Ok, I started talking about this in TBR but realized that's not fair to the people who don't have TBR access so I'm going to finish it out here.
Princesca and I went to see Jimmy Buffett play at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati yesterday, and spent the entire day tailgating before the concert... so we left home at 6 am and didn't get back until around 9:30 am this morning.
I've seen a number of Buffett tribute bands before but until yesterday never saw the man himself in concert despite the fact that we're both Parrotheads. So, that shit had to be corrected stat.
Let's start off with his set list from last night, before I forget fine details like that.
Ragtop Day
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Coconut Telegraph
Come Monday
Take Another Road
Son of a Son of a Sailor
Blue Guitar
Volcano
Working and Playing
Fins
Margaritaville
'intermission' (some dude played the steel drums for a while while everyone pissed and got more beer)
Island
Bank of Bad Habits
Brown Eyed Girl
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Havana Daydreaming
Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw
The Great Filling Station Holdup
It's My Job
A Pirate Looks at Forty
Southern Cross
One Particular Harbor
Fake concert ending. Next, the encore:
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Gypsies in the Palace
After those two, Jimmy stayed on stage by himself and sang and played acoustic guitar of some song I totally did not recognize, and I know all of his music, so it must have been either a cover or some song he's never recorded for an album. :hmm:
Is he related to Warren Buffett?
The most crowd-pleasing songs were, unsurprisingly, Margaritaville and Fins. I would guess most of the times Margaritaville is tops but since Fins is about Cincinnati (though in a bad way :lol: ) people around these parts absolutely love it... I used to work with a Parrothead who had Fins as her ringtone.
My favorite song of his (and favorite non-metal song of all time actually) is Southern Cross, even though it's technically a CSNY cover, and he doesn't always do that one in his sets, so I was thrilled that he did it last night. :cool:
The other songs that surprised me with the huge reaction it got was Coconut Telegraph, which I do like but isn't one of his canonical songs that he jokes that he has to do at every concert or else his fans would kill him. I didn't realize it was also as popular as the canonical 8. :hmm:
Quote from: Martinus on June 24, 2015, 10:52:15 AM
Is he related to Warren Buffett?
No but they are both billionaires. :cool: I guess it's a good surname to have in Amerikkka.
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2015, 10:55:40 AM
Quote from: Martinus on June 24, 2015, 10:52:15 AM
Is he related to Warren Buffett?
No but they are both billionaires. :cool: I guess it's a good surname to have in Amerikkka.
Anything that sounds like a "buffet" is gonna be popular. :P
We need a katmai joke now.
I prefer a smorgasbord.
Quote from: Malthus on June 24, 2015, 11:03:04 AM
Anything that sounds like a "buffet" is gonna be popular. :P
Ha. :D Whenever there's a food spread at a Buffett-associated event, it's called a Jimmy Buffet or a Buffett Buffet.
Who the hell is this guy?
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 11:27:17 AM
Who the hell is this guy?
Jimmy Buffet is the patron saint of American tourists in the Caribbean.
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 11:27:17 AM
Who the hell is this guy?
You know, as I was posting this thread one of the things I was wondering was if any of our Euro members even knew who he was. :D
Buffett strikes me as someone whose music wouldn't easily be 'understood' (in the figurative, not the literal sense) in Europe, even by people that speak perfect English.
For simplicity I will assume he's a racist angry Southerner. :)
Quote from: Syt on June 24, 2015, 11:43:37 AM
For simplicity I will assume he's a racist angry Southerner. :)
More like a lazy, easy-going, drunk Southerner who spends all his time lying about in Key West. At least that's his persona.
Yeah, he actually is pretty much the polar opposite of angry. :D
While he is a Southerner to be sure, for some reason a lot of his fans in the Northeast are in deep denial about this, or at least the fact that his music is rooted in country music.
BTW, if anyone is ever in a situation where someone is holding a gun to their head and forcing them to sing karaoke, Buffet is the way to go. Anyone can sing his songs.
Ok, I've listened to a few songs from this guy. My impressions:
- Are all his songs about drinking?
- The music is some kind of atrocious 80s caribbean country thingie. Pretty bland and forgettable.
- You say this guy has a big following over at the US? If you told me he's a has been that tries to coast on past glories from decades ago I could buy it.
A lot (all?) of his famous stuff was recorded in the 70s.
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 12:11:39 PM
- Are all his songs about drinking?
Pretty much. But people love him for it.
Quote- The music is some kind of atrocious 80s caribbean country thingie. Pretty bland and forgettable.
Pretty much. But people love him for it.
Quote- You say this guy has a big following over at the US?
Huge following. There are Parrotheads everywhere.
QuoteIf you told me he's a has been that tries to coast on past glories from decades ago I could buy it.
He would be a has-been were it not for the continued enthusiasm of his fans. But I don't really understand the attraction, either. He has a few decent songs, but the whole thing got old fast for me. Plus it's one of those things that got way too mainstream-- everyone and their mom likes Buffett. I'll stick to my ska, rockabilly & bluegrass thanx.
Speesh you mad hepcat you.
Cal, can you help me understand the appeal of being a "Parrothead"?
I'm kind of with The Larch. His music is fine in a fairly generic kind of way. Margaritaville is a good song, but that's about it.
This song is why he's great:
https://youtu.be/cXQS4S3vgGA
Quote from: Admiral Yi on June 24, 2015, 12:23:51 PM
Speesh you mad hepcat you.
Call me Rude Boy plz.
Nothing against Hepcat; they are or were a terrific band.
If I ever go to a Jimmy Buffett concert, it has to be at the beach, anywhere else would be wrong.
Yeah. I went to a Beach Boys concert on the beach (not in California, but whatevs). Would have been weird in a stadium or something somewhere.
Quote from: Barrister on June 24, 2015, 12:26:28 PM
Cal, can you help me understand the appeal of being a "Parrothead"?
Sure. Just keep reading my AAR as I add to it and you shall be enlightened.
Quote from: lustindarkness on June 24, 2015, 12:46:36 PM
If I ever go to a Jimmy Buffett concert, it has to be at the beach, anywhere else would be wrong.
Not everyone lives in Birmingham and has the beach within easy reach. :(
Watching his concerts it seems that his average fans are fat middle aged guys with Hawaian shirts. I can see Yi's point about him being the patron saint of American cruise ship tourists in the Caribbean.
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 12:11:39 PM
Ok, I've listened to a few songs from this guy. My impressions:
- Are all his songs about drinking?
- The music is some kind of atrocious 80s caribbean country thingie. Pretty bland and forgettable.
- You say this guy has a big following over at the US? If you told me he's a has been that tries to coast on past glories from decades ago I could buy it.
Although spiess pretty much (correctly, I might add) answered your questions already I wanted to add that I don't think anyone, including Buffett himself, thinks he's an amazingly talented musician. That's not why he's still so popular. He's still so popular because his music defines a lifestyle that many people want to live, but very few can, and he is an excellent ringmaster for that lifestyle. The reason he's become so rich is because he's also a huge marketing whore and has licensed his name to restaurant chains, brands of beer, and so on. In Europe people would probably hate him for that but... AMURRICA. :cool:
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:01:12 PM
Watching his concerts it seems that his average fans are fat middle aged guys with Hawaian shirts.
Hey! :blush:
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2015, 01:04:40 PM
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:01:12 PM
Watching his concerts it seems that his average fans are fat middle aged guys with Hawaian shirts.
Hey! :blush:
As long as you don't add a pony tail, don't worry.
Look at this huge Parrothead loser harassing a police officer :mad:
What's the deal with that pic, btw. Did you just randomly ask a cop to have his picture taken with you?
Also is that your cornhole set in the background?
Quote from: Scipio on June 24, 2015, 12:39:37 PM
This song is why he's great:
https://youtu.be/cXQS4S3vgGA
Missed this earlier. One of my favorites actually. :)
Looks like someone I know, last name Butts, cop in northern AL.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 01:14:25 PM
What's the deal with that pic, btw. Did you just randomly ask a cop to have his picture taken with you?
I was on a mission. :ph34r: I'll get to that later in the AAR.
That cop was awesome. He was walking a beat there with another dude and the other guy said if he wasn't on duty he would have wanted to be partying with everyone else. The cop in the pic's partner got killed in a shooting at some point in the past week. :(
Yeah, Sonny Kim was the first cop killed in over a decade here. A good friend of mine grew up with him. Sonny's family emigrated from Korea and he was universally liked. Pretty sad, particularly how it went down.
I've watched a few live songs and I stand by my original appreciation. It's like watching your uncle and his buddies playing music and trying to be cool but failing spectacularly. It just screams fakeness and uncoolness. I just can't see the appeal.
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:30:25 PM
I've watched a few live songs and I stand by my original appreciation. It's like watching your uncle and his buddies playing music and trying to be cool but failing spectacularly. It just screams fakeness and uncoolness. I just can't see the appeal.
*shrug* Nobody would ever force you to go to a concert dude. :)
What's really sad is middle-aged dudes who *try* to live that lifestyle. When I lived in Delaware I dated a girl who worked at a boat shop. Pretty much all the guys who worked there were out of shape, balding, single ("by choice"), in their 40's and up, lived on their boats, and were in continuous "party mode" :bleeding:
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2015, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:30:25 PM
I've watched a few live songs and I stand by my original appreciation. It's like watching your uncle and his buddies playing music and trying to be cool but failing spectacularly. It just screams fakeness and uncoolness. I just can't see the appeal.
*shrug* Nobody would ever force you to go to a concert dude. :)
Don't get me wrong, everybody in the shows seems to be having a good time, so more power to you if you enjoy it. It's just not for me.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 01:35:07 PM
What's really sad is middle-aged dudes who *try* to live that lifestyle. When I lived in Delaware I dated a girl who worked at a boat shop. Pretty much all the guys who worked there were out of shape, balding, single ("by choice"), in their 40's and up, lived on their boats, and were in continuous "party mode" :bleeding:
In sunny tropical Delaware! :lol:
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:35:47 PM
Don't get me wrong, everybody in the shows seems to be having a good time, so more power to you if you enjoy it. It's just not for me.
Relax dude, I'm not offended by your post or anything. :)
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:36:36 PM
In sunny tropical Delaware! :lol:
Believe it or not there are palm trees in coastal Delaware. :sleep:
Again, something wrong with Parrotheads without sand between their toes.
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2015, 01:38:13 PM
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:36:36 PM
In sunny tropical Delaware! :lol:
Believe it or not there are palm trees in coastal Delaware. :sleep:
It does have some coastline, yep. But in Larch's defense these dudes lived in Wilmington and their boats were in a marina on the Delaware River.
Quote from: lustindarkness on June 24, 2015, 01:39:51 PM
Again, something wrong with Parrotheads without sand between their toes.
Lol Parrothead elitist!! You're like my buddy in Denver giving me shit for there being an Old West Festival here in Ohio :P
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 01:40:59 PM
It does have some coastline, yep. But in Larch's defense these dudes lived in Wilmington and their boats were in a marina on the Delaware River.
Oh. :lol:
In any event, living on a boat is lame unless your boat is a bigass yacht.
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:01:12 PM
Watching his concerts it seems that his average fans are fat middle aged guys with Hawaian shirts. I can see Yi's point about him being the patron saint of American cruise ship tourists in the Caribbean.
I didn't say cruise ships. No sand on a cruise ship.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on June 24, 2015, 01:50:37 PM
Quote from: The Larch on June 24, 2015, 01:01:12 PM
Watching his concerts it seems that his average fans are fat middle aged guys with Hawaian shirts. I can see Yi's point about him being the patron saint of American cruise ship tourists in the Caribbean.
I didn't say cruise ships. No sand on a cruise ship.
They descend from the ship to the beaches, I'd guess. :unsure: But whatever, all-inclusive beach resort American tourists in the Caribbean then. :P
The the music I remember from the one cruise I took (in 2002) is a steel drum band playing "Who Let the Dogs Out" over and over... and over.
AAR, CONTINUED
Technically Princesca and I are Derby Parrotheads because there's an 'issue' with leadership in the Bluegrass Parrotheads (oh the irony... :blush: ), but in reality we do almost everything socially with Bluegrass Parrotheads, many of whom are part of a splinter faction that walked out on their own chapter but isn't an official club. Among this group are friends of ours, one of whom is a former co-worker of Princesca's, and we tend to do everything with these guys as a result.
So, for the concert, one of the things this rebel Parrothead group did was rent a tour bus so we wouldn't have to drive up and back separately, which means everyone could get drunk out of their minds safely. :)
Normally I start my day with espresso and a protein bar, but yesterday I started my day with an Alabama Slammer tube shooter, a couple of pudding and jello shots, and a single chicken mini from Chik-Fil-A. :lol: Although everything is a little hazy I think the below is a good approximation of my alcohol intake yesterday:
the aforementioned shooter
some weird shooter with whipped cream and pop rocks on it
5 or so jello shots
somewhere between 5 and 10 pudding shots*
3 Bud Lime-A-Ritas
3 Landsharks
2 Coors Light
1 Miller Lite
a cup of beer that a guy in a pirate outfit gave me that I don't know what it was
a nip of Kahlua that I think was left over from our honeymoon
a handful of gummi bears that were soaked in vodka for 'a while'
a few drops of a jello shooter I blew down a chick's throat
* two of those were chocolate pudding shots made with some kind of cinnamon cordial... they were awesome!
Yes, I know most of that beer is junk but given the mass quantities that people brought, can you blame them for not splurging?
Much to my surprise, Princesca had never done a jello shot before so I had to teach her how. It was an endearing bonding moment. :)
Is there a right or wrong way to do a jello shot? :unsure: I figured you just eat it.
It's beginning to sound like being a "Parrothead" is all an elaborate justification for getting blitzed on a semi-regular basis.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 01:58:17 PM
Is there a right or wrong way to do a jello shot? :unsure: I figured you just eat it.
Tom Lehrer has a complicated diagram with excellent ballistics mathematics demonstrating the proper technique. He did invent it, after all, so he ought to know.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 01:58:17 PM
Is there a right or wrong way to do a jello shot? :unsure: I figured you just eat it.
I know of two ways to do it:
1. Open your mouth and crush the shit out of the plastic cup, which squirts it in there (the 'dude method')
2. Wet your finger, stick it in the cup between the shot and the rim, rub it around to 'loosen' it, and then stick your tongue in there and twist it till it drops out onto your tongue (the 'chick method')
I showed her both ways but to my surprise she seemed to like method #1 better.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 01:58:17 PM
Is there a right or wrong way to do a jello shot? :unsure: I figured you just eat it.
You're supposed to loosen it from the mini dixie with your tongue first, so it comes out in one blob.
Quote from: Barrister on June 24, 2015, 02:00:32 PM
It's beginning to sound like being a "Parrothead" is all an elaborate justification for getting blitzed on a semi-regular basis.
You're a smart guy, Bee Bee.
AAR, CONTINUED
(Note: Names may have been changed to protect the innocent.)
Our rebel Parrothead faction had the following cast of characters:
Captain Tim the Pirate (complete with feathered pirate tricorner hat), and wench/wife Tammy who squawks like a parrot laughs at everything
Charlene the junkie who, unlike everyone else, brought weed and X and looks like Lori Petty from Tank Girl
'Nautical Wheeler' Rick whose ankles were destroyed in a car accident, and so needs a motorized wheelchair. He's actually everyone's favorite because he tows a wheelbarrow behind his chair with a giant cooler full of bourbon and vodka gummi bears in it
a guy who looks just like my dad who owns a company that contracts with NASA, so Princesca loved talking about nerdy stuff with him
Sam the belligerent drunk in a hula skirt
Unfortunately my favorite , Derby City Dave, wasn't with us and I never saw him the whole time. Nobody knows his real name... he's just Derby City Dave to everyone. He's an old guy (probably 70 or more) who somehow always has hot chicks with giant boobs hanging off his arm. I told him once how much I admired his taste in ladies and chick magnet skills and he promised to take me under his wing one day. :wub:
AAR, CONTINUED
I mentioned earlier that this was my first actual Buffett concert, so as a Buffett Virgin, I had certain tasks I had to perform to lose my Virginity. I only got half of them done but everyone was too wasted to notice so I think I will get away with my failure. :shifty:
* Do a shotski with another virgin - I'm such a loser for failing this one. The shotski booth was actually like 20 feet from our camp, and there were two other virgins with me most of the day, but somehow I never made it over there.
* Take a picture with Flamingo Man - accomplished. Maybe I'll post that one later.
* Suck or Blow - accomplished, like I mentioned earlier when I went over my liquor inventory
* Play some coconut bowling - failed, but nobody set that shit up... so I feel like I was set up to fail yesterday. :mad:
* Take a picture with a police man - accomplished. :sleep:
* Do a shot from the liquor luge - failed. That booth was set up at the opposite end of the tailgate area and I didn't get back over there in time.
Failed. :banned:
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2015, 02:02:46 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 01:58:17 PM
Is there a right or wrong way to do a jello shot? :unsure: I figured you just eat it.
I know of two ways to do it:
1. Open your mouth and crush the shit out of the plastic cup, which squirts it in there (the 'dude method')
2. Wet your finger, stick it in the cup between the shot and the rim, rub it around to 'loosen' it, and then stick your tongue in there and twist it till it drops out onto your tongue (the 'chick method')
I showed her both ways but to my surprise she seemed to like method #1 better.
I was only familiar with #1, which seemed to be the only intuitive method. But I haven't done jello shots since the 90s.
I have never done jello shots... sober. So I have no idea of the proper way to drink/eat/slurp/inhale them.
I generally don't prefer to drink at concerts, so I'd fail immediately. :lol:
Fascinating.
Never heard of this guy, thank you Cal. He's not my speed exactly but are you supposed to enjoy him as is, or is there some nod and a wink in play here as well?
Quote from: Legbiter on June 24, 2015, 04:10:57 PM
He's not my speed exactly but are you supposed to enjoy him as is, or is there some nod and a wink in play here as well?
As is.
Euros' first impressions of Jimmy Buffett :lol: This thread delivers.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 04:13:33 PM
Quote from: Legbiter on June 24, 2015, 04:10:57 PM
He's not my speed exactly but are you supposed to enjoy him as is, or is there some nod and a wink in play here as well?
As is.
You may know better than I, but I think it's more about the experience (aka all the drinking and partying Cal is talking about), and less so about specifically going to listen to Buffet's music.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 04:13:33 PM
Quote from: Legbiter on June 24, 2015, 04:10:57 PM
He's not my speed exactly but are you supposed to enjoy him as is, or is there some nod and a wink in play here as well?
As is.
:XD:
Yeah, that's a bit too real for me at first listen.
Quote from: Legbiter on June 24, 2015, 04:10:57 PM
Never heard of this guy, thank you Cal. He's not my speed exactly but are you supposed to enjoy him as is, or is there some nod and a wink in play here as well?
I'm inclined to agree with spiess and say 'as is' too, but what exactly do you mean by 'nod and a wink in play'.... as in is he a comedy artist like Weird Al Yankovic?
He's a bit of a ham on stage, but he's not what I would call a comedy act, no.
Yeah, it's not a cult following. People aren't secretly laughing at the guy. They worship him.
I find the idea of a "rebel" group of the kind amusing...especially as it is supposed to be all about laid back partying/drinking. It goes to show that humans can inject inane politics, and ruin everything.
Quote from: Tonitrus on June 24, 2015, 04:53:57 PM
I find the idea of a "rebel" group of the kind amusing...especially as it is supposed to be all about laid back partying/drinking. It goes to show that humans can inject inane politics, and ruin everything.
Exactly! :lol:
It's a long story, but in a nutshell this dude was elected president of that chapter and started scaling back public-facing charitable activities because membership was growing too large and it was becoming impossible to have a party at any one person's house due to all the people. :wacko: The group I went with yesterday includes two former presidents who quit over this. Indeed, there was a charity fundraiser at a bar in Lexington in April that we went to... there were no 'official' members of the Blue Grass chapter there, but plenty of these defectors and then Derby Parrotheads.
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2015, 04:42:06 PM
Quote from: Legbiter on June 24, 2015, 04:10:57 PM
Never heard of this guy, thank you Cal. He's not my speed exactly but are you supposed to enjoy him as is, or is there some nod and a wink in play here as well?
I'm inclined to agree with spiess and say 'as is' too, but what exactly do you mean by 'nod and a wink in play'....
Checking I guess that your love for Jimmy Buffett is real and not an ironic hipster affectation. :sleep:
I mean, I like metal better than Jimmy Buffett, but metal fandom doesn't tend to attract MILFS with huge boobs who wear skimpy sundresses to drunken parties. :hmm:
I understand Cal. :thumbsup:
Oh, that reminds me.
Boob count: 6 (pair)
I was hoping for better. :( I was talking to Wheelie about this at one point and he said he couldn't believe there weren't chicks just walking around topless by the time the temps hit 90, since that's what usually happens.
Also, some chick was giving a dude head in the bushes behind our bus but I didn't get over there in time to see it. :mad:
I have been asked the question "What is Suck and Blow?"
Here's what it is: two people take a little tube with a jello shot in the middle and put opposite ends in their mouths. One person is the sucker and one is the blower.
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The idea is for the blower to force the shot down the sucker's throat as fast as possible. I did this with a cute MILF (there's a pic floating around someplace) and got it down in like a second. I think the guys running it were timing it as she won a little medal. I took one for myself even though I wasn't supposed to, cause I am like Conan, taking what I want whenever I want it. :showoff: The pair that did it two before us 'failed' and so they got buttons that said "I suck at Suck and Blow" instead of Suck and Blow medals. :D
Oh, forgot to mention earlier... for the OSU fans, Urban Meyer was there with his wife. I'm too ignorant to recognize him :blush:, and don't know if he hung out with the tailgaters, but his wife did. I heard that from someone and today googled a pic, and I remember seeing her around.
Quote from: derspiess on June 24, 2015, 04:14:46 PM
Euros' first impressions of Jimmy Buffett :lol: This thread delivers.
His tour apparently goes to Paris in the fall.
The balls of light can get their jello shots then. :P
When I read the thread title, I thought Cal went to a buffet place called Jimmy's :blush:
Quote from: Monoriu on June 24, 2015, 08:34:22 PM
When I read the thread title, I thought Cal went to a buffet place called Jimmy's :blush:
I can understand why you'd think that. :blush:
Quote from: Monoriu on June 24, 2015, 08:34:22 PM
When I read the thread title, I thought Cal went to a buffet place called Jimmy's :blush:
...attached to the gas station.
Your adventures remember me of a phenomenom, called "Schlagerfestival".
The music sucks, but once your drunk it doesn't matter anymore.
The public of these exists of 2 groups.
The genuine music genre's fans and the second group enjoying themselves while drunk.
I think this something Dutch, Belgian & German.
I don't think Buffett sucks, and I doubt anyone else there does either. There are in fact people who go to the tailgating and then don't go to the concert though, or at least don't have tickets first. 4 or 5 people hit me up asking if I had extra tickets to sell while I was there.
Quote from: Caliga on June 24, 2015, 07:00:30 PM
Oh, forgot to mention earlier... for the OSU fans, Urban Meyer was there with his wife. I'm too ignorant to recognize him :blush:, and don't know if he hung out with the tailgaters, but his wife did. I heard that from someone and today googled a pic, and I remember seeing her around.
Brutus watches you sleep.