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Florida Gal - Been thinking about you not being on the board and figured you were in the big countdown. I'm feverishly tieing up the loose ends too and haven't packed yet either. Hope you have happy travels tomorrow - if you forget something, email us and we'll bring it for you! We'll have 3 kayaks so plan to come down and yak with us! See you at WWs!

We went to see JJW when he was here in VA last summer. Great show. It was a benefit for children, and a great night.
Have his CD Cowboy Boots & Bathing Suits in every vehicle we own...when the traffic gets to be too much, he's there to take us back to AC. I don't think I'm his biggest fan, but I do appreciate his work. Buffett, however, is another story....

A few months ago a friend told me, "next time JJ comes to town, I'd like to go" (knowing in fact that I would be going...). So, checked his concert schedule on his website, read about Camp Belize and before we knew it, we were planning the trip to AC. I burned cd's for my traveling companions to prime their ear (most of them weren't familiar w/him either) and have dug out pictures from an early concert I saw in 1982 to show him, why I'm not sure, but this may be a sign that I may be one of his biggest fans...like Buffet a whole lot too - one of our travelers is a major Parrot Head - named his dog Buffet, yadayda. This is going to be soooo fun.

leo56---No official "campground" in or within close proximity to San Pedro. Pedro's Inn is a backpacker's hostel and is GREAT!!!for the money and clean, clean, clean. Also is a building and OFF of the ground with beds, bath, bar, bbq, internet, cable, etc. BEST deal on the island at I believe $12usd a night--extra for the bbq. He's on this board so you can PM Pedro1 for reservations, etc.
His place is the ONLY way to camp--but it really isn't camping at all.

leo56------Pedro's Inn has a web page. Just tap on lodgings and you'll get all the info.

Isn't it funny how you have to explain JJW to the folks that have never heard of him.
You have to say Bojangles,and thats mostly because of Nitty Gritty.
There is such a body of work that somehow gets under the radar and creates all of us contrarians to ordinarians.Thank God or the administrator of evoloution, what ever you follow that you know JJW.
I saw my first show in a small Texas town in 75. I got hooked up with a bunch of pot smokin hippie medics from Ft Sill OK and we drove a couple hours to hear a Red Neck Mother. The only thing we had in common was the red in our eyes matched the red on the back of his neck.
Then he sang Stewball in the dressing room befor the show and I've enjoyed 30 years of educated country music since then.
I'm looking forward to the JJW Mecca episode in AC.
Those Full moons still drive me wild

Smallish world! An old buddy of mine was stationed in Ft Hood, caught a show by JJW somewhere in Tx, mailed me a letter that said I had to go out and buy Viva Terlinqua. After I convinced the guy at the store that I was sure my friend wasn't talking about Junior Walker and the Allstars, I located VT and was hooked. Now ain't that funny you found him about the same time...same show? I wonderrr! Bad news, I don't think we get a full moon - I checked and we're a crescent for that week. Bet it'll be a big a#* crescent though! Wait, were you quoting a song? Probably and I'm blah blah blahing about the lunar phase! Glad to find another devote. Just pray the rain stops for a while...

Update - just checked in w/Tried and True - Phillip is soo sweet. Anyway, about 225 of us for week 1! My dreams of singing backup in a crowd of 8 people are dashed! No problem, but how WILL we know each other. Only thing I can think of is, I'll yell "hoodeehoohoo" and ya'll find us!

Thanks Fly-boy I got a room a lillys for a couple nights then I can peddle around and see whats out there. Pedros sounds good too!
Indoor camping!

So good to hear all of you JJW fans. I think I appreciate Jerry Jeff's song writing most of all. Some of my favorite songs are not at all well known...and he probably won't sing a lot of them at the concerts. I love the one about "life is just a leap of faith"...about the guy that's always jumping off the roof because he thinks he can fly "and always trust your cape" and the ones he wrote to his wife, Susan and his two children are really awesome. Some wonderful love songs. And the funny ones like the one about "two Jerry Jeffs"...I could go on and on. My daughter saw him in concert in Texas and told me how she liked him and then when I saw he was putting on shows in Belize I signed up because I had been coming to Belize off and on for 12 years anyway. I haven't seen him in concert except for the last 2 years in San Pedro. This is my 3rd. year so I'm getting to be a real "Groupie" I guess. I'd love to go to Gruene Hall,TX for the birthday bash concerts someday. I leave to go to the airport at 6:30 a.m....10.5 hours and I'M STILL NOT READY so why am I on this freakin message board...I'm addicted!!!!