Our friends from MGM arrived Saturday evening for the Buffett show. They were excited and looking forward to the show while we could hardly get out of bed from Saturday's adventure. It was a hot July day in Alabama.
They left early to shop at the Wharf and then catch the shuttle to the concert to arrive when the gates opened. We decided to take our chances and wait till later & find a parking spot. The local media had promoted the bus system so well the traffic was less than a normal summer day. We made the trip to GS in 10 minutes and parked 3 blocks away. The bus riders walked much further than we did.
When we arrived we grabbed a spot on the deck and out of the sand. It was a loooong way to the stage and he was the size of an ant that far away. We could see the giant screen. The distance was so great the picture was a second or so ahead of the sound. The Karma was good last night. Lots of people having a good time. Hopefully America will see our Gulf Coast is still a great place to visit and vacation. No oil was anywhere in sight!
Rumors were rampant as to who else would join Buffett. The list was long and varied. Brooks and Dunn, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, Alan Jackson were the most prominent. Some even heard Bruce Springstein. Maybe the Beatles were coming. In the end it was just Jimmy and a couple of relatively unknowns and it was good.
The concert started promptly at 6 and continued until 8:20. We made a dash back to the truck and were back in OB in 15 minutes. We even gave Lucy & Cathy a ride to the bus stop to pick up the car. Thanks goes out to the local media for encouraging everyone to ride the bus!!! I got called a "jackass" because I would not let a couple of guys ride back in the truck..
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