As we pull into the parking lot for the Bayou Blue, we see someone quickly scrambling to add David's name to the sign for tonight's performances... "No 'E' on the end" says my passenger... We watch to see if they will spell "Romain" correctly.  Surprisingly, and much to our delight, they DO spell Romain correctly.  Woohoo! 

Next, we enter the venue and get set up for the show... As I enter, I hear my name called... One of Zac's fans made it to the show and spotted me.  I look... think... and say "Leslie?" My memory's not what it used to be... I used to be AMAZING with names.  I still do pretty well, but not like I used to.  *shrug*  Anyway, after a brief conversation, I find my way to my 'station' for the night... get my camera and gear out so that I'm ready whenever they are.

It didn't take long for the show to 'erupt' once it started... Zac started out by playing the James LeBlanc penned "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde"... He really ROCKS that song, even when it's just an acoustic show.  Ironically, later in the show he did an acoustic version of Finger Eleven's "Paralyzer", which rocked even MORE!! When I heard him start the song, I wondered how "Paralyzer" would sound without the rest of the band.  Granted, I'd heard him play it acoustically once before, but this was different somehow.  I was impressed!  Can you imagine?  After all this time, and after all those shows I've been to, Zac still never ceases to amaze me!

Anyway, as for the rest of the show, the guys both lit it up!! David played "When The Rain Comes Down" by request (Thanks, Holly!) and "Please" (my own personal favorite from David's album). Both guys did lots of covers with a few originals mixed in... and joined each other on several songs, as well. You never knew if one would start AND finish the song, or if one would start and the other would finish. It was entertaining and lots of fun to witness...

They did 'old school' music mixed in with some of the new... They did bluesy numbers and mixed it up by throwing some dance/freestyle/pop songs in for good measure. "Turn The Page" preceded "Rollin' On The River", "Foolish Pride", "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Tonight I Wanna Cry"... A persistent fan requested a couple of songs by 'bribing' the guys with a $50 bill (which later magically turned into a $100 bill when he vehemently wanted to hear the 2nd song).  "Me and Bobby McGee" came over the speaker system next, followed by a lively "Wild Thing" straight into "Baby Got Back".  David's quite the goofball entertainer and at times even Zac couldn't help but laugh... Don't believe me? Check out the pictures... It sure was a fun show to photograph, I'll say that much!!

They did play some more 'normal' music to their usual shows, as well... David did an amazing job with "Wave on Wave" and "Drift Away".  It was interesting to hear David's renditions of songs I'm used to hearing Zac play, like "Tupelo Honey" (I'm sorry David... you rocked that song! But... I'm still very partial to Zac's version) and "Easy Like Sunday Morning"... Zac did songs from his album, inlcuding "Any Bridge", "If It Wasn't For The Whiskey", and "Memphis Women and Chicken".

On the slightly more rock side, they did "Little Pink Houses", "Beverly Hills", "With or Without You" and "American Woman"... Not to be left out were the blues numbers, including one of my favorites that Zac performs "Woman Way 'Cross Town" and "Crossroads".  Of course, they DID also do a couple of 'traditional country' songs as well like David's take on "Foolish Pride", "Great Day To Be Alive" and "Country Boy Can Survive" and Zac's spin on Rascall Flats' hit "Here's To You" and Keith Urban's "Stupid Boy".  They ended the show by passing around a "tip hat" (they didn't have a tip JAR, so the hat would have to do! This kinda gives a whole new meaning to 'tip your hat', doesn't it? Hehe) Based on how much was 'earned', they would decided whether or not we REALLY wanted one more song. Fortunately for all of us who just couldn't get enough, they decided they WOULD do one more song, and so the night concluded with the Garth Brooks mega-hit "Friends In Low Places", which seemed to be the theme of the night.  It was just a bunch of friends hanging around listening to a couple of other friends who just so happened to be very talented singers and musicians.