Actually, as a Florida Folk Singer, I frequently encounter the anti-Buffet sentiment. Perhaps even the anti-Buffet. I performed at the Will McLean Folk Festival this weekend which is an annual confluence of Florida song-maker types. The hit of the Saturday evening line-up was a young protege of the late Gamble Rogers named Sam Pacetti (if you're not familiar with Sam yet, you will be...). Late in Sam's set, someone from the audience yelled for him to play Margaritaville. "Hell no", says Sam, "this is a Buffet-free zone". There is a real sentiment among the Floriad Folkies that Jimmy is "too commercial" or "too rock" to be called a folk musician. Personally I like alot of Buffet's stuff and have most of his recordings...I would suggest Jerry Falwell as the one true Anti-Buffet, however.

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