Post by brother on Sept 2, 2023 7:03:59 GMT -6
Jimmy passed away today at the age of 76. I remember an epic night in 1984 where me a some friends put on our best Hawaiian shirts, borrowed a car from a girl I was seeing, and took off for Birmingham to see Jimmy at Boutwell auditorium. I also remember the night that The Beach Boys played at the Pete. The Coral Reefer Band was playing the same night at Brothers. I went to both.
Jimmy turned out to be a better businessman than musician. Forbes estimated his net worth at a Billion dollars. By Jimmy's own admission he was not a great singer and only a so so guitar player, but he did have a real talent for writing. Some of his songs could absolutely transport into the lives of the folks he was singing about.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY
This morning, AL.com has a nice article about his sports fandom. Nice to read about another side of him.
www.al.com/news/2023/09/goodman-a-tribute-to-jimmy-buffett-legendary-sports-fan.html
For a good ol boy from Mobile, he did all right. When asked how he would like to be remembered he once said, "someone that had a good time and made some people happy". I would say he succeeded.
Jimmy turned out to be a better businessman than musician. Forbes estimated his net worth at a Billion dollars. By Jimmy's own admission he was not a great singer and only a so so guitar player, but he did have a real talent for writing. Some of his songs could absolutely transport into the lives of the folks he was singing about.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw_hrlaOY
This morning, AL.com has a nice article about his sports fandom. Nice to read about another side of him.
www.al.com/news/2023/09/goodman-a-tribute-to-jimmy-buffett-legendary-sports-fan.html
For a good ol boy from Mobile, he did all right. When asked how he would like to be remembered he once said, "someone that had a good time and made some people happy". I would say he succeeded.
