Any Parrot Heads in here?

[RobertJ.]

Song I recall well from the show was "God's Own Drunk."

I still use lines from that song!

"Commode huggin' drunk"

and

"He was a Kodiak lookin' fella, about nineteen feet tall"

 

[16thVACav]

Listen to this more than any other of his work:

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pRZDkWWZog[/ame]

 

[Abbynormal]

When Margaritaville came out in 1977, I was dating a girl from South Dakota who just moved to Indiana. She was a Jimmy Buffett fan and she exposed me to his whole musical repertoire throughout that summer.

For my 21st b-day, she bought us tickets for Jimmy's concert at the Indiana Convention Center. She treated me to dinner at the Eagles Nest Restaurant atop the Hyatt next door to the Convention Center and then spent the night in a room at the Hyatt.

I can't imagine a better 21st birthday present!

 

[Onomea]

Who's The Blond Stranger is one of my all time favorite videos. His poetry and his sense of humor really come together in that one. He is one of the best story tellers ever.

Knew the song, of course, but had not seen the video. Good fun!

https://youtu.be/QG1l0VLDb3o

 

[Fishslayer]

FINS UP!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dcVyZ9CH9Y[/ame]

 

[charlie sherrill]

He went to school here in Hattiesburg, Ms. at the University of Southern Mississippi (Go Eagles!) and nearby Pearl River Community College before that. I would see him and a friend picking and singing in front of the Commons on campus. He helped pay his way through school by singing in a local restaurant/bar. Nobody, including him, knew what was in his future back then. He was here for a reunion of sorts about a month ago. I've always enjoyed his music.

 

[wood714]

I've seen him three times.

I was thoroughly entertained from pre-show to encore. The crowds are unlike any other as they are wired to party.

For some reason Cincinnati was crazy for Jimmy Buffett. He would sell out 2 shows in hours.

Come Monday was about the only song I liked of his.

 

[GregG]

Really like his concerts. Been to many here in Houston. Have to sneak in the beach balls that we toss around. LOL.

 

[Rustyt1953]

For some reason Cincinnati was crazy for Jimmy Buffett. He would sell out 2 shows in hours

From Riverbend:

When he mentioned us in a song, he secured his tri-state fan base for life.


"She came down from Fincinnati..."

 

[gregintenn]

Love his music, hate his politics. I wish musicians would stick to music.

 

[RobertJ.]

Astoria, which is near here, is mostly Scandinavian, and the Scandinavians are mostly Finnish. Years ago, every bar in Astoria had "Fins" on the jukebox!

 

[pawngal]

The concert last night was great! Thank goodness the forecasted rain stayed away but it was hot & humid! Yes, there were some beach balls not
as many as years ago tho.

The concert was a double bill, 2nd half was the Eagles. I didn't have huge expectations due to the death of Glenn Frey and adding Vince Gill (known as a country singer) Gill's vocals filed the bill very well. Joe Walsh was his usual self as was Don Henley. The big surprise and the best was Frey's son, Deacon. He sounded so much like lhis Dad it was eerie.

 

[VAPA]

We went to NYC in April to see his Broadway show which sadly ended yesterday, it was great.

 

[Mark S.]

Ambivalent...

From my decades here, he's much more popular with the tourists than he is with native or long time residents of Florida.

The Keys got so bad that even Buffett fled to other parts of the Caribbean. Many popular beach bands treat calls for Buffet tunes like calls for Freebird at a local southern rock concert.

meh