BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

We played the Plaza Theatre in Orlando on Friday night. I think it was the first public appearance for the the band ever. Lots off fans in central FL! It was a nice venue, though the promoter made some errors on the payment check, but this was corrected by Saturday afternoon. On Saturday we played fir WNMF at Ybor City in Tampa. There were lots of people there, despite the rain. We were fortunate to play in a lull. Today we're returning home. The next band show is on Jund 13 in New Orleans.

Date: May 16, 2009 10:19 AM Topic: Plaza Theatre The Plaza Theater was a nice venue. We had a decent crowd for our first ever appearance in Orlando, outside of a convention. Though it's hard to fly on the day of a show, it was the best and most economical way to go about it. Fortunately we didn't have to leave early the next day! May 16, 2009 11:01 PM: Long day as usual. I looked at the check from last night and the moron didn't write out the correct amount! So we had lunch at a Viet Rest while waiting for Chris to bring the check. Jimmy had a meltdown over being treated badly yesterday. If only he understood, like Mitchell, that responsibility has a lot to do with your actions on the road. You cannot bring what's home along (like your problems and your women) and expect to be treated as if you are one of the group. Sometimes your actions interfere with your judgement, and considering how hard it is to travel, that is just not acceptable. However, no

Date: May 4, 2009 11:48 AM Topic: Jazz Fest It's been a busy few days since returning to Louisiana from Knoxville. The band arrived on Thursday night, flying from Nashville to MSY. On Friday, we all met up at the Acura Stage for our 12:30 set. Then we had to sign the Grammy winning CD at the NOJAZZFEST tent. Then we set up and sound checked at Southport Music Hall. We were the opener for the subdudes that night. That show went OK and we sold several CDs. On Saturday morning, we had a 10:30 set at CC's Coffee House on Esplanade. We sold several more CDs there and played for about 50 minutes. Saturday night we played at the Howlin Wolf in Mandeville for a crowd of about 15 or 20. Sunday we were rained out at Fest For All in Baton Rouge. The end of the tour! It's good to be back home and getting some much needed rest.