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New gigs this month:

Jones Creek Café 
15005 Market St., Baton Rouge, 225-755-3550
This great spot has been around for decades, now in a newer facility.  I’ll be on the patio, with good weather – 6:30pm.  http://www.jonescreekcafe.com/  In the Shenandoah/Woodlawn area…

Onezia Lounge 
Airline Hwy. @ Hwy. 74 (by Sno’s Seafood), Gonzales, 225-647-2447
Onezia is shooting for a cigar bar/wine bar atmosphere.  It’s bigger inside than it looks from outside, with comfortable seating and some decent beer choices – 9pm.
http://www.onezialounge.com/

Mi Padre’s Mexican Grill and Cantina
37460 Ultima Plaza Blvd, Prairieville, 225-673-6364
Marco used to be at Superior Grill, and though I wasn’t looking for more Wednesdays, he really wants me there!  Nice little cantina – next to Winn Dixie on Airline – 6pm.

We’re gonna try some Wednesdays at Pelican Pub this month, alternating between Kyle Labat and myself.  Thanks to all who went there to support Rhett while he was in town.  I’ll be at Spanky’s P’ville for 3 Sundays, while Dustin Powell of Sweet Root, and Heath Ransonnet of Spank the Monkey will appear on the other Sundays.  I’ll do one Sunday at Mariner’s, which I’m digging – also returning to Monjuni’s on Jefferson, Superior Grill, Southpaws, and the Pastime Lounge.  See the June schedule page for all dates and times.

Festivals are slowing down, but June 13 – 15 has three events on one weekend, all in the French Quarter – French Market Tomato Festival, Cajun-Zydeco Festival, and New Orleans Seafood Festival.  It sounds like a winner.
http://www.neworleansonline.com/news/2008/May/tomatofest.html

Help me on this idea, please friends:  my buddy, Clay Jenkins, serving in Afghanistan, says what they need over there are books, magazines, and CDs.  He says they always seem to run short of those.  Will you buy or donate any books or magazines, and burn/copy or donate any CDs to this cause, and bring them to my gigs this month?  If we can send a nice box of these items there, I’d be grateful.  I’ll handle all the shipping.  I guess it’s up to us to figure out the type of material, but anything would be worthwhile, I’m sure.  Maybe you have some CDs you don’t listen to often.  Shoot, just download it to your computer or burn a copy – we’ll send them over.  Thank you very much.

Related to that – check out http://www.jrcigars.com/  Go to that site and enter the word TROOPS in the cigar search box at the top left.  It will open up a page where you can buy 4 cigars at the price of 3.  And JR Cigar will send another cigar to US troops overseas!  I’m gonna take advantage of this deal.  What a good gift for your friends who enjoy an occasional smoke - and we’ll be doing another nice thing to remember our military personnel. 

Happy birthdays this month to Gerard Langlois, Angie Fitzgerald, and my sister Kim Ricks. 

Thanks,

Kirk