Anyone ever get "Buffett Burnout"?

flipflops · Post by **flipflops** » June 22, 2004 6:10 pm

Last year I attended six shows in ten months. Usually I have some down time (winter) when I don't listen to Jimmy as much, but I still haven't recovered from constant Jimmy yet. I still go to the concerts, still love the music (the older stuff), but only listen when it gets close to concert time or when I'm at the beach. I was bored with the last two studio cds and I'm not really looking forward to the "Country Star Bonanza" on the next cd. I am, however, looking forward to the other songs on the album and I'm hoping the new stuff with country singers will be really good. Is this happening to anybody else? Hope this "burnout" burns out soon.

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » June 22, 2004 6:14 pm

I've been burned out for years! I don't even consider Jimmy as one of my 10 favorite artists. But I still love the shows, love the people and love BN! That's all that matters to me!

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » June 22, 2004 6:16 pm

4 years and getting more passionate day after day, for the tropical life

VB for Buffett · Post by **VB for Buffett** » June 22, 2004 6:18 pm

This winter I tried to hold out and not listen to Jimmy untill summer came when it would be warmer and I would be able to go to the beach and stuff.
But the Buffett hold out only lasted like two weeks and then I went on a Buffett binge.

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » June 22, 2004 6:27 pm

There's an email or post floating around somewhere with the "10 stages of being a Parrothead"- the burn out one is one of them. But I completely understand- my first Buffett CD was the boxed set, and I skip almost every single one of those songs every time I play the original CDs.

flipflops · Post by **flipflops** » June 22, 2004 6:41 pm

Coconuts wrote:There's an email or post floating around somewhere with the "10 stages of being a Parrothead"- the burn out one is one of them. But I completely understand- my first Buffett CD was the boxed set, and I skip almost every single one of those songs every time I play the original CDs.

I'd like to read that email/post. Tried searching for it, but I don't feel like going through all the pages of results right now.

kurt · Post by **kurt** » June 22, 2004 6:42 pm

To be truthful, yes, I've experienced it... When it happens I just change gears and hit a few other bands that I like. After coming back, the 'disease' is gone and (to be truthful) it's kinda refreshing in a way!

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » June 22, 2004 7:21 pm

For me, its not so much the music that draws me but rather the lifestyle. Not Jimmy's, that's way too hectic. I grew up to "Songs You Know By Heart", but now I skip over almost every song on that album.

I would have to agree with IUP, its the people (specifically BNers) that keep me coming back for more.

jbfins · Post by **jbfins** » June 22, 2004 7:52 pm

It happens to me every year, and each year it gets a little worse and lasts a little longer. I really did myself in this past year by listening to the beginning of the tour on RM, which I had never done before.

When it happens I just put on Marley or Hendrix and phase Buffett out for a while.

lati2d · Post by **lati2d** » June 22, 2004 8:06 pm

Not yet!

Steele1161 · Post by **Steele1161** » June 22, 2004 8:20 pm

Based on my schedule below, it will probably start feeling it after the Chicago shows and will hit me the night after Jones Beach. I will probably be wondering why the hell I will be going to Fenway.

aquaholic · Post by **aquaholic** » June 22, 2004 8:22 pm

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 22, 2004 8:24 pm

No, I've never been burnt out on Buffett. But I've also never been able to go to six shows in one year.

aquaholic · Post by **aquaholic** » June 22, 2004 8:25 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:No, I've never been burnt out on Buffett. But I've also never been able to go to six shows in one year.

are u followin me

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » June 22, 2004 8:37 pm

aquaholic wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:No, I've never been burnt out on Buffett. But I've also never been able to go to six shows in one year.
are u followin me

hmmmmmm......

mrsmcg · Post by **mrsmcg** » June 22, 2004 8:58 pm

It's stupid of me, I know. I listen to the same cds over and over in my car. Then it takes awhile to figure out that I'm a little tired of hearing the same stuff. DUH! So I change them all to older stuff or just different ones, and then I'm blissful until the next burnout ...and that reminds me, it's time to rotate again!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » June 22, 2004 9:33 pm

I'm at 9, but skipped 7 and 8. And I'm impressed I could dig this up, intoxicated, and in a city 6 hours from home in a hotel lobby!!!!

http://www.buffettnews.com/forum/viewto ... 95&start=0

The Life Cycle of a Parrot Head

1.The Stage 1 parrot head spells Buffett with one “t” and struggles with the answer to the following question:
Buffett is the guy that did (choose one):

a. Margaritaville
b. Cheeseburger in Paradise
c. Why don’t We Get Drunk and Screw

2.The Stage 2 parrot head realizes it’s Buffett with two “t’s” and

a. Buys “Songs You Know by Heart” because he heard “that one song” at a party
b. Starts hearing all about the wild concerts and openly declares to the world he/she is a parrot head.
c. Goes out and buys that Hawaiian shirt they wanted all their life, or at least since last week.

3.Look at me, I’m a parrot head

a. Goes to a Jimmy Buffett concert and is amazed by all things parrot head
b. Loved the show, but can’t remember any of it through the alcoholic haze

4.One Particular Parrot

a. Decides they should buy a few more albums so that the old timers will stop laughing at them when Jimmy plays “One Particular Harbour” and he/she says “that’s a great song, I’ve never heard it”

5.Domino College

a. Buys the box set so they don’t have to buy all the old albums. Still gets laughed at (or ignored) because they’ve never heard “Migration” and “Cowboy”. The good news is that he/she is now able to move their hands the right way to “Fins”.

6.Buffet is God

a. Starts collecting the albums, buys a couple more Hawaiian shirts and perhaps a coconut bra (or two)
b. Has two concert tees and a subscription to the COCONUT TELEGRAPH.
c. Suddenly has a burning need to find out all that is Buffett.
d. Considers Buffett to be a God, although they’ve never heard the song “God’s Own Drunk”.
e. Actually believes Buffett is a beach bum.
WARNING: Some people never get passed this stage

7.Say it ain’t so Jimmy…

a. Is reading everything there is on Buffett and is becoming disillusioned.
b. They are closing their ears and screaming “say it ain’t so” when people criticize their “hero”.
NOTE: No one stays at this stage for very long. They either punt and return to Stage 6 or move on to Stage 8.

8.Screw Buffett

a. Accuse Buffett of being a heretic, a sell out and that all the concerts sound the same
b. This is also a dead end stage for many fans
c. Cancels COCONUT TELEGRAPH subscription from Stage 6.
d. Complains about concerts, new records and every other money grubbing venture by Mr. Margaritaville.
e. Hates it when his/her non-parrot head friends label him/her a parrot head.
f. Enrolls in four separate 12-step programs.

9.Hi, my name is, ________ and I listen to Buffett music.

a. Comes to the realization Buffett is human, deals with it through the support of other Buffett fans or some internal strength.
b. Understands the myth, and to some degree, the man who created it and finds solace somewhere between Stage 6 and Stage 8.
c. Can’t buy anymore albums because they have them all.
d. Enjoys the music for what it represents, which is why they bought it in the first place, and ignores all the other ***** as best as possible, without forsaking their own moral standards.
e. Re-subscribes to the COCONUT TELEGRAPH

NOTE: If you reach Stage 9, still listen to Buffet, and enjoy the concerts and lifestyle….
You, my friend, are a PARROT HEAD.

Big Phan · Post by **Big Phan** » June 22, 2004 10:14 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:I'm at 9, but skipped 7 and 8. And I'm impressed I could dig this up, intoxicated, and in a city 6 hours from home in a hotel lobby!!!!

I am HIGHLY impressed, Tiki Bar!!!

I tried searching for the link because I remembered reading it, but got burned out before getting to 2003 stuff. Thanks for finding it!

tejas · Post by **tejas** » June 22, 2004 11:01 pm

yes. its funny someone brought up this topic. all the cd's up to and not including bhotm are all i care for. i know people grow and change, every other artist i like has done the same thing, so i'm not condemming jimmy on this, i just choose not to go on the ride. its just a shame that he feels he has to play all the same songs at every concert every year give or take 5 or 6 songs, instead of all the " good s*** " as he described the songs from his older albums. i just prefer the feel of those albums so much more than any else i own. he's got such a catalog to choose from, hell i'd fall out if i ever heard "the last line" or "death of an unpopular poet" or " something so feminine about a mandoline ". and before you start, i know, i know, you can please everybody, but i'm entitled to my.02. i bought the mansfield disc and gave it away, not much different than t,t,&s truthfully, and i gave that one away now that i think about it. i not going anywhere, i'll still listen to him everyday, go see the shows and drop by here 2 or 12 times a day and enjoy what i enjoy.

finsup · Post by **finsup** » June 22, 2004 11:09 pm

ive been listenin to buffett everyday for 3 years. i have never grown tired of the music. dont get me wrong, i still listen to other artist. however, by far, jimmy is in my cd changer 99.9%