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Tiki Torches wrote:If this isn't in the proper forum, please feel free to move it.

This is from the Sheena Is Pushin' 50 Tumblr blog:

JIMMY BUFFETT
Friday, December 2, 1983
Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, VA
Ticket Price: $12.50

I had moved away from DC, back to Virginia Beach, at the time. Things weren’t working out so well for me, so my Dad sent me a bus ticket to come back to DC. I stopped in the Holiday Inn by Norfolk Scope, probably to have a drink before getting on the bus, and met some guys who worked for a TV network. They told me that Jimmy Buffett was playing across the street, so I turned in the bus ticket for a $20 refund and bought a ticket. Probably not the smartest thing I’ve ever done, and actually quite typical.

Buffett was a lot cooler back then … before he became an entire industry.

The first set was him, solo, on acoustic guitar, with an actual “set” representing a Caribbean bar, complete with ceiling fan above. It warmed the soul on this cold and rainy December evening—made it easy to forget the weather outside.

The Coral Reefers came out for the second set, when all the scenery was cleared away, except for a “moon,” which had risen and set during the evening’s performance. Truly unforgettable.

capnbobby wrote:Thanks for posting this, Tiki. I found the thread interesting.