ThibodauxBengal

Lots of great recs in this thread, but a few are missing:

Cafe Lynne in Mandeville - Does not get enough attention. We go there at least 2/month. Great and consistent food, awesome menu, and very reasonably priced. We like to sit and eat at the bar, bartenders are super friendly.

Grapeful Ape - Very cool craft cocktail bar in old Mandeville right by Nuvolaris. Bar and sofa/lounge seating. Chill atmosphere with occasional live music.

Northstar Theater in old Mandeville - Live music venue, all reserved seating, seats tiered stadium style, only about 100 seats, and really good music lineup. As a result tickets a little pricier, but you definitely get what you pay for.

Duman in Mandeville - Turkish/Mediterranean food and our favorite pizza spot.

"as a roman catholic, this really doesn't concern me as i believe the entire protestant reformation, was the inspired work of satan, so the fact that it's dying it's natural death just 400 scant years later is not surprising good riddance! it's dying in america too!"



I spent over 25 years attending a Catholic church but never converted. Lots of really good people, just did not reach me like my Protestant upbringing.

But people like you are one of the reasons I could not stay there. I have been to a lot of different churches (Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran), and never did I encounter the self righteous and judgmental attitude similar to what you are showing today, which is really ironic considering all of the systemic and chronic problems that exist there.

Again, I have many, many, wonderful and great friends that are Catholic - really fantastic, generous, and spiritual people. The kind of people that do not have the nasty judgmental attitude that you expressed today. I don't follow some of the Catholic doctrine, but I totally respect their choices and would never pass judgment on those choices.

I hope you find your way to more understanding and thoughtfulness....

Wow, I’m so pumped up about this! Have met the guy at least half a dozen times and seen him more than that. Comes to Mandeville to play at Donz, has also played at the Ozone Music Songwriters festival here. Really awesome awesome dude and has some great original songs as well. Has a very dynamic voice and has some chops on the guitar too. Can’t wait to watch more!

Stopped at the one in Alabama on the way back from Florida recently. Big mistake. Total mass of humanity. Took 10 minutes from exit to parking lot, difficult to find open gas pump, peak Disney World level crowd inside, rude worker cutting off twice in drink line (guess she was aggravated at how crowded it was too?), and took another 10 minutes just to get out of parking lot.

I’ll give them a little slack as it was a Sunday, maybe unusually crowded due to vacationers returning home? But there were plenty of places we passed that were not crowded at all.

Guess I don’t get the hype, but to each his own.

“”Hey man TT blazed this trail a long time ago, they have been scalping their fans for decades.””

Wow, I’ve seen them a half a dozen times and literally never ever experienced that before. Saw them at the Saenger a few months ago and paid around $140 for 12th row center seats. Bought tickets within a couple of days of them going on sale.

Awesome!! This is one of those rare groups that I’m never scared to over hype to my friends because they always exceed expectations. Enjoy it!

Look no further than right in Thibodaux, LA. Company is called GATR and they’ve got really high-quality stuff. Not cheap, but cheaper than Yeti. They will also customize ice chests, etc and have a great variety of tumblers, cups, and such.

Check it out;

Gatrcoolers.com

(Sorry, could not make it work as a link, but it’s easy to find)

Similar experience with my daughter when she was 4 years old. First trip to Disney, we’re standing in front of the USA exhibit at Epcot, watching the night fireworks and laser show. I’m holding her up, her arms around my neck, and she squeals, “daddy this really is where dreams come true!!” I melted.

The Mavericks seem generally under estimated. That is one hell of a band and Raul has elite vocal talent. Have seen them 5-6 times and thier shows are always on fire, just outstanding. Mix of Cuban/latino, blues, country, hard to explain - but if they ever put on a show near you definitely go see them - doubt you’ll be disappointed.