How About This Opening to "The Year of Still Here"

Bfan53 · Post by **Bfan53** » March 29, 2008 5:45 pm

OK, in 2007 JB & the CRB started the "Fins" intro for the first song on tour as a tease, but then rolled into "On The Road Again", a Willie Nelson cover......

I was thinking that maybe in 2008, after playing "Hot, Hot, Hot" which is a must-do thing, why not play the video "Here We Are" from the 2006 tour? That video ends with the words "Fins Up". The band then actually does "Fins" as the opening song to "The Year of Still Here" tour......

Seems like a perfect segway to me. What do you think? Or do you have another suggestion? After all, JB's "people" do monitor Buffett News, right?

parrotheadmike · Post by **parrotheadmike** » March 29, 2008 8:54 pm

I like the idea, but I think it would ruin Fins. Fins is best when you can see the whole crowd with their hands up. At the beginning of the show people are usually still coming in and getting settled down.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 29, 2008 8:58 pm

Honest???
For Frisco.. Hello Texas....
or.. like Dallas 2006 Migration...

For MSG??

Livingston Saturday night (Rancho Delux)

I might pass out...

changingchannels · Post by **changingchannels** » March 29, 2008 9:27 pm

its a cool idea but how about just keeping it totally upbeat and not nostalgic(sp). just come out and play 27 jimmy buffett songs and kick our asses!!dont make us think "is this it?", make us believe "they aint goin' anywhere with that kinda of a show and energy!" all buffett,no filler,no covers!!fins up parrotheads!!!!

Pleasin & Teasin · Post by **Pleasin & Teasin** » March 29, 2008 10:06 pm

amen!!

Barefoot Gypsy · Post by **Barefoot Gypsy** » March 30, 2008 3:05 am

changingchannels wrote:its a cool idea but how about just keeping it totally upbeat and not nostalgic(sp). just come out and play 27 jimmy buffett songs and kick our asses!!dont make us think "is this it?", make us believe "they aint goin' anywhere with that kinda of a show and energy!" all buffett,no filler,no covers!!fins up parrotheads!!!!

This is what I am looking for!!! Play like there is no end in site!

Bfan53 · Post by **Bfan53** » March 30, 2008 8:39 am

Barefoot Gypsy wrote:
changingchannels wrote:its a cool idea but how about just keeping it totally upbeat and not nostalgic(sp). just come out and play 27 jimmy buffett songs and kick our asses!!dont make us think "is this it?", make us believe "they aint goin' anywhere with that kinda of a show and energy!" all buffett,no filler,no covers!!fins up parrotheads!!!!
This is what I am looking for!!! Play like there is no end in site!

Yeah, maybe you all have a good point: JB & the Parrotheads will just simply keep dancin' till we go............

I like it!

caly · Post by **caly** » March 30, 2008 9:25 am

I would LOVE to have Here We Are back!!!

ContinentalDrifterIII · March 30, 2008 11:40 am

caly wrote:I would LOVE to have Here We Are back!!!

I agree, its one of my favorites.

Landshark Girl · Post by **Landshark Girl** » March 30, 2008 6:00 pm

I actually prefer it when Jimmy does fins after the sun goes down. Last year he did it early in the set list and it was still daylight out. I just think it looks so much cooler at night. I'd like for him to put fins back into the second set or even the encore.

alaura1974 · Post by **alaura1974** » March 30, 2008 6:37 pm

I agree........ fins when it is dark out!

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » March 30, 2008 7:10 pm

ragtopW wrote:Honest???
For Frisco.. Hello Texas....
or.. like Dallas 2006 Migration...

For MSG??

Livingston Saturday night (Rancho Delux)

I might pass out...

YES!! I want to hear HELLO TEXAS in Frisco!!!!

Travis McGee · Post by **Travis McGee** » March 30, 2008 7:33 pm

Hate to say it, but I am sick of "Fins"

Bfan53 · Post by **Bfan53** » March 31, 2008 6:11 am

Travis McGee wrote:Hate to say it, but I am sick of "Fins"

While we're on the subject........I wouldn't miss "Volcano" for a while.

The Boy Nobody Knew · Post by **The Boy Nobody Knew** » March 31, 2008 11:58 am

Travis McGee wrote:Hate to say it, but I am sick of "Fins"

BLASPHEMY

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » March 31, 2008 12:39 pm

Travis McGee wrote:Hate to say it, but I am sick of "Fins"

Whenever I hear it on RM I will most likely flip the station, just because I have heard it as many times as Margaritaville, but it is still a fun song for the shows, and I would miss it there.

FINSUPinIdaho · Post by **FINSUPinIdaho** » March 31, 2008 12:59 pm

Fins is a song that should (IMHO has to be played) toward the end. right off the bat, just ain't gonna work.

Barefoot Gypsy · Post by **Barefoot Gypsy** » April 1, 2008 12:58 am

Love Fins. Prefer it in the second set. This song just makes me smile and I can't help but dance when I hear it. You should see my kids and I when we are in the car and it comes on ipod. We've got our fins going and we get looked at like we have been to one party too many. We get a great amusement out of blasting it loud and proud as people stare and shake their heads.

KruzinParrots · Post by **KruzinParrots** » April 1, 2008 1:25 am

YES FINS in the second set at night!! Awesome!!

Definitely bring back, Here we are!!

Gotta admit we love blasting FINS when we are in the car also and of course doing the FIN dance. Many times we've gotten looked at like we're strange. But we don't care. We're having one *#)) of a good time!!

FINS UP!!

ConchRepublican · Post by **ConchRepublican** » April 1, 2008 4:48 pm

I'd like to see him kick off the whole she'bang with "TWIHWYWB". It's upbeat and jumps rights into things and would set the stage for a visit to that destination Southeast of Disorder.