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Police urge fans to stop bringing their own toilets to Jimmy Buffett shows

by Jeremy Mersereau

Ok, Jimmy Buffett fans, sit down, we have to talk. Look, we all know that the Mayor of Margaritaville’s primary attitude about everything from to eating cheeseburgers to stage safety is to ‘take it inordinately easy,’ but that probably shouldn’t extend to basic sanitation practices.

Prior to Buffett’s show this weekend at Manchester, MA’s Xfinity Center, Massachusetts police have advised showgoers through a Facebook post that they shouldn’t be attempting to build and use their own toilets out of buckets.

Yes, this is the kind of thing you apparently have to tell the tailgating fans of the world’s foremost hoarder of Tommy Bahama shirts and Jamaica wristbands.

“We want to get the word out early this year that the “tent toilets” will not be permitted (or tolerated). We know, we know….no one likes to poo in a Porta-Loo, but think of it as an experience to build character,” the police say. The Facebook post also informs Parrotheads of the abundance  “actual, health-code-compliant toilets that aren’t attached to the bumper of a pickup truck” that will be available on-site for all your cheeseburger exit strategies.

“Aw dude, the ceremonial making of the bucket shitter is the best part of any Buffett show, every P-head worth their feathers knows that!” You’ve got a point, actually. First they came for the poo buckets, next time it could be the straw hats or the coconut bras hilariously being worn by dudes! On second thought, let’s hope that does happen.

[H/T Boston]