Wow! Coming from a beach town in Los Angeles County leaves the rest of the country as quite a culture shock. I’ve been to South Louisiana several times by now but every time I get to learn more about the culture, the people, and music. This time we arrive at The Brickhouse in Houma, Louisiana and going into the venue I already know its going to be an amazing show but what came before the show was something I never got to experience before…..a crawfish boil.Only as of a couple weeks ago did I start to enjoy seafood so I was ready to try a little more. Then, I see these things. They’re fully intact creatures! I was kind of scared to pick one up. To be honest, more like horrified but thats okay! I ask Heather how to eat these things. At this point I’m scared to rip the shell off the crawfish before I go on stage (you know, bass playing fingers and all). After taking the tail off I throw the tail into the “bad” pile and hold the body asking Heather, “Now what do I do”? Looks like you eat the meat off the tail. AHHH! I’m not getting it at this point. Maybe 20 minutes later I’m understanding how to do this, really eat this stuff, and LOVE it! This lead me to a new revelation on the South Louisiana culture.Anyones first time down in this area will quickly realize the family, loving, party, eat up and have a good time spirit. Little things like these crawfish boils seem to really contribute to the whole good spirit of South Louisiana. You get together, eat for as long as you can, have fun, then do it again! After all this we go on to hang with great people and play a great show! It gets better every time with new friends, new fans, and new family. I’m pretty sure I had too good of a time but that works for me. I absolutely can’t wait to return back and do it all again!Eliot