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What to wear to a Jimmy Buffet theme party?

windgrrl - 4-1-2009 at 07:50 PM

Not acquainted with parrothead culture and need your advice. Will my Baja beach wear do? Any finishing touches to know?

Need help by Thursday to prepare to celebrte a colleague's retirement!

Thanx,
w

Udo - 4-1-2009 at 07:58 PM

Here is our idea of PARROTHEAD WEAR. Baja beachwear will do if skinnydipping is your thing.

windgrrl - 4-1-2009 at 08:04 PM

I like your style, dude!:yes:

Udo - 4-1-2009 at 08:21 PM

Here is what the rest of the outfit looked like:



But once I lifted my hula skirt,

Paula - 4-1-2009 at 08:59 PM

I like Kate's idea. I'm not up on parrothead culture either, so I think I would just do the obvious and put a parrot on my head. Maybe a fake parrot tattoo on your forehead?

Diver - 4-1-2009 at 09:54 PM

Here's Jimmy's new look ! :o

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Diver - 4-1-2009 at 09:57 PM

The best Buffet party outfit I've seen involved a pinapple hat, a parrot sarong, bare feet, a nice tan and a 3 Marguarita smile. :lol:

bajaguy - 4-1-2009 at 10:29 PM

Windgrrl......I vote for this.......

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Bajahowodd - 4-1-2009 at 10:43 PM

Diver has it right. Amazingly, Senor Buffet is an incredibly rich man with a worldwide corporate reach. I think I paid $15 for a plate of nachos at the Margaritaville Restaurant in the Cancun airport terminal last year. All this from a two-bit musical talent. Go figure.

Mulegena - 4-1-2009 at 10:48 PM

A bikini and jewelry made of chain-mail poptops...

and borrow that pink crustacean from morgaine

2-tie-dye-4 - 4-2-2009 at 03:29 AM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Diver has it right. Amazingly, Senor Buffet is an incredibly rich man with a worldwide corporate reach. I think I paid $15 for a plate of nachos at the Margaritaville Restaurant in the Cancun airport terminal last year. All this from a two-bit musical talent. Go figure.


He may be lacking in musical talent, but he's the king of story telling. If you can't get to a Buffet show, check out Mark Mulligan in San Carlos.
More suggestions for proper dress....grass skirt, coconut bra, (that's uni-sex) and if you don't have a parrot or a shark for your headwear, a blender will do.

woody with a view - 4-2-2009 at 06:54 AM

thong y nada mas......:P:yes::wow::o

DENNIS - 4-2-2009 at 07:54 AM

I can't believe Paulina hasn't been all over this thread. She's a Parrothead delux.

What's the world coming to?

Cardon Man - 4-2-2009 at 08:14 AM

Jimmy buffet is a sign that the end times are upon us. Excuse me while I go listen to Black Sabbath at high volume in an attempt to erase these horrifying images from my mind.
:lol:

Bajahowodd - 4-2-2009 at 10:57 AM

:yes::yes::yes:

Fred - 4-2-2009 at 12:49 PM

I would think parrot feathers while holding a bottle of t-kill-ya.

DERN - 4-2-2009 at 01:09 PM

Hi, Paulina here signing in under Dern's name cause I can't remember my login info....too many J.B. parking lot parties I guess.

My first thought was right along with Kate's; a white sport coat with a pink crustacean. Then draw in a pencil thin moustash (sp?) on your upper lip and you will look old school Buffett.

Otherwise, anything tropical, beachy, unorthodox, mermaidish, landsharkish, a parrot costume or an old fashioned sea captain suit would do, or cheeseburger head wear, etc. It's anything goes.

I've worn a combination of coconut bras, grass skirts, fish netting, a vintage table cloth from the Tahiti, a shark backpack, a sea turtle stuffed inside of my sarong, killer whale costume, wedding veil with feathers attached to it, yellow rain slicker over a bikini, etc.

You'll have a blast no matter what you wear. Parrot heads tend to know how to have a good time.

I sure wish he'd play at the Santa Barbara bowl like the old days.

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vandenberg - 4-2-2009 at 01:50 PM

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Originally posted by 2-tie-dye-4
If you can't get to a Buffet show, check out Mark Mulligan in San Carlos.


He ain't no Buffet, but sure is a passable substitute.
Did see him last month during a gig in La Paz.
Very enjoyable. Even splurged ( my wife that is ) on some good CD's.
If you have a chance to see him, don't pass it up.

Buffett Wear ?

MrBillM - 4-2-2009 at 04:53 PM

Well, if you want to show your're sympatico with his world view, a Hammer and Sickle would be appropriate.

Like the music, though. I've got "most" of his albums and spent some outrageous money on tickets to concerts at Irvine Meadows for many years.

I'm caught between mixed emotions. On the one hand, I'd like to see him Crash and Burn. On the other, I like his music.

Since his best stuff is behind him and on CD, I say let him burn.

[Edited on 4-2-2009 by MrBillM]

grace59 - 4-3-2009 at 05:43 PM

Jimmy is one of the only things that gets me through the long winters here in WA. I always enjoy a Buffett concert....they are still a great value for the price of a ticket. Wear a grass skirt and a tropical shirt....or a pirate costume...shark...parrot....or just a wild tropical shirt. I also know Mark's music and many more Trop. Rock folk...try Sunny Jim White or Jim Morris...both good story tellers. Thanks Bubba for all the years of great tunes.

Smart people know what to wear...

Pompano - 4-3-2009 at 06:00 PM

..as Einstein shows you. Wear your Hawaii Hilo-Hattie shirt, a lei, and take your ukelele. Chill out in paradise.
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It's also VERY important on WHAT you drive to the concert.
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[Edited on 4-4-2009 by Pompano]

UnoMas - 4-3-2009 at 07:05 PM

Wear your tropical shirt, grass hat, white or beige pants, no socks and your hush puppies......;D

windgrrl - 4-4-2009 at 09:08 AM

Thank you all for your help with my attire. Here is how it turned out. I went on a shopping venture and found a relatively conservative Tommy Bahama (hope that wasn’t sacrilege) tropical shirt for $9.99 (Reg. $125.). I also found two enamel pink crustacean pins - a lobster and a crab to add to my very simple straw hat. So I put on my travel khakis, my shell necklace from Montreal, my pearl bracelet from Los Barriles, my parrot green fleece jacket from Costco and Keen no-laces boots (it’s still winter up here, eh?) and off I went to work. It was very nice not to have to wear a suit, although I do have a nice white jacket, and I am wondering why I would continue to wear suits after having drawn no comments about what I was wearing!.

It was a work event, and we are more conservative than Mr. Bill in this neck of the woods so low-key flamboyancy was temporarily allowed. There were leis at the door for everyone, chips and salsa stations, a big table with a party spread and JB music rocking the dining room of the old auxiliary nursing wing.

My job was to put the straws and umbrellas in the virgin margies produced in a giant double-auger slushy machine. You might think that the people would miss the t-kill-ya, but I was surprised at how delighted people were with humble refreshment and some light-hearted fun celebrating a retirement. In case you haven’t heard, Alberta’s health care system is under massive reform and we can use all the fun we can get right now!

Hope your day is a tropical wonder,
w