Shreveport, Louisiana

Halloween night in Louisiana, one would expect an extreme display of local flavor, Cajun, voodoo, all the stereotypes. Maybe in New Orleans, but here in Shreveport, it was a rather calm night, but fun never the less. There were quite a few costumed patrons in the bar for the evening celebrating the holiday and listening to the music. People were friendly and the atmosphere was positive. We played well and were lucky to have people watching the show. We were even treated to free meals on the house, the blackened chicken I had was excellent.

Unfortunately we are not always lucky enough to really check out the towns we play in, Shreveport fell into this category (the photo to the right should illustrate my point). It is a shame when this happens, but when a place as special as New York or New Orleans pops up in the itinerary we usually find a way to spend time being tourists. Shreveport on the other hand did not make the list and our experience in the town was limited to driving off the highway, locating the venue, staying at a house around the corner from the venue, waking up, finding the highway, and leaving. All too often our visits are like this. So I can now say I have been to Shreveport, kind of.