Stagefright
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I’ve had a David Allan Coe song about Buffet and Key West in my head during chores today.
RIP Jimmy Buffett
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JohnW63
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My wife and her brother are into Jimmy's stuff. I started listening. I was glad I did. He had much more than the top 40 songs. I wasn't into him enough to buy records, but I like his stuff.
Yes, he has his share of quirky songs, but some nice thoughtful ones.
Yes, he has his share of quirky songs, but some nice thoughtful ones.
ReevesRd
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R.I.P. brother, A.E.K.D.B.
sailingshoes72
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I remember listening to Jimmy Buffett's albums back in the 1970's. It was good-time, partying music for the most part, but he also had a thoughtful, more reflective side as well. He became known for the festival-like atmosphere of his live concerts, but he started out playing solo gigs in bars, taverns and coffee houses. A genuine musician and singer/songwriter. Listening to his music brings back some great memories of days gone by. I am sorry to hear of his passing. "Fair Winds and Following Seas." 
silverfox103
Senior Member
Saw it reported today, he had been fighting a type of skin cancer for 4 years. That was the cause.
Tom
Come Monday, Cheeseburger In Paradise, Fins, Son of a Son of a Son of a Sailor, A Pirate Looks at 40, Fins, Let's Get Drunk and Screw, It's 5 O'clock Somewhere... oh, and Margaritaville.
Jimmy B. brought it. Sorry to say I never saw him live. A party for sure! RIP Mr. B.
Jimmy B. brought it. Sorry to say I never saw him live. A party for sure! RIP Mr. B.
Neal
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I quit the University of Virginia for two years and moved to Key West in 1978. I can’t say that Jimmy’s music was the primary reason, but the lifestyle sure was.
I ended up going back to college, met my wife, and after graduation, she and I loaded up my beat-up 1966 Volkswagen bus and spent our first year of marriage there in 1982-83.
Never ran into Jimmy, not once. But his spirit was everywhere. It was a fun time.
Interestingly, Jimmy met his wife while she was in Key West on spring break in 1977.
Whenever I hear a tune from Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, it transports me back to those carefree days. No phone, a car that barely ran, working the graveyard shift at Perkins Cake and Steak, a bottle of wine at Fausto’s Food Palace for $1.99.
I performed music for the first time there, just one of many who thought it would be easy to do what Jimmy had done. Turns out, it’s not!
I ended up going back to college, met my wife, and after graduation, she and I loaded up my beat-up 1966 Volkswagen bus and spent our first year of marriage there in 1982-83.
Never ran into Jimmy, not once. But his spirit was everywhere. It was a fun time.
Interestingly, Jimmy met his wife while she was in Key West on spring break in 1977.
Whenever I hear a tune from Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, it transports me back to those carefree days. No phone, a car that barely ran, working the graveyard shift at Perkins Cake and Steak, a bottle of wine at Fausto’s Food Palace for $1.99.
I performed music for the first time there, just one of many who thought it would be easy to do what Jimmy had done. Turns out, it’s not!