12th Annual Crawfish Party

On Saturday, April 14, one of my friends, Carolyn, was one of the hosts of the 12th Annual Crawfish Party in Dallas, TX at The Green Elephant. Among the bands playing were Ray Wylie Hubbard, No Justice, and Poison Cherry. For $25, you got all you could eat crawfish and beer to drink, including one of my perennial favorites, Lone Star. The weather was a bit chilly and overcast but every once in a while, the sun would come out for a quick peek.

Upon arrival, I found Lora, Sharon, and a few of their friends hangin' out. Saying hi and mingling for a bit, I went and grabbed a beer, and sought out Erin. Erin, whom I met through a mutual friend, was there standing near the bar with two of her friends, Stephanie and Bethany. I actually met Stephanie once before at the 28th Annual Greenville Avenue St. Patrick's Day Block Party. There we chatted and ate some crawfish tails before Erin had to get back home to wait for the cable guy who, subsequently, never showed up. I bounced back-and-forth between beers and friends, inside and outside.



Around 7 pm, Stephanie, Bethany, and I headed over to Texadelphia to grab some dinner. Afterwards, the girls dropped me back off at The Green Elephant and then headed off into the sunset. When I got back inside No Justice had taken the stage--they were great. I'd never heard them before, but I look forward to seeing them perform again in the future. I bumped into Lora, Carolyn, Kristin, Sharon, and friends after they returned from their dinner. There we drank and danced. Feeling overly parched from drinking too much beer (not sure how that happened), I called it an evening just before Poison Cherry came on and went outside for a cab.

There actually was a part 2 to this evening that involved Grey Goose & Red Bull, Round-Up Saloon, and a really tall transvestite, but that story is for another time.