________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
August 24, 2017, 11:29 AM
Sigfest
I think his live album 'You had to be there' is one of my all time favorites. Excellent. If I could only pick one, 'He Went to Paris'. Reminds me not to judge someone too quickly. Life, and circumstances, can change quickly.
August 24, 2017, 12:17 PM
UTsig
Another vote for "Pirate". I've never seen him in concert, maybe I'll still get a chance.
I've never met him but he did stop into see a friend that was entertaining at a Key West hotel while I was there. She had met him earlier and he told her he'd come see her perform, she said he was really fun to chat with.
There's another story where he took his Boston Whaler out to help a distressed boater. The fellow was shocked that it was him, he didn't play it up at all. That was on Long Island where he has/had a home.
"Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea.
August 24, 2017, 12:44 PM
Expert308
In no particular order:
Margaritaville Volcano Son of a Son of a Sailor Cheeseburger in Paradise A Pirate Looks at 40
August 24, 2017, 12:51 PM
Todd Huffman
A Pirate Looks At Forty is my all time favorite. I used to sing it to my daughter as I put her to bed, along with a few others. She found a baby lullaby CD a while back of Jimmy Buffet music and it was in there, so that's what my grandsons both hear for sleepy time. My daughter went to Atlanta to a Buffet concert the day the space shuttle exploded in reentry over Texas. I'll never forget the day or that concert.
Here's to the sunny slopes of long ago.
August 24, 2017, 04:28 PM
ChuckFinley
Last Mango in Paris
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August 24, 2017, 04:37 PM
RichN
Depending on my mood and what is going on in my life at the time, I could second most of the ones already mentioned (other than Cheeseburger, that one never grabbed me for some reason).
I'll add to the list: The Captain and the Kid Havana Daydreamin' On a Slow Boat to China
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"So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause." - Senator Amidala (Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith)
August 24, 2017, 06:17 PM
furlough
Since I haven't seen it mentioned yet:
The Ballad of Spider John
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears above ground he is a protector. Plato
August 24, 2017, 08:21 PM
Rolan_Kraps
Without a doubt, my favorite is "It's my job". I try to live my life that way.
Others that mean a lot to me are: We are the people our parents warned us about Floridays Ellis Dee (goes way back "Before the salt"). 12 Volt Man Incommunicado and I just plain like "Fruitcakes"
Rolan Kraps SASS Regulator Gainesville, Georgia. NRA Range Safety Officer NRA Certified Instructor - Pistol / Personal Protection Inside the Home
August 24, 2017, 10:00 PM
NK402
So many good ones but when I was going through a divorce, the one that always hit home was "If the phone doesn't ring, it's me. "
August 25, 2017, 01:35 PM
rat2306
"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" for me.
August 25, 2017, 06:36 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
quote:
Originally posted by Rolan_Kraps: I just plain like "Fruitcakes"
I just listened to "Fruitcakes" from his live album ..."there's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us"
"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet
August 25, 2017, 08:48 PM
KDR
Coast of Marsailles and Lovely Cruise
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August 25, 2017, 09:01 PM
BGULL
Wonder Why We Ever Go Home Ranch Deluxe from the Rancho Deluxe soundtrack Come Monday Livingston's Gone to Texas Plus all the others
Bill Gullette
August 25, 2017, 09:36 PM
Oz_Shadow
A different kind of love song
August 26, 2017, 12:31 AM
swani
Stories we could tell
Guns-I have some
August 26, 2017, 11:38 AM
callibird
After the birth of my daughter...
Little Miss Magic
For me, One Particular Harbor.
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But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
August 26, 2017, 02:49 PM
Paddy314
Woman Going Crazy on Caroline Street. Reminds me of a long weekend in Key West several years ago.
August 26, 2017, 05:34 PM
Gustofer
Way back when, this one was really popular at the Long Branch in Livingston. I think they wore out the .45 on the juke box several times.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
August 29, 2017, 04:34 PM
rsbolo
Jimmy Buffett does a great show.
I can sing along to nearly all of his songs so I'll just contribute the one I was singing last night with my kids.
Jolly Mon Sing
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