When the new Jimmy Buffett musical Escape to Margaritaville was announced, I knew my next adventure would take me out west to La Jolla, California. I wouldn’t delay. No way. Not this time. I can still feel the sting of regret from missing the 1997 short run musical Don’t Stop The Carnival, a collaboration between …
Livin' the Life
“Unofficial Museum?” What does that mean (and does Jimmy know)? Let’s go back to the year 2000 and head south to the little fishing/beach town of Port Aransas, Texas. A young couple were owners of a one bedroom condo on the beach and wanted something bigger and more permanent. They purchased a lot and found …
I was sitting on the screened-in porch of my husband’s family old beach cottage in Grayton Beach, Florida and watching the nearby four-wheel drive vehicles trek across the soft sand near the house. As a pickup truck lumbered by, my brother in law remarked “There goes the parrot.” I wanted, of course, to know to …
All Trop Rock or Parrot Head events begin with their registration or check in process giving you that first impression of “Here We Go.” Registration on a Friday afternoon with free pudding shot greetings and smiling faces connected to friendly hands passing out goodie bags, badges and selling raffle tickets for baskets, a Special Ticket …
Jimmy Buffett played Frisco, Texas (just north of Dallas) on June 10, 2017 and I was there. Actually, this was his 10th anniversary of playing the soccer stadium in Frisco and I’ve been there every single year since the beginning. The venue is good, but the parking lot party that goes on for three days …
I made a last minute decision to attend the Jimmy Buffett concert in Tampa, which is part of his 2017 “I Don’t Know Tour,” but missed the opportunity to phlock in the parking lot where the Tampa Bay Parrot Heads, Sarasota Bay Parrot Heads and other Parrot Head Clubs were tailgating. The MidFlorida Credit Untion …
Parrot Head Clubs Gather to Tailgate What Jimmy Buffett doesn’t get to enjoy about his concerts are the tailgating parties where his fans transform a giant concrete area into a temporary neighborhood as they hoist up the tents, toss out the sand and set up the Tiki Bars. Parrot Heads for the Palm Beaches President …