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Sep 5, 2023 - 12:44pm
Yup Jimmy Buffett was up here in Boston getting treatment all that time. That skin cancer he had was a nasty fast moving type. Too many people who make us happy are disappearing.
He was my favorite go to fun Summer Concert I always looked forward to go seeing every year. Renting a mini bus, Coronaâs with limes, grilling in the parking lot and jamminâ and enjoying the carnival atmosphere before the concert. Those are my memorable memories of when I was younger and had no care in the world. I raise a margarita, a cheeseburger and a stick of Juicy Fruit to Jimmy. You will always remind me of Summertime.
Always proud to be a Parrot-head. Always keep your compass true.
what a great picture of him.
i was lucky enough to have gone to one of his shows at a huge amphitheater back in the mid 90s. boy was that fun. i didn't expect much, but i got so much out of it. total blast. i will never forget it.
steely_d - sad to hear about the crappy NY article. that's very disappointing.
Jimmy Buffet had a couple of good books as well. A Salty Piece of Land is a really good beach read.
yes. i read those, too. really liked that one. he was super interesting. i was never a huge "parrothead" but, i liked his stuff well enough. it wasn't until i met my ex-husband that i was introduced to many other fantastic songs that weren't played on the radio much (if at all) and i became very impressed and intrigued.
this weekend i spent a lot of time on the water on a boat. and, prior to my arrival, i had just learned of his passing. it was a nice tribute to be on a boat and hearing people on other boats nearby blasting his music in his memory.
Wow. I really really like that. Thanks. Never got into Spooky Tooth.
That one record had some gems on it. The original Better By You, Better Than Me (covered later by Judas Priest) and Hangman were protably the standouts. The last couple minutes of Hangman are goosebump-inducing.
The whole album is great, one that you can listen through both sides. Side B is outstanding. Side A also has their long jam of Evil Woman. Used it on one of my MCC mixes.
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Sep 4, 2023 - 5:55pm
Steely_D wrote:
Wow. I really really like that. Thanks. Never got into Spooky Tooth.
That one record had some gems on it. The original Better By You, Better Than Me (covered later by Judas Priest) and Hangman were protably the standouts. The last couple minutes of Hangman are goosebump-inducing.
My late wife was a BIG fan and she introduced me to his music. The shows we went to were such good times in our lives, I'll never forget them. I'm hoping she and Jimmy are having some Boat Drinks up in heaven now.
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Sep 2, 2023 - 4:57pm
Outside his standards I really liked âFruitcakesâ
"Religion! Religion! Oh, there's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Here we go now. Alright, alter boys." Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Maxima Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Maxima Culpa
The NYT obit was really poorly done. They mention that his
âI've run my share of grass / I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fastâ
is about his monetizing his songs.
But itâs clearly about his characterâs/his drug dealing and then poor choices. They totally misunderstood the sadness, nostalgia, and chagrin of those lines. You donât have to run drugs to look back on your life with those feelings. Always loved that tune, and Come Monday.
Like Randy Newman, he could write them funny, and he could write them serious; thatâs the sign of talent.
The NYT obit was really poorly done. They mention that his
âI've run my share of grass / I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fastâ
is about his monetizing his songs.
But itâs clearly about his characterâs/his drug dealing and then poor choices. They totally misunderstood the sadness, nostalgia, and chagrin of those lines. You donât have to run drugs to look back on your life with those feelings. Always loved that tune, and Come Monday.
Like Randy Newman, he could write them funny, and he could write them serious; thatâs the sign of talent.
Damn - saw him for the first time in ca. 1975 in Nashville. He wrote songs that were important to me as a young college student (yes, largely party songs but not all). I paid less attention to his music as I got older but it still meant a lot to me. Goodbye Jimmy and thank you.
He was a local hero, and spent a lot of time one drainage east of me since the '70s. He did fundraisers for local Democrats and was popular enough that even the hardest-core Republicans didn't mind. I saw him in concert in high school. His good-times-party-music got all the attention but he wrote much more interesting music. This is the song that made me a fan:
