those of you who know me well know that i am a parrothead. for those that are unaware, that means i am a big jimmy buffet fan. i had been to many a concert on los angeles and always enjoyed the lively crowd and great show.
it was may, and i had been in paris for just a couple of weeks when i learned that jimmy buffet was coming to town at the end of september. i was quite surprised, because i didn't know he toured in europe at all. but i was also quite happy so i bought two tickets. i didn't know who i would be going with and i didn't know what the note "access libre" meant on my ticket.
suddenly september 24th rolled around. time really does fly, doesn't it? i still don't know many people in paris, and certainly don't know anyone else, american or european, who even knows who jimmy buffet is, so i still didn't have anyone to go with to the show. through a series of events i was connected with a guy in holland who wanted to buy a ticket to see the show.
matt took the train from holland to paris yesterday. we met for the first time when he came by my place to pick me up so we could go to the venue together. the show was held at l'olympia, a small concert hall that is iconic in paris. built in 1888, many great artists have performed there over the years, from edith piaf to bob dylan. my "access libre" tickets were for standing room only, which was the whole bottom floor holding about 1,000 people. another 1,000 people were upstairs sitting in the balcony. i was so happy to be downstairs, even though it meant we were on our feet for hours. because we got there early we were center stage, with just four or five rows of people in front of us. it was thrilling...i've never been to a concert before and been so close to the artist.
yes, some people were drunk and yes, some were just annoying (you know who you are, girl who was flipping her hair in my face while dancing like a crazy person). but after a while most people calmed down and the whole thing was quite enjoyable to watch. most of the crowd was american. people came from the states just to see the show, while expats like matt came from countries all around europe. pretty impressive.
fins to the left! fins to the right! a fine time was had in paris last night!!
it was may, and i had been in paris for just a couple of weeks when i learned that jimmy buffet was coming to town at the end of september. i was quite surprised, because i didn't know he toured in europe at all. but i was also quite happy so i bought two tickets. i didn't know who i would be going with and i didn't know what the note "access libre" meant on my ticket.
suddenly september 24th rolled around. time really does fly, doesn't it? i still don't know many people in paris, and certainly don't know anyone else, american or european, who even knows who jimmy buffet is, so i still didn't have anyone to go with to the show. through a series of events i was connected with a guy in holland who wanted to buy a ticket to see the show.
matt took the train from holland to paris yesterday. we met for the first time when he came by my place to pick me up so we could go to the venue together. the show was held at l'olympia, a small concert hall that is iconic in paris. built in 1888, many great artists have performed there over the years, from edith piaf to bob dylan. my "access libre" tickets were for standing room only, which was the whole bottom floor holding about 1,000 people. another 1,000 people were upstairs sitting in the balcony. i was so happy to be downstairs, even though it meant we were on our feet for hours. because we got there early we were center stage, with just four or five rows of people in front of us. it was thrilling...i've never been to a concert before and been so close to the artist.
yes, some people were drunk and yes, some were just annoying (you know who you are, girl who was flipping her hair in my face while dancing like a crazy person). but after a while most people calmed down and the whole thing was quite enjoyable to watch. most of the crowd was american. people came from the states just to see the show, while expats like matt came from countries all around europe. pretty impressive.
fins to the left! fins to the right! a fine time was had in paris last night!!
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