RIP Jimmy Buffett

Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, New Orleans: Absolutely.

 

Given his health issues over the past year, I’m guessing an aggressive cancer. It seems like he knew what was coming.

Edit: Conchs are saying cancer.

https://x.com/marcacaputo/status/1698015371402305914?s=46&t=wVPJyeunUA-4G1zuWq69ug

 

He had some cameo appearances as a renegade chopper pilot on the new version of "Hawaii 5-0."

He and Steve Forbert are probably my two favorite individual male artists, and they're from adjacent states. Luckily Forbert is still with us.

 

Two of my favorites, no doubt about it. I saw Forbert about five years ago before a crowd of 40 at a microbrewery around here. Underappreciated talent.

 

Great Filling Station Holdup
Pencil Thin Mustache
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Son of a Son

Never saw him (or went to a Margaritaville, closest I came was one in Myrtle Beach that was lined up way out the door) but always enjoyed his music.

Anyone else here read his novel, Where Is Joe Merchant? I remember really enjoying it.

 

TMZ is reporting he was diagnosed with skin cancer four years and it progressed to lymphoma.

 

Found it.
Remembering when Pat Riley scolded referee who ejected Jimmy Buffett at Miami Heat game - Heat Nation

 

I may have posted this (not going back to look) or texted it among the many that have gone back and forth today, but when he was first hospitalized last year, my cousin and I speculated he had a stroke because when photos first started popping back up on social media, they were either from behind or cut off half his body.

 

It's worth noting that Buffett helped found Save the Manatee, to which I have donated generously over the years. I think I'll go make another one today.

 

If TMZ is correct, he’d been undergoing treatment at MD Anderson for several years.

 

https://x.com/paulmccartney/status/1698053869656236125?s=46&t=zL3uSM3Hpp_R2OT3bPvJ6Q

 

I just donated, and here's the link. I challenge everyone to contribute in Jimmy's honor to help protect some of nature's greatest creatures. I did $35.

https://shop.savethemanatee.org/collections/donations