The Root of Jimmy Buffet Bashing - Beyond Tiki

T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 2:54 AM I recently asked the manager of our favorite quasi-tiki restaurant why they stopped playing exotica and went to so much Jimmy Buffet. He was sympathetic that we wanted a return to exotica and told us he'd keep it in the mix, but said that back when he used more exotica, the relaxed quality of it slowed the pace of his employees. He also noted that a lot of his customers were parrotheads. I'm not sure there is a counter-arguement to that as long as Buffet fans make the cash register ring and we're the only two asking for more exotica. I do know is that listening to entire Buffet albums in a tiki environment is like a Chinese water torture to me.

I recently asked the manager of our favorite quasi-tiki restaurant why they stopped playing exotica and went to so much Jimmy Buffet. He was sympathetic that we wanted a return to exotica and told us he'd keep it in the mix, but said that back when he used more exotica, the relaxed quality of it slowed the pace of his employees. He also noted that a lot of his customers were parrotheads. I'm not sure there is a counter-arguement to that as long as Buffet fans make the cash register ring and we're the only two asking for more exotica. I do know is that listening to entire Buffet albums in a tiki environment is like a Chinese water torture to me.

Post #82547 by tikijackalope on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 2:54 AM