Posted By Parrothead Jim
!-NOTE: Message edited by 'admin'-!>Set List:
Jimmy took the stage dressed as Michaely Flatley "Lord of the Dance - Lord of the Millennium" from Riverdance (he was lowered down from above the stage)
View Pictures from the Millennium Show
1. Fruitcakes
2. Stars on Water
3. Coconut Telegraph
Volcano at Buckeye Lake Ohio story
4. Volcano
5. Pencil Thin Mustache
6. School Boy Heart
7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
8. Son of a Son of a Sailor
9. Come Monday
10. I Will Play for Gumbo
11. Club Trini plays Party Time -- Jimmy takes a break to get some Tequilla
12. Why Don't We Get Drunk -- country style with some guest Parrothead singers
13. Somewhere over China
14. In the City -- with Mac McAnally
15. Brown Eyed Girl
16. Southern Cross
17. Cheeseburger in Paradise
It's two minutes to midnight. Margaritaville sounds like the way to go out .. Thank you for 30 years!! ... I'll do my Barry White come on out and have some champange ... Come on out family and friends ... who wants some Margaritaville Tequilla, pass that around... do we have a Y2k problem over here boys... anybody got a watch? ... 30 seconds to go ... hello my daughter, Savannah Jane Buffett on a fake ID ... 10, 9, 8, ... 3, 2, 1 - Happy New Year!!
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Margaritaville -- all of these crazy parrotheads covered in champange
First Encore:
Two songs to sum up the Millennium
Lawyers, Guns, & Money -- a cover of the song by Warren Zevon
You Can't Always Get What You Want
12/31/99 - Los Angeles
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Posted By Parrothead Jim
ubmitted_By : Tim Collier
Email_Address : timcollier@aol.com
Review : My wife and I got the "cheap" seats when we heard about the Gino Michelenee, KLOS 99.99 special. There actually isn't a bad seat in the house, but we got lucky with seats right on the first row of the messeneen. Buffett put on a great show, and he seemed more "talkative" than during a summer show. It was a great way to ring in the new year, and millenium. I was surprized that he didn't play more songs after the new year. My watch had 12:24am when he concluded with a great redition of the classic Rolling STones tune, "Ya can't always get what you want". Surprized also that "Fins" wasn't included as an encore song. Buffett has never disappointed though, and I'm excited to hear about his two Irvine Meadows dates in April...27-28th. One word for you $500-1,500 seat people...Was it worth it to "drink" all you wanted too....I'd rather buy my own. I could never afford that price. Hope you "got what you needed". See ya in April...
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Submitted_By : Chris Viesselman
Email_Address : chrisvies@yahoo.com
Review : I am from connecticut, so it was a huge decision to come all the way to cal for the show. The whole evening itself was awsome! I did think however that he would have, and defintely should have played a lot longer...but the whole evening itself was great. I was very surprized how much food drink was availible, and how easy it was to get. The amphitheatre itself was eletric, you could feel the energy that is somewhat lost at larger venues. It was a true treat to be there, and did not regret the whole experience!
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Submitted_By : chris pontillo
Email_Address : tireswing62@hotmail.com
Review : The party was the highlight of the night, Unbelievable Buffett must of lost money the catoring was excellent and there was top of the line booze. The show was awesome. Me and my friend were dressed up as pirates and sat in the front row, got awesome pictues. The setlist should of been a lot better but as drunk as we were it didn't matter, overall it was the best party in the world. I would do it all over again. Thumbs up Jimmy that was a real party.
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Submitted_By : Kim
Email_Address : kparker@usagroup.com
Review : Totally awesome New Year's party. Would not have wanted to spend it any other way. We came from Indianapolis to see it. Bought our tickets off of ebay and got a great deal. Food and drinks were top of the line. True parrotheads were in attendance. Everyone was having a fantastic time. I will agree with other reviews that I was a tiny bit disappointed he didn't play longer. But that's my only complaint....along with the rainy, chilly weather! So much for sunny California. But Jimmy had no control over that. Great show, great party and got some great pictures to prove it. Once in a lifetime experience. It was well worth the money. Thanks for ringing in the year 2000 with your fans, Jimmy! We loved it!!!
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Submitted_By : Jamie Viesselman
Email_Address : viess@freewwweb.com
Review : Without too much repetitiveness, I thought the party was better than I ever thought it would be. I was though disappointed with the show. I'm not here to tell Jimmy what to do, but for those of us who payed full price for tickiets(suckers) and traveled from all areas of the U.S. , I felt a little ripped off. I don't understand how Jimmy could play longer during summer shows (where tickets are relatively cheap) and at the biggest show of the millenium short change us of songs. I'm not dissapointed with the night (I would rather have spent it no other way) I just thought we should have gotten a little more for our hard earned cash.
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Submitted_By : heather pettis
Email_Address : heatherpettis@mediaone.net
Review : well, fellow parrotheads, i must say say that as my 14th buffett show in 11 years, it was probably the worst, as far as the performance goes. we paid 1063.00 and my friend got a ticket for 150.00 the day before the show, and , although i didn't want to be anywhere else, it really didn't compare to other shows that i have seen. you all probably know about the lines to get in, but that was fine-our buzzes wore off a litttle so we could begin trfreshed once the gates opened. i was really disappointed that jimmy only played for 2 hours(actually, 1 hour 57 minutes...lol) and didn't even play fins, pirate looks at 40, or one particular harbor!!!??? boo hoo i was very sad about that. AND, strangely enough, irony intended or not, he ended with the stones' you can't always get what you want??!!! which was the only encore. also, we didn't get the party favors we were promised and the tshirts were 35.00 each, but we didn't get any because they only had one tshirt stand and they sold out of all but the mediums. GRRR!!LOL i must admit, i was like, jimmy, why r u playing a stones song for the concert closer, when u haven't even played fins yet??? and what a weird song to play considering the problems surrounding the entire concert and ticketing situation. was he being funny??? or clueless? or ironic? or slightly nasty??? i hope not!!! other than this stuff, and the one fight that i witnessed while waiting for jimmy to come play on an outside stage(which his roadies and the sound guys said he was going to do for a few songs)it was still a fun show and we met tons of really great people. FINS UP!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "there's this one particular harbor..."
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Submitted_By : Brent
Email_Address : a1anauticalwheeler@hotmail.com
Review : What an evening! Everything from the food and drink to the show was great! I don't want to bore anybody, but I must tell how I got my ticket. I go to Kansas State and for Christmas my brother's gift to me was a big box with 5 presents inside. Gift 1: a cereal bowl with the calendar dates of all the holidays. Second gift: plane ticket to San Diego for the Holiday Bowl K-State was playing in. After that I didn't think it could get any better. Third gift: coconut bra and leis. Fourth gift: a Buffett CD he had recorded with all my favorite songs entitled The Y2K Ready Buffett Collection. Fifth gift: tickets to show and plane ticket for my girlfriend to fly out and join us for the party. Talk about being blown out of the water! I have to thank my brother, he is the best. I wanted so bad to go to this show, but being a poor college student, could not afford it. But thanks to my brother I can say I spent the millennium with JB. That was my brothers ninth show and my fifth. In all 15 of us went to the show. 12 of us drove up from San Diego and met the other 3 at the airport. Thank you Jimmy for all the memories and fun over the years. I look forward to many more shows over the next SEVERAL (hint-hint) years. FINS UP and Happy New Year to everyone!!!
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Submitted_By : Rusty
Email_Address : rustyb@bellsouth.net
Review : The spread for the party was unbelievable. There was most every kind of food and drink imaginable. The lines for the food were not too bad, those for the drinks however were a little long. Two hours before the show, the bar ran out of triple sec and sour mix so margaritas consisted of tequila and roses lime juice. (Yum) The pre-show band was great and then they played RM on the speakers outside which was cool in that you got to hear it on decent speakers. Once inside the arena, which was a very cool venue, I searched for t-shirts for the show. There was only one spot in the entire venue selling shirts and they had two clerks. For those of you that I promised concert shirts, the news does not get any better. We proceeded to our seats and decided to get shirts after the show. The show began with the announcement that due to a Y2K glitch, Jimmy and the band would be delayed, but we would be entertained by the Lord of the Millennium until they could arrive. About 12 Riverdance dancers came out on the stage. After a few minutes, the crowd started going nuts in the back of the arena. I looked back to see Jimmy in black leather and a wig suspended from the ceiling and doing his best flying ballet impression as he was brought to the stage over the crowd. Once on the stage, he proceeded to join the other Riverdancers in what was a most comical routine. After a few minutes, Jimmy collapsed on the floor and was carried off by the other female dancers. The show began with Fruitcakes and everyone seemed to be in a great mood. Then the drunks started showing up. My seats were in the front row, behind the row of pit seats. Because we were to the side, there were only 3 rows in front of us. The group in front of us spent the entire show talking on cell phones except for Cheeseburger and WDWGDAS. What a shock. The surprise of the show was Somewhere over China that was immediately destroyed by the group in front of us. When the person behind us tried to ask the guy to chill out, he grabbed him and had to be restrained by security. Yes, I went to the Buffett show!! This guy spent the remainder of the show holding up a balloon every time someone tried to take a picture instead of watching the show. As for the show, other than In the City, the set list was pretty basic. For some reason we got Cheeseburger and not Fins or A Pirate Looks as Forty. At midnight everyone's family came up on the stage for Jimmy to lead us in OLD.... you know, the New Years Song. He brought out Savannah Jane during this time and introduced her to the crowd. She had a glass of champagne in her hand and Jimmy pointed out "Savannah Jane Buffett, drinking on a fake ID". He then kicked into Margaritaville to end the show. Came back out for an encore of two songs he said summed up the century. Lawyers, Guns and Money and You Can't Always Get What You Want. After the show, went back to the one t-shirt stand to sit in line for an hour only to have them run out of shirts as we were getting near the front. There was absolutely no other place in the world I would have rather been than to see Buffett on NYE regardless of the venue. I would have been most disappointed had I not gone. However, from a review standpoint, it was by far the least inspiring show of the four shows I was fortunate enough to see this year, uh, I guess that's last year now. Hope everyone had a great night and everyone made it home safe!! See ya at next years, uh, this years show. Fins up!!!!!! Rusty
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Submitted_By : Brad Swisher
Email_Address : King_fan@webtv.net
Review : Boy oh boy I feel for the ones who spent over $500 for the concert.We had fun and are avid jimmy fans but too me I was very disappointed how short the concert was.My god its a once in a life time event and it barely last for two hours?Thats the shortest concert I can remember and we have been to alot.At least he could have played until 1 am.He didn't even play "fins" for pete sake.The food & drinks were great although it was very crowded.It was sure nice though to hang out and party with all the parrotheads.It was fun but i don't think it was worth the price. Happy New Year to all!!
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Submitted_By : Melinda
Email_Address : theblixts@axtek.com
Review : I am trying to figure out why there is such a descrepency between reviews, it seems that people either thought the millenium show was awesome or people were truly disspointed. My expectations for the evening were set very high because of the high prices of the tickets and the expectations that were set on the Margaritiville website i.e., Party Favors, Reserved dinner seating, a promised 76 degrees heated tents, bands/food/drinks until 7am. Due to the high ticket prices I was expecting a long and/or special set list. Since none of these expectations were met, I felt and still feel pretty let down. I think the discrepency correlates to the amount of $ spent on the tickets. Because of initial low ticket sales for this concert the people who waited got great deals, However those of us who bought tickets the day they went on sale for full price were taken advantage of. I just read that Billy Joel played an extended concert with special guests and he played songs he hadn't played in years. We didn't even get the BHOTM setlist instead we got a nasty version of "You can't always get what you want".
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Submitted_By : kevin
Email_Address : ksantella@excite.com
Review : Well, I've seen alot of swaying comments here. I got my tickets the day before the show for 400 a piece. I had tickets in the 1500/seat range. I brought them to the ticket office and was upgraded to first row behind the pit! Things were looking good. It took a little to get into the party but when we did it was a blast. Food and drink as far as you can see, inside the arena and outside under the tents. The show was short of songs but not emotion. It was nice to see the families of the group right on stage at midnight. Also great to see Savannah with JB. Was hoping to see the group outside afterwords but didnt. I did see Fingers, though. All in all a fun evening. Could I have been having more fun elsewhere? Not a chance. Fins up.
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Submitted_By : Mike Panico
Email_Address : mike@javanet.com
Review : Me and my friends came from CT and made a whole trip out of the show. We had a great time and the pre-party was better than I ever expected, great food, great drinks, no problem getting either. The show itself was great, the crowd was pumped and that was the closest I had ever been for a show, I wish I could see him in smaller venues all the time. The setlist was a little disappointing, I thought he would play a lot longer and a variety of songs, Can't Always Get What You Want was outstanding, was about 4th row for the encore, overall a great Millenium experience, and Beef take a shower and get a VCR!
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Submitted_By : Keith "Beef" Wolkovitz
Email_Address : Wolkovitz@aol.com
Review : It was the greatest experience of my life. My friends and I came a long way and paid a lot of money. The whole experience was worth every mile traveled and every penny spent.The only problem was the set list. It was too short and not very creative. I expected that only the true die hard PH's would attend and that Jimmy would not play his normal set list. I was wrong. I also expected a few suprises such as James Taylor to show up. My own personal disapointment was that I was choosen to go on stag for "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw." As I was waiting in line to go on stag, these three drunkin idiots jump in front of me and they didn't allow three other people and myself on stag. I was fired up to say the least. The show was awesome and I would do it again in a second. Panico mount the troops for the next trip and I apologize to anyone my friend Sean Violated.
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Submitted_By : Troy Brady
Email_Address : troybrady@hotmail.com
Review : I thought that the show was fairly disapointing. I enjoyed it, but it was too short. I understand that Jimmy probably had other obligations(probably to be with his family) but as a fan I expected so much from a concert which had so much hypeI had expected this concert to be the concert on which all other concerts are judged by. I was very happy to be able to spend the New Year with Jimmy even though the concert was too short. I am looking forward to the April 15 show in Vegas. I saw Jimmy in Vegas last year and it was the best show that I ever saw. I also think that the festivities that go on in Vegas are more condusive to a parrothead than what went on at the millenium show. Not Angry, just a little disapointed.
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Submitted_By : Scott Edwards
Email_Address : ATBScott@aol.com
Review : Though I thought they might have played a bit longer - it was overall a very good show - GREAT rendition of "The City" - didn't notice any special verses, but it sounded very good live - better than the '98 tour which I saw three shows... The overall feel was very light and fun - Jimmy seemed to be enjoying recalling some of the various events and antics over the years - both the Band and Crew as well as the fans. I had the great fortune of an aisle seat in the center of the arena - right next to me all of a sudden was a very nervous - looking Jimmy getting rigged up for his flight to stage! The crowd was erupting around us, but I said "Hey Jimmy - going flying?" What I heard back (I am pretty sure) was "God^%#! I hope so!" I dug my camera out and got what will hopefully be a very close-up shot just before he got flight clearance! The two covers at the end of the show were great too, though I think I liked the "Lawyers, guns and money" better of the two, IMO... The outside was a party, but seemed pretty anticlimatic after the show - since I had doubts about seeing Jimmy back outside I departed for my close to 400 mile drive home (try to beat the drunks!) I hope all had a Happy New Year wherever you were! Scott
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Submitted_By : Darrell & Lisa Hagenow
Email_Address : parrothead42@angelfire.com
Review : Like alot of others, we flew in from points unknown around the country, expecting to see Bubba play thru midnight! Other than Universal's inability to manage crowds (long lines doubled back on each other, etc), and the fact that the party did not last til dawn (bars shut down 1:45am, food gone by 2:30am), we were not dissappointed. Jimmy did a good (not great) set, I got to kiss my honey in S. California on NYE, and we ate and drank like fools. Got t-shirts for ourselves and friends, simply by STAYING IN LINE! Of course, we didn't pay premium price for our seats, but were only 11 rows back from the stage, and could see Jimmy's "smile lines" as they appearred. Best seats we've ever had!!!! We left around 2:45am, to catch an 11:45am flight back home. We had a great time, all other things aside.Met some old phriends we hadn't seen in a long while, and made a ton of new ones! Would do it over again in a minute!
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Submitted_By : Jack`
Email_Address : jackw@watkins financial.net
Review : I did wait in line a little, but found a rickshaw that brought me to the back gate (no kidding). When I got in, there was only a short line for wrist bands. I went to get some spirits and was first in line for a 22 ounce Corona for me and a double margarita for my bride. I had no problem finding food with no lines. Yes, I have no t-shirt. Yes, I have no party favors. Yes, the show was too short. My wife and I flew in from Boston for this event and we had a pretty good time, all things considered. HOWEVER, one of the reasons that we bought $1,500 tickets was the understanding that a percentage was going to charity. We thought that JB was using the high prices as a means to support his charity, Playing for Change. Imagine my surprise when I contacted PFC to find out what I could use as a tax deduction and found out that exactly $17 of my $1,500 went to charity. Jimmy, you let me down. We've just donated all of our CD's (and we have them all) to the Salvation army. And don't expect to see us at Great Woods this year. Jimmy, you just mixed up capitalism and greed.
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Submitted_By : Boomer Bloom
Email_Address : djbloom@juno.com
Review : Best $1500 I've ever spent in my entire life. Was a miracle my friend and I were in 1/2 way decent shape to go to the Rose Bowl... Must be that WISCONSIN blood!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted_By : Spider John
Email_Address : jgensel@alaska.net
Review : RIPOFF.......... refund due to anyone that paid more than 99.00 per ticket..... sorry I just tell the truth....
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Submitted_By : Tom
Email_Address : hamlin@us.ibm.com
Review : Being an fanactic Eagles fan and a phanactic Buffet phan made me have to make a pain in the ass decision - which concert to go to. Since Jimmy promises to keep on truckin', we chose the Eagles,Jackson Browne, Linda Rondstadt show since you never know if the Eagles will ever perform again. (The first time I saw Jimmy was in 1979 when he was the lead in act for the Eagles) We paid $350 bucks for back of the bus seats but the new Staples Center really has no bad seats so not a problem. Show did not sell out but a crowd that was dressed in Tux's really let their hair down. Being from New York, I was surprised at how much a prestige thing this was (Heck, I think I was the only one wearing a concert shirt in the whole place - Havana Daydreaming tour shirt). Anyways, they couldn't help themselves and got down. Almost a strip search with metal dectectors made getting into the place slow and painful. Since Linda came on early (7:45) and only played for 35 minutes, most of the crowd did not see her. Wow, was she good. Still hits the high notes. Jackson played 45 minutes and as always was great. Eagles came on about 10:00 and played til 1:25!!! They were awesome but what was really cool was the set list. They played many songs I had never/seldom heard them do in concert (7 bridges road, Those shoes,Please come home for Christmas,Funky New Year,Ol '55,etc.) 3 Encores ended with Desparado & Take it easy (it was disappointing that Linda & Jackson didn't come out with them since the ties to the songs are obvious. We had a great time but I wish I could have been in both places. Can't wait for the summer tour dates. Fins up.
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Submitted_By : Burt Kimberl
Email_Address : Jkimberlll@aol.com
Review : How can you go wronge with a Jimmy B. concert. Its going to be good no matter what he plays.
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Submitted_By : Amy
Email_Address : dare2cnect@aol.com
Review : Just a quickie ~ it was absolutely wonderful... no better way to spend a New Year's Eve... but I'm sorry, a Jimmy Buffett show without "A Pirate Looks at 40" and "Fins" just leaves ya feeling very unfulfilled! It was a complete shock, and one that I am still reeling from!! Thank goodness he'll be back in April!
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Submitted_By : Dan and Debbie
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Review : My wife and I attended the Buffett Millennium Party at the Universal Amphitheater this year and had ball! Even though we sat in the "cheap seats," the show was great as usual! Earlier that day, my wife threw her back out while picking up our cat named "Max." She didn't think she would be able to attend the gig. I quickly got out my massage supplies, and began to work on her! In a couple of hours she was ready to sail! We both agreed that it was best new years ever! Probably due to Jimmy Buffett, our hero and savior from the rigmarole of everyday life. Buffett by far is about the only entertainer we know that can literally take you away from the stress of everyday life, and transport you to somewhere far off and more peaceful. Thank you Jimmy for the last 30 years of great music, relief , and simple six string fun! See ya in April at least once. Dan and Debbie Matloff, lifetime Parrotheads Phins Up everybody!
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Submitted_By : Jeff Martin
Email_Address : legoman@cinci.rr.com
Review : THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE REVIEWS.
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Submitted_By : Jeff Martin
Email_Address : legoman@cinci.rr.com
Review : THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE REVIEWS. First off I was not there. I do not know all of the facts, but Universal asked Jimy to play and gave him a 'fee' for playing. They set the ticket prices. And everyone crabbing about not hearing Fins, APL40 and One Particular Harbour among other standards. I yearn for the non traditional stuff like A cowboy in the Jungle, Apocapliso(the spelling is wrong) what a great song for the night! We can hear the standards at every show he does. He probable is tired of them! I would love to hear more of the old stuff at such an expensive show that is once in a lifetime . Like I said I wasn't there, I would have loved to go. Anyone else would have done the same thing for thekind of money he got, so don't stand on you high horse and complain. So thats my two cents. See you this summer. Tully the spaceman...wasted away again
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Submitted_By : mr p
Email_Address : pmmassage@aol.com
Review : The show as always was great...Why has that Nadirah Shakoor not have a record deal...she has such a soothing voice...I hope some day to go see her show.
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Submitted_By : Rick and Karen Click
Email_Address : parothds@shentel.net
Review : The beginning of the show was EXCELLENT with Jimmy making his "grand entrance" as the Lord of the Millenium. Have to hand it to him--I would never fly through the air over 5000 crazed parrotheads. The set itself was great with the exception of no Fins, One Particular Harbor and Math Suks. The Zevon song as an encore was a great choice. Will it go the way of Brown Eyed Girl and Southern Cross as concert anthems? We hope so. Down points: 1. Universal Amphitheater did not have their act together. We took our tickets in mid-afternoon and got our party wrist bands with the assurance that we would not wait in line but walk straight in to the party. We tried to do so and were sent to the rear of a very long line. After one hour standing in line I went to the front to complain and was told to come right in. One hour of partying wasted! 2. After the show, we worked our way (politely) to the front of the Stinger's stage. They were great too. There were rumours that Jimmy and possibly the Eagles might appear. However, some of the young fans were rude dumping beer on people and we witnessed the fight that broke out in front of the stage. We assumed this was the reason Jimmy was a no-show. What a shame!
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Submitted_By : Karen Click
Email_Address : parothds@shentel.net
Review : My husband and I splurged on $1000 tickets and plane fare for our X-mas/New Years Eve etc. present to one another, because we are huge fans! We took time away from our Universal Studios tour to get the green party bands with the promise that we would sail in, get our yellow booze bands and start partying. That was not the case and an hour wait in the cold was a bummer! The Universal Amphitheater staff was still telling me to stay in line (when I showed them my green band for the second time) while my husband was being told to come right in when he went to the front to complain at 8:00! We should have been told by the staff that afternoon of the possible upgrades etc. I would never go to any event there again! The party outside was beautiful and I especially liked the volcano spewing glittered confetti. We didn't get any party favors, but I heard from a Texan at our table that there were some decorations on the table earlier, but they were all scooped up by a rude fan. I had almost bought a tacky 2000 crown at Universal Studios that day to wear that evening, but figured we would be given better stuff upon our entrance (wrong). We were sick to hear stories of people spending $400 that day and getting $1500 seats! That is simply WRONG! One other thing that ticked us off was that the tickets clearly said no cameras or recording devices, so we didn't bring ours to the show. We are hoping to get pictures from another couple seated in front of us who turned out to live less than two hours from our home in Virginia. Of course, Jimmy is not to blame for these SNAFUs! The concert started on a high note with Buffett as Lord of the Millenium flying over our heads. However, I was disappointed with the selection of songs. I had hoped that Jimmy would treat his most loyal to a special set of songs that he hasn't played at his summer shows - Big Rig or Still's Tree Top Flier etc. Also, where were the celebrities he had alluded to on Radio Margaritaville interviews? I did like Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns, and Money", but was surprised at the Stones (like another reviewer, I wondered about the motivation for "You Don't Always Get What Yo Want"). Since Jimmy has been known to play the Beatles at the Nawlins Jazz Fest, I thought he might do a tribute to poor George in the hospital with "Taxman" since that is the next thing everyone has to endure! Jimmy was much more talkative in this show which is always entertaining. However, he should have played longer! I thought that the New Year's countdown was anticlimatic. We had read about a beachball drop and I had imagined a spoof on the Time Square ball with a beachball coming down from the ceiling. Wish he wouldn't have said "Happy f**** New Year". Don't mind the word in other contexts, but it just didn't seem celebratory! If we had known that there would be tickets for $100, I would have opted for those in retrospect, because the party simply wasn't worth it. Also, some younger fans at the party were obnoxious and rude - pushing their way past those who were already at a good vantage point for listening to the Stingers, dumping drinks on others, and then the fight that broke out...don't blame Jimmy for not showing up afterwards! However, we remain loyal parrotheads and can't wait till the 2000 summer tour to see JB at Nissan!
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Submitted_By : BARTMAN
Email_Address : Big Daddy Lick Lick@hotmail.com
Review : I wasn't there but keep reading anyway. Me and my beautiful wife Audrey & our husky Dayzee went down to the everglades 4 the party.We went 2 the PHISH show at the indian reservation.I would have rather been in margaritaville until I read all these nasty reviews.I also would have expected more.You can't allways get what you want.I am a parrothead of 17 years. Thanks to my dad when i was 10.I will always be but,my wife is a phish head.I like them 2 & she likes Jimmy, Dayzee likes both.The phish show was great,although traffic sucked.Their tickets were $150 and that included camping,and both days shows.The first day they played 2 shows an afternoon show & a night show.The next day they played a 3 hour aftrenoon set.Then that night 30 min. before midnight they rode to the stage on a giant hotdog.They started playing and didn't stop until the sun came up the next morning.They played for 8 f**** hours. They have about 10 cd's and never play the same songs at every show you never know what your going to get.It was the biggest and the best concert i've ever been 2.The 3 drops of sweet breath didn't hurt either.Ive been 2 a lot of buffett shows so many i don't remember so I know they were good!But I wish Jimmy would play alot more old s*** and longer every time I see him.I also wish I could have there but you can't allways get what u want? BARTMAN #72
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Submitted_By : Walt Ermansons
Email_Address : trophy@trophycharters.com
Review : Before I sound to cynical, I want everyone to know that there is no place in the world where I would have rather been on that historical moment. My wife and I absolutely love Jimmy and his music. The rest of our lives we will never forget where we were when the clock struck midnight. It was so much fun! But then on the down side...first the disappointment started last summer when he dropped Cleveland, OH, our home area from his tour schedule. Cleveland has the greatest fans and even Jimmy admits that Cleveland was his first major city sell-out. So what's up with that? To make up for no concert in the summer in early Sept. we decided to go to the "big show". We were devestated to find out the only ( Ha, Ha ) seats available were the $1000 seats. Even though we really couldn't afford that kind of luxury, out of desperation we bought 2 tickets which came to almost $2100 and that doesn't include airfar, hotel, car rental etc. I just knew this would be the hardest he ever worked for us because of the insane amount that everybody paid. Boy was I wrong! I could not believe how short the show was. He's played longer shows at "free" concerts and benifits for crying out loud. The set list was kinda disappointing also. It was just a basic same ol, same ol. The stuff you can hear at any old show. We thought he would have been a little more creative. It was still great music, just not what we expected. The thing that really upset me was all the people that at the end paid so much less and ended up with the best seats in the house. It was just the most unfair thing I had ever seen. Our seats were better than half way up the auditorium. Just a hard pill to swallow. I felt so sorry for the people that got caught in all the lines. Although the food was good, it was not worth what we paid and had to go through to get it. The booze was good and lots of it. How hard would it have been to have a few more bartenders? And was it some kind of surprise that everyone would want souviners. Boy was that a joke. Very poor organization for an event of a lifetime. Even after all that, we still LOVE Jimmy! I quess you just can't always get what you want. (or deserve!)
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Submitted_By : Pam Malone
Email_Address : pamelita10@aol.com
Review : This had to be the worst show of the year. Instead of a little extra for the money we had all paid, we were given a concert that lasted less than 2 hours. Jimmy was great, but really didn't seem to be into it. The promotors had advertised from 7:00 till dawn - all the bars and food were shut down at around 1:30-2:00. We were promised "heated tents", the only heat was from heaters placed on the sidewalks, and so the tents were freezing. Universal didn't open the gates until after 7:00 so it was close to 9:00 by the time we finally got in. Also, alot of the $99.00 ticket holders were eating and drinking for free, no one was checking wristbands (after standing in line for 1-1/2 hours to get them). Altogether a disaster. And the encore song "You Can't Always Get What You Want" seemed like a slap in the face. Come on Jimmy, you can do better than that!!
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Submitted_By : john gensel
Email_Address : jgensel@alaska.net
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Submitted_By : Karen
Email_Address : parothds@shentel.net
Review : Just a follow-up.... I have received several forwards from other angry parrotheads about the less than red carpet treatment we received from Universal Amphitheater. If you were displeased as I was, I urge you to register complaints with the California Attorney General by e-mailing to http://caag.state.ca.us/piu/mailform.htm or writing to P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244. Also fax some folks at Universal Studios: Larry Vallons Fax# 818 622 6442 Mike O'Neal Fax 818 622 0182 (Phone 818 622 4461) Pam Maloney Fax 818 622 0183 (I talked with her by phone and she said she wanted info to pass along to Jimmy's people too.) The address for writing to staff: Universal Amphitheater 100 Universal City Plaza Building #5454 Universal City, CA 91608
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Email_Address : Regush@uniserve.com
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Email_Address : parrothead1061
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Submitted_By : Tommy MacLuckie
Email_Address : tmacluckie@hotmail.com
Review : Ha ha. Actually, I wasn't at the show. I was in New Orleans. For those of you that had a bad time, sorry to read that. Keep this in mind though. You're still alive. For us New Orleanians, the new year (and century) came in with the usual assualt of falling bullets. Hell, even a N.O. police officer had his bullets traced to his gun! Isn't THAT great! No one got killed but there's always the next new year's eve - the true Millenium celebration, where I'm sure there will be people killed from falling bullets. Whatever you do, avoid New Orleans for the Millenium Eve. Give me a bad Buffett show anyday.
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Submitted_By : Dwayne
Email_Address : peacekeeper@thepentagon.com
Review : Well, I got my $500.00 tix for free so I can't complain. I also work security at concerts, so I should understand the snafu's. But I am still VERY disappointed! As did everyone else, I expected the concert of a lifetime. I expected a party that would last until dawn, as advertised (although I knew the bars would close at 2am per California law), and expected the bands to at least play for the better part of the evening. At first all seemed great. We passed up the long lines to get in by going around the back. We followed a rickshaw and just walked in. Got dinner quickly, got a centerpiece decoration, and got drinks fast. We got inside and the concert started. Although I truly enjoyed the show, I also did expect more. A longer show, perhaps playing all of the standards with older, less played songs thrown in. You've got to remember that Jimmy cancelled the whole west-coast leg of his summer tour, so many of us did not get a chance to see him this year except at this show. After only 2 hours, a disappointing NY Eve countdown (which was late), and a downbeat encore, we left feeling that had we actually paid for the tickets we would've been extremely angry. The worst happened at one of the bars around 2am, when my wife was called a bit*h and told to f*** off by one of the bartenders. That behavior was completely uncalled for. By the time we got that situation taken care of (complaining to Mike O'Neill and the catering manager personally) it was 3:30am, and most every one had left... VERY disappointed...
ubmitted_By : Tim Collier
Email_Address : timcollier@aol.com
Review : My wife and I got the "cheap" seats when we heard about the Gino Michelenee, KLOS 99.99 special. There actually isn't a bad seat in the house, but we got lucky with seats right on the first row of the messeneen. Buffett put on a great show, and he seemed more "talkative" than during a summer show. It was a great way to ring in the new year, and millenium. I was surprized that he didn't play more songs after the new year. My watch had 12:24am when he concluded with a great redition of the classic Rolling STones tune, "Ya can't always get what you want". Surprized also that "Fins" wasn't included as an encore song. Buffett has never disappointed though, and I'm excited to hear about his two Irvine Meadows dates in April...27-28th. One word for you $500-1,500 seat people...Was it worth it to "drink" all you wanted too....I'd rather buy my own. I could never afford that price. Hope you "got what you needed". See ya in April...
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Submitted_By : Chris Viesselman
Email_Address : chrisvies@yahoo.com
Review : I am from connecticut, so it was a huge decision to come all the way to cal for the show. The whole evening itself was awsome! I did think however that he would have, and defintely should have played a lot longer...but the whole evening itself was great. I was very surprized how much food drink was availible, and how easy it was to get. The amphitheatre itself was eletric, you could feel the energy that is somewhat lost at larger venues. It was a true treat to be there, and did not regret the whole experience!
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Submitted_By : chris pontillo
Email_Address : tireswing62@hotmail.com
Review : The party was the highlight of the night, Unbelievable Buffett must of lost money the catoring was excellent and there was top of the line booze. The show was awesome. Me and my friend were dressed up as pirates and sat in the front row, got awesome pictues. The setlist should of been a lot better but as drunk as we were it didn't matter, overall it was the best party in the world. I would do it all over again. Thumbs up Jimmy that was a real party.
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Submitted_By : Kim
Email_Address : kparker@usagroup.com
Review : Totally awesome New Year's party. Would not have wanted to spend it any other way. We came from Indianapolis to see it. Bought our tickets off of ebay and got a great deal. Food and drinks were top of the line. True parrotheads were in attendance. Everyone was having a fantastic time. I will agree with other reviews that I was a tiny bit disappointed he didn't play longer. But that's my only complaint....along with the rainy, chilly weather! So much for sunny California. But Jimmy had no control over that. Great show, great party and got some great pictures to prove it. Once in a lifetime experience. It was well worth the money. Thanks for ringing in the year 2000 with your fans, Jimmy! We loved it!!!
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Submitted_By : Jamie Viesselman
Email_Address : viess@freewwweb.com
Review : Without too much repetitiveness, I thought the party was better than I ever thought it would be. I was though disappointed with the show. I'm not here to tell Jimmy what to do, but for those of us who payed full price for tickiets(suckers) and traveled from all areas of the U.S. , I felt a little ripped off. I don't understand how Jimmy could play longer during summer shows (where tickets are relatively cheap) and at the biggest show of the millenium short change us of songs. I'm not dissapointed with the night (I would rather have spent it no other way) I just thought we should have gotten a little more for our hard earned cash.
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Submitted_By : heather pettis
Email_Address : heatherpettis@mediaone.net
Review : well, fellow parrotheads, i must say say that as my 14th buffett show in 11 years, it was probably the worst, as far as the performance goes. we paid 1063.00 and my friend got a ticket for 150.00 the day before the show, and , although i didn't want to be anywhere else, it really didn't compare to other shows that i have seen. you all probably know about the lines to get in, but that was fine-our buzzes wore off a litttle so we could begin trfreshed once the gates opened. i was really disappointed that jimmy only played for 2 hours(actually, 1 hour 57 minutes...lol) and didn't even play fins, pirate looks at 40, or one particular harbor!!!??? boo hoo i was very sad about that. AND, strangely enough, irony intended or not, he ended with the stones' you can't always get what you want??!!! which was the only encore. also, we didn't get the party favors we were promised and the tshirts were 35.00 each, but we didn't get any because they only had one tshirt stand and they sold out of all but the mediums. GRRR!!LOL i must admit, i was like, jimmy, why r u playing a stones song for the concert closer, when u haven't even played fins yet??? and what a weird song to play considering the problems surrounding the entire concert and ticketing situation. was he being funny??? or clueless? or ironic? or slightly nasty??? i hope not!!! other than this stuff, and the one fight that i witnessed while waiting for jimmy to come play on an outside stage(which his roadies and the sound guys said he was going to do for a few songs)it was still a fun show and we met tons of really great people. FINS UP!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "there's this one particular harbor..."
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Submitted_By : Brent
Email_Address : a1anauticalwheeler@hotmail.com
Review : What an evening! Everything from the food and drink to the show was great! I don't want to bore anybody, but I must tell how I got my ticket. I go to Kansas State and for Christmas my brother's gift to me was a big box with 5 presents inside. Gift 1: a cereal bowl with the calendar dates of all the holidays. Second gift: plane ticket to San Diego for the Holiday Bowl K-State was playing in. After that I didn't think it could get any better. Third gift: coconut bra and leis. Fourth gift: a Buffett CD he had recorded with all my favorite songs entitled The Y2K Ready Buffett Collection. Fifth gift: tickets to show and plane ticket for my girlfriend to fly out and join us for the party. Talk about being blown out of the water! I have to thank my brother, he is the best. I wanted so bad to go to this show, but being a poor college student, could not afford it. But thanks to my brother I can say I spent the millennium with JB. That was my brothers ninth show and my fifth. In all 15 of us went to the show. 12 of us drove up from San Diego and met the other 3 at the airport. Thank you Jimmy for all the memories and fun over the years. I look forward to many more shows over the next SEVERAL (hint-hint) years. FINS UP and Happy New Year to everyone!!!
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Submitted_By : Rusty
Email_Address : rustyb@bellsouth.net
Review : The spread for the party was unbelievable. There was most every kind of food and drink imaginable. The lines for the food were not too bad, those for the drinks however were a little long. Two hours before the show, the bar ran out of triple sec and sour mix so margaritas consisted of tequila and roses lime juice. (Yum) The pre-show band was great and then they played RM on the speakers outside which was cool in that you got to hear it on decent speakers. Once inside the arena, which was a very cool venue, I searched for t-shirts for the show. There was only one spot in the entire venue selling shirts and they had two clerks. For those of you that I promised concert shirts, the news does not get any better. We proceeded to our seats and decided to get shirts after the show. The show began with the announcement that due to a Y2K glitch, Jimmy and the band would be delayed, but we would be entertained by the Lord of the Millennium until they could arrive. About 12 Riverdance dancers came out on the stage. After a few minutes, the crowd started going nuts in the back of the arena. I looked back to see Jimmy in black leather and a wig suspended from the ceiling and doing his best flying ballet impression as he was brought to the stage over the crowd. Once on the stage, he proceeded to join the other Riverdancers in what was a most comical routine. After a few minutes, Jimmy collapsed on the floor and was carried off by the other female dancers. The show began with Fruitcakes and everyone seemed to be in a great mood. Then the drunks started showing up. My seats were in the front row, behind the row of pit seats. Because we were to the side, there were only 3 rows in front of us. The group in front of us spent the entire show talking on cell phones except for Cheeseburger and WDWGDAS. What a shock. The surprise of the show was Somewhere over China that was immediately destroyed by the group in front of us. When the person behind us tried to ask the guy to chill out, he grabbed him and had to be restrained by security. Yes, I went to the Buffett show!! This guy spent the remainder of the show holding up a balloon every time someone tried to take a picture instead of watching the show. As for the show, other than In the City, the set list was pretty basic. For some reason we got Cheeseburger and not Fins or A Pirate Looks as Forty. At midnight everyone's family came up on the stage for Jimmy to lead us in OLD.... you know, the New Years Song. He brought out Savannah Jane during this time and introduced her to the crowd. She had a glass of champagne in her hand and Jimmy pointed out "Savannah Jane Buffett, drinking on a fake ID". He then kicked into Margaritaville to end the show. Came back out for an encore of two songs he said summed up the century. Lawyers, Guns and Money and You Can't Always Get What You Want. After the show, went back to the one t-shirt stand to sit in line for an hour only to have them run out of shirts as we were getting near the front. There was absolutely no other place in the world I would have rather been than to see Buffett on NYE regardless of the venue. I would have been most disappointed had I not gone. However, from a review standpoint, it was by far the least inspiring show of the four shows I was fortunate enough to see this year, uh, I guess that's last year now. Hope everyone had a great night and everyone made it home safe!! See ya at next years, uh, this years show. Fins up!!!!!! Rusty
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Submitted_By : Brad Swisher
Email_Address : King_fan@webtv.net
Review : Boy oh boy I feel for the ones who spent over $500 for the concert.We had fun and are avid jimmy fans but too me I was very disappointed how short the concert was.My god its a once in a life time event and it barely last for two hours?Thats the shortest concert I can remember and we have been to alot.At least he could have played until 1 am.He didn't even play "fins" for pete sake.The food & drinks were great although it was very crowded.It was sure nice though to hang out and party with all the parrotheads.It was fun but i don't think it was worth the price. Happy New Year to all!!
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Submitted_By : Melinda
Email_Address : theblixts@axtek.com
Review : I am trying to figure out why there is such a descrepency between reviews, it seems that people either thought the millenium show was awesome or people were truly disspointed. My expectations for the evening were set very high because of the high prices of the tickets and the expectations that were set on the Margaritiville website i.e., Party Favors, Reserved dinner seating, a promised 76 degrees heated tents, bands/food/drinks until 7am. Due to the high ticket prices I was expecting a long and/or special set list. Since none of these expectations were met, I felt and still feel pretty let down. I think the discrepency correlates to the amount of $ spent on the tickets. Because of initial low ticket sales for this concert the people who waited got great deals, However those of us who bought tickets the day they went on sale for full price were taken advantage of. I just read that Billy Joel played an extended concert with special guests and he played songs he hadn't played in years. We didn't even get the BHOTM setlist instead we got a nasty version of "You can't always get what you want".
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Submitted_By : kevin
Email_Address : ksantella@excite.com
Review : Well, I've seen alot of swaying comments here. I got my tickets the day before the show for 400 a piece. I had tickets in the 1500/seat range. I brought them to the ticket office and was upgraded to first row behind the pit! Things were looking good. It took a little to get into the party but when we did it was a blast. Food and drink as far as you can see, inside the arena and outside under the tents. The show was short of songs but not emotion. It was nice to see the families of the group right on stage at midnight. Also great to see Savannah with JB. Was hoping to see the group outside afterwords but didnt. I did see Fingers, though. All in all a fun evening. Could I have been having more fun elsewhere? Not a chance. Fins up.
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Submitted_By : Mike Panico
Email_Address : mike@javanet.com
Review : Me and my friends came from CT and made a whole trip out of the show. We had a great time and the pre-party was better than I ever expected, great food, great drinks, no problem getting either. The show itself was great, the crowd was pumped and that was the closest I had ever been for a show, I wish I could see him in smaller venues all the time. The setlist was a little disappointing, I thought he would play a lot longer and a variety of songs, Can't Always Get What You Want was outstanding, was about 4th row for the encore, overall a great Millenium experience, and Beef take a shower and get a VCR!
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Submitted_By : Keith "Beef" Wolkovitz
Email_Address : Wolkovitz@aol.com
Review : It was the greatest experience of my life. My friends and I came a long way and paid a lot of money. The whole experience was worth every mile traveled and every penny spent.The only problem was the set list. It was too short and not very creative. I expected that only the true die hard PH's would attend and that Jimmy would not play his normal set list. I was wrong. I also expected a few suprises such as James Taylor to show up. My own personal disapointment was that I was choosen to go on stag for "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw." As I was waiting in line to go on stag, these three drunkin idiots jump in front of me and they didn't allow three other people and myself on stag. I was fired up to say the least. The show was awesome and I would do it again in a second. Panico mount the troops for the next trip and I apologize to anyone my friend Sean Violated.
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Submitted_By : Troy Brady
Email_Address : troybrady@hotmail.com
Review : I thought that the show was fairly disapointing. I enjoyed it, but it was too short. I understand that Jimmy probably had other obligations(probably to be with his family) but as a fan I expected so much from a concert which had so much hypeI had expected this concert to be the concert on which all other concerts are judged by. I was very happy to be able to spend the New Year with Jimmy even though the concert was too short. I am looking forward to the April 15 show in Vegas. I saw Jimmy in Vegas last year and it was the best show that I ever saw. I also think that the festivities that go on in Vegas are more condusive to a parrothead than what went on at the millenium show. Not Angry, just a little disapointed.
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Submitted_By : Scott Edwards
Email_Address : ATBScott@aol.com
Review : Though I thought they might have played a bit longer - it was overall a very good show - GREAT rendition of "The City" - didn't notice any special verses, but it sounded very good live - better than the '98 tour which I saw three shows... The overall feel was very light and fun - Jimmy seemed to be enjoying recalling some of the various events and antics over the years - both the Band and Crew as well as the fans. I had the great fortune of an aisle seat in the center of the arena - right next to me all of a sudden was a very nervous - looking Jimmy getting rigged up for his flight to stage! The crowd was erupting around us, but I said "Hey Jimmy - going flying?" What I heard back (I am pretty sure) was "God^%#! I hope so!" I dug my camera out and got what will hopefully be a very close-up shot just before he got flight clearance! The two covers at the end of the show were great too, though I think I liked the "Lawyers, guns and money" better of the two, IMO... The outside was a party, but seemed pretty anticlimatic after the show - since I had doubts about seeing Jimmy back outside I departed for my close to 400 mile drive home (try to beat the drunks!) I hope all had a Happy New Year wherever you were! Scott
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Submitted_By : Darrell & Lisa Hagenow
Email_Address : parrothead42@angelfire.com
Review : Like alot of others, we flew in from points unknown around the country, expecting to see Bubba play thru midnight! Other than Universal's inability to manage crowds (long lines doubled back on each other, etc), and the fact that the party did not last til dawn (bars shut down 1:45am, food gone by 2:30am), we were not dissappointed. Jimmy did a good (not great) set, I got to kiss my honey in S. California on NYE, and we ate and drank like fools. Got t-shirts for ourselves and friends, simply by STAYING IN LINE! Of course, we didn't pay premium price for our seats, but were only 11 rows back from the stage, and could see Jimmy's "smile lines" as they appearred. Best seats we've ever had!!!! We left around 2:45am, to catch an 11:45am flight back home. We had a great time, all other things aside.Met some old phriends we hadn't seen in a long while, and made a ton of new ones! Would do it over again in a minute!
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Submitted_By : Jack`
Email_Address : jackw@watkins financial.net
Review : I did wait in line a little, but found a rickshaw that brought me to the back gate (no kidding). When I got in, there was only a short line for wrist bands. I went to get some spirits and was first in line for a 22 ounce Corona for me and a double margarita for my bride. I had no problem finding food with no lines. Yes, I have no t-shirt. Yes, I have no party favors. Yes, the show was too short. My wife and I flew in from Boston for this event and we had a pretty good time, all things considered. HOWEVER, one of the reasons that we bought $1,500 tickets was the understanding that a percentage was going to charity. We thought that JB was using the high prices as a means to support his charity, Playing for Change. Imagine my surprise when I contacted PFC to find out what I could use as a tax deduction and found out that exactly $17 of my $1,500 went to charity. Jimmy, you let me down. We've just donated all of our CD's (and we have them all) to the Salvation army. And don't expect to see us at Great Woods this year. Jimmy, you just mixed up capitalism and greed.
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Submitted_By : Boomer Bloom
Email_Address : djbloom@juno.com
Review : Best $1500 I've ever spent in my entire life. Was a miracle my friend and I were in 1/2 way decent shape to go to the Rose Bowl... Must be that WISCONSIN blood!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted_By : Spider John
Email_Address : jgensel@alaska.net
Review : RIPOFF.......... refund due to anyone that paid more than 99.00 per ticket..... sorry I just tell the truth....
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Submitted_By : Tom
Email_Address : hamlin@us.ibm.com
Review : Being an fanactic Eagles fan and a phanactic Buffet phan made me have to make a pain in the ass decision - which concert to go to. Since Jimmy promises to keep on truckin', we chose the Eagles,Jackson Browne, Linda Rondstadt show since you never know if the Eagles will ever perform again. (The first time I saw Jimmy was in 1979 when he was the lead in act for the Eagles) We paid $350 bucks for back of the bus seats but the new Staples Center really has no bad seats so not a problem. Show did not sell out but a crowd that was dressed in Tux's really let their hair down. Being from New York, I was surprised at how much a prestige thing this was (Heck, I think I was the only one wearing a concert shirt in the whole place - Havana Daydreaming tour shirt). Anyways, they couldn't help themselves and got down. Almost a strip search with metal dectectors made getting into the place slow and painful. Since Linda came on early (7:45) and only played for 35 minutes, most of the crowd did not see her. Wow, was she good. Still hits the high notes. Jackson played 45 minutes and as always was great. Eagles came on about 10:00 and played til 1:25!!! They were awesome but what was really cool was the set list. They played many songs I had never/seldom heard them do in concert (7 bridges road, Those shoes,Please come home for Christmas,Funky New Year,Ol '55,etc.) 3 Encores ended with Desparado & Take it easy (it was disappointing that Linda & Jackson didn't come out with them since the ties to the songs are obvious. We had a great time but I wish I could have been in both places. Can't wait for the summer tour dates. Fins up.
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Submitted_By : Burt Kimberl
Email_Address : Jkimberlll@aol.com
Review : How can you go wronge with a Jimmy B. concert. Its going to be good no matter what he plays.
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Submitted_By : Amy
Email_Address : dare2cnect@aol.com
Review : Just a quickie ~ it was absolutely wonderful... no better way to spend a New Year's Eve... but I'm sorry, a Jimmy Buffett show without "A Pirate Looks at 40" and "Fins" just leaves ya feeling very unfulfilled! It was a complete shock, and one that I am still reeling from!! Thank goodness he'll be back in April!
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Submitted_By : Dan and Debbie
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Review : My wife and I attended the Buffett Millennium Party at the Universal Amphitheater this year and had ball! Even though we sat in the "cheap seats," the show was great as usual! Earlier that day, my wife threw her back out while picking up our cat named "Max." She didn't think she would be able to attend the gig. I quickly got out my massage supplies, and began to work on her! In a couple of hours she was ready to sail! We both agreed that it was best new years ever! Probably due to Jimmy Buffett, our hero and savior from the rigmarole of everyday life. Buffett by far is about the only entertainer we know that can literally take you away from the stress of everyday life, and transport you to somewhere far off and more peaceful. Thank you Jimmy for the last 30 years of great music, relief , and simple six string fun! See ya in April at least once. Dan and Debbie Matloff, lifetime Parrotheads Phins Up everybody!
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Submitted_By : Jeff Martin
Email_Address : legoman@cinci.rr.com
Review : THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE REVIEWS.
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Submitted_By : Jeff Martin
Email_Address : legoman@cinci.rr.com
Review : THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE REVIEWS. First off I was not there. I do not know all of the facts, but Universal asked Jimy to play and gave him a 'fee' for playing. They set the ticket prices. And everyone crabbing about not hearing Fins, APL40 and One Particular Harbour among other standards. I yearn for the non traditional stuff like A cowboy in the Jungle, Apocapliso(the spelling is wrong) what a great song for the night! We can hear the standards at every show he does. He probable is tired of them! I would love to hear more of the old stuff at such an expensive show that is once in a lifetime . Like I said I wasn't there, I would have loved to go. Anyone else would have done the same thing for thekind of money he got, so don't stand on you high horse and complain. So thats my two cents. See you this summer. Tully the spaceman...wasted away again
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Submitted_By : mr p
Email_Address : pmmassage@aol.com
Review : The show as always was great...Why has that Nadirah Shakoor not have a record deal...she has such a soothing voice...I hope some day to go see her show.
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Submitted_By : Rick and Karen Click
Email_Address : parothds@shentel.net
Review : The beginning of the show was EXCELLENT with Jimmy making his "grand entrance" as the Lord of the Millenium. Have to hand it to him--I would never fly through the air over 5000 crazed parrotheads. The set itself was great with the exception of no Fins, One Particular Harbor and Math Suks. The Zevon song as an encore was a great choice. Will it go the way of Brown Eyed Girl and Southern Cross as concert anthems? We hope so. Down points: 1. Universal Amphitheater did not have their act together. We took our tickets in mid-afternoon and got our party wrist bands with the assurance that we would not wait in line but walk straight in to the party. We tried to do so and were sent to the rear of a very long line. After one hour standing in line I went to the front to complain and was told to come right in. One hour of partying wasted! 2. After the show, we worked our way (politely) to the front of the Stinger's stage. They were great too. There were rumours that Jimmy and possibly the Eagles might appear. However, some of the young fans were rude dumping beer on people and we witnessed the fight that broke out in front of the stage. We assumed this was the reason Jimmy was a no-show. What a shame!
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Submitted_By : Karen Click
Email_Address : parothds@shentel.net
Review : My husband and I splurged on $1000 tickets and plane fare for our X-mas/New Years Eve etc. present to one another, because we are huge fans! We took time away from our Universal Studios tour to get the green party bands with the promise that we would sail in, get our yellow booze bands and start partying. That was not the case and an hour wait in the cold was a bummer! The Universal Amphitheater staff was still telling me to stay in line (when I showed them my green band for the second time) while my husband was being told to come right in when he went to the front to complain at 8:00! We should have been told by the staff that afternoon of the possible upgrades etc. I would never go to any event there again! The party outside was beautiful and I especially liked the volcano spewing glittered confetti. We didn't get any party favors, but I heard from a Texan at our table that there were some decorations on the table earlier, but they were all scooped up by a rude fan. I had almost bought a tacky 2000 crown at Universal Studios that day to wear that evening, but figured we would be given better stuff upon our entrance (wrong). We were sick to hear stories of people spending $400 that day and getting $1500 seats! That is simply WRONG! One other thing that ticked us off was that the tickets clearly said no cameras or recording devices, so we didn't bring ours to the show. We are hoping to get pictures from another couple seated in front of us who turned out to live less than two hours from our home in Virginia. Of course, Jimmy is not to blame for these SNAFUs! The concert started on a high note with Buffett as Lord of the Millenium flying over our heads. However, I was disappointed with the selection of songs. I had hoped that Jimmy would treat his most loyal to a special set of songs that he hasn't played at his summer shows - Big Rig or Still's Tree Top Flier etc. Also, where were the celebrities he had alluded to on Radio Margaritaville interviews? I did like Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns, and Money", but was surprised at the Stones (like another reviewer, I wondered about the motivation for "You Don't Always Get What Yo Want"). Since Jimmy has been known to play the Beatles at the Nawlins Jazz Fest, I thought he might do a tribute to poor George in the hospital with "Taxman" since that is the next thing everyone has to endure! Jimmy was much more talkative in this show which is always entertaining. However, he should have played longer! I thought that the New Year's countdown was anticlimatic. We had read about a beachball drop and I had imagined a spoof on the Time Square ball with a beachball coming down from the ceiling. Wish he wouldn't have said "Happy f**** New Year". Don't mind the word in other contexts, but it just didn't seem celebratory! If we had known that there would be tickets for $100, I would have opted for those in retrospect, because the party simply wasn't worth it. Also, some younger fans at the party were obnoxious and rude - pushing their way past those who were already at a good vantage point for listening to the Stingers, dumping drinks on others, and then the fight that broke out...don't blame Jimmy for not showing up afterwards! However, we remain loyal parrotheads and can't wait till the 2000 summer tour to see JB at Nissan!
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Submitted_By : BARTMAN
Email_Address : Big Daddy Lick Lick@hotmail.com
Review : I wasn't there but keep reading anyway. Me and my beautiful wife Audrey & our husky Dayzee went down to the everglades 4 the party.We went 2 the PHISH show at the indian reservation.I would have rather been in margaritaville until I read all these nasty reviews.I also would have expected more.You can't allways get what you want.I am a parrothead of 17 years. Thanks to my dad when i was 10.I will always be but,my wife is a phish head.I like them 2 & she likes Jimmy, Dayzee likes both.The phish show was great,although traffic sucked.Their tickets were $150 and that included camping,and both days shows.The first day they played 2 shows an afternoon show & a night show.The next day they played a 3 hour aftrenoon set.Then that night 30 min. before midnight they rode to the stage on a giant hotdog.They started playing and didn't stop until the sun came up the next morning.They played for 8 f**** hours. They have about 10 cd's and never play the same songs at every show you never know what your going to get.It was the biggest and the best concert i've ever been 2.The 3 drops of sweet breath didn't hurt either.Ive been 2 a lot of buffett shows so many i don't remember so I know they were good!But I wish Jimmy would play alot more old s*** and longer every time I see him.I also wish I could have there but you can't allways get what u want? BARTMAN #72
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Submitted_By : Walt Ermansons
Email_Address : trophy@trophycharters.com
Review : Before I sound to cynical, I want everyone to know that there is no place in the world where I would have rather been on that historical moment. My wife and I absolutely love Jimmy and his music. The rest of our lives we will never forget where we were when the clock struck midnight. It was so much fun! But then on the down side...first the disappointment started last summer when he dropped Cleveland, OH, our home area from his tour schedule. Cleveland has the greatest fans and even Jimmy admits that Cleveland was his first major city sell-out. So what's up with that? To make up for no concert in the summer in early Sept. we decided to go to the "big show". We were devestated to find out the only ( Ha, Ha ) seats available were the $1000 seats. Even though we really couldn't afford that kind of luxury, out of desperation we bought 2 tickets which came to almost $2100 and that doesn't include airfar, hotel, car rental etc. I just knew this would be the hardest he ever worked for us because of the insane amount that everybody paid. Boy was I wrong! I could not believe how short the show was. He's played longer shows at "free" concerts and benifits for crying out loud. The set list was kinda disappointing also. It was just a basic same ol, same ol. The stuff you can hear at any old show. We thought he would have been a little more creative. It was still great music, just not what we expected. The thing that really upset me was all the people that at the end paid so much less and ended up with the best seats in the house. It was just the most unfair thing I had ever seen. Our seats were better than half way up the auditorium. Just a hard pill to swallow. I felt so sorry for the people that got caught in all the lines. Although the food was good, it was not worth what we paid and had to go through to get it. The booze was good and lots of it. How hard would it have been to have a few more bartenders? And was it some kind of surprise that everyone would want souviners. Boy was that a joke. Very poor organization for an event of a lifetime. Even after all that, we still LOVE Jimmy! I quess you just can't always get what you want. (or deserve!)
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Submitted_By : Pam Malone
Email_Address : pamelita10@aol.com
Review : This had to be the worst show of the year. Instead of a little extra for the money we had all paid, we were given a concert that lasted less than 2 hours. Jimmy was great, but really didn't seem to be into it. The promotors had advertised from 7:00 till dawn - all the bars and food were shut down at around 1:30-2:00. We were promised "heated tents", the only heat was from heaters placed on the sidewalks, and so the tents were freezing. Universal didn't open the gates until after 7:00 so it was close to 9:00 by the time we finally got in. Also, alot of the $99.00 ticket holders were eating and drinking for free, no one was checking wristbands (after standing in line for 1-1/2 hours to get them). Altogether a disaster. And the encore song "You Can't Always Get What You Want" seemed like a slap in the face. Come on Jimmy, you can do better than that!!
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Submitted_By : john gensel
Email_Address : jgensel@alaska.net
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Submitted_By : Karen
Email_Address : parothds@shentel.net
Review : Just a follow-up.... I have received several forwards from other angry parrotheads about the less than red carpet treatment we received from Universal Amphitheater. If you were displeased as I was, I urge you to register complaints with the California Attorney General by e-mailing to http://caag.state.ca.us/piu/mailform.htm or writing to P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244. Also fax some folks at Universal Studios: Larry Vallons Fax# 818 622 6442 Mike O'Neal Fax 818 622 0182 (Phone 818 622 4461) Pam Maloney Fax 818 622 0183 (I talked with her by phone and she said she wanted info to pass along to Jimmy's people too.) The address for writing to staff: Universal Amphitheater 100 Universal City Plaza Building #5454 Universal City, CA 91608
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Submitted_By : Peter Regush
Email_Address : Regush@uniserve.com
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Email_Address : parrothead1061
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Submitted_By : Tommy MacLuckie
Email_Address : tmacluckie@hotmail.com
Review : Ha ha. Actually, I wasn't at the show. I was in New Orleans. For those of you that had a bad time, sorry to read that. Keep this in mind though. You're still alive. For us New Orleanians, the new year (and century) came in with the usual assualt of falling bullets. Hell, even a N.O. police officer had his bullets traced to his gun! Isn't THAT great! No one got killed but there's always the next new year's eve - the true Millenium celebration, where I'm sure there will be people killed from falling bullets. Whatever you do, avoid New Orleans for the Millenium Eve. Give me a bad Buffett show anyday.
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Submitted_By : Dwayne
Email_Address : peacekeeper@thepentagon.com
Review : Well, I got my $500.00 tix for free so I can't complain. I also work security at concerts, so I should understand the snafu's. But I am still VERY disappointed! As did everyone else, I expected the concert of a lifetime. I expected a party that would last until dawn, as advertised (although I knew the bars would close at 2am per California law), and expected the bands to at least play for the better part of the evening. At first all seemed great. We passed up the long lines to get in by going around the back. We followed a rickshaw and just walked in. Got dinner quickly, got a centerpiece decoration, and got drinks fast. We got inside and the concert started. Although I truly enjoyed the show, I also did expect more. A longer show, perhaps playing all of the standards with older, less played songs thrown in. You've got to remember that Jimmy cancelled the whole west-coast leg of his summer tour, so many of us did not get a chance to see him this year except at this show. After only 2 hours, a disappointing NY Eve countdown (which was late), and a downbeat encore, we left feeling that had we actually paid for the tickets we would've been extremely angry. The worst happened at one of the bars around 2am, when my wife was called a bit*h and told to f*** off by one of the bartenders. That behavior was completely uncalled for. By the time we got that situation taken care of (complaining to Mike O'Neill and the catering manager personally) it was 3:30am, and most every one had left... VERY disappointed...