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Photo gallery: Tailgating at Pizza Hut Park for Jimmy Buffett concert in Frisco (May 21)
The tailgate in Frisco is one of the biggest on Buffett's tour.
Photo by Sarah Blaskovich
The Airstream trailer was a big hit; it had a sandy beach out front and a full bar inside.
FRISCO — Jimmy Buffett fans were given a rare treat at his Saturday show at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco: He finished the set with "Livingston’s Gone to Texas," a song that he reportedly hasn't performed to a live audience since the mid-'70s. In many ways, Buffett's performance on Saturday was a throwback to some of his older tunes that fair-weather Buffett fans wouldn't have heard. But Buffett didn't fail to satisfy his less educated fans either; he played "Brown Eyed Girl," "It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere," "Margaritaville," and many more popular songs to an excited, over-served crowd.
But to shine the light on Buffett's concert would suggest that it was the main event of the weekend at Pizza Hut Park. The real party was out in the parking lot and started Friday morning when the RV lot opened to a line of thousands of eager parrotheads.
Friday's tailgate party was dampened by rain, but it didn't seem to dampen the spirits of crowds decked out in hula skirts, dressed as pirates, or carrying oversized margaritas. By Saturday morning, the massive tailgate was a mess of stumbling people and golf carts. It was the same familiar spectacle that Buffett fans seem to love.
We were on-site (reporting for duty, of course) on Saturday to snap a few photos of the most outlandish Buffett fans. By all accounts, it wasn't the end of the world, but it would've been a good place to spend your last hours.
Tailgating at the Jimmy Buffett concert in Frisco (May 21)
Many people who came to the parking lot party didn't even go into the Jimmy Buffett concert. The Frisco tailgate is considered by many parrotheads to be the best outdoor party on Buffett's tour.
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rrdlt, anonymous:
Having been borned and raised here in Frisco, I wasn't thrilled to see our town grow so big. I had always loved the small town, the tight knit community, where everyone knew everyone. We were able to leave our front doors and windows open all day and night. Didn't like newcomers complaining at all and changed our "Coon" to Raccoon. We grew up with that, there were no prejudice in this town and our greatest players were black, they never took it as offensive. With time, comes changes, some are good, others are not. Having jimmy buffet come to town was okay, as long as it brings people to come and enjoy the concert and bring no trouble to our town.
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tconscout, anonymous:
Parrot Heads need to pay attention to where garbage cans are located and not TRASH Frisco. Thanks for loving the beach and nature, yet litter our fields, streets and town with Garbage.
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jpeter, anonymous:
I agree with you tconscout but PHP needs to put more trash bins out. They did not have any trash bins out except a large bin near the Comfort Suites.
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