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Mickey Richaud

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Me too. He's the LAST guy I'd have expected to go before I did. Now he's incommunicado for sure.
 
Apparently Chris Morris wrote that announcement by using Google for his info. He is not a Parrothead, for certain.

"Fair winds and following seas!" Jimmy.

1977:

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not the morning news we wanted either. RIP
 
The first thing I saw when I glanced at my email this morning. What a legacy thoughā€¦
 
Certainly someone that lived a good life.
 
Maybe it's just because of getting older myself and noticing these things more, but it does seem like there are more passing in the entertainment fields these days. Wish him a cheeseburger when he arrives at the next destination.
 
Not that it means s**t to a toad, but Buffett's songs kept me on a solid keel for decades.

His first album release was reviewed in Playboy mag in about 1973 and intrigued us. Hooked instantly. Hard time explaining it, but he hit a nerve for so many folks, his volume of work should propel him to the heights of

Oh heII... I always expected more.

This, a later offering, is so personally poignant it's close to painful.


 
Coincidentally seeing a PBS local program about the Port Boca Grande lighthouse just now. Been to the island many times visiting friends, that end of the island and the beach are quite familiar. Many pleasant times trolling around thru the pass and the islands in the area "...messing around in boats."
 
The Margaritaville Channel on SiriusXM (channel 24) is playing a tribute - lots of concert audio.
 
My wife and I enjoyed seeing Jimmy Buffett in concert in the 1980s (he put on a good one), I also went to the restaurant in St. Barts in the Caribbean lauded in "Cheeseburger in Paradise." I ordered the fish, which was quite good, as I remember...
 
Mickey Richaud said:
The Margaritaville Channel on SiriusXM (channel 24) is playing a tribute - lots of concert audio.
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was listening to it today as well

Just saw this - seems he died of a rare version of skin cancer, which given his life, lifestyle and activities makes sense.

ca.style.yahoo.com

Jimmy Buffett died of a rare form of skin cancer: What is Merkel cell carcinoma?

The "Margaritaville" singer died on Friday at the age of 76, after battling cancer for four years.
ca.style.yahoo.com ca.style.yahoo.com

In other news wear sunscreen and a hat
 
DrEntropy said:
The rumors abound, but we've been to the restaurant a few times.

cabbagekey.com

Dining at Cabbage Key | Cabbage Key Inn & Restaurant

Our ā€œOpen-Airā€ restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner 365 days a year. Your experience is completed with a breathtaking view of the Pine Island Sound.
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My wife and her sister declared we will visit over the holidays. Iā€™m not sure it is the inspiration for the song - but good enough for me (and a wonderful cheeseburger).
 
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