The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a review of Tuesday night’s show: “Jimmy Buffett’s sold-out concert at Blossom Music Center blurs the lines between entertainment and sociological research“, and a photo gallery from the show.
A fascinating sociological experiment was conducted on a massive scale Tuesday night at Blossom Music Center.
OK. So maybe it was billed as a Jimmy Buffett concert. But we’re not just talking about mere entertainment here.
This was a groundbreaking study on the ability of 19,000 test subjects (i.e. fans) to respond to primarily auditory stimuli (i.e. Buffett’s greatest hits) while under the influence of various intoxicants (i.e. beer and assorted frozen concoctions).
Most subjects were middle-aged. Many were observed to be wearing straw hats, multi-colored leis and grass skirts.
The experiment commenced with a rousing version of “The Wino and I Know.” Enough said.
Guitar-strumming chief researcher Buffett, 64, was barefoot. Instead of a white lab coat, he cut a casual figure in a yellow T-shirt and blue shorts with a skull-and-crossbones pattern.
The show had sold out faster than you can say: “Cheeseburger in Paradise.” It was Buffett’s first performance in Northeast Ohio since 2004.