It was tough, but it was fun. And it showed my inability to stand firm in my resolution. Because on Friday night, before the Kid Rock concert at the Kansas Coliseum, I vowed to keep it low-key (i.e. not to partake in much happy sauce). Alas, when I arrived at the hacienda of Tyler and Andrea Gordon, my dear friends, a mixer full of margaritas had been made and, being a gentleman, I could not refuse one.
One.
Which turned into two and then three and then all bets were off. So, yes, I’m weak. And while I very much enjoyed the concert, unlike any I have seen, my head was not as enthusiastic when it hit the pillow at around 1:30 a.m. I set my alarm for 7 on Saturday morning for the drive to Dallas to see my second Jimmy Buffett concert in two years.
And my last.
I enjoy Buffett, but that’s a long way to go to see a show you’ve seen before. I know there isn’t a Parrothead alive who doesn’t want a piece of me for making that sacrilegious statement, but I stand by it. Buffett is a lot of fun, but he’s made a gazillion dollars off of about 20 songs. Am I right?
The crowd at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, a Dallas suburb, was unbelievable, even bigger than last year. And these people know how to party. And since we’ve established that have no backbone, so once again I did more partaking than I should have. Which means I had very little sleep over the weekend. But I do know how to party.
It was a fantastic week of Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock and Jimmy Buffett. I enjoyed the Crow concert at Century II the most; I relate to her music and she’s darn cute. Kid Rock was my second favorite concert with Buffett coming in at No. 3. That’s no knock on Buffett, because all three shows were memorable.
I have a feeling, though, that none of them will stand up to my May 31 experience at Madison Square Garden to see the Eagles for the 18th time. I’m so excited about that one. And no matter what, I will not partake before the show.
Gee, where have you heard that before?
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Did the Kid Rock/Buffett double also. Late night on Friday and early morning on Saturday. I will have to say both concerts were let downs. I have seen Kid Rock before and I know he has decided to tame down his show this time, but with a low budget stage show kind of killed the whole show. Rev Run rocked and I’m not a hip hop fan at all, but that part of the show was the best.
Buffett was great, at least the party in the parking lot. Our seats just sucked and the side TV screens were too small for that venue. Plus the people in the row above us talked through the whole show. I do plan on going out to Vegas and catching Buffett out there, as I hear an inside show is better.
I know you say Buffett has made a living on playing the same songs over and over. But all the big acts have the songs they “have” to play at their shows. McCartney, Bon Jovi, Rolling Stones, and even the Eagles have songs they have to play every show. Buffett is the same. But he does mix in a good number of songs not played at every show.
I need to find tickets to Tom Petty in KC and hope Springsteen does a show up there later this year.