Jimmy Perfoms in St Barts on New Year's Eve

Post by **phjim** » January 1, 2008 5:45 pm

Thanks to MacFan for passing this along to us: Jimmy Buffett took the stage around 2:00 am at Baz Bar on the harbor in St Barts. He played 8 songs, "What I Say" (Ray Charles), "Brown Eyed Girl", "Volcano", "Margaritaville", "No Woman No Cry", "For What It's Worth" (Buffalo Springfield), "Autour du Rocher," "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (the Rolling Stones).

It was awesome! Savannah Jane was there, along with a bunch of people from Saturday Night Live and The Office. My family spotted him before he took the stage and we were lucky enough to get right in front of him for his set. Jimmy had a great time and you can tell he absolutely loves performing ... First time I've ever seen him in shoes!

Earlier yesterday I saw Jimmy getting Groovy ready in Gustavia Harbor for the annual New Year's boat race on St. Barths.

Bfan53 · Post by **Bfan53** » January 2, 2008 6:37 am

What a life to have, right?

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » January 2, 2008 6:39 am

Very very cool!

Jimmy was wearing shoes in St.Bart's?!?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » January 2, 2008 6:45 am

flipflopgirl wrote:Very very cool!

Jimmy was wearing shoes in St.Bart's?!?

better than flipflops in Lawnguyland..

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » January 2, 2008 9:18 am

8 songs and 5 of them were covers.

BTW, the title of the Buffalo Springfield song is actually "For What It's Worth".

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » January 2, 2008 9:20 am

LIPH wrote:8 songs and 5 of them were covers.

BTW, the title of the Buffalo Springfield song is actually "For What It's Worth".

~Hippolyte~ · Post by **~Hippolyte~** » January 2, 2008 9:47 am

flipflopgirl wrote: Jimmy was wearing shoes in St.Bart's?!?

Jimmy wore shoes in Aspen, but he took them off soon. though he played more than 8 songs too. Maybe he was just about to take them off, stumbled off stage and decided he'd better stop. It was 2:am!!

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » January 2, 2008 3:20 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
flipflopgirl wrote:Very very cool!

Jimmy was wearing shoes in St.Bart's?!?
better than flipflops in Lawnguyland..

Hey! I resemble that comment!

JustDucky · Post by **JustDucky** » January 2, 2008 8:04 pm

Seeing that if I ever hear Brown Eyed Girl again by ANYONE yet alone Jimmy Buffett...I'll puke. It might be the #1 reason why I never go to another Buffett show again - yeah, I know, more tickets for whoever - no need to be said, I stopped going to his shows years ago and only ever happen to catch him at Jazz Fest.

He has so many songs...and he plays THAT?

OK. I'm sure it was fun, the right setting...but come on! Do something original!

parrothead216 · Post by **parrothead216** » January 2, 2008 9:11 pm

JustDucky wrote:Seeing that if I ever hear Brown Eyed Girl again by ANYONE yet alone Jimmy Buffett...I'll puke. It might be the #1 reason why I never go to another Buffett show again - yeah, I know, more tickets for whoever - no need to be said, I stopped going to his shows years ago and only ever happen to catch him at Jazz Fest.

He has so many songs...and he plays THAT?

OK. I'm sure it was fun, the right setting...but come on! Do something original!

It was New Years Eve and I assume the people there were treated to an impromptu set.

Here's the definiton:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impromptu

It fits it perfectly.

If Jimmy wants to sing the "Star Spangle Banner", that's his business.

My wife and I enjoy whatever Jimmy wants to sing.
and happen to like his version of BEG!

Did you ever think that Jimmy maybe enjoys doing "covers" of songs, he likes and listened to when we were listening to him? Also, songs he can have some fun with!

We would never say, "Don't go , that's more tickets for us". That is rude and insensitive.

My wife and I try to put ourselves into Jimmy's shoes( or lack of shoes)

After 35 years of performing, he needs to make it interesting for him, or why keep on doing it!??

Happy New Year!

Just a thought!

MDown · Post by **MDown** » January 2, 2008 9:26 pm

parrothead216 wrote:
JustDucky wrote:Seeing that if I ever hear Brown Eyed Girl again by ANYONE yet alone Jimmy Buffett...I'll puke. It might be the #1 reason why I never go to another Buffett show again - yeah, I know, more tickets for whoever - no need to be said, I stopped going to his shows years ago and only ever happen to catch him at Jazz Fest.

He has so many songs...and he plays THAT?

OK. I'm sure it was fun, the right setting...but come on! Do something original!
It was New Years Eve and I assume the people there were treated to an impromptu set.

Here's the definiton:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impromptu

It fits it perfectly.

If Jimmy wants to sing the "Star Spangle Banner", that's his business.

My wife and I enjoy whatever Jimmy wants to sing.
and happen to like his version of BEG!

Did you ever think that Jimmy maybe enjoys doing "covers" of songs, he likes and listened to when we were listening to him? Also, songs he can have some fun with!

We would never say, "Don't go , that's more tickets for us". That is rude and insensitive.

My wife and I try to put ourselves into Jimmy's shoes( or lack of shoes)

After 35 years of performing, he needs to make it interesting for him, or why keep on doing it!

Happy New Year!

Just a thought!

AMEN.
It's the tropics... it's New Year Eve....
If he wants to hum the theme to Gilligan Island, it would cool as hell, and a story you can tell the rest of your life. And I would hum right along with him.

and GOOD! MORE TICKETS FOR ME!

Bfan53 · Post by **Bfan53** » January 3, 2008 6:42 am

JustDucky wrote:Seeing that if I ever hear Brown Eyed Girl again by ANYONE yet alone Jimmy Buffett...I'll puke. It might be the #1 reason why I never go to another Buffett show again - yeah, I know, more tickets for whoever - no need to be said, I stopped going to his shows years ago and only ever happen to catch him at Jazz Fest.

He has so many songs...and he plays THAT?

OK. I'm sure it was fun, the right setting...but come on! Do something original!

For what's worth, at Nissan this year after performing BEG Jimmy smiled and said: "I like playing that song!" Just Jimmy being Jimmy.......

dewyduster · Post by **dewyduster** » January 3, 2008 11:45 am

MDown wrote:
parrothead216 wrote:
JustDucky wrote:Seeing that if I ever hear Brown Eyed Girl again by ANYONE yet alone Jimmy Buffett...I'll puke. It might be the #1 reason why I never go to another Buffett show again - yeah, I know, more tickets for whoever - no need to be said, I stopped going to his shows years ago and only ever happen to catch him at Jazz Fest.

He has so many songs...and he plays THAT?

OK. I'm sure it was fun, the right setting...but come on! Do something original!
It was New Years Eve and I assume the people there were treated to an impromptu set.

Here's the definiton:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impromptu

It fits it perfectly.

If Jimmy wants to sing the "Star Spangle Banner", that's his business.

My wife and I enjoy whatever Jimmy wants to sing.
and happen to like his version of BEG!

Did you ever think that Jimmy maybe enjoys doing "covers" of songs, he likes and listened to when we were listening to him? Also, songs he can have some fun with!

We would never say, "Don't go , that's more tickets for us". That is rude and insensitive.

My wife and I try to put ourselves into Jimmy's shoes( or lack of shoes)

After 35 years of performing, he needs to make it interesting for him, or why keep on doing it!

Happy New Year!

Just a thought!
AMEN.
It's the tropics... it's New Year Eve....
If he wants to hum the theme to Gilligan Island, it would cool as hell, and a story you can tell the rest of your life. And I would hum right along with him.

and GOOD! MORE TICKETS FOR ME!

The Gilligan's Island theme... that would be awesome!

I think we all have songs that we silently (or maybe not so silently) wish he wouldn't play :::cough cough:: Glory Days ::cough cough:: But isn't it that way with ANY act you go to see perform? You can't like 'em all but you just make the best of it!

citcat · Post by **citcat** » January 3, 2008 12:39 pm

Well, his boat was there on Christmas day so evidently he stayed there all week. Where was Jane ?

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » January 3, 2008 12:40 pm

LIPH wrote:8 songs and 5 of them were covers.

BTW, the title of the Buffalo Springfield song is actually "For What It's Worth".

I bet he was drinking Land Shark too

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » January 3, 2008 12:47 pm

JustDucky wrote:Seeing that if I ever hear Brown Eyed Girl again by ANYONE yet alone Jimmy Buffett...I'll puke. It might be the #1 reason why I never go to another Buffett show again - yeah, I know, more tickets for whoever - no need to be said, I stopped going to his shows years ago and only ever happen to catch him at Jazz Fest.

He has so many songs...and he plays THAT?

OK. I'm sure it was fun, the right setting...but come on! Do something original!

Hey where did we go,
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow,
Playin' a new game,
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.

Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing,
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall,
Slipping and sliding
All along the water fall, with you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.

Do you remember when we used to sing,
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da

So hard to find my way,
Now that I'm all on my own.
I saw you just the other day,
My how you have grown,
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl

Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » January 3, 2008 12:55 pm

Love that song. I'm a brown-eyed girl myself.

ScarletB · Post by **ScarletB** » January 3, 2008 4:13 pm

OK, if I'm in St Barth's on New Years Eve when it's TEN DEGREES where I live I figure I"m SO far ahead of the game that he can hum the friggin'
ALPHABET if he wants to and I'll be a happy happy girl!

Geez people...

And Citcat - me too a BEG.

Karacal · Post by **Karacal** » January 3, 2008 4:33 pm

Just to be in St Bart's and see Jimmy in a bar......that alone would make me happy!

BEG is on my ringtone...

Hope you had a great time Jimmy!!!!!

mommar · Post by **mommar** » January 3, 2008 7:26 pm

citcat wrote:Well, his boat was there on Christmas day so evidently he stayed there all week. Where was Jane ?

His boat was still there and anchored 1/1/08 and his plane was/is still there too.

http://www.stbartstalk.com/forum/forum_ ... p?TID=2711

and then there was also this messagehttp://www.stbartstalk.com/forum/forum_ ... p?TID=2715