LeCompt, Still Rocking

The whole crew went out last night to Shenanigans— a cash only Sea Isle dive club with very sticky floors— and we saw the venerable, inimitable, and ageless Mike LeCompt and his incredible bar band— and I’m happy to say that my son Alex— who recently turned 21– was able to see the man in action, and though LeCompt doesn’t have the pipes he used to, he’s still got all the moves and the confidence— and, as Alex noticed, the rhythm— he was impressed at how well the band cooperated with each other . . . they played the usual eclectic mix of songs (with more sharing of the singing duties than in the old days) including some Garth Brooks (Friends in Low Places) and “The Ferris Bueller Song”— as my son Alex referred to it— otherwise known as “Twist and Shout” and “War Pigs” and a Queen medley— “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” and “Suspicious Minds” and mainly songs of that ilk— but oddly, the bar was packed with young attractive women— very strange, he used to draw an older crowd and we figured he would adjust the songs to this younger bunch, but he did not really cater to them (the most recent song they played was Blink 182– “Please Tell Me Why”) so it was quite a scene in the club and I just hope LeCompt keeps it going for one more year so my younger son Ian can see him.