Jimmy is totally disgusted with the beach balls

mermaidindisguise · Post by **mermaidindisguise** » February 23, 2005 4:41 pm

I think most people on BN are aware and would be cool.... I hate to say it but there are some out there that are not completely BuffettPC - or wahtever you want to call it. They seem to be younger (sorry - just an observation - I know there are young fans that are cool) At West Palm these drunken college students offered me a shot of what was catsup - I didnt' fall for it and when I walked away they came up to me and dumped the entire bottle of catsup over my head - right before I was about to walk in to the show. Thanks to some friends and bottled water - I went in wet and red.... these guys are the guys who prob slam dunk balls on stage. I am also hearing of people getting stuff stolen during the show -
I guess it is hard for me to think that there are bad parrotheads but with so many people going to the concerts it's hard - so Be careful out there and watch out for flying balls. If I were Jimmy I would just carry a ball popper in my pocket.

Bare Naked Ladies got so tired of getting pelted with Mac and Cheese - they didn't maind the powder but then people started throwing the whole boxes - now they have bins before the sow that you can donate the boxes to charity - but when they sing If I had a million dollars - the crowd still turns orange with powdered cheese!

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » February 23, 2005 4:46 pm

mermaidindisguise wrote:If I were Jimmy I would just carry a ball popper in my pocket.

Is that a ball popper in his pocket, or is he just happy to see you?

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » February 23, 2005 4:53 pm

mermaidindisguise wrote:If I were Jimmy I would just carry a ball popper in my pocket.

I hope he'd have the sense not to carry it in his front pocket

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » February 23, 2005 5:02 pm

I don't like the sound of a "Ball Popper"...

jollymonsings · Post by **jollymonsings** » February 23, 2005 6:16 pm

I would snap too, if people were throwing beach balls at me all the time!!! Poor Jimmy.

Joni Tyring · Post by **Joni Tyring** » February 23, 2005 9:34 pm

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BEACH BALLS

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » February 23, 2005 9:46 pm

Joni Tyring wrote:WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BEACH BALLS

LET 20,000 PEOPLE THROW THEM AT YOUR HEAD ALL DAY WHILE YOU'RE AT WORK, THEN ASK THAT QUESTION.

Joni Tyring · Post by **Joni Tyring** » February 23, 2005 9:52 pm

ok i'm sorry i didn't know

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » February 23, 2005 9:54 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
Joni Tyring wrote:WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BEACH BALLS
LET 20,000 PEOPLE THROW THEM AT YOUR HEAD ALL DAY WHILE YOU'RE AT WORK, THEN ASK THAT QUESTION.

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » February 23, 2005 10:00 pm

Joni Tyring wrote:ok i'm sorry i didn't know

'Tis ok. Sorry if my response came off a bit harsh...it really wasn't meant to read that way.

Joni Tyring · Post by **Joni Tyring** » February 23, 2005 10:03 pm

well i didn't know i've never been to a concert where beach balls have been throw at them. so i don't know what happens.

mason · Post by **mason** » February 24, 2005 1:45 am

Joni Tyring wrote:well i didn't know i've never been to a concert where beach balls have been throw at them. so i don't know what happens.

well when you finally get to your first show, be sure to take a sharpie with you. grab a ball and sign your name to it, and then send it on it's way away from the stage. good luck

"jimmy buffett--a legend in his spare time"

member of the parrothead nation

comemonday · Post by **comemonday** » March 7, 2006 10:31 pm

Let's talk about the balls again!

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » March 7, 2006 11:30 pm

Posted: February 21, 2005

Desdamona wrote:"The Man" put it in perspective for us at MOTM. He asked for a volunteer
to stand with their mouth 2 inches from a microphone while he gave it
a shot with a hard-thrown beach ball. He had just come from the dentist
and wasn't anxious to go right back. I'd never thought about the "danger
from microphone to teeth" connection until then... I'd prefer the balls
stopped when the music started, myself.

There, I talked about it again!

blank1127 · Post by **blank1127** » March 7, 2006 11:54 pm

I think most people on BN are aware and would be cool.... I hate to say it but there are some out there that are not completely BuffettPC - or wahtever you want to call it. They seem to be younger (sorry - just an observation - I know there are young fans that are cool) At West Palm these drunken college students offered me a shot of what was catsup - I didnt' fall for it and when I walked away they came up to me and dumped the entire bottle of catsup over my head - right before I was about to walk in to the show. Thanks to some friends and bottled water - I went in wet and red.... these guys are the guys who prob slam dunk balls on stage. I am also hearing of people getting stuff stolen during the show -

This sort of behavior goes way beyond what I would call normal or expected at a show. Yet it seems to be increasing. I have to make sure all vehicle decorations are locked inside or securly bolted on these days, I have had a few thefts of not just Buffett items, but anything they can pull off or unscrew from my Jeep. Several of my friends bring their wives to the show, and if some drunken fool ever pulled a stunt like the one above, we'd probably have to bail him out of jail afterwards. I have a scar on my chin from a confrontation with some guy that literally ran into me on the lawn at Cinnci. I remember when I used to go to Buffett and could totally relax and remain blissfully unaware of my surroundings while taking in the concert. Sadly, those days are gone, at least for me. I realize there's always going to be someone who takes things too far, but if the only reason you're buying seats up front is to try to bean the performer with whatever, do us all a favor and stay home. If we all seem to be noticing a change for the worse in the way the crowds behave, you can for sure bet Jimmy is noticing too. How many people his age do you know that have a high tolerance for BS? I wouldn't blame him one bit if he started seriously curtailing his show schedule after getting spiked in the head by a dozen balls or nailed in the eye with beads.

ccmatt · Post by **ccmatt** » March 8, 2006 8:40 am

Anything coming at a performer, no matter how innocent the intent, is distracting and usually dangerous, either to the person or equipment. It is a really bad practice friends and as fun as it appears to be to some of you I don't think it would ruin your concert experience to eliminate it.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » March 8, 2006 9:10 am

Having been in the 7th and 8th rows a couple of times, I can tell you the perspective of the incoming balls is certainly different from down there than in the mid/top pavillion or lawn. It is annoying, distracting, sometimes painful. Before the show, its fine once the show starts they should be gone. Period. (the couple next to us and us punctured over 100 of the bastages once Jimmy came out)

I remember seeing Travis Tritt in small places and then at the South Carolina Fair and it was fun to toss quarters. Then the idiots got a hold of it, and started whipping them at the stage and every show after that we went to had a announcement that "anyone throwing any object towards the stage would be prosecuted" I would hate to see Jimmy have to go that far to protect his dental work

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » March 8, 2006 9:12 am

Hope Buffett never does a cover of Skynyrd's "Gimme Back My Bullets". They had to quit performing that song for obvious reasons even though they were refering to Billboard magazine's idea of bullets, as in "that song is number one with a bullet this week".

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » March 8, 2006 9:16 am

There are some venues that search everyone on the way in. Maybe it'll reach the point where they'll start confiscating beach balls.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » March 8, 2006 10:23 am

OK... I'll jump on the ...not during the show bandwagon....

Before the show..... fine.... after the show and during intermission....fine... but during the show is a bit distracting...not to mention rude to the artist and to the audience........