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Michael Hepworth<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n WHERE IS \u201cMARGARITAVILLE?\u201d WHY IT\u2019S IN THE \u201cTRAVELLING BOAT\u201d AT IRVINE MEADOWS!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE \u201cI DON\u2019T KNOW\u201d JIMMY BUFFETT TOUR 2016<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Michael Cohan<\/em><\/p>\n Irvine, CA (Perfect Music Today) 11\/2\/16\/ – The Captain of \u201cCaribbean Boat Music\u201d Jimmy Buffett docked himself and his Coral Reefer Band landing at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater on October 22, 2016 to say their final goodbyes to this iconic venue. Jimmy iterated his thoughts at the very beginning voicing his sentiments about the closing of this Orange County landmark. He mentioned his tours have been dropping in here for 23 years and a whopping 35 shows! They have proved over and over that they are one of the hardest working bands in Rock & Roll. He let us know that he\u2019ll be back next year to continue his legacy of rocking Orange County where ever that will be. But enough with the formalities let\u2019s get on with \u201cThe Show!\u201d<\/p>\n Of course a review of a \u201cParrothead\u201d concert always starts in the parking lot! I packed the necessary accompaniments for a complete preamble leading up to the main event later on in the evening. Assembled was a 6-pack of \u201cLandshark\u201d American Adjunct beer, an island style lager produced by none other than Buffett\u2019s Margaritaville Brewing Company. Consequently for about a year Jimmy owned the naming rights to the home of the Miami Dolphins consequently called Landshark Stadium. Had to bring some tequila to go with the beer! Naturally I drank some and shared some. Also in my arsenal was a 40 year old boat chair so I could enjoy kicking back soaking up everything Buffett! One group of happy and excited Parrotheads were even singing \u201cBorn in USA\u201d and the \u201cNational Anthem\u201d priming them, myself, and the crowd for what was about to take place!<\/p>\n By the way, does anyone out there know how his fans got this name!? Well I\u2019ll tell you at one of Jimmy\u2019s shows he remarked how everyone wore Hawaiian shirts and parrot hats and how they kept coming back to see his shows, just like the Deadheads! Timothy B. Schmit, now with the Eagles was a member of the Coral Reefer band in the 80\u2019s and coined the term \u201cParrothead\u201d to describe their rabid fans!<\/p>\n Well, it\u2019s around 7 o\u2019clock and time to mosey in \u201cthe line\u201d to get in for the third to the last show on this magnificent night, the last time Jimmy Buffett and his band will enjoy rocking their Caribbean soul music at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. While strolling in line I began recording and talking to the fans. How long has the line been here I asked this drunk pretty gal, an hour so far and longer. Believe me, half the people were going in and half still out getting their Parrothead tailgating on one last time! One couple who were married the guy mentions his wife hates it when he dates and she the same about him. They were happy to be recorded and participate in all the Parrothead shenanigans going, the wife said she liked that word!<\/p>\n Everyone was sad about the closing. I informed them that the owners, LiveNation, are moving the stage next to the Great Park in Irvine for the start of the concert series in 2017. Temporarily, it is expected to be a 12,000 seat venue. They just have to pass a few city ordinances and voila! LiveNation plans in the next three years to solidify permanent plans as they are committed in bringing \u201cOutdoor Music Under The Stars\u201d to Orange County once again! Raising my already rollicking voice a little so people around could hear me say that it will be bigger, stronger, rockier, and definitely be full of Parrotheads next year! Thanks LiveNation!<\/p>\n Jimmy and Company created an ambience of a \u201cclub\u201d setting by utilizing the two jumbotron screens on either side of them showing the band on the stage and the huge backdrop screen with snipits of beaches, famous street corners, lounging, and everything Buffett! \u00a0His catalogue of songs are extensive so wondering what he would play and what he would begin with were important to me and this years\u2019 Parrotheads so let\u2019s discover what Jimmy and the Reefers have prepared for us.<\/p>\n The set list tonight has been performed since 2010 through to the present 2016 \u201cI Don\u2019t Know\u201d tour. This celebratory evening incorporated a \u201cBig 11\u201d of many of his songs and expansion of the \u201cBig 8\u201d he used to perform before 2003. Those standards were Margaritaville, Come Monday, Fins, Volcano, A Pirate Looks at 40, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Why Don\u2019t we get Drunk \u2013 which was only played occasionally after 2007, and Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.<\/p>\n Since Why Don\u2019t we get Drunk was dropped from the standards list, there are only 9 songs played at almost every show recently. However, the band never referred to the \u201cBig 9\u201d for the new line-up. Other notable add-ons that are played at almost every show could be dropped sometimes. That would include Son of a Son of a Sailor, Van Morrison\u2019s \u201cBrown Eyed Girl, and Crosby, Stills, & Nash \u201cSouthern Cross.\u201d However, these three tracks could all be eliminated from the set list because they aren\u2019t considered standards.<\/p>\n But in an interview on KLBJ radio in Austin during the 2013 tour he humorously referred to the issue that they must \u201cplay the 10 songs that everyone wants or they\u2019ll be killed!\u201d This night they did everything and then more spreading 26 tracks spread over a two hour and 10 minute concert. The band was set to hit the stage at 8 pm and have an intermission to go to 11. Hardly anyone had gotten to their seats at 8 so they waited until 830 and played to 1040 with no intermission!<\/p>\n They opened with a wonderful rendition of \u201cSummerzcool\u201d from the Buffett Hotel album of 2009 followed by the ever popular cover \u201cBrown Eyed Girl\u201d (Van Morrison) from 1 Particular Harbor, 1993. They performed \u201cKnees of my Heart\u201d from the Riddles of the Sand album from 1984 that Ian Hunter sang on his album Rant from 2001. They dug out \u201cGrapefruit\u201d from the 1973 album A White Sport Coat & a Pink Crustacean. \u201cIt\u2019s 5 O\u2019Clock Somewhere\u201d actually became a hit as a duet with Alan Jackson. Obviously, if you know Buffett music this is the first drink at happy hour where ever you may be in the world it\u2019s gotta be 5 pm somewhere!<\/p>\n More catalogue favorites followed. \u201cFins\u201d is a catchy tune about the sharks swimming all around you and watcha gonna do so its \u201cfins to the left, fins to the right, you\u2019re the only babe in town.\u201d Obviously this is about the guys circling around to score! At concerts the crowd would dance with their hands clasped together like the fin of a shark moving their hands from the left to the right. You had to be there to enjoy the fun!<\/p>\n They included their remake of a Grateful Dead song \u201cUncle John\u2019s Band\u201d from the album Fruitcakes from 1994 and then slipped right into Spicolli\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Know & I Don\u2019t Care\u201d from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The band wrote the film\u2019s theme song, how about that? I just love researching and writing reviews because I always learn a lot of new things about each artist. More past favorites included standards such as \u201cCheeseburger in Paradise\u201d from 1978\u2019s Son of a Son of a Sailor album and from A1A in 1974 \u201cA Pirate Looks At 40.\u201d They did include their remake of the Crosby, Stills, and Nash song \u201cSouthern Cross.\u201d This track debuted on the 1999 Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. It became a hit for the band and has become a staple at most of his shows. Finishing out the 23 song pre-encore extravaganza was the title track of the 1979 album \u201cVolcano.\u201d One of the most known phrases of his lyrics is when Jimmy sings, \u201cI don\u2019t know where I\u2019m a gonna go when the Volcano blows!\u201d Another famous quote is \u201cIf we weren\u2019t crazy we\u2019d all go insane!\u201d from \u201cChanges in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes\u201d but we all better laugh first!<\/p>\n The encore added three more songs to the festivities. \u201cOne Particular Harbor\u201d was the first of the encores. This is the title track to the album of the same name dating to 1983. Also on this was \u201cBrown Eyed Girl\u201d by Van Morrison. Omitted from the concert was one of my favorites \u201cWhy Don\u2019t We Get Drunk\u201d but I guess Jimmy can\u2019t play them all.<\/p>\n This was only my second time attending a Buffett concert and the vibes of the Parrotheads will just encompass you satisfying your thirst for that trip to \u201cMargaritaville.\u201d Jimmy penned the name of this tour when he was asked this question by the Today show host this past July. He has quipped many times about \u201cI Don\u2019t Know\u201d so hence his 2016 romp across America began. Huge question marks were dotted around the stage to represent the bands\u2019 mindset.<\/p>\n \u201cMargaritaville\u201d was definitely inspired by the margarita cocktail. The song actually was supposed to be recorded by Elvis Presley but we all know what happened to him at the age of 42. The same year the King died Jimmy and his band went into the studio and recorded it. It has been his fans favorite song since he has performed it more than any other song in his repertoire. Jimmy defines Margaritaville as a drunken haze influenced by the breakup of his girlfriend so he drowns himself for an entire season at a beach resort drinking margaritas! But remember Margaritaville is not just a destination but a state of mind! Let\u2019s all escape to find our own Margaritaville! It was definitely here in Orange County and anywhere you want it to be!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Michael Hepworth<\/p>\n 287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211<\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSpiritsman<\/a><\/p>\n www.spiritsman.com<\/a><\/p>\n mrspiritsman@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectskintoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectskintoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfecttraveltoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfecttraveltoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmealtoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmealtoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectgolftoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectgolftoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.perfectmusictoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n perfectmusictoday@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n www.champagnewinemaison.com<\/a><\/p>\n champagnewinemaison@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/alquimie.com.au\/publicatio<\/a><\/p>\n![\"url-3\"](\"http:\/\/perfectmusictoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/url-3.jpeg\")
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