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I've been 12: 7 in Irvine, 4 in Vegas, 1 in San Diego. We are going to another 1 in San Diego and Irvine later this year.

Twenty eight, all but one Great Woods.

I've been trying to remember all the places I've seen JB, let me see if I have them all:
1. Jones Beach - 8 (1988, 1993-1998 & 2000; he didn't play the beach in 1999 & 2001), #9 will be Aug. 27
2. Madison Square Garden - 3 (1998, 1999 & 2001)
3. The Today Show - 2 (1999 & 2001)
4. Las Vegas - 4 (twice in 2000 & twice this year)
5. Manassas - 2 (2001 & 2002)
6. Pittsburgh - 1 (2001), with another one coming up Aug. 20
7. West Palm Beach - 1 (2001)
8. Ft. Lauderdale - 1 (2002)
9. Nashville - 1 (2002)
10. Atlanta - 1 (2002)

I celebrated my birthday at 2 of these concerts. The Vegas show in April, 2000 was on my birthday and this year's Nashville show was 2 days before I hit the big 5-0.

First concert in 1977 in Florida and at least 35 since then. San Diego and two shows in Irvine are rapidly approaching. Time to start planning (Mayor?)

Vegas this year was 31 and 32 and Irvine will be 33 & 34.

Hmm have to think

boston common 83 and 84 and 85
great woods 86 to present, every year at least once probably 22?
worcester civic center jan 88?
las vegas 2x this year (and we will be back every year)

so 28 or so

Honolulu-1987
Memphis-1995
Las Vegas-1997
Chicago (2)-1998
Chicago (2)-1999
Alpine Valley-2000
Cincinnati (2)-2000
Las Vegas-2000
W. Palm Beach-2001
Alpine Valley-2001
Chicago (2)-2001
Birmingham-2001
Minneapolis-2001
Chicago-2002
Atlanta-2002

I count 19. And in 16 days I'll be at #20 (Alpine Valley).

Hey gang,

Just an FYI. I save my ticket stubs and they go in to one of those collage ticket frames. Makes a nice addition to your decor.

I have been to 11 and looking forward to many more. Hopefully another one on the winter if he gets back in the South.

I save all my ticket stubs too, but the only one I've done anything with was the Saturday Vegas show from this year. That's framed, along with the backstage pass and guitar pick that I got with it.

My ticket stubs say 11......but I know there are more. At least 15 total.
I live 10 minutes from Merriweather so I've only been there and Nissan.

So it should be 12 @ Merriweather
3 @ Nissan

The highlight probably being the '98 Carnival show @ Merriweather when my girl and I got to be Hula winners. We really didn't have to do anything to "win", we were on the back deck pre-showing and talking to some of the people we know that work with the band and they asked us if we wanted to and of course we said "Oh hell yeah!"

Man, did this bring back memories! Now I want a margarita! LOL

it gets a little hazy after awhile. Somewhere around 30 times. Venues include:
Great Woods
The Meadows (CT)
MSG
Today Show
East Hampton
Greensboro
Atlanta
Ft Lauderdale
Alpine
Las Vegas
San Diego
Irvine
Hollywood Bowl

Capt Garry wrote:First concert in 1977 in Florida and at least 35 since then. San Diego and two shows in Irvine are rapidly approaching. Time to start planning (Mayor?)

Capt. Garry:
Was that at the Orange Bowl and Bubba opened for The Eagles? My first was in Fla in '77. It's been a loooong time and my memory is clouded by Columbian goods fresh off the boat. (it was the seventies, pholks!!)

15 or so concerts since then. Indy and Alpine should throw me into the next category.

YES It was the '70's and all I have are the good memories. The '77 show was in Lakeland on 4/2/77 just after Margaritaville and CIA was released. The concert was actually a two day music festival called "Sunfest" (I think) and had Orleans, Ozark Mt daredevils and many bands I cant remember, but it was billed as Jimmy Buffetts Sunfest and he was the headliner. I do remember seeing the Eagles at Tampa Stadium in '76, but unfortunately missed the Eagles '77 tour with Buffett.

Buckeye Lake 93,94,95,96
Columbus - Polaris 99
Columbus - Value City Arena 01
Charlotte - 01,02
Cleveland - 01
Indianapolis - 01
Cincinnati - 01,02
Greensboro - 02

13 for me. One more time for Buckeye Lake Jimmy. What a
party that would be!!!

I have been to 93, I Think. It got kind of hazy back in those wacky eighties, but that is my best estimate. 8)

PHAW

Sorry, I was out of the office, and just checked this thread again. I am only 27 and started back in '93 @ Buckeye Lake, (what a way to start!!!) so my virgin phins were broken in the right way!!! A majority of the shows I saw were in '96 and '97--- ah, the college road trips! I have the standing rule with myself and work---If the show is within a three state radius, I will be there...

As I count them up, I estimate 14 (15 if I include the Today Show). Venues include:
The Mann Music Center (Philly)
Camden
The Meadowlands
Great Woods
Minneapolis
Madison Square Garden

Man I wish I had kept ticket stubs from the very first, but who knew it would turn into this? But it would probably total between 90 and 100. And I think that's a pretty good total for a "Left Coast PH."

I was always amazed at the number of young people I met on the "Right Coast" that went to 15 to 20 in a year. That's simply not heard of out on the Left Coast.

I'm pretty sure I hold the record of being the only PH to go to all the concerts of a Tour Season, and that was 42 shows during BHOTM. And if you count those and a few on either end, I think I actually went to about 46 or 47 in a row.

It was really cool to compare all the different venues and how PH's differ by geographical locations. If anyone is interested, I've been running a short version of my tour diary over on JimmyDOTcom http://www.jimmydotcom.com

I'd be very interested to get some feed back on it and my quest to write a second PH Book about my travels. Would PH's be interested in reading a stroy of my travels? It would include an expanded diary, venue comparison, Right Coast PH's vs. Left Coast PH's, the music from guys like Sunny Jim, Hugo Duarte, St. Somewhere, and Jim Morris that I listened to on the road, and stories on all the in-between shows that I attended. I'd also have a pretty meaty chapter on all of the Reefers and the Road Crew.

The way I see it, it was the last "full" tour. Jimmy has been cutting back ever since then. Plus it was the last tour Fingers played on. I'm hoping people might be interested in reading it. Let me know. Plus if anyone has any other ideas of what they'd like to see in it, let me know that too.

My mind is a little fuzzy, but I have only missed one concert in Portland since 1978. He came every year for about 10 years, and then every other year for the next 10 or so. Hasn't been here since '98, so it has been four LONG years since we have had our fix.

I am sure this year will be "a pleasure and a hell of an evening."


Fins Up!