Big Topby Jimmy Buffett and Roger Guth from the album Buffet Hotel |
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Jimmy’s Note:It’s great to have a Roger Guth song again in this collection. Besides being our great drummer for over twenty years, Roger has a unique point of view as a writer, and can paint pretty good pictures of Parrothead life. The original idea for this record was based on the fact that I have been lucky enough, thanks in large part to the ticket-buying fans, to do what I want as far as music is concerned. While record companies are sifting through the wreckage of what used to be, and pop music today is based mostly on theme park performers and TV talent contests, I still get to play and sing for a crowd of loyal followers. So I decided we would include some things on this record as a tribute to the people who have paid our rent for over 40 years. I have always though of our touring entourage as a being as close to the circus as one can get without having to buy and feed lions and elephants, though I have heard about sighting of a few wild animals out on the lawn on occasion. If we are indeed a circus, then we need a big top, so here is yours, Parrotheads. |