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A lot has been written about Jimmy Buffet over the last week (deservedly so), but I really appreciate the way your piece captures the feeling of Jimmy Buffett vs just talking about all the history or the numbers. Thanks Jay!

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As Jimmy Buffet sang, “We are the people our parents warned us about!”

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Jimmy was just always there as I grew up and navigated those highways and byways he spoke of. I have Margaritaville t-shirts bought in New Orleans in the 80’s that I still slip into when it’s that kind of day. One of my favorite memories was taking my parents to a Margaritaville restaurant and hearing my Dad say he knew many of the songs . . . I knew I’d done my job, sharing the fun and folly of Jimmy with my 82-year-old Dad. He’s in heaven now and, if Jimmy made the cut, Dad welcomed him with open arms and a guitar, ready to play some of my old favorites he had heard.

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