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<b>Need some help with a question that someone sent me:</b>

My wife, son and I attended the Alpine Valley (East Troy) show, and have a question about the two nautical flags used on the set of the set of the Bama Breeze tour.

I found on the internet that the white flag with red crosses is a I Need Assistance flag.

The other flag appears to be another I Need Assistance flag, but it has a seal of some sort in the middle. The seal looks like it could be a state seal or a countries' seal.

Can you tell me what that flag is?

Steve

Those are the Florida and Alabama state flags.

Elrod wrote:Those are the Florida and Alabama state flags.

That would have been my Guess..

not that E was guessing.. He is right.. always.. well not always..
But I'm not going there

Elrod wrote:Those are the Florida and Alabama state flags.

You are correct.

I thought they meant:
Waitress, I need two more boat drinks...

We have the FLA flag in our computer room.
so I know what it was .
Didnot know the Alabama flag.

Elrod wrote:Those are the Florida and Alabama state flags.

I knew that!

poohbear1324 wrote:We have the FLA flag in our computer room.
so I know what it was .
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There usually is a state flag hanging from the 'bar' of whatever state they're playing in too!

comtnfish wrote:There usually is a state flag hanging from the 'bar' of whatever state they're playing in too!

I remember posting this after the Houston Show at Minute Maid Park

Posted: April 22, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject:

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When we walked in and saw the stage setup, it was immediately reminiscent of the video made at the Firedog Saloon to go with Bama Breeze.

It also reminded me of the comfy little setup on stage for Jerry Jeff Walker's Birthday Bashes.

There was a beautiful old Jukebox. The flags with the Florida Flag and Alabama state flags that you see in the Bama Breeze video were hanging right in the middle and blowing in the wind all night.

They also had a Texas flag and U. S. Flag in the corners of the bar. It really gave the feel of Jimmy and the band playing in a bar.

There were two really neat surfboards and a life ring with The Last Mango on it.

One surfboard looked like a really old one, but since I DON't know my surf stuff, I'm not sure. It had Lt. Colonel Wm Kilgore, AIRMOBILE. I'm SURE there is some special significance to it and reasons for Jimmy to include it onstage. (Of course I googled... )

There were all kinds of old license plates on the walls.

Jimmy rode out on stage on a bicycle (that looked like a bamboo bicycle, but I was too far back to tell.) It had a basket with a LANDSHARK LAGER in it I'm SURE. I think Jimmy said something about Landshark as he got on stage.

One beer sign had what looked like it said Hurricane Draft...so could there be another new beer in the brewing?

And yeah, Connie nailed it when she said Jimmy had on yellow shorts and an aqua blue t-shirt...oh and rasta color sweat bands

I'm sure some there will be some great photos of the stage. It was nostalgic.

comtnfish wrote:There usually is a state flag hanging from the 'bar' of whatever state they're playing in too!

I agree!

I do recall now in Tinley Park, my wife saying... look! It's the Illinois flag over on the right!

And in Houston we were so far back I could not tell what that said on the Florida flag, even with binoculars. It wasn't until we moved up to the seats of that other guy that was sick and couldn't make it (wasn't it rum-ace?), that I could barely read the word Florida, with binoculars of course!

Thanks Elrod!

so Alabama chose the nautical "I need assistance" flag for their state flag? Interesting...

Actually, I remember seeing the two flags hanging together inside the FloraBama. Nice touch Jimmy

Caribbean Soul Man wrote:so Alabama chose the nautical "I need assistance" flag for their state flag? Interesting...

More than "I need assistance" it is the cross of St. Andrew which is also seen on the Confederate Battle Flag with a different color scheme.

Here's the whole stage where you can see the US flag on the left and the PA flag on the right along with the other 2 in the center.

Someone from Florida told me that the Alabama flag was an "X" cause no body there could spell Alabama........it's a joke people, don't get upset!

Nothing against the citizens of those fine states, but those might be the two most unimaginative flags in the Union.

You guys are being so hard on them.... maybe the flag image just failed to load....

SharkOnLand wrote:You guys are being so hard on them.... maybe the flag image just failed to load....

conched wrote:

SharkOnLand wrote:You guys are being so hard on them.... maybe the flag image just failed to load....

I'll second that.