During class, actually this particular blogging class in which this blog was created for, Dr. Hanson mentioned a name that is all too familiar to me. The second he began to say 'Jimmy' my eyebrows began to raise, after hearing 'Buffet' it was certain that he had my attention to the fullest!
Why is this name so familiar to me you may be asking. Well let's just say that growing up I knew more of his songs, memorizing lyrics, and facts about him then perhaps most of his feeding frenzy of parrot-heads (Jimmy's fans).
You see, my father, known on the water as Captain Joee, is a huge Jimmy Buffet fan, an all-around, full-out parrot-head to say the least. From as far back as I can remember, every song we listened to while boating, driving to get to our boating destination, or even just riding in dad's car was from this gifted artist. I went through my stages of hatred towards this music, but after I passed through that stage I began to find myself listening to it on my own, as a personal choice of music. Perhaps this is because his melodic tone and clever lyrics took me to my absolute favorite place, with some of my favorite people--boating on a hot summer day with close family and friends.
Today, I still find myself presetting Margaritaville to my Sirius satellite radio settings. After I turned 21, my parents were so excited to announce that I had now graduated from being a parakeet to a parrot-head. At first, years back, I despised when they would joke about this title they had given me, but now I can't really deny it. I've been to my fair share of Jimmy Buffet impersonators, cheeseburger and paradise and margaritaville restaurants, concerts and certainly know my fair share of songs and facts about this talented man. In fact a few summers ago I thought he should know just how idolized and loved his fans truly are that I wrote him a personal letter describing many of these instances and more particularly informing him about my father's enjoyment of his music and image.
So, now you know why hearing 'Jimmy Buffet' raised my head in class. Honestly, it seemed as if Dr. Hanson had mentioned a best friend or family member's name. It seems that's how familiar I am with this figure! Oh yah, and Boat Drinks, if you haven't heard it you should(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n54wvBOMeT8), it's a great song!
Why is this name so familiar to me you may be asking. Well let's just say that growing up I knew more of his songs, memorizing lyrics, and facts about him then perhaps most of his feeding frenzy of parrot-heads (Jimmy's fans).
You see, my father, known on the water as Captain Joee, is a huge Jimmy Buffet fan, an all-around, full-out parrot-head to say the least. From as far back as I can remember, every song we listened to while boating, driving to get to our boating destination, or even just riding in dad's car was from this gifted artist. I went through my stages of hatred towards this music, but after I passed through that stage I began to find myself listening to it on my own, as a personal choice of music. Perhaps this is because his melodic tone and clever lyrics took me to my absolute favorite place, with some of my favorite people--boating on a hot summer day with close family and friends.
Today, I still find myself presetting Margaritaville to my Sirius satellite radio settings. After I turned 21, my parents were so excited to announce that I had now graduated from being a parakeet to a parrot-head. At first, years back, I despised when they would joke about this title they had given me, but now I can't really deny it. I've been to my fair share of Jimmy Buffet impersonators, cheeseburger and paradise and margaritaville restaurants, concerts and certainly know my fair share of songs and facts about this talented man. In fact a few summers ago I thought he should know just how idolized and loved his fans truly are that I wrote him a personal letter describing many of these instances and more particularly informing him about my father's enjoyment of his music and image.
So, now you know why hearing 'Jimmy Buffet' raised my head in class. Honestly, it seemed as if Dr. Hanson had mentioned a best friend or family member's name. It seems that's how familiar I am with this figure! Oh yah, and Boat Drinks, if you haven't heard it you should(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n54wvBOMeT8), it's a great song!
What a fun post. I've never seen Jimmy in person, though I've read a couple of his books and keep Margaritaville on my Sirius presets. I don't listen to it all winter long, but once I open the sunroof on the car, the channel goes on. Oddly enough, I like the non-Buffet music as much as the official stuff.
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