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Tiki Time Near
Tijuana
Jimmy Buffett San Diego
Show 2003!
The USS Land Shark
sailed into San Diego for the 2003 show.
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Within sight of Mexico – a song
appropriately performed - Jimmy Buffett began his 2003 California trio
tour with the traditional stop in San Diego on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
This was no desert island on an ancient chart. Some 20,000 Parrotheads
packed the amphitheater which is within a tequila shot of Tijuana in
Chula Vista. Jimmy welcomed them with fire dancers, tiki torches and
tunes. "Knees of My Heart," "Schoolboy Heart," "A
Pirate Looks at 40," "Everybody's Talking," "Margaritaville"
and "Fins" (as the first encore in a new twist) were among
the songs. A highlight came right after intermission when Jimmy and
Mac McAnally sat alone on stage strumming their six strings to "This
Hotel Room," a quirky, somewhat obscure tune from the long-ago
"Havana Daydreaming" album.
 Jimmy
was typical Buffett – no shoes, laughing and joking. He wore tie-dye
shorts as a tribute to friend and former NBA star Bill Walton, a noted
Grateful Dead deadhead who was in the front row.
San Diego is quickly gaining a reputation for Parrothead partying rivaling
that of Irvine
Meadows an hour up the freeway. In a way, it's even better
because it's less of a total frenzy and the people are truly fans of
"the Man," not a mix of Parrotheads and Spring Break seekers.
The venue is modern and it's not a half-mile hike through the woods
to reach the seats. Parking is free, the lot opens early – shortly
past noon – and they wisely let vehicles stay overnight so those
boat drink-powered sons of sons of sailors can stay one step ahead of
the jailer. This makes San Diego a mecca for motorhomes.
Thought it wasn't quite a ragtop day, the weather was there and the
people were definitely beautiful. Even though it was a Tuesday, the
parking lot was packed by 4 p.m.
The centerpiece of activity was in the back corner of the side paved
area. Some clever Parrotheads erected a small stage with a roulette
wheel of provocative drinking proposals. Called the Fin Spin, it always
seemed to result in a girl having to show her breasts.
Okay, be sure and
look to the left of the Fin Spin to read the signs.
This was adjacent to the Parrothead Bar and Grill – free
shots! – and one of the dozens of portable tiki bars. A group of
girls in grass skirts skirted through all the madness on a golf cart,
a lifeguard stand on the sand offered shots with a blow-up dollie and
a realistic replica of a pirate ship had tossed out its anchor.
The latter made for a great photo op when PubClubber Gary discovered
this treasure; he was dressed as a pirate identical to the lead character
in "Pirates of the Caribbean."
By the next morning, the pleasure was worth the pain from too much
tequila (or rum, or beer, or shots). So, looking for a place to go when
volcano blows we definitely won't mind landing in San Diego!
Pirate Gary tossed
our his anchor at this ship until...
....he went for
younger women and got drunk uptown with The
Bartender (below).
Waiting for some
mystery man, Havana Daydreaming for a shot.
In the shelter of
a golf cart with a grass skirt.
Surprise, it's a
tiki bar!
Life's a beach in
San Diego and especially at Buffett.
What's a Buffett
show without shark fins on a motorhome?
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