Posted By BB from Austin Tx
On Saturday, April 27th, 1996, I woke up early to stand in line to see
Jimmy and the PM Band at Margaritaville Cafe in New Orleans. I arrived
at the Storyville Tavern about 6:00 am only to find the line stretched
about a block down the street. Tickets were to go on sale at 8:00 am
and in fact they did. Problems grew from the start. As the ticket
window opened up, the line crashers from across the street made their
mad dash to bust in line for those hot hot Buffet ticckets. In doing
so,
the line then bulged out into Decatur and blocked traffic. A small
squirmish broke out and before 10 people bought tickets, the police
drove their car within inches of the ticket window on Decatur Street
and
closed down ticket sales.
Needless to say, i went back to my room and informed my wife of the
impending doom-No BUFFETT TICKETS! Tickets went back on sale to the
public at 6:00 pm and we got ours back behind the Margaritaville Cafe
in
the street between the French Market and the club. It was one hell of
a
show. First performance of Jamaica Mistaka, and an awesome two song
performance by John Kay and Jimmy of Born to be Wild and Majic Carpet
Ride. I Will never forget that show.
M'ville New Orleans 1996
Moderator: SMLCHNG
-
Guest
Posted By justin
I CAUGHT JB DURRING JAZZ FEST @ MARGARITAVILLE IT WAS GREAT.AT FIRST I COULDNT GET IN.I WAS 3 PEOPLE FROM GETTING IN AND THEY HAD REACHED MAX CAPACITY.AS I MADE MY WAY AROUND TO THE SIDE OF THE CLUB A SAW AN OLD BUDDY FROM THE CORPS, AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT HE WAS BOUNCING FOR THE SHOW. HE TOOK ME IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR AND GOT ME IN.IF THAT WASNT GOOD ENOUGH I MADE MY WAY TO THE FRONT. WHEN JB CAME OUT I THE WAS 4 OR 5 FT. FROM HIM.THE SHOW WAS THE BEST IV EVER SEEN.CANT WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR.
I CAUGHT JB DURRING JAZZ FEST @ MARGARITAVILLE IT WAS GREAT.AT FIRST I COULDNT GET IN.I WAS 3 PEOPLE FROM GETTING IN AND THEY HAD REACHED MAX CAPACITY.AS I MADE MY WAY AROUND TO THE SIDE OF THE CLUB A SAW AN OLD BUDDY FROM THE CORPS, AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT HE WAS BOUNCING FOR THE SHOW. HE TOOK ME IN THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR AND GOT ME IN.IF THAT WASNT GOOD ENOUGH I MADE MY WAY TO THE FRONT. WHEN JB CAME OUT I THE WAS 4 OR 5 FT. FROM HIM.THE SHOW WAS THE BEST IV EVER SEEN.CANT WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR.