folks out there to help spread the word :) Here is a web site with all the cruise details
http://www.dancepartycruise.com
Zydeco Workshop Coming Up - Saturday June 19th, 2004
Time: 2:00-4:30pm.
What: We will focus on Intermediate moves the 1st half and advanced moves the second. We will cover several moves learned at the Camp Bon Temps covered by Rebecca and Tom Zurn and also break down some of the slides I see some of the hot dancers doing from Louisiana.
Location: Tio Leo's in San Diego, 5302 Napa St., San Diego, 92110
Cost: $10/person
Instructor: I will be teaching the workshop, no partner needed
Map: here is a link to a map and directions...
http://www.zydecoach.com/images/TioLeos.gif
Give Away: We will be giving away one of the alligator key chains during the workshop...
Written directions, take the 5 south to San Diego, Exit the Sea World Drive Exit and turn left at the top of the exit ramp, at the bottom of the hill turn right onto Morena Blvd, at the 2nd stop light it will turn into West Morena Blvd, Stay to your left and it will turn onto Napa St. Call 619-857-8409 for more info.
Gator By The Bay Dance Instruction - Great Instructors from all over the nation are coming !!
Many talented C/Z dance instructors are responding back that they would like to teach at this years Gator By The Bay C/Z festival in October. So far Gary Hayman, Rick Skillings, Andrea Posner, Amy Rodriguez, JP from Tuscon and several others who are "maybe". This is in addition to our local instructors so it looks like the dance instruction tent will be full again with all day long dance instruction that is only happens at Gator By The Bay !
http://www.gatorbythebay.com
Long Beach Bayou Festival is next... June 25-27, Mark your Calendars
The Long Beach festival is the next big local festival to attend. If you have never been to a C/Z festival... this is the one to attend. The Zydeco lineup is AWESOME... Keith Frank, Brian Jack and Andre Thierry, SD Cajun Playboy's, Walter Mouton... it does not get much better than that for 3 Very strong Zydeco dance bands. For details see the link for the Long Beach festival at the bottom of the following web page.. it's rare for a festival to book all the bands you Want to dance to so don't miss this event :)
http://www.zydecoach.com/schedule.htm
Mr Cheapo's Travel Tip for the Long Beach C/Z festival
Ok... so your going to Long Beach for the C/Z festival... where to stay for cheeeep !! There are three Motel 6's listed for Long Beach. This Motel 6 is 10 minutes from downtown but it's right on the 405 freeway. $45 single, $49 double and they still have rooms for Saturday June 26th. Call 714-891-5366 for reservations.
http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.asp?MotelId=0147
Ok... so you have an hour or two to kill before or after one of the festival days... walk over to the Queen Mary, walk inside and wander around for FREE, the head to the Observation Bar for a cheap drink. It's great... it's almost free.. great history. Go check out the gift shop. If you have some extra bucks then do the tour they offer for around $20.
http://www.queenmary.com/html/dining.php4?section=observationbar
Friday, May 14, 2004
This weeks C/Z Newsletter contains...
Sean Ardoin's new CD "Strictly For The Dancers"
Mr. Cheapo's Downtown Shopping Tip
Sean Ardoin's new CD "Strictly For The Dancers"
Just wanted to announce a new CD out by Sean Ardoin and ZydeKool.. it's so "hot off the press" that they didn't get the CD jewel case created yet... it was just in a while sleeve !! Will play a few of the tracks this Tuesday night.
Fort Lauderdale C/Z Festival Trip Report
Where else can you be sitting next to Bois Sec Ardoin (88 years old), with Chris and Sean Ardoin's dad 5 feet way but last weekends Ft. Lauderdale. Bois Sec Ardoin was one of the originators of today's Zydeco music and is the grand father to Chris and Sean Ardoin. Bois Sec and his son were at an accordion sellers booth and were just "hanging" out...
Myself, Bunny and a few other San Diego C/Z dancers made it to the C/Z festival mecca of Ft. Lauderdale. The weather was warm and humid as it normally is. They did a fine job of entertaining for thousands of folks from all over the country who converged on the event. It was especially good to see a few new folks from San Diego & LA who were either "new" to the C/Z world or had just never been to that festival... First timers that I remembered seeing were Bill, Margret, Karen and there were probably others... There is a talk of a big sponsor holding the festival next year in a new location.. hope it happens as it was one of the big events C/Z dancers lists of festivals to attend. We also saw Lorraine (aka Lori) who used to live in San Diego...
Mr. Cheapo's Phone number tip..
What a specific telephone number that spells out a specific word ? It only costs $10 extra to get the number. A friend of mine tried out a few words to see if another person had them and found one that was open. I won't share it but I was amazed it only costs $10 extra to do this !!! lets see .. here is one option...... 619-bigfeet ;)
Sean Ardoin's new CD "Strictly For The Dancers"
Mr. Cheapo's Downtown Shopping Tip
Sean Ardoin's new CD "Strictly For The Dancers"
Just wanted to announce a new CD out by Sean Ardoin and ZydeKool.. it's so "hot off the press" that they didn't get the CD jewel case created yet... it was just in a while sleeve !! Will play a few of the tracks this Tuesday night.
Fort Lauderdale C/Z Festival Trip Report
Where else can you be sitting next to Bois Sec Ardoin (88 years old), with Chris and Sean Ardoin's dad 5 feet way but last weekends Ft. Lauderdale. Bois Sec Ardoin was one of the originators of today's Zydeco music and is the grand father to Chris and Sean Ardoin. Bois Sec and his son were at an accordion sellers booth and were just "hanging" out...
Myself, Bunny and a few other San Diego C/Z dancers made it to the C/Z festival mecca of Ft. Lauderdale. The weather was warm and humid as it normally is. They did a fine job of entertaining for thousands of folks from all over the country who converged on the event. It was especially good to see a few new folks from San Diego & LA who were either "new" to the C/Z world or had just never been to that festival... First timers that I remembered seeing were Bill, Margret, Karen and there were probably others... There is a talk of a big sponsor holding the festival next year in a new location.. hope it happens as it was one of the big events C/Z dancers lists of festivals to attend. We also saw Lorraine (aka Lori) who used to live in San Diego...
Mr. Cheapo's Phone number tip..
What a specific telephone number that spells out a specific word ? It only costs $10 extra to get the number. A friend of mine tried out a few words to see if another person had them and found one that was open. I won't share it but I was amazed it only costs $10 extra to do this !!! lets see .. here is one option...... 619-bigfeet ;)
This weeks C/Z Newsletter contains...
Live Video Streaming Video from Bourbon Street !!!!
Rumor has it were dancing at the Del Mar Fair this year :)
Top 5 Zydeco CD's
Mr. Cheapo's Adventure Info... Cabrillo National Monument
Live Video Streaming Video from Bourbon Street !!!!
This is a great web site that has live streaming video that you can watch what is happening live on a corning of Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Just click on the link below and play it in "Real Player". Very cool site... it's great to just let it sit in the background as you work on something else... what a great escape !!
http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/classic/index.ssf/video
If you don't have the free "Real Player" to play the video stream just go to the following web site and in the upper right hand corner under the "Free Games" link is the link for the Free Player....
http://www.realplayer.com
Rumor Has It that the Bon Temps are dancing at the Del Mar Fair !!
According to our "Sources" ;).. Sylvia said to "Please hold the date, Sunday, June 13 (happens to be Father's Day) from 3-4:30 pm. And best of all, we got the Bayou Brothers playing while we dance." More details to come as we get closer to the date !!
Top 5 Zydeco CD's:
People ask from time to time for recommendations on which Zydeco CD's to buy so I here is a link that has the top 5 CD's that I would recommend... Also put Brian Jack's "Getting Down to Business" CD... it's a hot one...
http://www.zydecoach.com/music.htm#top5
Where to buy them... some of the local "BIG" stores may have them, or you can always call Floyds Records in Ville Platte Louisiana at 800-738-8668.
Best Cajun CD.. Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Latest CD... "Bon Reve"
Mr. Cheapo's Adventure Info... Cabrillo National Park
If you have never been to, or have relatives in town and you need to take them some place for CHEAP. Go to Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma.. it's beautiful and it only costs $5/car. More details are at...
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/pphtml/accessibility.html
Live Video Streaming Video from Bourbon Street !!!!
Rumor has it were dancing at the Del Mar Fair this year :)
Top 5 Zydeco CD's
Mr. Cheapo's Adventure Info... Cabrillo National Monument
Live Video Streaming Video from Bourbon Street !!!!
This is a great web site that has live streaming video that you can watch what is happening live on a corning of Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Just click on the link below and play it in "Real Player". Very cool site... it's great to just let it sit in the background as you work on something else... what a great escape !!
http://www.nola.com/bourbocam/classic/index.ssf/video
If you don't have the free "Real Player" to play the video stream just go to the following web site and in the upper right hand corner under the "Free Games" link is the link for the Free Player....
http://www.realplayer.com
Rumor Has It that the Bon Temps are dancing at the Del Mar Fair !!
According to our "Sources" ;).. Sylvia said to "Please hold the date, Sunday, June 13 (happens to be Father's Day) from 3-4:30 pm. And best of all, we got the Bayou Brothers playing while we dance." More details to come as we get closer to the date !!
Top 5 Zydeco CD's:
People ask from time to time for recommendations on which Zydeco CD's to buy so I here is a link that has the top 5 CD's that I would recommend... Also put Brian Jack's "Getting Down to Business" CD... it's a hot one...
http://www.zydecoach.com/music.htm#top5
Where to buy them... some of the local "BIG" stores may have them, or you can always call Floyds Records in Ville Platte Louisiana at 800-738-8668.
Best Cajun CD.. Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Latest CD... "Bon Reve"
Mr. Cheapo's Adventure Info... Cabrillo National Park
If you have never been to, or have relatives in town and you need to take them some place for CHEAP. Go to Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma.. it's beautiful and it only costs $5/car. More details are at...
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/pphtml/accessibility.html
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