songbird's crazy world

the concert isn't for another two weeks, but already I've got buffett on my mind. didn't really become a Parrothead until last year -- Buffett and Caribbean vacations seem to go hand in hand.  and then there was the contest, and I won tickets to the concert at MSG -- floor seats. when the tickets for Jones Beach went on sale in February, I HAD to buy them. two weeks....

I was never really into Jimmy Buffett's music. I mean, I liked "Margaritaville", but it never made me want to go out and buy his albums or see his concerts. Then, when Jen's cheer team competed at Universal Studios in Orlando, we had a team dinner in the Margaritaville Restaurant, and of course Jimmy's music played in the background. It was fun. But it wasn't until the following year that I started downloading Buffett into my iTunes. I have a friend, Mitch, who is a Parrothead, and I was putting a "Secret Santa" gift together for him. Since it was in my iTunes library anyhow, I started listening to the music. And I liked it. And now, with the cruise coming up, I am listening to all sorts of "tropical" stuff. So when Newsday had a contest to give away tickets to Buffett's concert at Madison Square Garden,I decided to enter. So last Friday I got an email from the newspaper, advising me that I had won two tickets to the co...