The Grim reaper strikes. Official death thread

Jimmy used to sell out 3, 4 or 5 concerts in a row at Riverbend back when I lived in Cincinnati. I’d make most of them on the boat (you could hear the music and see the Jumbotron from the water) and you could almost walk across the Ohio River by jumping boat to boat.

Man was it a party.

Thanks for the good music and good times Jimmy.

RIP.
 
Going to pick up some supplies for Margarita's and cheeseburgers today.

RIP
 
We're going to a Chicago concert tonight. I'll enjoy the music but my mind will be on Jimmy.

RIP my friend,
 
Rest in paradise, jimmy


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In my younger days he played at at William and Mary football stadium, we worked first aid as volunteer. I remember the party fun like it was yesterday. It all stopped when a nearby church lady fussed about “why don’t we get drunk” At a later shown in Virginia Beach he commented about it sayi that some folks think some of his songs were obsean and nasty. We all knew he was talking about William and Mary. I swore if I even got to ask him a question it would be about that. RIP Jimmy you will be greatly missed by many boaters and none boaters alike
 

JIMMY BUFFETT (1946-2023)​

Sep 01, 2023
(December 25, 1946 - September 1, 2023)
The beloved singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett passed away at his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island on Friday September 1, 2023 surrounded by family and friends. Buffett, 76, had been fighting Merkel Cell Skin Cancer for four years. He continued to perform during treatment, playing his last show, a surprise appearance in Rhode Island, in early July.
With a recording career that spanned more than fifty years and included hits such as “Margaritaville,” “Come Monday,” and “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” Buffett was one of the most successful performers in popular music. He filled arenas with fans who called themselves “Parrot Heads,” and popularized a signature blend of folk, country and Caribbean music with lyrics that often reflected Buffett’s world travels. A pilot and a sailor, Buffett wrote songs about his plane being shot at by Jamaican police (“Jamaica Mistaica”), getting lost in the Sahara Desert (“Buffet Hotel”) and smugglers he had known around the Florida Gulf Coast (“A Pirate Looks at 40”).
Although he was best known for upbeat party songs (others include “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and “Fins”) Buffett first achieved notoriety for thoughtful ballads that showed the influence of Texas songwriters such as Jerry Jeff Walker and Canadian Gordon Lightfoot.
Bob Dylan praised lesser-known Buffett compositions “He Went to Paris” and “Death of an Unpopular Poet” - songs that reflected the observational, storytelling skills Buffett developed in his early career as a journalist for Billboard magazine.
Buffett had a second career as a successful author. He was one of a handful of writers who had number one best-sellers on both the fiction and non-fiction lists of the New York Times Book Review.
He had a third career as an entrepreneur, building a diversified lifestyle brand business, including Margaritaville hotels, restaurants, and retirement communities, along with sidelines such as Land Shark beer. Buffett’s branding and business acumen made him one of the most financially successful musicians of all time.
James William Buffett was born on Christmas, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi and grew up in Alabama. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1969. He credited early years playing and singing in the streets and bars of New Orleans with shaping his dedication to connecting with his audience and giving the customers a good show. Buffett had little patience with performers who took themselves too seriously. He liked to say that the job of singing for a living was descended from the profession of court jester.
Buffett is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jane (Slagsvol) Buffett, his daughters Savannah Jane (Joshua) and Sarah Delaney, his son Cameron Marley (Lara), his grandson Marley Ray and devoted pack of dogs Lola, Kingston, Pepper, Rosie, Ajax and Kody. Also survived by his Montana sister, Laurie Buffett McGuane (Tom), their children Heather Hume, Anne Buffett McGuane, Maggie McGuane and Thomas McGuane IV; his Alabama sister, Lucy Buffett and daughters Mara Delaney Buffett O’Dwyer and Melanie Leigh Buffett; and many more wonderful cousins, nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Jimmy Buffett’s Foundation Singing for Change, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute or MD Anderson Cancer Center.
 
Pirate Lady said:
So how many are going around today, local or tiki bars, and every song is Jimmy Buffet?
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We’re taking the boat out to dinner tonight and I’m sure that’s going to be the case anywhere we go.
 
Pirate Lady said:
breaking news. he died from skin cancer. Wear that sunscreen folks.
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Post #529 in the obituary it says he was fighting Merkel Cell Skin Cancer for the last 4 years.
 
boatman37 said:
Never saw him in person but our boat is named '5 o'clock somewhere'
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You missed out on one of the best concerts you would have ever seen, regardless of the music you're into. The pre-show tailgating was second to none and started days before the concert, with other warm up bands in the parking lot. Simply an amazing experience.
 
SKybolt said:
You missed out on one of the best concerts you would have ever seen, regardless of the music you're into. The pre-show tailgating was second to none and started days before the concert, with other warm up bands in the parking lot. Simply and amazing experience.
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Oh so very true, there were no bad seats and the party started for folks like me, first thing in the morning! Coconut bras and grass skirts! The party went on till the next morning. After the show we went to the river, anchored at Jamestown Beach and slept on the boats

If we worked the show the best spot to be was the water curtains we set up to help cool the party down. It made the bikini forum look like a child’s bedtime story!
 
 
For years the only music we listened to on the boat was Jimmy Buffet until my kids were well into their teens. We were talking over the weekend and they dubbed Jimmy to be the "sound track of their youth". They both still listen to his music today, well into their 20s (my oldest turns 29 in 10 days). We listened to Jimmy all weekend. RIP Jimmy.
 
One Particular Harbor is the song that the wife and I took away from our wedding.
Although she was never a huge fan, he first words to me Saturday morning were "I'm so sorry"
She had heard before I did and I'm the only parrot head she knows...

"...Where I see the day when my hair's full gray
And I finally disappear"

RIP Jimmy...
 
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