Jimmy Buffett threw a free concert Sunday and a Barack Obama rally broke out. However, as political rallies go, this one was low key. Well, except for the now expected rendition of "God Bless America." Bunting was non-existent. There was only a single stage banner, and the candidate for president made only a short taped speech. Yet, more members of the estimated 20,000 sported shirts that mentioned "Change" than featured colorful parrots and palms. In every section, it was easy to spot the Obama fans from their buttons, shirts, hats, and even a few tattoos (temporary). If there were any Jimmy Buffett fans planning to vote McCain they bit their lips and simply enjoyed the greatest hits concert. On the other hand, the Obama fans were more than willing to cheer Buffett when he'd drop references to the Obama campaign. Someone once said "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." so I won't present you with a review of the Buffett show,* but I'll give you some not-so-random thoughts from the concert after the jump.
Parrotheads looking for tickets to Jimmy Buffett's Free Last Chance for Change Concert and Rally can find them in two Lakeland locations: Campaign for Change – Lakeland 5385 Gateway Blvd, Bays 12-14 UPDATE: 9:43am Gateway Blvd has no tickets. Mitchell's has many. Mitchell’s Coffee House 235 N Kentucky Ave The concert is, not surprisingly, a rally for Barrack Obama. The rally starts at 1:30. Buffett will perform starting at 3:00 Sunday November 2nd. at the Ford Ampitheatre. Tickets are available starting at 10am today. Two free tickets per person are available on a first-come, first-served basis, Please note: According to Mitch Harvey, Mitchell's staff are not giving out the tickets. Barack Obama volunteers will set up a table at the Downtown coffeehouse to distribute the tickets. Update: Tickets are already at Mitchell's. According to the Obama volunteer in place: to get tickets you must agree to vote early or sign up to volunteer two shifts. Update: People are coming in to Mitchell's saying that So. FL headquarters does not have tickets. At 9:40 Mitchell's volunteer seems to have many tickets left.
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