Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett (born James William Buffett on December 25 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a singer and songwriter, best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" (# 234 on the list of 'Songs of the Century'), and "Come Monday". He has a rabid, but genial, fan-base known as "Parrotheads." They call the youngest members "Parakeets."

Trivia

He is a regular visitor to the Caribbean island of Saint Barts and other islands where he gets inspiration for many of his songs and some of the characters in his books.

Related Topics:
Caribbean - Island - Saint Barts

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Buffett has been instrumental in the work of the Save the Manatee Club.http://www.savethemanatee.org/

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He is friends with legendary investor Warren Buffett and they suspect that they are distant cousins, but they haven't been able to document this. (Wall Street Journal, 5/2/2005)

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Warren Buffett - Wall Street Journal

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Buffett has appeared in several movies, including Repo Man as "Additional Blond Agent", Congo as a pilot and in a cameo in Cobb. He is referenced (though never mentioned by name) in Broken Lizard's Club Dread; Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton) is a Buffett-esque singer running his own tropical resort who is offended when asked to play "Margaritaville" rather than his own "Pina Coladaburg", released seven years earlier, exclaiming "son of a son of a bitch."

Related Topics:
Repo Man - Congo - Cobb - Broken Lizard - Club Dread - Bill Paxton

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An avid pilot, Jimmy Buffett owns several planes including a Grumman HU-16 "Albatross". The plane, named "Hemisphere Dancer", is currently parked next to his Margaritaville restaurant in Orlando, Florida. Previously it could sometimes be seen on the ramp at Princess Juliana International Airport (IATA identifier SXM) in nearby Sint Maarten while he was in the area. This is the plane Buffett was flying during the incident recounted in the song "Jamaica Mistaica" on the album Banana Wind. While in Jamaica on January 16 1996, Buffett's plane was shot at by Jamaican police. The "Hemisphere Dancer" had been carrying Buffett, U2's Bono, and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell. Police suspected it was smuggling drugs. No one was hurt although there were a few bullet holes in the plane. Buffett's company has since licensed use of the name Margaritaville to several restaurants in Jamaica, in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril, where the "Jamaica Mistaica" incident took place.

Related Topics:
Pilot - Grumman HU-16 - Princess Juliana International Airport - IATA - SXM - Sint Maarten - Jamaica - January 16 - 1996 - U2 - Bono - Island Records - Chris Blackwell - Montego Bay - Ocho Rios - Negril

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Buffett was hired to sing for Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski at a party on the Island of Sardinia. The local news showed a video of him singing at the extravagant Roman toga party. Horatio Sanz impersonated Buffett on SNL after the incident, alleging he "smoked dope with Hulk Hogan."

Related Topics:
Tyco - CEO - Dennis Kozlowski - Island of Sardinia - Roman - Toga party - Horatio Sanz - SNL - Hulk Hogan

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Buffett has been satirised by David Allen Coe in his protest song, "Jimmy Buffett Doesn't Live in Key West Anymore" or "The Jimmy Buffett Song"http://david-alan-coe-lyrics.wonderlyrics.com/Jimmy-Buffett.html, which also uses the "son of a son of a bitch" joke (and predates Club Dread).

Related Topics:
Satirised - David Allen Coe - Protest song

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He has donated $10,000 to Hurricane Katrina relief so far.

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His last name is often misspelled "Buffet".

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