Pat's Weekly Diary: 8/2
We returned to work on Saturday playing for the first time since January of 2020 at Boomtown Casino. Holy Mackerel!!! Boomers. And really it was such a fantastic crowd of people we had there partying with us. We didn't really know what to expect as we'd been told that Boomers was not having great crowds lately. But it certainly was a full house for the Topcats. So nice to see some west bank friends we haven't seen in a while. You know what's really cool is as we're playing to witness friends in the audience reconnecting with their friends who haven't seen each other in a while. One of great things about playing music is how it brings people together. It certainly an honor for us to be a small part of it. We actually started playing Boomtown way back in the years before Katrina. If you recall… when Boomers first opened it was supposed to be all country music. They would not allow us to play inside because of the rap music we played. They would only hire the Topcats to play for the outdoor concerts. I recall that we opened the show for the Beach Boys and for Jerry Lee Lewis on separate 4th of July concerts in the parking lot. Eventually they put us inside and it turned into a really great regular rotation for us. Sometimes weekly sometimes monthly. We were actually inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2005 at ceremony at Boomtown. So again, it was a great pleasure to be back. Thanks to all of you that came out. Here's hoping we will see you soon.