NY Post Article on Jones Beach Show

MrBill64 · Post by **MrBill64** » August 29, 2008 11:38 am

The New York Post has an article on fans who could not get tickets and listened to the show in the parking lot: "Pavement Party: Buffett's Fans Land on ther Asphalt"

The place to hear Jimmy Buffett spin his pirate yarn about letting the good times roll wasn't from the seats inside the Jones Beach amphitheater Tuesday night. It was in the sprawling parking lot with his devoted followers, affectionately known as Parrotheads.

rpnuge · Post by **rpnuge** » August 29, 2008 2:05 pm

pretty funny the opening statement is a Kenny Chesney song (not JB)

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » August 29, 2008 2:42 pm

Reads like this fishwrap scribe is a complete newb sent on his summer internship to cover the show.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » August 29, 2008 3:24 pm

There's at least one quote in the article that's complete BS -
An off-duty cop named Jimmy - beer in hand, parrot hat on head - explained the hands-off policy to me.

He said that, when Buffett played Jones Beach in 2006, scores of his fans were arrested and fined for public drinking or worse. Buffett supposedly got so many complaints from his legions that he skipped the venue altogether last year. According to Jimmy the cop, Buffett would agree to this gig only if the police's Parrot-hunting policy stopped.

If I were a betting man, I'd bet that has nothing to do with Buffett not playing Jones Beach last year. He hasn't played Jones Beach in consecutive years since 1997/98. And if he was so quick to respond to "so many complaints from his legions" then why the ***** does he still play the same f'n songs every night?

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » August 29, 2008 3:26 pm

Lightning Bolt wrote:Reads like this fishwrap scribe is a complete newb sent on his summer internship to cover the show.

Believe it or not, Dan Aquilante is actually the Post's regular music writer.

changingchannels · Post by **changingchannels** » August 29, 2008 4:45 pm

its a nice thought to think thats the reason he didnt play the beach last summer but we all know he plays there every 2 years. he should listen to his fans and read these forums more to see what some of us are asking for.

tryin' to reason · Post by **tryin' to reason** » August 29, 2008 9:37 pm

changingchannels wrote:its a nice thought to think thats the reason he didnt play the beach last summer but we all know he plays there every 2 years. he should listen to his fans and read these forums more to see what some of us are asking for.

I'd like more styles of Margaritaville shoes...and more flavors of M'ville salsa....

frozen bird · Post by **frozen bird** » September 2, 2008 7:55 am

"The place to hear Jimmy Buffett spin his pirate yarn about letting the good times roll wasn't from the seats inside the Jones Beach amphitheater Tuesday night."

Darn, all along I thought the show was on WEDNESDAY night...I've lost a day somewhere

LIBuffettFan · Post by **LIBuffettFan** » September 2, 2008 8:27 am

Lightning Bolt wrote:Reads like this fishwrap scribe is a complete newb sent on his summer internship to cover the show.

Honestly the Post isn't worth wrapping your fish in for fear of spoiling them. As usual they never get there facts straight before running an article otherwise this would have read quite differently.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » September 2, 2008 9:37 am

The Post has a decent sports section but the rest of it is as poorly written as your average high school newspaper. It's badly in need of an editor too, there are always typos, misspellings and grammatical mistakes.