Gator Press Article

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 2, 2002 9:33 pm

At last. Someone wants to talk about the elephant in the living room. Ms. Money/Lobster (take your pick) has touched a nerve deep in the heart of Margartiville and the knee jerk reaction is "she must be talking about ME!" Those with a guilty conscience please remain seated at your keyboards and fight the good fight...even if what she says it quite true. Read the article again. She admits she recieved a free ticket...didn't have to. Gives examples and some pretty good points that are hard to ignore. And oh my GOD....she must have used the one phrase that would make the owner of a BMW and has a brother-in-law who's a tix broker knock over his margarita and stain his girlfriends brand new aloha shirt. Did I hear someone say "real fan?" Pleeeeeease people. She did recognize those of us who don't have a corporate gig and tons of disposable income so that we can accutually afford to go to ONE show every now and then. I would be one of those people....and I can hear my brothers out there too. I quit my gig and spend as much time as I can living the life, it's a lot easier to actually live the life than get a ticket to the show. I still listen to JB's music and I dig the attitude it represents, but I grew tired of the "act" that only serves as an excuse for a wannabe to throw up on my dates shoes and then tell me "fins up", like it makes it O.K. IT DOESN'T. BUT HEY...I BETTER GO 'CAUSE I HEAR YOUR CELLPHONE RINGING. I KNOW IT'S YOURS 'CAUSE I DON'T OWN ONE.

OLD MEN IN TANK TOPS....CRUISIN' THE GIFT SHOPS(looking for an aloha shirt no doubt)
CHECKING OUT CHICITAS DOWN BY THE SHORE. THEY DREAM ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS, WISH THEY COULD BE THEIR OWN BOSS. THOSE 3 DAY VACATIONS BECOME SUCH A BORE. (especially when you're spending 2 of them trying to score tix from your broker.

Twisted Parrot · Post by **Twisted Parrot** » June 2, 2002 10:31 pm

She's referring to the Houston concert and Jimmy took care of the cell phone person. During "Margaritaville," one rang during the song right in front of the stage and Jimmy interjected the line "it was the cell phone's fault." The guy was duly embarassed. There's more to the article than Jimmy or his music. I publish a very parrothead-influenced newspaper on Galveston Island and I guess she considers the Twisted Parrot competition for the paper she works for. Her first attack was on my paper and she dared me to publish her ramblings. I did of course. Then I ignored her. Now this. Geeesh.

SISTER PARROT HEAD · Post by **SISTER PARROT HEAD** » June 2, 2002 11:56 pm

All the ANONYMOUS rambling has gone off to...well, I can't make out what the point is anymore! We would all like to get some of the 70's back-- not everything...but we do still have the MUSIC! It was a gift then & a blessing now. Time has passed very fast since then--we have changed, JB has changed, ALL music has changed. Obviously we have bought into the new techs (or we wouldn't be talking here) and had to buy another car or two in the last 30 years! If anyone is silly enough to drag a cell phone to a concert and expect it to be productive I think it is just something they have to learn for their selves. I am very happy to have Parrotheads to party with (not everyone in the parking lot) and Jimmy Buffett willing to sing to us. He makes me smile & sing & helps me through every workday. JB never promised to stop time. Maybe we should just enjoy what we are lucky enough to have now....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 3, 2002 12:04 am

yo ANON who doesn't have a cell phone u are just as bad as miss white trash lobster whore so what u cant afford a BMW or a cell phone or a ticket i didnt know that there was criteria now for being a true parrothead
fins up in camden (cell phones and all)

daddymention · Post by **daddymention** » June 3, 2002 12:44 am

I don't have a whole lot of money...I can't afford a home in San Diego, but what little I have I've worked hard for, and Buffett shows, merchandise, etc. is part of my well deserved summer vacations, so the money spent is a great vacation value. It is the best part of the summer and I truly treasure the memories that I have had. The escapism is a highly valued feeling that takes us away from the daily grind of our everyday lives. I've never met a lazy parrothead. We are all extremely hard working and deserving of some respect. I have some great friendships with parrotheads that are, to me, priceless, that go beyond what this reviewer ever will see. Thank you Jimmy for the greatness that you have added to my life that knows no cost.

Babu · Post by **Babu** » June 3, 2002 8:19 am

Guys, of course she doesn't get it... Check out her spelling of BuffeTT

lol

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 3, 2002 8:45 am

Just wanted to bring this back to the top, so the weekday crowd would have the pleasure...

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 3, 2002 8:48 am

Second try...

RAGTOP · Post by **RAGTOP** » June 3, 2002 9:14 am

well this will probably be an unpopular opinion but her generalized assessment of his concerts are not way off. The particulars she mentioned are all true, cell phones, overpriced merchandise, BMW's, weekend warriors of sorts who have never lived the lifestyle accept on concert days etc... I don't understand why some people get so offended by anyone that dislikes JB that they would have to take pot shots at her name, her picture and her credentials. Guess what people she is not writing for the Times, it's the Gator Press. In my humble opinion who cares if you own a BMW, cell phone or have lived in the same small town your whole life, it shouldn't matter. What should matter is whether or not you enjoy it, that's it. Apparently she doesn't and that's fine (more tix for us). Her article was just stating the obvious, don't fight it, accept it because it's true.

freddyfishstick · Post by **freddyfishstick** » June 3, 2002 9:17 am

Well personally I like the picture!

As for the rest of the article, everybody has an opinion she certainly is entitled to hers,

pleiades03 · Post by **pleiades03** » June 3, 2002 9:43 am

While I think there's some truth to what she says, I don't think she should be talking about others' lack of self-esteem since it's pretty obvious she went out and bought herself two double-D cups' worth of it.

Spicoli · Post by **Spicoli** » June 3, 2002 10:14 am

I just read the article and I tend to agree with RAGTOP's post. She actually says some decent things about JB and the music. It's some of the fans that she is bashing and I don't see that as a bad thing necessarily. And the last line of the article pretty much sums up the whole thing as well...Who Cares. But ruffling a few feathers might not be so bad.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 3, 2002 11:16 am

All I know is that at least I wont have to compete with her for a ticket!!!

Joe

DenverBrian · Post by **DenverBrian** » June 3, 2002 3:06 pm

It's not really a news site. I poked around it a bit and found plenty of pics that ,shall we say, CNN would not show.

MICHIPHIN · Post by **MICHIPHIN** » June 3, 2002 8:28 pm

I wasn't even going to read the article till Auntie said her boobs where hangin out...Now i have too...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 4, 2002 10:15 am

More truth than I'd like to admit, I'm afraid. As although it is unlikely she is aware of it, most of the "parrotheads" at JB's shows are anything but....go ahead, ask them to quote a few lines from some of Jimmy's greatest, yet least popular songs - you know, the ones that really tell a story and strike a cord: Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season, Havana Daydreamin', African Friend, Sending the Old Man Home....I could go on and on. Hell, most real parrotheads can't even get tickets to the shows....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 4, 2002 2:33 pm

Hey y'all, here's what I emailed to PJ Money(shot). . .well here are the highlights anyway.
>>Dear PJ Money(shot)

I just read your diatribe about Parrotheads on the internet. Nice job, by the way. What's wrong, no real publishers wanted you? Anyway, I have to say you are right. There are some real losers in a Buffett crowd. I've tried to hang with some local PH groups here in XXXXXX, and most of them are depressing, middle-aged, overweight, divorced, losers who think Jimmy Buffett is actually their friend. But there are also some really good people with good lives and more self-esteem than you could fit in your big breast implants. I especially like your line about how real Parrotheads shouldn't sing "Get drunk and screw" but should actually do it. Clearly you didn't hang around long enough after the show or even a skanky, bleach-blonde whore like yourself could've gotten laid by half a frat-house. Your attack was dead-on about some of the fans, but it was also dishonest about the majority. You fell into that trap of encompassing everyone at that show into the same category, just like if I saw you on the street, I would just assume you are a prostitute or p***-star who will eventually take her own life. I'm neither divorced and middle-aged, nor am I a frat boy who only knows 3 Buffett songs. I am a "Parrothead" because I get off on the music and the stories and the idealized lifestyle. And guess what, if someone offerred it to you, you'd snatch it up too. It's the white American dream, to sail away to a Carribean island where the locals accept your caucasian skin and the rum never runs-out. I don't know much about the Gator Press, or whether you really think you are a journalist, but its clear you don't know how to honestly report on a situation. You just get an idea in your head, and to cover your own self-loathing, you find another group of people to attack. Its very sad that you are so insecure that when you see a group of people having fun, rather than join in you try to tear them down. Shame on you, but that's why you'll never be published on paper honey!

Hope someday you'll look in the mirror.

Havana_Dreamer@yahoo.com

Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 4, 2002 8:05 pm

Your picture says it all. You can't make it as a legit journalist so you have to flaunt your bad boob job (just guessing) to try to get people to read your column. Buffett has released 33 albums, mostly without the help of favorable press (similar to your hatchet job) and has entertained millions of overwhelmingly friendly fans. His popularity has spawned 100's of fan clubs who have raised countless dollars for a wide variety of worthwhile causes.

It seems that you're offended because Jimmy is a brilliant businessman, and his fans have a lot of disposable income. Well, get over it. Stay home next year and the party will surely roll on without you!!!! Finally, any journalist worth their pad and pencil would check the spelling of the subject's name she was writing about before submitting her column. Don't rely on your spellcheck. It ain't a buffet honey, it's Buffett with two T's.

Take Care,
Rob

ohio · Post by **ohio** » June 5, 2002 1:29 am

In my opinion (which may not be relevant here at all) she is a bitter lady who was mad that she was not having any fun at the concert or the tailgate. I could be so crass as to simply say she's upset 'cause no one asked to see her boobs (which she seems to like to show...), but, I won't. This 'woman' obviously has enough issues with herself that it makes her feel better to think I am 'dumbed-down'. Hhmmppfftt. Bring it on baby, you shouldn't start a battle of the wits with me when you're unarmed. Oh yeah, and ^^'s up to the rest of y'all!

...I wanna go back to the island...

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Guest · Post by **Guest** » June 5, 2002 10:12 am

I looked over the rest of the Gator Press site. I now see what they're about and am aware now that the opinions of their "columnists" are of now importance or journalistic value. Go to the photos sections and look at the "Employees Album". The head guy (and apparently ONLY man working there) looks like a washed-up (and hosed down) p*** star. All the female staff are posed in suggested positions, half of which with their tops off. I guess if they attend a show where people aren't swapping STDs and causing their parents to spin in their graves, they have to bash it.