{"id":9142,"date":"2025-01-31T17:33:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=9142"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:23:51","slug":"louisiana-is-a-strange-old-place-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=9142","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Is A Strange Old Place To Be"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Date &#8211; Mid Nineties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place &#8211; Louisiana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Characters &#8211; Thought Provoking <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outcome &#8211; Strange Cajun Adventures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following short stories are sections that were left out of my book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/There-Aint-Rules-Rock-Roll\/dp\/B0D3D5VMPR\" title=\"\">There Ain&#8217;t No Rules In Rock n Roll<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Cajun Relatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While attending a lunchtime gig in a market square with my artist Toby and his band, in a small town just outside Lafayette Louisiana, my wife Sue and I decided to pop into a small bar while the band set up. As we stepped inside we found it was like many small bars in Louisiana &#8211; both dark and uninviting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst I sensed my way to the bar in order to buy a couple of beers, Sue chose a small table close to the front door, perhaps considering we may need to make a hasty exit at some point. Not long after, the door creaked open, and in walked a man, although he wasn&#8217;t carrying a banjo he looked like he could have stepped straight off the set of&nbsp;Deliverance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The room seemed to tense as he scanned the bar, his eyes locking on ours almost instantly. Instead of heading to the bar, he came to our table with a deliberate, unsettling calm. Without saying a word, he leaned in until his face was just inches from mine, his breath hot and stale, and stared straight into my eyes. The silence was excruciating, every second dragging like an eternity. My pulse quickened, and I could feel Sue tensing beside me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two or three minutes passed. though it felt like hours, before he finally straightened up, his expression unreadable, and wandered off to the bar as if nothing had happened. I felt a lot more comfortable few minutes later, when Toby\u2019s weightlifting brother Balo, entered the bar. I told him about my unsettling encounter, hoping for some reassurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDon\u2019t worry about it,\u201d he&nbsp;grinned, &#8220;He probably thought you were kin.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only in Louisiana could borderline terror be written off as a family reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Phone\u2019s Ringing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the studio, I sat next to the engineer at the recording desk, where the music was turned up so high that the phone on the right of the engineer could have rung like a fire alarm, and we still wouldn\u2019t have heard it. Instead, the red light on top of the handset would flash, like a huge &#8220;hello, pay attention to me!&#8221; signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without fail, a couple of times a day, I\u2019d see the light flashing and shout, \u201cThe phone\u2019s ringing!\u201d The engineer, undeterred by the volume that shook the room, would yell back, \u201cWhat\u2019s that now?\u201d I\u2019d raise my voice even louder and repeat, \u201cThe phone\u2019s ringing&#8221;&nbsp;whilst pointing my finger towards the phone&nbsp;and once again, he\u2019d respond with, \u201cWhat\u2019s that now?\u201d This went on and on like a tennis ralley that would have earned us a standing ovation at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, he\u2019d begrudgingly lowered the volume, with me still shouting, \u201cThe phone\u2019s ringing!\u201d To my great relief he\u2019d pick up the receiver, delivering a dramatic \u201cJD\u2019s, studio.\u201d After a moment, he glanced at me, with a glazed look shaking his head. \u201cNope, no one there. Strange, that happens all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really wouldn&#8217;t have bothered with these daily battles, but the call could have been for me and may have been important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Catch Of The Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day Lester, a friend of the engineer, popped in to say hello. After some small talk, the engineer asked Lester, \u201cWhat\u2019ve you been up to?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lester  looking&nbsp;somewhat bewildered by the question eventually replied, \u201cBeen doing a lot of fishing.\u201d The engineer raised an eyebrow. \u201cWhat\u2019s biting?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lester shrugged, \u201cNothing, haven&#8217;t caught a thing in three weeks.\u201d \u201cWhat bait are y\u2019all using?\u201d The engineer asked. \u201cStopped using bait,\u201d Lester replied, like he was revealing the secret to life itself. <br>\u201cHow long ago did y\u2019all stop using bait?\u201d \u201cHmm\u2026 about three weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listening to the two of them was like witnessing <em class=\"\">Laurel and Hardy<\/em>&nbsp;on an acid trip. I figured this was the sort of guy that took a fishing pole to Sea World<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Freds-Lounge-Mamuo-e1633697231543-1024x666.png?resize=1024%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Freds-Lounge-Mamuo\" class=\"wp-image-2488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Freds-Lounge-Mamuo-e1633697231543.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Freds-Lounge-Mamuo-e1633697231543.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Freds-Lounge-Mamuo-e1633697231543.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Freds-Lounge-Mamuo-e1633697231543.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Saturday Night Frenzy Outside <em>Fred&#8217;s Lounge <\/em>On The Busy Streets of Mamuo Louisiana. The Cajun Capital of The World<\/em>.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Danny in Cajun Country<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During these sessions, I had the pleasure of being accompanied by my good friend and all round musical wizard, Danny Saxon. Danny was in his mid-twenties,&nbsp;a good-looking guy with shoulder-length blonde hair, he looked like he\u2019d just stepped out of a&nbsp;Californian&nbsp;beach party or maybe a Viking movie, depending on the angle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day, while we were working in the studio a guy called Hunter dropped in to say hi to the engineer. He looked like he&#8217;d just&nbsp;returned from a day trip wrestling alligators in the Bayou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He eyed Danny like&nbsp;he was a prize-winning ham at a county fair. He leaned in and said, \u201cYou\u2019d better stay near town, boy. Don\u2019t go wandering off into the outskirts. Some of those guys\u2019 wives ain\u2019t as pretty as you, and you might not be seen again for a while, or at all.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can imagine the comment didn\u2019t exactly make Danny feel too comfortable and I\u2019m pretty sure he added \u201cstay close to town and stay alive\u201d to his daily to-do list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Couple of Empty Beer Bottles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One night, after a marathon studio session, Danny and I were driving back&nbsp;to our hotel&nbsp;when I suggested we stop at a bar for a quick beer to round off the evening. We pulled into a really busy car park in our brand-new, gleaming hire car. In hindsight, I should have realised that the sight of most of the muddy, battered cars and old trucks\u2014many without car tags with some sporting a rag in place of a fuel cap\u2014was a sign we might have been better off finding somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stepping into the bar felt uncomfortable, it was so packed with what I can only describe as professional-grade rednecks, it began to feel like we\u2019d stumbled onto the set of,&nbsp;<em>The&nbsp;<\/em><em>Texas&nbsp;<\/em><em>Chainsaw Massacre.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These were the sort of guys that thought that fast food was hitting a deer at 65 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we sipped our drinks, I started to feel like a rabbit at a dog show\u2014out of place and slightly concerned for our safety. Although we weren\u2019t out in the sticks, Hunter\u2019s words came flooding back to me and I felt sure they were echoing in Danny\u2019s mind, so I leaned over and whispered, \u201cDan drink up, I think we should leave NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We headed back to the car, which, in my infinite wisdom, I had parked facing a wall, because, why not make things more interesting? As I carefully put the car in reverse, we were suddenly jolted by the unmistakable sound of two sharp cracks\u2014like gunshots,&nbsp;which made our hearts stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nervously, I got out to investigate what had happened. Looking around the car I was stunned to find two beer bottles, strategically placed behind each of the back tyres<a><\/a>, like some sort of twisted version of a parking ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a second thought, I jumped back into the car and floored it. I didn\u2019t care if we had flat tyres or not; I just wanted to put as much distance between us and this&nbsp;bar as humanly possible. We didn\u2019t stop until we were safely back at the hotel, hearts still racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In hindsight, I think our tyres survived because I reversed slowly. If I\u2019d been any quicker, those bottles would\u2019ve blown out both back tyres, leaving us stuck in the middle of some redneck bonding ritual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who knows? Maybe they just wanted to get to know us better. But one thing was for sure\u2014I wasn\u2019t sticking around to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9472.jpeg?resize=706%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9472.jpeg?resize=706%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9472.jpeg?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9472.jpeg?resize=768%2C1113&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9472.jpeg?resize=1059%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1059w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_9472.jpeg?w=1076&amp;ssl=1 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Danny at a barbecue at our house 1993.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kenny-denton wp-block-embed-kenny-denton\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ivpI7zuQzQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=2485\">Cajun Adventure Part 1: The Search for Talent in Louisiana<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Cajun Adventure Part 1: The Search for Talent in Louisiana&#8221; &#8212; Kenny Denton\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=2485&#038;embed=true#?secret=S1atgKpklj#?secret=ivpI7zuQzQ\" data-secret=\"ivpI7zuQzQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Couple of Empty Beer Bottles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One night, after a marathon studio session, Danny and I were driving back to our apartments when I suggested we stop at a bar for a quick beer to round off the evening. We pulled into a really busy car park in our brand-new, gleaming hire car. In hindsight, I should have realised that the sight of most of the muddy, battered cars and old trucks, many without car tags with some sporting a rag in place of a fuel cap, was a sign we might have been better off finding somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stepping into the bar felt uncomfortable, it was so packed with what I can only describe as professional-grade rednecks, it began to feel like we\u2019d stumbled into a remake of <em>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These were the sort of guys that thought that fast food was hitting a deer at 65 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we sipped our drinks, I started to feel like a rabbit at a dog show &#8211; out of place and slightly concerned for our safety. Although we weren&#8217;t out in the sticks, Hunter&#8217;s words came flooding back to me and I felt sure they were echoing in Danny&#8217;s mind, so I leaned over and whispered, \u201cDanny drink up, I think we should leave NOW!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We headed back to the car, which, in my infinite wisdom, I had parked facing a wall, because, why not make things more interesting? As I carefully put the car in reverse, we were suddenly jolted by the unmistakable sound of two sharp cracks, like gunshots,&nbsp;which made our hearts stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nervously, I got out to investigate what had happened. Looking around the car I was stunned to find two beer bottles strategically placed behind each of the back tyres, like some sort of twisted version of a parking ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a second thought, I jumped back into the car and floored it. 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