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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
[Re: Brent]
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09/02/2023 09:06 AM
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We were fortunate to see him in concert a few times, but the most memorable to me was the joint concert with Kenny Chesney, in support of the islands. Truly a memorable night in Tallahassee, even though it was inside.
Sail on, Jimmy.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/02/2023 09:09 AM
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We were fortunate to see him in concert a few times, but the most memorable to me was the joint concert with Kenny Chesney, in support of the islands. Truly a memorable night in Tallahassee, even though it was inside.
Sail on, Jimmy. We were there as well Carol. So glad we were able to see him! It was reported that the concert sold out in under 10 minutes. Fair winds Jimmy
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/02/2023 09:19 AM
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Yes, we considered ourselves lucky to have gotten tickets for it, for sure. I am sad this morning.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/02/2023 11:42 AM
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Born on Christmas day and passed on Labour Day weekend...not"heading up to San Francisco for the Labour Day weekend show'...wish he was. I was lucky enough to meet Jimmy and had a lengthy chat with him..funny,self depracating, and oh so talented. Bob Dylan call him one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century. Beach boy Brian Wilson was a huge fan.Wish I was in Cane Garden Bay today to toast him properly in front of boarded up "Stanleys Welcome Bar" or by his old redroofed beach house. I will toast him with a Margarita at The Sonoma Grille..and probably shed a tear...
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/07/2023 02:53 PM
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Thanks for posting. Nice read. I listened to Radio Margaritaville on Sirius yesterday for the first time since his death. Wanted to be alone in my car, so I wouldn't make a fool out of myself in front of others.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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That was fun putting that together with you Manpot. Here's the link to the post if anyone wants to check it out. Looking forward to catching up over a cold one next month...If there are other TTOLers around...let me know. I'll be down mid October.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
[Re: Pyrat Pistol]
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Love all the recollections and details— thanks all for sharing. Can’t wait to make a little mini-pilgrimage to the old Flamingo Pride next time I’m heading to Flash of Beauty. Duckfat, do you have any other details about that place or how you heard that was the place in the picture?
I’m intrigued a bit by the misspelling of “Caldwood” (and, it sounds to me, like a third syllable) in the Manana lyrics. Anybody know if there’s an inside joke there, or perhaps a deliberate change for copyright/royalties or some such purpose there?
Probably just a misspelling of Callwood. He could have left out references to Steve Martin and Anita Bryant in this classic song. 10 years later (or now), no one would know why he was singing about them.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/13/2023 08:19 AM
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Duckfat, do you have any other details about that place or how you heard that was the place in the picture? Flamingo Pride was built by Egbert "Cap" Wheatley, who owns Flash of Beauty. Cap dredged out the little pond there by the bridge on the creek. Flamingo Pride only operated for a short while after opening. Angie, Cap's daughter, has refurbished the place and should be open in November. I think she is calling it "Angie's". Glady Donnan, a good friend of mine, spent many years on Anegada with her husband Peter. They had a place in Mac Norman's campground by Lavenda Breeze. Glady thought that she recognized Flamingo Pride in the cover photo. She and Peter spent many a night on that rooftop deck drinking wine. She sent it to me, asking for confirmation. I had the photo of Flamingo Pride that confirmed it.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/13/2023 08:29 AM
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Buffett explains how he was hanging out at a marina when he got a call from actor Steve Martin, "Singin' anybody there really want to get small." Martin had just released his hugely popular comedy album Let's Get Small, with the title track using "small" as a euphemism for "high." Right after the reference in Buffett's tune, the singer notes how there's not enough dope around for everyone to get high.
As for Anita Bryant, it wasn't her music that Buffett opposed - it was her stance as an anti-gay rights activist.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/13/2023 09:28 AM
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As for Anita Bryant, it wasn't her music that Buffett opposed - it was her stance as an anti-gay rights activist.
The story I heard about Anita Bryant in a Buffett interview was that early on in Jimmy's career one of his songs was offered to Anita to sing. When she heard the song in the studio she roundly rejected it. Jimmy was "offended" and declared "And I hope Anita Bryant never ever does one of my songs....." Funny how many stories there are for these things
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/13/2023 09:34 AM
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For anyone who hasn't heard it yet, check out Bubbles Up, a song on the new album which will be released in November, I think. Very Jimmy.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/13/2023 01:53 PM
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Beautiful and melancholy. It's a bit more country than I usually like but it does make me wonder if JB had an idea of what was about to cross the passage he was sailing..I hope it brings some comfort to his legions of fans ( like me). We'll be discussing it on the radio show next week (KSVY 91.3 FM 10 am PST Sept 22). Thanks for the heads up Carol.
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Re: Jimmy Buffet has Passed Away
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09/13/2023 02:50 PM
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Mal--I'm not a country fan in general either. It is different than a lot of his songs. He had had the cancer for 4 years and had been hospitalized recently, so I think he was aware that he didn't have a long time left.
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