Jimmy Buffett

His death is hitting me a little harder than I ever could imagine. I met him a couple of times and got his autograph. I have his "Don't Stop the Carnival" movie poster. Saw him in concert many times. I didn't know he was sick so his death was a big surprise.

Loved his music even if it didn't make much sense.

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

Trying to put my finger on why he was so appealing. I think it's the James Dean thing. Dean wasn't really an actor, he didn't act, he lived the roles he played. He didn't use a script written by someone else, but performed like he was living the role. Buffet was likewise just being himself, singing and playing his own music, his own songs, and enjoying himself with friends.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@Heartlander he gave a life of escapism and everyone needs that. he was over the top silly and people bought into it. yet he lived really close to me in one of the stuffiest areas of the world. it was a mystery why he lived there

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@akindheart just knowing that he went to McGill in Mobile, was an altar boy says I knew him. McGill was run by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who also Stanislas in Bay St Louis, Catholic High in Baton Rouge and another bunch of schools in New Orleans and in the bayou lands. He and I lived parallel lives and probably had some of the same teachers and popped out of the same molds.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@Heartlander that is fantastic. he became a billionaire too.