Where has the excitement of the Great Woods show gone ???

[C-Dawg]

What's happening in a week?

Hopefully I'll be meeting the HOG in a week.........and Jack, and Pam, and Sarah, and Jon, and docandjeannie and........I forget who else

me, me,

[mommar]

What's happening in a week?

Hopefully I'll be meeting the HOG in a week.........and Jack, and Pam, and Sarah, and Jon, and docandjeannie and........I forget who else

me, me,

Yes CD you are among the forgotten names

[drunkpirate66]

Just got back from Jones Beach and I got to tell you that literally dozens of people I met during the tailgate were fired up for Great Woods and that many of them were calling Jone Beach "Great Woods South" and "using it as a warm up for the Great Woods main event . . . " and I mean MANY of them. Whoever is not excited for Great Woods stay home. No one will miss you. I can' t even begin to describe how excited I am. I have posted this in year's past . . . the fact that Buffettnews New England representation dies down in the summer is because here are out living the Jimmy Buffett Parrot Head lifestyle. It is just that simple. Me? I am rocking this weekend at the Chicken Box and then I got me an afternoon Red Sox game on wednesday and then Great Woods to unofficially end my summer thursday - saturday and I got to tell you that life is good and the buzz around my little island is huge because the people are a phlocking . . . I might just drive to Great Woods before the Sox game and do me a shot . . .

"No one will miss you."

Actually sir, you are a sad testament to the fact that you can't so much as say anything even tangentially negative on this forum about Jimmy without some putz attacking you.

He is not a putz...that is a rude statement.

Jones Beach was awesome!!! Maybe you weren't hanging with the fun crowd!!

I wholly agree...calling someone a putz IS a rude statement...and so is the statement that I was responding to..."No one will miss you," which was nasty, mean-spirited and TOTALLY unprovoked.

In short, if you can't take it, don't dish it out.

B.

you give my intention way too much credit. when I go to Great Woods twice a year during for Jimmy (during the years he is there, of course) it literally restores my faith in humanity for a few hours: no exaggeration or lie, there. I hope that by noon a week from now you will lose whatever lack of happiness or whatever it is prompted you to assume that 20,000 people are not excited about a Jimmy Buffett concert that sells out every year, more or less, for close to 50 shows over the years at the same venue where people spend months planning displays and menus and drinks and take time off of work to party with friends, family, strangers, ME, ; to pick people they may not even know up at the train station or the airports in Boston or Providence or offer to share hotel rooms with people for the sole purpose of spending time with a fellow Parrot Head who needs a place to crash. Again - Not Excited? Don't come. Because all the above is true and there are countless stories about friendships made and conversations about Boston Red Sox catchers who belong in the Hall Of Fame and other great moments that people remember for a lifetime that back my statement . . . No one will miss you. There is way too much positive energy to even aknowledge a lack of excitment for this. If i meet you then I will shake your hand and do a shot and hope that you are having fun . . . if you are not then 19,999 + will make up for it.

[drunkpirate66]

What's happening in a week?

Hopefully I'll be meeting the HOG in a week.........and Jack, and Pam, and Sarah, and Jon, and docandjeannie and........I forget who else

me, me,

Yes CD you are among the forgotten names

I will be there at dawn. I will be the one smiling with a Romo Homo shirt on. (if Popcorn has the gonads to make it . . .)

[bgsherris]

When I read Jon's "no one will miss you" post I took it as a general comment about what seems to be a lack of enthusiasm about Great Woods this year. It didn't quote anyone else, it didn't name anyone else, it was just a general comment. However, the more I think about it the more I'm more inclined to think it's a statement of fact. Oh well.

"However, the more I think about it the more I'm more inclined to think it's a statement of fact. Oh well."

Likewise, I used to think that most Parrotheads were decent, kind, generally gracious folk...but I guess there's always one in a crowd to contradict that sentiment.

[bgsherris]

Just got back from Jones Beach and I got to tell you that literally dozens of people I met during the tailgate were fired up for Great Woods and that many of them were calling Jone Beach "Great Woods South" and "using it as a warm up for the Great Woods main event . . . " and I mean MANY of them. Whoever is not excited for Great Woods stay home. No one will miss you. I can' t even begin to describe how excited I am. I have posted this in year's past . . . the fact that Buffettnews New England representation dies down in the summer is because here are out living the Jimmy Buffett Parrot Head lifestyle. It is just that simple. Me? I am rocking this weekend at the Chicken Box and then I got me an afternoon Red Sox game on wednesday and then Great Woods to unofficially end my summer thursday - saturday and I got to tell you that life is good and the buzz around my little island is huge because the people are a phlocking . . . I might just drive to Great Woods before the Sox game and do me a shot . . .

"No one will miss you."

Actually sir, you are a sad testament to the fact that you can't so much as say anything even tangentially negative on this forum about Jimmy without some putz attacking you.

He is not a putz...that is a rude statement.

Jones Beach was awesome!!! Maybe you weren't hanging with the fun crowd!!

I wholly agree...calling someone a putz IS a rude statement...and so is the statement that I was responding to..."No one will miss you," which was nasty, mean-spirited and TOTALLY unprovoked.

In short, if you can't take it, don't dish it out.

B.

you give my intention way too much credit. when I go to Great Woods twice a year during for Jimmy (during the years he is there, of course) it literally restores my faith in humanity for a few hours: no exaggeration or lie, there. I hope that by noon a week from now you will lose whatever lack of happiness or whatever it is prompted you to assume that 20,000 people are not excited about a Jimmy Buffett concert that sells out every year, more or less, for close to 50 shows over the years at the same venue where people spend months planning displays and menus and drinks and take time off of work to party with friends, family, strangers, ME, ; to pick people they may not even know up at the train station or the airports in Boston or Providence or offer to share hotel rooms with people for the sole purpose of spending time with a fellow Parrot Head who needs a place to crash. Again - Not Excited? Don't come. Because all the above is true and there are countless stories about friendships made and conversations about Boston Red Sox catchers who belong in the Hall Of Fame and other great moments that people remember for a lifetime that back my statement . . . No one will miss you. There is way too much positive energy to even aknowledge a lack of excitment for this. If i meet you then I will shake your hand and do a shot and hope that you are having fun . . . if you are not then 19,999 + will make up for it.

It appears that most everything I have said has been bent out of shape.

My wife and I both have been totally psyched about going to Great Woods every year JB has played it, and have had a smashing time each and every year.

Our non-attendance this year has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do about not being excited, and EVERYTHING to do with responsibility and family finances.

Moneys tight, so Buffett has to go.

[Everybodys Cousin n Miami]

For years I have been attending the Buffett concerts at the Tweeter Center/Great Woods/Comcast Center. This is the first year I can honestly say there is a lack of interest in many people that I know that want to go to the show. I know its a selected few, but there are other signs I see.

I can understand the lack of interest for a Thursday show, but Saturday ???????. There are plenty of tickets on various websites for face and even the Buffettnews ticket exchange. In past years, if there was a show on Saturday, it was nearly impossible to find tickets at face.

I don't know if it is because

1) It is the week after labor day
2) The economy is hurting and a $150 ticket for an uncovered Pavilion is crazy
3) The concern of the crackdown on drinking in the parking lot this year at the Comcast Center

Any thought or its just me....

At one time Bubba played 4-6 shows at GW.

I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets.

Keep in mind that Bubba always played Labour day weekend at GW until the Deutche Bank PGA came to town. That is why the show has been pushed to the weekend after Labour Day.

[jimsig]

Keep in mind that Bubba always played Labour day weekend at GW until the Deutche Bank PGA came to town. That is why the show has been pushed to the weekend after Labour Day.

Actually the first year of the golf tourney (2003) Jimmy played Great Woods, from what I heard quite a few of the aerial shots were of the Great Woods parking lot and the announcers kept mentioning the tailgaing and th show. The golf parking was done at Foxboro that year and they used shuttle busses. According to to rumor, Great Woods told Jimmy that they would like him to sign a long term deal that would lock him into Labor Day weekend. Jimmy declined and they signed a parking deal with TPC Boston.

[bixxx]

For years I have been attending the Buffett concerts at the Tweeter Center/Great Woods/Comcast Center. This is the first year I can honestly say there is a lack of interest in many people that I know that want to go to the show. I know its a selected few, but there are other signs I see.

I can understand the lack of interest for a Thursday show, but Saturday ???????. There are plenty of tickets on various websites for face and even the Buffettnews ticket exchange. In past years, if there was a show on Saturday, it was nearly impossible to find tickets at face.

I don't know if it is because

1) It is the week after labor day
2) The economy is hurting and a $150 ticket for an uncovered Pavilion is crazy
3) The concern of the crackdown on drinking in the parking lot this year at the Comcast Center

Any thought or its just me....

At one time Bubba played 4-6 shows at GW.

I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets.

Keep in mind that Bubba always played Labour day weekend at GW until the Deutche Bank PGA came to town. That is why the show has been pushed to the weekend after Labour Day.

he is actually the person who gives us the heads up on tix when they are going on sale, when the great ones are being released etc..

jimmy used to play in june
at the most 3 shows at gw that ended around 2000

[Finnsaremorefun]

to Alpine.

[bgsherris]

For years I have been attending the Buffett concerts at the Tweeter Center/Great Woods/Comcast Center. This is the first year I can honestly say there is a lack of interest in many people that I know that want to go to the show. I know its a selected few, but there are other signs I see.

I can understand the lack of interest for a Thursday show, but Saturday ???????. There are plenty of tickets on various websites for face and even the Buffettnews ticket exchange. In past years, if there was a show on Saturday, it was nearly impossible to find tickets at face.

I don't know if it is because

1) It is the week after labor day
2) The economy is hurting and a $150 ticket for an uncovered Pavilion is crazy
3) The concern of the crackdown on drinking in the parking lot this year at the Comcast Center

Any thought or its just me....

At one time Bubba played 4-6 shows at GW.

I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets.

Keep in mind that Bubba always played Labour day weekend at GW until the Deutche Bank PGA came to town. That is why the show has been pushed to the weekend after Labour Day.

"I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets."


First of all, I have never purchased more than two tickets for any JB show in my life, and secondly, the two tickets that I purchased to Saturday's show at Great Woods, I just sold to a buddy of mine (Jim Vail) for face value!

What the hell is it about this forum that makes people go hunting to ulterior motives?! My initial response message was EXACTLY and wholly an effort to address the title of this thread ("Where has the excitement of the Great Woods show gone ??"), and NOTHING MORE.

As a result, I have been told by one member "that no one will miss me" at the concert, and another has accused me of scalping.

The truth is that a whole group of folk are sorry we are not coming, and secondly, the two tickets that my wife and I had, I sold to one of the members of that group for face value.

For gawds sake folks, what it is about your lives that make you some damn suspicious and nasty?

B.

[drunkpirate66]

For years I have been attending the Buffett concerts at the Tweeter Center/Great Woods/Comcast Center. This is the first year I can honestly say there is a lack of interest in many people that I know that want to go to the show. I know its a selected few, but there are other signs I see.

I can understand the lack of interest for a Thursday show, but Saturday ???????. There are plenty of tickets on various websites for face and even the Buffettnews ticket exchange. In past years, if there was a show on Saturday, it was nearly impossible to find tickets at face.

I don't know if it is because

1) It is the week after labor day
2) The economy is hurting and a $150 ticket for an uncovered Pavilion is crazy
3) The concern of the crackdown on drinking in the parking lot this year at the Comcast Center

Any thought or its just me....

At one time Bubba played 4-6 shows at GW.

I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets.

Keep in mind that Bubba always played Labour day weekend at GW until the Deutche Bank PGA came to town. That is why the show has been pushed to the weekend after Labour Day.

"I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets."


First of all, I have never purchased more than two tickets for any JB show in my life, and secondly, the two tickets that I purchased to Saturday's show at Great Woods, I just sold to a buddy of mine (Jim Vail) for face value!

What the hell is it about this forum that makes people go hunting to ulterior motives?! My initial response message was EXACTLY and wholly an effort to address the title of this thread ("Where has the excitement of the Great Woods show gone ??"), and NOTHING MORE.

As a result, I have been told by one member "that no one will miss me" at the concert, and another has accused me of scalping.

The truth is that a whole group of folk are sorry we are not coming, and secondly, the two tickets that my wife and I had, I sold to one of the members of that group for face value.

For gawds sake folks, what it is about your lives that make you some damn suspicious and nasty?

B.

you spelled god wrong. you must be a satan worshipping communist scalper with excitement issues.

[docandjeanie]

Well, I for one can't wait

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Fruitcake14]

Well, I for one can't wait

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

What Jeanie said

[Tiki Bar]

For years I have been attending the Buffett concerts at the Tweeter Center/Great Woods/Comcast Center. This is the first year I can honestly say there is a lack of interest in many people that I know that want to go to the show. I know its a selected few, but there are other signs I see.

I can understand the lack of interest for a Thursday show, but Saturday ???????. There are plenty of tickets on various websites for face and even the Buffettnews ticket exchange. In past years, if there was a show on Saturday, it was nearly impossible to find tickets at face.

I don't know if it is because

1) It is the week after labor day
2) The economy is hurting and a $150 ticket for an uncovered Pavilion is crazy
3) The concern of the crackdown on drinking in the parking lot this year at the Comcast Center

Any thought or its just me....

At one time Bubba played 4-6 shows at GW.

I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets.

Keep in mind that Bubba always played Labour day weekend at GW until the Deutche Bank PGA came to town. That is why the show has been pushed to the weekend after Labour Day.

"I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets."


First of all, I have never purchased more than two tickets for any JB show in my life, and secondly, the two tickets that I purchased to Saturday's show at Great Woods, I just sold to a buddy of mine (Jim Vail) for face value!

What the hell is it about this forum that makes people go hunting to ulterior motives?! My initial response message was EXACTLY and wholly an effort to address the title of this thread ("Where has the excitement of the Great Woods show gone ??"), and NOTHING MORE.

As a result, I have been told by one member "that no one will miss me" at the concert, and another has accused me of scalping.

The truth is that a whole group of folk are sorry we are not coming, and secondly, the two tickets that my wife and I had, I sold to one of the members of that group for face value.

For gawds sake folks, what it is about your lives that make you some damn suspicious and nasty?

B.

Methinks you're a bit on the defensive side there, B. You're taking comments made either a) in general, or b) to Steele1161, and reacting as if they are being directed at you, which they aren't. (By quoting Steele, that usually indicates that our Cuz was responding to that post, not yours.)

Steele was wrongly accused by Cuz in Miami, just cuz Cuz doesn't know him well enough. OR he may have even been joking.

And to address your question, some may say that the economy and ticket prices make some of us damn suspicious and nasty!

[tryin' to reason]

Who's on first???

Can't we all just get along??

The excitement is right here - on BN!!!
It's buried between the many "Great taste! Less filling!" posts...

[Tiki Bar]

The excitement is right here - on BN!!!
It's buried between the many "Great taste! Less filling!" posts...

Never thought of it that way... great analogy!

[C-Dawg]

Well, I for one can't wait

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

what Jeanie said..only with capital O's, like this...WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
only 3 days and a wake up til I head south for the "greatest party on earth"

[Johnny's Lounge]

Is it time to pack up the car yet?????????????????????????????????

I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready

[bgsherris]

For years I have been attending the Buffett concerts at the Tweeter Center/Great Woods/Comcast Center. This is the first year I can honestly say there is a lack of interest in many people that I know that want to go to the show. I know its a selected few, but there are other signs I see.

I can understand the lack of interest for a Thursday show, but Saturday ???????. There are plenty of tickets on various websites for face and even the Buffettnews ticket exchange. In past years, if there was a show on Saturday, it was nearly impossible to find tickets at face.

I don't know if it is because

1) It is the week after labor day
2) The economy is hurting and a $150 ticket for an uncovered Pavilion is crazy
3) The concern of the crackdown on drinking in the parking lot this year at the Comcast Center

Any thought or its just me....

At one time Bubba played 4-6 shows at GW.

I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets.

Keep in mind that Bubba always played Labour day weekend at GW until the Deutche Bank PGA came to town. That is why the show has been pushed to the weekend after Labour Day.

"I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets."


First of all, I have never purchased more than two tickets for any JB show in my life, and secondly, the two tickets that I purchased to Saturday's show at Great Woods, I just sold to a buddy of mine (Jim Vail) for face value!

What the hell is it about this forum that makes people go hunting to ulterior motives?! My initial response message was EXACTLY and wholly an effort to address the title of this thread ("Where has the excitement of the Great Woods show gone ??"), and NOTHING MORE.

As a result, I have been told by one member "that no one will miss me" at the concert, and another has accused me of scalping.

The truth is that a whole group of folk are sorry we are not coming, and secondly, the two tickets that my wife and I had, I sold to one of the members of that group for face value.

For gawds sake folks, what it is about your lives that make you some damn suspicious and nasty?

B.

Methinks you're a bit on the defensive side there, B. You're taking comments made either a) in general, or b) to Steele1161, and reacting as if they are being directed at you, which they aren't. (By quoting Steele, that usually indicates that our Cuz was responding to that post, not yours.)

Steele was wrongly accused by Cuz in Miami, just cuz Cuz doesn't know him well enough. OR he may have even been joking.

And to address your question, some may say that the economy and ticket prices make some of us damn suspicious and nasty!

TikiBar...

Are you kidding?

"I think that you are a scalper trying to create a demand because you hoarded and bought too many tickets."

I would say that is a pretty darn direct comment..."...you are a scalper..."