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RIP Jimmy Buffett: Death of an American Treasure

September 5, 2023 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Singer Jimmy Buffett, right, tries his hand at the helm of the U.S. Naval Academy training sailboat Summerwind alongside skipper James Maitland on the Chesapeake Bay September 8, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland. Photo courtesy of the US Naval Academy.

Jimmy Buffett—just writing his name makes me think of a different place and time—will be remembered as a pirate who brought his listeners treasure.

What a blow it was Saturday morning after learning that he died the night before. In an instant, I knew what it felt like the day the music died.

My life flashed before my eyes, the memories of living life with his songs. His Labor Day weekend shows at Great Woods in Mansfield, MA, now over.

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Every time we’d prepare for a family party, I’d prep with his music playing. For birthdays, we’d have “Lovely Cruise” playing. We had Jimmy Buffett’s music on so much that at one point, one of my kids said, with the other nodding in agreement, “Dad, you’re ruining Jimmy Buffett for us.” And I didn’t want to do that.

Because our love for Jimmy runs deep. I can’t tell you how many times we sat on the couch in the kitchen while I read Jolly Mon and Trouble Dolls, coauthored with his daughter Savannah. At their grandparents’ house in Key West, a wooden tiki-like figure looms over the kitchen. We all know him as Jolly Mon. Back in cold New England, my kids felt safe at night with the little trouble dolls nearby. And yes, I love all of Jimmy’s Christmas albums.

So many memories of sitting outside having dinner in Key West at Dick and Debbie’s, listening to Jimmy, knowing that when the wind was blowing a certain direction, you could hear him playing on Duval Street. Having lunch at Louie’s Backyard and knowing what he meant by cheeseburgers in paradise and how he felt writing “Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season” while he was living next door to the bar many years ago. The colder the temps were outside, the warmer his music was. And yes, thank you, JB Paris is a mighty long airplane ride.

I read all his books. The man could not keep still. I remember reading how he was always sure to count the receipts at the end of the night. He was a one-of-a-kind musician and businessman. After all, he had boats to build, planes to buy, and fly fishing trips to take to St. Somewhere.

Listening to all the tributes to Jimmy over the weekend on radio Margaritaville was cathartic. When one listener called in, she said she had been listening to him for 50 years, and he meant so much to her family. His passing was such a shock. So sudden. She could barely get the words out when she was asked what song she’d like to hear. “If the Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me,” she cried. Sail on Jimmy.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy. 

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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