# RIP Jimmy Buffett **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, music\ **Created:** [September 2, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495 "2023-09-02T10:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/1 "2023-09-02T10:15:18Z")
Will have a frozen Margarita this evening in his honor. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/2 "2023-09-02T10:17:42Z")
Hope he enjoys that cheeseburger… ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/3 "2023-09-02T10:23:06Z")
There’s a woman to blame. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/4 "2023-09-02T10:29:12Z")
No more trips around the sun. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/5 "2023-09-02T10:43:34Z")
Besides enjoying a lot of his music (of his many releases, _Floridays_ is an under-appreciated gem) his book of short stories, _Tales from Margaritaville_, inspired me, at 23, to take a 6-week solo road trip across the country. Thanks for the words and music. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/6 "2023-09-02T10:49:50Z")
I’ve been listening to him since '78. I enjoyed his music. The party goes on. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/7 "2023-09-02T10:50:30Z")
I’m not usually upset by celebrity deaths. This one hurts. Smooth sailing, Jimmy. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/8 "2023-09-02T10:55:27Z")
He died as he lived: in 3/4 time. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/9 "2023-09-02T11:28:30Z")
Fixed typo in title. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/10 "2023-09-02T11:44:21Z")
Fair winds, calm seas, Jimmy. His music was always a kind of guilty pleasure for me, but never fails to cheer me up and make me smile. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/11 "2023-09-02T11:52:55Z")
I finally got to see him a few years back after listening to him for decades. He didn’t disappoint. Fair winds. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/12 "2023-09-02T11:53:01Z")
Just saw the "Escape to Margaritaville " show a month ago. Salt, salt, salt ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/13 "2023-09-02T12:04:57Z")
Many years ago I danced with Jimmy Buffet at Carnival in Grande Case, a town in Saint Martin. We were both very drunk and very happy. He was living on Anguilla (the eel) an island a ferry ride away. He was a cool guy. He really loved the lifestyle his music promoted. RIP dude. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/14 "2023-09-02T12:07:42Z")
Cool kayaker. My SIL got a hug from him backstage for her 40th birthday. My BIL arranged the meeting. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/15 "2023-09-02T13:10:59Z")
Cause of death- wasting away? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/16 "2023-09-02T13:13:39Z")
Too soon? Though Jimmy would likely chuckle. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/17 "2023-09-02T13:15:50Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Cause of death- wasting away? Stepped on a pop top. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/18 "2023-09-02T13:26:04Z")
He got nothin’ a-more to say. 🌋 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/19 "2023-09-02T13:26:19Z")
He died yesterday. Yesterday afternoon we were sitting outside of a Mexican restaurant, drinking margaritas with our meal. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/20 "2023-09-02T13:35:50Z")
Hope he finds his shaker of salt. RIP Jimmy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495.md?page=2)