was Bama Breeze a real bar?

CoronaMargaritahead · Post by **CoronaMargaritahead** » August 22, 2006 11:11 pm

i was just wondering if this was a real bar.. i know its about a bar damaged in a hurricane.. just wonderinf if it is a real bar.. im guessing if its not.. jimmy might put one up

.. OH PLEASE JIMMY!!!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » August 22, 2006 11:14 pm

from what I understand. it is about not A bar.. But
about bars we all can relate to.. mostly gulf coast joints. just my understanding..

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » August 22, 2006 11:28 pm

i remember reading something about the flori-bama...

Capttony · Post by **Capttony** » August 23, 2006 11:34 am

when jimmy did it at great woods.....He said something to the effect of people can relate to this that live on the gulf or up in cape cod. I got the impression it wasn't about a specific bar, but about your typical beach bar.....

parrotpartygod · Post by **parrotpartygod** » August 23, 2006 11:57 am

CoronaMargaritahead wrote:i was just wondering if this was a real bar.. i know its about a bar damaged in a hurricane.. just wonderinf if it is a real bar.. im guessing if its not.. jimmy might put one up .. OH PLEASE JIMMY!!!

A video for the song "Bama Breeze" was filmed on July 28th, 2006 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi at the old Fire Dog Saloon. The music video is about Hurricane Ivan's effects on the Flora-Bama, a beach bar in Gulf Shores, Ala.

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » August 23, 2006 12:44 pm

parrotpartygod wrote:
CoronaMargaritahead wrote:i was just wondering if this was a real bar.. i know its about a bar damaged in a hurricane.. just wonderinf if it is a real bar.. im guessing if its not.. jimmy might put one up .. OH PLEASE JIMMY!!!
A video for the song "Bama Breeze" was filmed on July 28th, 2006 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi at the old Fire Dog Saloon. The music video is about Hurricane Ivan's effects on the Flora-Bama, a beach bar in Gulf Shores, Ala.

told ya so

citcat · Post by **citcat** » August 23, 2006 12:56 pm

We saw the FloraBama a couple of months after most of it was destroyed.
It wasn't that sturdy to begin with, but it was sad. I got one of those t-shirts they were selling in the trailer across from where it used to be. I snuck into the fenced area and 'liberated' a piece of the FloraBama. It begged me to take it home with me, so I did.

How much have they rebuilt? The last time we went by in March, the bar part was open but the rest hadn't been started to be rebuilt.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 23, 2006 1:09 pm

citcat wrote:We saw the FloraBama a couple of months after most of it was destroyed.
It wasn't that sturdy to begin with, but it was sad. I got one of those t-shirts they were selling in the trailer across from where it used to be. I snuck into the fenced area and 'liberated' a piece of the FloraBama. It begged me to take it home with me, so I did.
How much have they rebuilt? The last time we went by in March, the bar part was open but the rest hadn't been started to be rebuilt.

sure.. you go down and poke around, but you don't come down for Stars..

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » August 23, 2006 1:53 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
citcat wrote:We saw the FloraBama a couple of months after most of it was destroyed.
It wasn't that sturdy to begin with, but it was sad. I got one of those t-shirts they were selling in the trailer across from where it used to be. I snuck into the fenced area and 'liberated' a piece of the FloraBama. It begged me to take it home with me, so I did.
How much have they rebuilt? The last time we went by in March, the bar part was open but the rest hadn't been started to be rebuilt.
sure.. you go down and poke around, but you don't come down for Stars..

Tell her about it!

citcat · Post by **citcat** » August 23, 2006 1:59 pm

I'm workin' on it, my peeps ! I can't get anybody to commit ! The hubby says if we go to Stars, we can't go to MOTM too. So I'm workin' on getting a girl trip for Stars (it'll be cheaper) AND going to MOTM too. This is heavy complicated stuff, people. I'm using every brain cell here.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 23, 2006 2:30 pm

citcat wrote:I'm workin' on it, my peeps ! I can't get anybody to commit ! The hubby says if we go to Stars, we can't go to MOTM too. So I'm workin' on getting a girl trip for Stars (it'll be cheaper) AND going to MOTM too. This is heavy complicated stuff, people. I'm using every brain cell here.

it helps knowing Charlotte and having her send regular emails saying, "y'all ARE comin' down"

col cairo · Post by **col cairo** » August 23, 2006 4:31 pm

I still have not heard the song. I put in a request to RM about an hour ago. Still waiting. This is what I get for not listening to the last couple of concerts.

Adge · Post by **Adge** » August 23, 2006 8:38 pm

For those wanting to know/learn moer about the Florabama visit the web-site. It is a great place if you haven't been:

http://www.florabama.com/

Monkey · Post by **Monkey** » August 23, 2006 10:51 pm

They haven't rebuilt any, apparently they are missing one piece they need to put it back together

CoronaMargaritahead · Post by **CoronaMargaritahead** » August 23, 2006 10:58 pm

Adge wrote:For those wanting to know/learn moer about the Florabama visit the web-site. It is a great place if you haven't been:

http://www.florabama.com/

just visited it.. very cool... i'll check it out if i ever get down that way.. probably will since my gf's step mom lives down there in pensacola

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » August 23, 2006 11:00 pm

Monkey wrote:They haven't rebuilt any, apparently they are missing one piece they need to put it back together

brahmafear · Post by **brahmafear** » August 23, 2006 11:08 pm

"Second set Lulu get's up with the band a beer in her hand
Sings Free Bird slow and she raises a toast"
I believe it's a rewind of the bars that cover Jimmy's stomping ground back in the day. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

conched · Post by **conched** » August 24, 2006 12:26 am

brahmafear wrote:"Second set Lulu get's up with the band a beer in her hand
Sings Free Bird slow and she raises a toast"
I believe it's a rewind of the bars that cover Jimmy's stomping ground back in the day. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Sounds like maybe the guys who wrote it wrote it with Jimmy and the Floribama in mind.

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » August 24, 2006 11:31 am

"Bama Breeze" is located in "Margaritaville"....

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 24, 2006 11:42 am

conched wrote:
brahmafear wrote:"Second set Lulu get's up with the band a beer in her hand
Sings Free Bird slow and she raises a toast"
I believe it's a rewind of the bars that cover Jimmy's stomping ground back in the day. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Sounds like maybe the guys who wrote it wrote it with Jimmy and the Floribama in mind.

and had seen Lucy do that..

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