in four years' time. >> all right. nbc's tazeem ahmed. thank you very much. one city has been hit hard by the gulf of mexico oil spill. the hotels are booked. there's some long lines and restaurants and tourists seem to strolling about. let's get the details from michelle franzen who's live for us in gulf shore. what's going on today? there's a big event and a big draw. >> >> yeah, just some small concert. jimmy buffett and concert here. take a look at this venue back here, alex. it's a picturesque setting. jimmy buffett will be performing later on this evening to a crowd of 35,000. those were the number of tickets that were handed out here to draw gulf tourists in this area. four tickets handed out. they were free. and they're hoping it will draw even more people to this area, this hard-hit stretch of alabama