Hopefully Buffett will not be at Phillips Arena!!

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » February 26, 2007 11:04 am

That is an open date at Phillips but that may change depending on the playoff schedule of the Thrashers.

saltshaker1 · Post by **saltshaker1** » February 26, 2007 8:43 pm

please tell me why he shouldn't come to philips arena. i wanted to know because i was thinking of going to the atlanta show, i mean provided there is one.

irishcajunphan · Post by **irishcajunphan** » February 26, 2007 8:45 pm

IMHO. . .Buffett is better outside, but Phillips is very hard to negotiate after a few drinks. VERY steep steps in the nose bleed sections.

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » February 27, 2007 10:04 am

Phillips-

-In the city with no central parking/party area
Larger venue that is a stadium, not an amphitheater
Higher cost to attend when you include parking and etc.
Enclosed venue with marginal accoustics (even though Phillips got
good ratings in a recent pole.

Lakewood-

- Outside where coastal, Gulf, Carribean, country, rock-n- roll party type music should be played
Large parking lot where the party starts
Amphitheater type venue
Yes, it can rain and it does turn to mud on the lawn but in the
last six years it has only really rained once, OK twice.

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » February 27, 2007 10:07 am

I really don't see them doing a show in Texas on the 21st, come to Atlanta for the 25th, then go back to Texas for the show on the 28th. It's do-able but isn't how the past years have happened.

MeglovesBuffett · Post by **MeglovesBuffett** » February 28, 2007 6:10 pm

spucketts wrote:Phillips- -In the city with no central parking/party area
Larger venue that is a stadium, not an amphitheater
Higher cost to attend when you include parking and etc.
Enclosed venue with marginal accoustics (even though Phillips got
good ratings in a recent pole.

Lakewood- - Outside where coastal, Gulf, Carribean, country, rock-n- roll party type music should be played
Large parking lot where the party starts
Amphitheater type venue
Yes, it can rain and it does turn to mud on the lawn but in the
last six years it has only really rained once, OK twice.

That's my point exactly!! I love HiFi, definitly more appropriate for Buffett!! Plus at Phillips there no where good to tailgate!! I agree also that he's not going to fly into Atlanta on a Wednesday night while he's in between shows in Texas........I won't believe it til it happens!!

MeglovesBuffett · Post by **MeglovesBuffett** » February 28, 2007 6:11 pm

saltshaker1 wrote:please tell me why he shouldn't come to philips arena. i wanted to know because i was thinking of going to the atlanta show, i mean provided there is one.

You should go anyways even if it is at Phillips....its always worth it to see him in concert!!!

LivingOutMy2ndChance · Post by **LivingOutMy2ndChance** » March 2, 2007 12:49 pm

If there are no Carolina shows, I'll be back at Lakewood again. However, as long as there is (PLEASE, Lord) a Charlotte, or Columbia tour stop to choose from, then I will have been to that armpit (Lakewood / Hi Fi Buys) for the last time. It has nothing to do with the rain, we were in the pavillion last year. I'm just on the "wrong" side of Atlanta for getting to that place.

I live in a tiny little town way north of the perimeter, have cows (literally) for neighbors through the woods in my backyard. I can still be in my seat in the Fox in one hour. But Lakewood is a disaster traffic-wise. You're either driving through a war zone and sticking your car somewhere it may or may not be when you come out or doing the train to bus transfer on Marta. Of course, we took Marta from our hotel shuttle and there was a disabled train last year. We camped out at each stop 5-10 minutes all the way down! Then the joy of the bus ... Just Loverly!!!

Also the show in Charlotte last year was in the pouring down rain as well, but it included several more songs. I've been seeing Bubba in Atlanta for 17 years, and seen several shows in NC, and SC and one in AL, but it just seems like he's not having as much fun in Atlanta anymore. Just MHO.

MeglovesBuffett · Post by **MeglovesBuffett** » March 2, 2007 8:08 pm

LivingOutMy2ndChance wrote:If there are no Carolina shows, I'll be back at Lakewood again. However, as long as there is (PLEASE, Lord) a Charlotte, or Columbia tour stop to choose from, then I will have been to that armpit (Lakewood / Hi Fi Buys) for the last time. It has nothing to do with the rain, we were in the pavillion last year. I'm just on the "wrong" side of Atlanta for getting to that place.

I live in a tiny little town way north of the perimeter, have cows (literally) for neighbors through the woods in my backyard. I can still be in my seat in the Fox in one hour. But Lakewood is a disaster traffic-wise. You're either driving through a war zone and sticking your car somewhere it may or may not be when you come out or doing the train to bus transfer on Marta. Of course, we took Marta from our hotel shuttle and there was a disabled train last year. We camped out at each stop 5-10 minutes all the way down! Then the joy of the bus ... Just Loverly!!!

Also the show in Charlotte last year was in the pouring down rain as well, but it included several more songs. I've been seeing Bubba in Atlanta for 17 years, and seen several shows in NC, and SC and one in AL, but it just seems like he's not having as much fun in Atlanta anymore. Just MHO.

Oh, you live North of Atlanta also....what city?? I live near cows too!!

Ragtop Dawg · Post by **Ragtop Dawg** » March 2, 2007 10:20 pm

I live near cows north of town also.

LivingOutMy2ndChance · Post by **LivingOutMy2ndChance** » March 5, 2007 4:46 pm

Hey Meg and Ragtop,

Been off the board for a few days ... sending PM's ...
My hubby and I had a conversation yesterday about ATL shows ... remember the year JB played at Tech and they closed the bridge over to the Varsity for foot traffic??

Anyway, why don't they do it right and just have him play to a sold out Sanford Stadium? There's plenty of parking, Athens is used to 100,000 drunks, and it would certainly make up for Jimmy's having played to 5 people in Brooks Hall way way back in the day.

To quote an old southern hymn, What a day, glorious day that would be!
-Robin

Ragtop Dawg · Post by **Ragtop Dawg** » March 5, 2007 10:44 pm

Sanford Stadium, my friend, I would have the throwdown of all throwdowns at our usual football tailgate spot. I could die and be happy after that.

PJ · Post by PJ » March 7, 2007 8:29 am

LivingOutMy2ndChance wrote:Anyway, why don't they do it right and just have him play to a sold out Sanford Stadium? There's plenty of parking, Athens is used to 100,000 drunks, and it would certainly make up for Jimmy's having played to 5 people in Brooks Hall way way back in the day.

I just don't see UGA opening any place on their campus to a former Auburn student. I guess there is a better chance of him playing in Athens than in Tuscaloosa though. *grin*

spucketts · Post by **spucketts** » March 7, 2007 8:56 am

Welp, the Thrashers are back in first which means possible home ice advantage for the playoffs which puts Phillips in question. WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING PHILLIPS AND NOT LAKEWOOD?

Ragtop Dawg · Post by **Ragtop Dawg** » March 7, 2007 11:01 am

Exactly. If we are talking late April, why not let it be at Lakewood? Or better yet, why not let's just do it this summer and be done with this discussion.

hoover · Post by **hoover** » March 8, 2007 3:54 pm

Years back didn't he playing homecoming in Tuscaloosa?

bamabelle · Post by **bamabelle** » March 11, 2007 11:38 pm

He did play in T'town. It was Homecoming - Fall 1992.
I was on the front row. My freshman year in college. What memories!!

He said he will NEVER play in T'town again... They really made him mad about the way they sold the tickets.

hoover · Post by **hoover** » March 12, 2007 12:01 pm

I have always heard rumours bout him getting p*** bout something that year. What was the deal? I have never heard the real story on it.

LivingOutMy2ndChance · Post by **LivingOutMy2ndChance** » March 12, 2007 1:09 pm

I don't have the info. on the Tuscaloosa concert (what a great place to play football by the way), but I do think UGA people have warm fuzzy places in their hearts for some Auburn folks ... like Vince Dooley and Bubba. Likewise, most AU fans (myself still included) love one special UGA grad, Pat Dye. Those were the days!

COME TO ATHENS JIMMY !!!

B.I.G. DAWG · Post by **B.I.G. DAWG** » March 12, 2007 10:03 pm

I just want Jimmy to come to Georgia somewhere. I would prefer Lakewood (Hi FI Buys). But Athens, Lake Lanier, Atlanta Motor Speedway (plenty of room there) or even Grant field in Atlanta would do....

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Hopefully Buffett will not be at Phillips Arena!!

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