Anyone going to The Today Show???

Everybodys Cousin n Miami · July 11, 2003 7:30 am

Lvskns wrote:joann, i say next year we make a road trip to ny if buffett plays up there again... nyc is one of the most exciting places to be!

cindy lou

It is a great place to be.

Lvskns · Post by **Lvskns** » July 11, 2003 7:32 am

well, if i knew how to work my blasted vcr, i would have taped it too... hopefully i'll find somebody who taped it...

ParrotHeadDeb · Post by **ParrotHeadDeb** » July 11, 2003 7:34 am

Hi Karin!! Wonderful pictures!!! And a great story, especially running into people you hadn't seen in a long time!. Be sure to let us know if you went this year!!! Am watching the show this morning at 7:30 AM. Looks like a bunch of soggy PHs, but they're having a blast!

Maybe Jimmy will play FINS again??

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » July 11, 2003 7:37 am

ParrotHeadDeb wrote:Hi Karin!! Wonderful pictures!!! And a great story, especially running into people you hadn't seen in a long time!. Be sure to let us know if you went this year!!! Am watching the show this morning at 7:30 AM. Looks like a bunch of soggy PHs, but they're having a blast! Maybe Jimmy will play FINS again??

I would love to be a soggy PH instead of being a sad PH stuck at this darn desk ALL day! ! ! !

ParrotHeadDeb · Post by **ParrotHeadDeb** » July 11, 2003 7:39 am

I know what you mean fruitcake-im going to work late today. had to stay home and watch the show. So it will be a short day - and at least its FRIDAY!!!!

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » July 11, 2003 7:46 am

ParrotHeadDeb wrote:I know what you mean fruitcake-im going to work late today. had to stay home and watch the show. So it will be a short day - and at least its FRIDAY!!!!

You got that right Deb! Just a darn same it is not LAST Friday !

12 lb. nestle crunch · Post by **12 lb. nestle crunch** » July 11, 2003 10:11 am

this looks like a fun little show, very upclose and personal. did i miss a song or 2? i think i dozed off for a minute waiting, and the first song i saw was the weather is here.......

its funny how no one was singing along except for cheeseburger. during cheeseburger, one guy was like "uh......er.......ummmm......HUGE HUNK OF MEAT! YEAHH!!!" hehe.

i did like seeing the lady with the box of junior mints

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » July 11, 2003 10:22 am

12 lb. nestle crunch wrote:this looks like a fun little show, very upclose and personal. did i miss a song or 2? i think i dozed off for a minute waiting, and the first song i saw was the weather is here.......

its funny how no one was singing along except for cheeseburger. during cheeseburger, one guy was like "uh......er.......ummmm......HUGE HUNK OF MEAT! YEAHH!!!" hehe.

i did like seeing the lady with the box of junior mints

My daughter told me he did Weather, Cheeseburger, Fins and she did not know the other song. Can't wait to watch the tape!

ejr · Post by **ejr** » July 11, 2003 10:27 am

The other song (which as the second song he did) was Everybody's talking.

I don't remember another artist doing 4 songs on the Today Show-usually it is only 3 so this was special today!

ejr · Post by **ejr** » July 11, 2003 10:27 am

The other song (which as the second song he did) was Everybody's talking.

I don't remember another artist doing 4 songs on the Today Show-usually it is only 3 so this was special today!

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » July 11, 2003 10:29 am

ejr wrote:The other song (which as the second song he did) was Everybody's talking.

I don't remember another artist doing 4 songs on the Today Show-usually it is only 3 so this was special today!

Explains why she did not know it.
Thanks ejr

ejr · Post by **ejr** » July 11, 2003 10:30 am

My pleasure. Sorry about the double post-I got a message saying I could not post another message so soon after a previous post (my previous post beign a week or so ago!) so I submitted it a second time-argh!

KYflamingo · Post by **KYflamingo** » July 11, 2003 11:03 am

Talked to a friend of mine this morning who was there (actually saw him on TV too) and he said that Jimmy played each song a couple of times. When I was watching Fins and saw him on TV, I called him right then and he was actually already leaving downtoan Manhatten. That's when I figured out it wasn't all Live!!

I saw the guy that didn't know Cheeseburger too. Why do those people always get to see Jimmy and not the true PH's?!? I know, I know, Life's not fair! I'm just jealous!

When my friend gets back to KY tomorrow, I'll make sure that he gets his pics developed ASAP and I'll try and post them on BN.

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » July 11, 2003 11:08 am

KYflamingo wrote:Talked to a friend of mine this morning who was there (actually saw him on TV too) and he said that Jimmy played each song a couple of times. When I was watching Fins and saw him on TV, I called him right then and he was actually already leaving downtoan Manhatten. That's when I figured out it wasn't all Live!!

I saw the guy that didn't know Cheeseburger too. Why do those people always get to see Jimmy and not the true PH's?!? I know, I know, Life's not fair! I'm just jealous!

When my friend gets back to KY tomorrow, I'll make sure that he gets his pics developed ASAP and I'll try and post them on BN.

Ok that is kind of like the person at Nissan that had We Love Buffet on the window

You are so right, it is NOT FAIR! !

I will look forward to seeing his pictues.

Thanks

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » July 11, 2003 11:08 am

Poop! I missed Fins and Cheeseburger...Saw Weather is here and Everybody's Talkin'...had to come back to my office and missed two songs...

Who's gonna share the video tape!?!?

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » July 11, 2003 11:09 am

iuparrothead wrote:Poop! I missed Fins and Cheeseburger...Saw Weather is here and Everybody's Talkin'...had to come back to my office and missed two songs...

Who's gonna share the video tape!?!?

sorry that you missed the songs but the "poop" cracked me up. Thanks for the laugh

7lords · Post by **7lords** » July 11, 2003 11:20 am

iuparrothead wrote:Poop! I missed Fins and Cheeseburger...Saw Weather is here and Everybody's Talkin'...had to come back to my office and missed two songs...

Who's gonna share the video tape!?!?

I recorded it on my Showstopper and I could eventually make it into a VCD or a DiVX avi if people are interested.

northeasternparrothead · July 11, 2003 12:35 pm

Actually, on NBC's website, they have 3 of the 4 songs performed on video that you can view.

website is:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/TODAYSUMMERCONCERTS_Front.asp

kinda bad quality, but will do if you missed out.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » July 11, 2003 12:39 pm

northeasternparrothead wrote:Actually, on NBC's website, they have 3 of the 4 songs performed on video that you can view.

website is:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/TODAYSUMMERCONCERTS_Front.asp

kinda bad quality, but will do if you missed out.

COOL!!!!! Thanks!!!!

SmartWomaninShortSkirt · Post by **SmartWomaninShortSkirt** » July 11, 2003 1:38 pm

Wahoo!

I went this morning and it was so great! Unfortunately I'm back at work now...

And I'm VERY tired.

I was amazed at how many people came from far away; I live in NYC and so I had no excuse not to go! But there were people from Chicago, Virginia, Buffalo - driving in just for this event!

It did rain in the middle of the night. There was a huge downpour at 3:30 am, and it drizzled on and off until just before Jimmy went on, at which point they took down the tents and we could get the full effect.

The sound check was actually really great - he played Weather and Everybody's Talking 2x each, and Fins/Cheeseburger 1x each. It was like a little private show. The live broadcast was also really phun as Katie Couric is a huge Buffett fan. She also seems like a nice person, signing autographs and talking to specific people in the crowd. It was also fun when the camera would pan the crowd and everyone would wave and cheer hoping for a little air time. I thought the choices of songs were just PERFECT.

The only downer, and I thought it was a BIG downer, was the VIP section. Of course, I realize that life isn't fair that these non-PHs get to be up close even though they didn't wait outside. But they were totally obnoxious during the sound check putting their HUGE umbrellas up so the real PHans couldn't see a thing! Someone had it right when he shouted "Not only do you get to be up close, but you get to be dry too?!?" It was also kind of pathetic when I watched the TIVO version afterwards - they didn't know to do Fins and it just didn't look very enthusiastic. We in the back were ALL doing fins of course! Many of them were dressed very seriously, didn't know the songs, didn't even know Buffett from Adam. And to top it off, they got the most airtime! I thought the TV version didn't capture just how much phun we had in the back!

Verdict? A great great event, so glad I went, would never do it again. Every PH should do it once. It was a good Buffett fix that will get me through till Aug 30, Great Woods!