Smiley Anders for April 28, 2008

• By SMILEY ANDERS
• Advocate staff writer
• Published: Apr 28, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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How to tell if you’re a true Cajun 

Here’s an “only in Louisiana” story by way of Hawaii:

“My oldest brother lives on the big island of Hawaii,” says Della Neely. “Presently they are experiencing a serious volcano event, with steam, gases and great rumbling coming from the volcano.”

She says he sent her an aerial photo of the active volcano — and as she looked at that huge, steaming hole in the ground her first thought was to wonder how many crawfish it would take to fill it up. …

Are you ticked off?

Judging from my mail, a lot of readers are a bit perturbed (to put it mildly) about a couple of things:

First, there’s the closing of the interstate because of the president’s stealth visit to Baton Rouge. (One irate motorist wanted me to find out the names of those who met privately with George W., so he could stop doing business with them.)

Then there are those unwelcome phone calls to homes by candidates:

Joyce M. Montgomery says, “I decided to withhold my vote from any candidate who phoned my home to solicit a vote. Now I find myself with very few options as the vote nears!”

(Write in a vote for me: I promise never to call you.)

Bengal ballads

Who says nostalgia’s not what it used to be?

Both DeDe DeBlieux and Judge Bob Downing say the famous song on the Bengal Lounge jukebox back in the day was one about banging on a piano.