As a confirmed Parrotthead, I couldn’t help but watch Jimmy Buffett’s Concert from the Gulf Coast that was on CMT Sunday night, July 11th.
Jimmy played in front of about 25,000 fans in an effort to show that the coast is clear. The show brought people to the Gulf that had been staying away because of the BP oil spill.
From the TV broadcast the beaches looked clear and clean and inviting. Jimmy himself said that he took a dip in the water and was going surfing the next day.
CMT did a great job – offering 90 commercial free minutes to Jimmy Buffet & Friends. Most of his friends were The Coral Reefer Band, with guests Jesse Winchester and Allen Toussaint. Originally scheduled to appear were Kenny Chesney and The Zac Brown Band, but a potential storm surge delayed the beach front concert and neither could make the rescheduled date.
Jimmy, as always, was great with the crowd. He played most of the expected songs – (Margaritaville, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Come Monday, Son of a Son of a Sailor, Pirate Looks at Forty) and a few lesser known, but beach or gulf-related. His sideman Mac McAnally sang the hit he penned for Kenney Chesney “Back Where I Come From”.
From the looks of it, a good time was had by all.
Thanks Jimmy, Thanks CMT,
P.S. Been to 21 Buffett concerts in 20 years. How bout you?
P.P.S. The concert sure made me want to go to the beach!
