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I was playing and found this on google. Jimmy is playing a not so surprise concert at the CIP in Asheville. Wish I lived closer. Good luck to those who do.

http://www.citizen-times.com/cache/arti ... 3228.shtml

From the article; "The benefit will feature Johnny Russler and the Beach Bum Band."

Too bad noone at BN knows anyone in that band.
So the question becomes - where should Aqua send the palm tree?

Four Play wrote:So the question becomes - where should Aqua send the palm tree?

I'd think BeachBum29 could get er done!

Tiki Bar wrote:

Four Play wrote:So the question becomes - where should Aqua send the palm tree?

I'd think BeachBum29 could get er done!

Yes I could!!!

PM me your address and I'll get it to the proper authorities
Who knows, maybe they can use it as a stage prop for the show

I can't open the article.

I guess its a good thing I know people who know people.

For anyone who can't open the article;

Jimmy Buffett to play benefit show at new Asheville restaurant

By Tony Kiss, Entertainment Editor
Jan. 3, 2005 1:27 p.m.

ASHEVILLE - Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett will play a surprise show in Asheville next Tuesday, Jan. 11, at his new Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant, organizers said Monday. All proceeds will benefit the Eblen Foundation, which last week quietly sold 260 tickets - each priced at $250.

Only a handful of tickets remain and will be available to the public through a lottery, but details have not yet been worked out, said Eblen events coordinator Susan Riddle.

"It's an awesome thing," she said. "We got word about this last week and started calling folks who had been tremendous foundation supporters and that is all it took.''

At $250 each, the Buffett tickets are among the most expensive ever sold for a local concert. But the price didn't faze Gail Weams, president of the Western North Carolina Parrot Head Club, a group of loyal fans who also perform volunteer community services. She grabbed two tickets the instant they were offered.

"We've traveled from Key West to New York to Chicago to see him," said Weams, whose husband Steve Weams leads the local Caribbean Cowboys band, which covers many Buffett songs.

"I was thrilled. We normally see him in venues that seat 24,0o0 people. "

As for the cost, "it all goes to charity," Weams said. "That is what true Parrot Heads are about. They say we party with a purpose and that is true."

The Tuesday benefit will feature Johnny Russler and the Beach Bum Band. It is uncertain if Buffett will join them, or play solo, or both, Weams said.

Buffett, whose biggest hits include "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Come Monday," "Margaritaville" and "Son of A Son of a Sailor," has found strong fame with country fans in the past year. His duet with Alan Jackson, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" raced up the country charts in 2003, and earned Buffett his first Grammy last February. Last July, Buffett's new studio album "License to Chill," made its debut in first place on the Billboard charts. Currently, his music video "Trip Around the Sun," a duet with Martina McBride, is getting heavy airplay on Country Music Television.

The Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain is a partnership between Buffett and Outback Steakhouse Inc. The Asheville location is at 1 Restaurant Court, a new development just off Tunnel Road near Kenilworth Knoll Road, behind the Red Lobster. Cheeseburger in Paradise will open on Monday with a menu featuring American and island food, beach bar items including shrimp fritters, and a signature cheeseburger.

Contact entertainment editor Tony Kiss at 232-5855 or Tkiss@CITIZEN-TIMES.com but please don't ask us for tickets because we don't have any.

land_shark3 wrote:I guess its a good thing I know people who know people.

If you're going too, it might be easier for Aqua to send SOASOAPT your way.

Four Play wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:I guess its a good thing I know people who know people.

If you're going too, it might be easier for Aqua to send SOASOAPT your way.

Still working on that. Should know something in a day or two. (I hate it when work gets in the way of a good time! )

WOOO HOOO for all of you!!! How impressed will Jimmy be to see and sign a 3rd generation BN inflatable palm tree!!!! Is it adorned with proper ID?

Tiki Bar wrote:WOOO HOOO for all of you!!! How impressed will Jimmy be to see and sign a 3rd generation BN inflatable palm tree!!!! Is it adorned with proper ID?

No, it needs a lanyard and nametag - I didn't think about that.

Four Play wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:WOOO HOOO for all of you!!! How impressed will Jimmy be to see and sign a 3rd generation BN inflatable palm tree!!!! Is it adorned with proper ID?

No, it needs a lanyard and nametag - I didn't think about that.

Nametag ~ WADE!!!!!
I can volunteer my lanyard if he needs one on short notice.

Four Play wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:WOOO HOOO for all of you!!! How impressed will Jimmy be to see and sign a 3rd generation BN inflatable palm tree!!!! Is it adorned with proper ID?

No, it needs a lanyard and nametag - I didn't think about that.

I don't have any more lanyards, but could it use the one from JMP? Is he in someone's hands, or is there an ophicial resting place I'm unaware of? Or did he end up without one? I know it's 1st one disappeared, so I sent a replacement.

Tiki Bar wrote:

Four Play wrote:

Tiki Bar wrote:WOOO HOOO for all of you!!! How impressed will Jimmy be to see and sign a 3rd generation BN inflatable palm tree!!!! Is it adorned with proper ID?

No, it needs a lanyard and nametag - I didn't think about that.

I don't have any more lanyards, but could it use the one from JMP? Is he in someone's hands, or is there an ophicial resting place I'm unaware of? Or did he end up without one? I know it's 1st one disappeared, so I sent a replacement.

Well, I'll supply SOASOAPT with mine for the time being. We can't have him running around nekkid.

Should I PM Wade and ask him if he could get a name tag to me by Fri?

Beachbum_29 wrote:Should I PM Wade and ask him if he could get a name tag to me by Fri?

YES!

Ok, we will wait to see what Wade has to say!!

Name tag is on its way!!! Thanks Wade!!!

It will say:

SonOfASonOfA
PalmTree

Is that okay with everyone?

specks wrote:I was playing and found this on google. Jimmy is playing a not so surprise concert at the CIP in Asheville. Wish I lived closer. Good luck to those who do.

http://www.citizen-times.com/cache/arti ... 3228.shtml

Man!!! You guys are quick!

What are you doing? I thought you left!!

Ok guys here is one of the luck ones that will get to play with Jimmy once again.