Sho'nuff is a shame, Captain Sousa. It does seem like the Blue Moon Saloon and Pat's Atchafalaya Club have picked up a little bit o' de zydeco slack, albeit from the "major players." But those venues will never have the window-fanned shotgun shack ambience that Richard's has (had). El Sido's is still up and running! It's still a fantastic zydeco club. Somebody needs to open a "strickly" zydeco venue in downtown Lafayette, if'n ya axe me. The sports bars and "oonks-oonks-oonks-oonks" techno clubs in downtown make me feel like I'm back in Dallas. Guess that's why I rarely trek down 'dere. Guess you still gotta "go to the country for the zydeco." BTW, I dodged the tornados last night. They were about 15 miles north of my house. What a light show it was...
check out www.theadvertiser.com for the story on RICHARD'S CLUB. Yes, Saturday is the last rodeo for Zydeco lover's at Richard's, a staple for the last 59 years in Lawtell.