Jimmy Thinking About Nashville?

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » October 18, 2007 5:57 pm

i have been doing a little research about the exit/in...found this on their website, thought it was pretty cool....

Talk to anyone who's ever been involved with the Exit/In for any length of time and you'll hear echoes. Owsley Manier tells the story of getting the club ready to open, before the stage was even finished, when it was just "a couple of two-by-fours and some plywood." A man walked through the street door--not the famous rear entrance that gave the club its name--and asked for an audition. He walked onto the half-finished stage in cutoffs, played a couple of songs, and Manier said, "That's cool, you're hired. What's your name?" It was Jimmy Buffett, fresh from the college circuit and ready to start a run as one of the Exit/In's first hot young acts.

Liz Thiels, who was one of the club's co-owners from 1972 to 1976, probably knows more about the Exit/In than all but two or three others. She came on board during the club's second year and maintained a periodic association with it even after she ceased to be a partner. More importantly, Thiels kept a scrapbook, full of old menus, news items, advertisements and photographs.

i would love to see this scrapbook

trojan_sixtyone · Post by **trojan_sixtyone** » October 18, 2007 7:01 pm

Me too. I bet they keep it protected, though. Mainly from loonies like us.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » October 20, 2007 1:03 pm

trojan_sixtyone wrote:Me too. I bet they keep it protected, though. Mainly from loonies like us.

We may be crazy but we're not insane !

How in the world would you get tickets for the Exit/In ? How many seats does it have ? I'm getting all jonesed-up for something that will prolly never happen.

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » October 21, 2007 1:07 am

citcat wrote:
trojan_sixtyone wrote:Me too. I bet they keep it protected, though. Mainly from loonies like us.
We may be crazy but we're not insane !

How in the world would you get tickets for the Exit/In ? How many seats does it have ? I'm getting all jonesed-up for something that will prolly never happen.

from what i can tell...it's pretty small, probably would only hold a few hundred. you can get tix to the regular shows through their website

Grams · Post by **Grams** » October 21, 2007 6:20 pm

popcornjack wrote:If you get one, you might as well get two.

While your buying just get them all!!!

(and save one for me!!)

NanaBabe · Post by **NanaBabe** » October 21, 2007 11:21 pm

This discussion brings me out of lurk mode for a minute:

I saw Jimmy there multiple times when the place first opened and he was the local guy on the stool on stage or at Rotier's, Mac's or the Goldrush. The early 70's in Nashville was an incredible place to be for live music. I saw Emmy Lou, John Prine, Linda Ronstadt, Dr Hook, Jesse Winchester, and many others there that I don't even remember .... it was the 70's after all!

There's a park there where Duane and Greg Allman and David Allen Coe used to hang out playing music for all us stoned hippies on the steps of a replica of the Parthenon. Good times indeed.

Somewhere in the mid-late 70's they remodeled and moved the front door around to the street so you didn't go in the back door (hence the name) They had a Grand Re-Opening celebration and gave us all Exit/In bandanas as souvenirs. Jimmy was there as well as Delbert McClinton in a leg cast, and a whole lot of other people who had gotten a good start there.

I had read somewhere that Jimmy was collecting what he called "dinosaurs" from his past. I left that bandana for him in the office at M'ville KW in 98, and a few weeks later he acknowledged it via mail.

I haven't been in the place since the early 80's, been away from Nashville since 91, so I have no clue what it even looks like in there now.

Back to lurking

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » October 22, 2007 12:33 am

NanaBabe wrote:This discussion brings me out of lurk mode for a minute:

I saw Jimmy there multiple times when the place first opened and he was the local guy on the stool on stage or at Rotier's, Mac's or the Goldrush. The early 70's in Nashville was an incredible place to be for live music. I saw Emmy Lou, John Prine, Linda Ronstadt, Dr Hook, Jesse Winchester, and many others there that I don't even remember .... it was the 70's after all! There's a park there where Duane and Greg Allman and David Allen Coe used to hang out playing music for all us stoned hippies on the steps of a replica of the Parthenon. Good times indeed.

Somewhere in the mid-late 70's they remodeled and moved the front door around to the street so you didn't go in the back door (hence the name) They had a Grand Re-Opening celebration and gave us all Exit/In bandanas as souvenirs. Jimmy was there as well as Delbert McClinton in a leg cast, and a whole lot of other people who had gotten a good start there.

I had read somewhere that Jimmy was collecting what he called "dinosaurs" from his past. I left that bandana for him in the office at M'ville KW in 98, and a few weeks later he acknowledged it via mail.

I haven't been in the place since the early 80's, been away from Nashville since 91, so I have no clue what it even looks like in there now.

Back to lurking

nice story!

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » November 6, 2007 9:49 pm

the exit/in is suppose to have a big announcement next week. it is concerning a new years eve show. ***fingers crossed***

hoover · Post by **hoover** » November 7, 2007 10:45 am

Oh how I wish!!!! That would be awesome!!!!

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » November 7, 2007 10:50 am

BigR-KyParrothead wrote:i have the '74 show. the saga of buford pusser cracks me up!

I had it, but think I lost it in my big crash a couple of weeks ago.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » November 7, 2007 12:08 pm

BigR-KyParrothead wrote:the exit/in is suppose to have a big announcement next week. it is concerning a new years eve show. ***fingers crossed***

New Year's Eve ? We're free, no plans yet.

But I bet it's Garth Brooks or somebody like dat. Please let us know who the big announcement is as soon as you hear. I'm gonna rack my brain in the meantime to see if I know anybody who might know anybody who might know what the hey is going on.

conched · Post by **conched** » November 7, 2007 12:24 pm

NanaBabe wrote:This discussion brings me out of lurk mode for a minute:

I saw Jimmy there multiple times when the place first opened and he was the local guy on the stool on stage or at Rotier's, Mac's or the Goldrush. The early 70's in Nashville was an incredible place to be for live music. I saw Emmy Lou, John Prine, Linda Ronstadt, Dr Hook, Jesse Winchester, and many others there that I don't even remember .... it was the 70's after all! There's a park there where Duane and Greg Allman and David Allen Coe used to hang out playing music for all us stoned hippies on the steps of a replica of the Parthenon. Good times indeed.

Somewhere in the mid-late 70's they remodeled and moved the front door around to the street so you didn't go in the back door (hence the name) They had a Grand Re-Opening celebration and gave us all Exit/In bandanas as souvenirs. Jimmy was there as well as Delbert McClinton in a leg cast, and a whole lot of other people who had gotten a good start there.

I had read somewhere that Jimmy was collecting what he called "dinosaurs" from his past. I left that bandana for him in the office at M'ville KW in 98, and a few weeks later he acknowledged it via mail.

I haven't been in the place since the early 80's, been away from Nashville since 91, so I have no clue what it even looks like in there now.

Back to lurking

NanaBabe, What a cool story. Thanks for posting! What a life, huh? Really sweet for you to send Jimmy your keepsake.

Did he wear a pearl button snap shirt?

I just love those old photos of him from Austin.

Here is one from Bob Livingston's website.
http://www.texasmusic.org/photo_gallery.php?id=1

Exit/In would be special, but any show in Nashville would.

James William · Post by **James William** » November 7, 2007 9:45 pm

I was just at the Exit/In last week and took a couple pics with my camera and I'll post tomorrow. It hasn't changed much over the years and if JB can sell out 15,000 plus seaters in minutes you better be quick to pick up a ticket if this one happens..or lucky as he!! : )

hoover · Post by **hoover** » November 8, 2007 1:09 pm

Please oh please let this progress. This would be the best possible way to spend New Years. Partying Parrot style in Music City.

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » November 8, 2007 8:54 pm

as it turns out, i just found out tonight i have a friend who has a "source" inside the exit/in. she is going to check into the "big announcement" and let me know who it is.

if jimmy does play there in the future, she should be able to give me a heads up before news hits the streets.

hoover · Post by **hoover** » November 9, 2007 10:17 am

Keep me posted on this.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » November 9, 2007 12:02 pm

hoover wrote:Keep me posted on this.

me too.

balcony girls · Post by **balcony girls** » November 9, 2007 12:07 pm

BigR-KyParrothead wrote:as it turns out, i just found out tonight i have a friend who has a "source" inside the exit/in. she is going to check into the "big announcement" and let me know who it is.

if jimmy does play there in the future, she should be able to give me a heads up before news hits the streets.

. .I would sooooooooo be there. . . ! !

hoover · Post by **hoover** » November 12, 2007 3:40 pm

Looks like this one isn't gonna happen. The Exit/IN has Luna Halo & Ligion
booked for New Years Eve.

BigR-KyParrothead · Post by **BigR-KyParrothead** » November 12, 2007 5:06 pm

hoover wrote:Looks like this one isn't gonna happen. The Exit/IN has Luna Halo & Ligion
booked for New Years Eve.

well...at least they booked a big name instead of jimmy for the nye show