# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/41 "2023-09-02T18:55:07Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Skin cancer. šŸ˜Ŗ Is there a report out indicating this is what he died from? ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/42 "2023-09-02T19:00:19Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Is there a report out indicating this Not officially AFAIK but TMZ has headlined it as coming from their ā€œclose sourcesā€ > **[Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76 from Skin Cancer](https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/02/jimmy-buffett-dead-dies-76/)** > > Jimmy Buffet is dead at 76. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/43 "2023-09-02T19:18:53Z")
My mother took me to a Buffett concert when I was in first grade ca. 1987. Iā€™ve been a fan ever since. His _Feeding Frenzy_ live album is good. His song _The City_ is only available on that album, and itā€™s a good song. Iā€™ve long wished his _Live by the Bay_ concert was available on CD (or these days streaming, I guess). As someone who deals with existential angst on a daily basis, Iā€™ve always found _A Pirate Looks at 40_ to be the perfect salve for the soul. > [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > of his many releases, _Floridays_ is an under-appreciated gem Fun fact: _I Love the Now_ was co-written by Carrie Fisher (yes, _that_ Carrie Fisher). ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/44 "2023-09-02T19:33:58Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Saw him once, super fun concert. I know public images are often a far cry from reality, but he certainly seemed like a dude who lived exactly the life he wanted. And in the process, brought a lot of joy to a lot of people. Seeing him live in concert was a happy event. It was not possible to be unhappy, just standing in line with other people was a happiness. Talking to people that you would otherwise have nothing in common with. And he really connected to the crowd. I saw him at the Clark County Washington event arena in early 2000ā€™s, I donā€™t know what the venue is called now. It was about an hour from where I live and work. We had a weekly production planning meeting, I was the Production Planner, to discuss the schedule for the next week. It was always a battle between what production wanted to make and what customer service needed, I was the eye of the needle. So we had our weekly meeting and I showed up in a flowery Hawaiian shirt. The main boss said "Alohaā€™ and I told them that I was leaving after the meeting to go to a Jimmy Buffet concert. The usual antagonistic meeting went into happy mode. I left after the meeting, the venue was only about an hour away, and me and my wife checked into a hotel and went to a local bar. There were several big black limosines with Texas licence plates that showed up after we were seated. It was Jimmy and crew having a pre-concert meal in the back room. I did not meet him, but the concert, mostly outdoor, was a happy high point. ---
**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, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/45 "2023-09-02T20:45:27Z")
I did not know that. How interesting. Great song. ---
**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, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/46 "2023-09-02T23:04:14Z")
Had a burger and a Margarita this afternoon in his honor. Another one of my favorites of his, not mentioned yet, is Love in the Library. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/47 "2023-09-02T23:40:25Z")
Iā€™m familiar with Jimmy through Alan Jacksonā€™s song, _Itā€™s Five Oā€™Clock Somewhere_. Iā€™ve heard _Margaritaville_ on the radio since high school. I love the laid back atmosphere and lifestyle in these songs. Thanks for many memories Jimmy RIP ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/48 "2023-09-03T02:50:05Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > 31 posts and no Dead Parrot jokes. Where is the real Dope and what did you do with it? I heard he died because - _ **his head hurt, his feet stank and he didnā€™t love jesus ā€¦** _ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/49 "2023-09-03T03:07:39Z")
The end of that chorus was _If I donā€™t die by Thursday, Iā€™ll be roarinā€™ Friday night!_ Donā€™t think he was doing much roarinā€™ last night. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/50 "2023-09-03T03:27:24Z")
Iā€™ve never been to one of his concerts, but we gave him some money by eating breakfast at his Las Vegas restaurant; it was much wilder at night when we walked by after dark. The NYT says he died as a billionaire. I never get tired of _Margaritaville_ when it comes on the radio, even though itā€™s so overplayed. My brother emulated his laid-back boozy style and was happy doing so, so Iā€™m glad he had a role model. I think it was serendipity but today my email included this recipe: > **[Jimmy Buffett Pasta Salad](https://commandcooking.com/recipe/jimmy-buffett-pasta-salad)** > > If you're trying to amend your carnivorous habit and neither bun nor the beach is within reach, Jimmy Buffett Pasta Salad is the next best thing to a "cheeseburger in paradise." A bed of buttery, fluffy pasta is the vessel for this fun twist on the... ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/51 "2023-09-03T05:18:03Z")
I met him at an airshow. He loved aircraft. No idea what plane the static display was, but it opened, some military types exited and ohmyfuckinggod thatā€™s Jimmy Buffett. He got out, came over to his golf cart where we were standing, shook hands, chatted us up. Hella nice guy. Stellar moment for me. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/52 "2023-09-03T15:08:16Z")
When you get a 23andMe DNA result they give you the name of a famous relation. My wife got Jimmy Buffett. So have more than a few other people we have met who had their DNA tested with the service. Iā€™m not sure what that means exactly. I got some saint whoā€™s supposed remains/relic have been tested. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/53 "2023-09-03T15:18:13Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Skin cancer. šŸ˜Ŗ Terrible irony for a guy who basically made a career from ā€œHey, the beach is really cool right?ā€ I know anyone can get it. I rate fairly high (0.11% in 5 years) on [Melanoma Risk Calculator](https://mrisktool.cancer.gov/calculator.html) In August 1995 - the month Jerry Garcia died - I took my friend Al, a much-more-of-a-Deadhead than me to see Jimmy at Jones Beach (Amphi-) Theater at Jones Beach. He kinda laughed at the notion of Parrotheads yet we went and it was a good time. Everyone in Hawaiian or tie-dye shirts. Jimmy of course _had to play_ eight songs or so every night while The Dead rarely played the same song twice in any three-consecutive shows (outside of the improvisational Drums & Space and perhaps if they were touring for an album) > And sheā€™s a real beauty > A **Long Island** cutie (\*crowd raws") (I know he did that bit of improv everywhere) Jimmy encored with ā€œUncle Johnā€™s Bandā€ that night which was nice. ā€œPlaying to the tideā€ indeed. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/54 "2023-09-04T01:41:52Z")
Iā€™m surprised that his mansion is in Palm Beach. I always assumed he lived in the Florida Keys. (Key West or Key Largo) It is ironic that his celebrity centered around the beach and ocean. I guess he needed higher SPF sun cream. I cringe remembering Buffett and I grew up at a time when everyone brought tanning lotion to the beach. Coppertone was very popular. > **[PICTURES: Look Inside Jimmy Buffett's Stunning Palm Beach Estate](https://tasteofcountry.com/jimmy-buffett-palm-beach-house-mansion-estate-pictures/)** > > He sure knew how to live the good life. ---
**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 4, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/55 "2023-09-04T02:04:43Z")
Yeah, I always hated tanning, but when I was a teenager I still got out there covered in butter like an idjit. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/56 "2023-09-08T01:05:43Z")
His last words were ā€œhave fun.ā€ > **[Jimmy Buffett's Sister Shares His Final Words](https://americansongwriter.com/jimmy-buffetts-sister-shares-his-final-words/)** > > Jimmy Buffett's sister, Lucy "LuLu" Buffett, shared some of the last words her brother said before he died. ---
**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 8, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/57 "2023-09-08T01:44:52Z")
> **[Jimmy Buffett secretly donated WWII-era planes to Mobileā€™s Battleship...](https://www.al.com/life/2023/09/jimmy-buffett-secretly-donated-wwii-era-planes-to-mobiles-battleship-memorial-park.html)** > > The park has placed a wreath and an iconic Hawaiian-styled shirt near the Grumman Goose in honor of Buffett. ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/58 "2023-09-08T16:12:12Z")
Iā€™m not a ā€˜parrotheadā€™. Whatā€™s the significance of the cheeseburgers? Cool of him to donate the aircraft. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/59 "2023-09-08T16:15:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Iā€™m not a ā€˜parrotheadā€™. Whatā€™s the significance of the cheeseburgers? Largely due to Buffettā€™s 1978 song, ā€œCheeseburger in Paradise,ā€ which became one of his signature songs. He based the song on a real-life experience: > [@](#): > > The story, according to Buffett, began on his boat somewhere in the Caribbean. During a sailing voyage, a mishap occurred on-board which forced Buffett and his crew to stay at sea longer than anticipated. After most of the choice food items were exhausted, Buffett was left with only a few canned goods and peanut butter in the pantry. As the crew became increasingly hungry, musical inspiration began to take hold. Buffett and crew eventually made it to a safe harbor, and headed directly for the closest hamburger they could find. According to Buffett, the actual burgers may not have been that great, but his hunger was the motivating factor behind the song. > **[Behind The Song: Jimmy Buffett, ā€œCheeseburger in Paradiseā€](https://americansongwriter.com/jimmy-buffett-cheeseburger-in-paradise-behind-the-song/)** > > Videos by American Songwriter ā€œCheeseburger in Paradiseā€ Written by Jimmy Buffett As I sit among the cozy confines of my living room, writing about one of my favorite food songs of all time, I am reminded yet again, just how much a song can affect... ---
**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 8, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495/60 "2023-09-08T16:32:08Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Largely due to Buffettā€™s 1978 song, ā€œCheeseburger in Paradise,ā€ Ah. Thank you. Iā€™ve never heard that song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495.md?page=4)