Jimmy buffett at royal farms arena3/11/2024 ![]() ![]() At least at the start of the day, the Orioles are tied for first place in the American League East! Game 1 of 162 games is set to commence in a few hours. The day I have been waiting and planning for since baseball season ended during early November has arrived.īaseball, major league-style, is returning to a ballpark near me! The best ballpark in all of baseball, OPACY, will be alive and thronging with thousands of Orioles fans this afternoon.īut hope springs eternal. For one day I can say that the Orioles are atop the American League East! Yes it is only one game and they are tied with the Yankees and the Rays-but at least for one day, they are in first. There was no question once I heard the crack and saw the trajectory. It was crushing to have to watch the weak fly ball drop in for two runs with two outs in the ninth to tie the game, but I was able to watch the winning home run as it flew from bat into the stands. The crowd stayed with the game, but when runs started to be scored, the entire stadium rocked. The Orioles started the season with a double off the bat of Manny Machado and ended the game with a home run from the team's captain, Adam Jones, to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning. All of the runs scored in the game were off the relievers. The crowd, in excess of 45,000, was treated to a pitching duel by both teams' starting pitchers. Opening Day 2018 and the Orioles had to make it exciting by winning in dramatic fashion. Orioles fans were out in force and the color of the day was orange. All of the usual watering holes were filled to overflowing. The crowds around the park before the game were crushing! Seriously. The weather was perfect! It was warm and it did not rain, or snow. What a day it was and what a game it was. Yes! Next time he is in town I expect to be there. The test for any event I attend is answering the question, would I do it again? The backgrounds one the screens changed and were nicely choreographed with the music. No laser light shows, just big screens so that we could see the concert despite the girls in front of me. This was an old-style concert where the performer stands in front of the crowd surrounded by his band an just plays the songs that made him great! Nothing more was required and there were no pyrotechnics or loud noises. I did enjoy especially It's Five O'clock Somewhere and of course Margaritaville. The songs evoked a summertime feeling that will carry with me until I am in Florida again. The setlist was well constructed and the acoustics were good and the music was not too loud. At a baseball game the ushers take care of such problems, at the concert there was not an usher in sight and the young ladies would not respond to requests to sit and let those behind them see clearly.īack to the concert, however. It was most annoying and continues to be one of the reasons that I am not a more frequent concert goer-inconsiderate patrons. These two ladies stood all evening, even when the rest of the crowd sat. It is not the money, mind you, but tickets to this concert were not inexpensive. ![]() Most everyone sitting around me appeared eligible for Social Security, with the exception of two inconsiderate young ladies in front of us. The age of the concert goers was similar. I was amazed when I realized that Jimmy Buffett is about 72 years old and he is still filling concert halls to hear his special brand of music. They performed for just over two hours and did all the greats. Once Jimmy and the band took the stage, they never relinquished it until the even was, all too quickly, over. Even the opening act, Caroline Jones, was a pleasure to listen to for the 25 minutes she was on stage. The concert, admittedly, was held in one of my least favorite venues, the Royal Farms Arena, but the evening and the music overcame the too numerous to count shortcomings of the location. ![]() It had been a great couple of days. Thursday was Orioles Opening Day and last evening Chris and I made our first ever visit to a Jimmy Buffett concert. ![]()
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