TOP 10 JIMMY BUFFETT KEY WEST LOCATIONS PART 1
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- This is a Top 10 list of the sites and locations in Key West that inspired and helped make Jimmy Buffett who he is today. In my opinion, the best Buffett music was his early years and these are the places and experiences that were his inspiration. See what these sites look like today and hear the stories about all these songs that we truly know by heart. Filmed entirely in Key West, this list is meant to be fun and mostly accurate so if you have any additional Jimmy Buffett information or corrections please let me know in the comments. This is #10-6 so hit the Like and Subscribe to see #5-1 when it comes out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Nautical Wheelers Video Link!!! • Nautical Wheelers - Ji...
Orginal Margaritavile Store 1986!!!! • Good Morning America -...
I got drafted in 71, so I figured the Navy was a better deal than Nam. Long story short,, I spent April -August summer of 73 in Key West going to school. At the corner of the street from the Navy base to Duval there was this dude raising hell, cussing like a sailor, but when he played his acoustic he was damn good. I had never heard of Jimmy,, Damn what a memory, and if I hadn't gotten drafted, it would never have happened.
Warren thank you for watching and your comments. Mostly, thank you for your service. I love reading comments like yours of your own experiences with JB and the old Key West. Please subscribe and hit the notification button. I have more vlogs coming soon! Fins up!
Yes !
I was the UPS man there. 1986...
Thanks for sharing this info...I've been coming to Key West for 30+ years and never knew these facts!
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Thank you for watching Laurie. Since Jimmy's passing, its so important to keep his memory alive and that includes the locations and stories behind the songs. Please check out the other vlogs as I will have other vlogs coming in the future.
Yes the original store is where we bought our first JB Tee shirts. On our honeymoon trip in 1986. Still got them. Little tight. Went back in 2021 to revisit out original trip. Not the same town but great when you have more means than the first trip. Still love this town.
John, thanks for watching and commenting. Yes the island has changed quite a bit, but like Jimmy once said: “there’s still some magic left in this tourist town”. Fins up!
Ok, cliffhanger alert! I'm waiting brother. Let's get that part 2 out already! I've never been to Key West and now I want to visit.
Hey brother I really love your channel i'm so into this keep them coming❤
OMG. Local Color is one of my very favorite shops in Key West. Little did I know that I was part of Margaritaville history there.
Thank you for watching Judy! Please subscribe as I will have new vlogs coming in the coming months. Fins up!
Just watched Jimmy Buffet live in concert over the Labor Day weekend in Aspen CO. He brought the sun, sand and ocean to the mountains. Best Concert ever from a living Legend. Now i'm planning visit Key West.
Enjoy Key West my friend, now you have the locations and back stories to visit JB’s old haunts. Fins Up!
My favorite. My nurses and technicians play him for me when I am having radiation therapy.
Buffet fan as well. I'm be heading to Key West for my first time next month!
Bought back memories of early 1980's in Key West eating the Full Moon Saloon Fish sandwiches in the wee hours of the morning. Yum! I still miss having them.
Thank you so much for watching and thank you for sharing your memories! Comments like yours are a big reason why I started this vlog. Please subscribe as I will have more KW/JB related vlogs in the coming weeks and months.
That's aka "Full Spoon Saloon" as it was known in late 72's and early 80's .
Another Buffet story. I was in Dutch Harbor, Alaska in about 1991. Jimmy came flying into town unannounced. The word was he was doing research on a book he was writing. He gave a free one-man acoustic show at the Elbow Room in Unalaska. Last song of the night was A Pirate Looks at Forty. I was working. Didn't get to go but had friends that did. The book turned out to be Where's Joe Merchant?
That is an awesome story! I love hearing these types of first person memoires from that time period. I bet you were pretty jealous of your friends but hey you still get a good story out of it too.
Big Buffett fan. Thanks for the info!
Listened to my first Buffet 8 track in my 1965 Mustang before lots of people knew who he was!
Did you not know ji m lived next to louie's back yard restaurant in the '70's? I lived 2 doors down from louie's, then.
Keywest was wonderful when I lived there. Now old town looks like Disneyland👎😂 loved the squaredance group, the nautical wheelers!! Man I'm heartworm for those days in keywest, long gone.
Thank you watching Dana. Yes, KW has changed a lot, some for better some for worse. But like JB himself said “there’s still some magic left in this tourist town”. Fins up!
As a big Conch fan, it was cool to see many of the old Key West venues! Well done! Looking forward to 5-1
Dude, this video is amazing. I've been listening to Buffett for a long time and it's always been about the music for me. I knew every spot that you showed
but it was really cool to see this done with so much detail and backstory. 😎👍
Thanks Ben! Your comment made my day. Please share with other Buffett fans and be sure to check out part 2 and my other Buffett vlog. Fins up!
Thanks to your video I spent the better part of my car ride to work and back home listening to Jimmy Buffett. Honestly, I was enjoying it. Looking forward to your next video.
I was hooked from the first time I head "Come Monday". That fall of 74 I think, he played a free concert, paid for by EKU, just him and fingers Taylor. The next time he played there a year or two later, I caught him getting on the tour bus and got him to sign my A1A album, which I still have.
That is an awesome story and man, what an unbelievable memory it is! Cherish that album. This is why I started this channel, to hear from other like minded Buffett fans. Please share the vlogs with any and other fans out there. Fins up!!
In 1974 I saw Jimmy and Fingers at the old Paramount Theater in Baton Rouge, La. Jimmy with his acoustic guitar, Fingers with his harmonica and two barstools. Maybe 50 people in the audience, it was special.
@@br360guy2 Thank you for watching and thank you for sharing your memory. Damn that show would have been awesome! Fins up!
David - you dont know how much I appreciate your vids. been a very rough 8 days . Im going to give JB a "proper send off: when I return to Cancun / Yucatan area in Jan. , prob in Sisal or isla contoy . very hard to let go and continue the party since our Chairman of the Board has gone to the big Harbor in the sky . I had just got out of the Infantry , U.S. Army , Desert Storm cerca '92 or 93 and wanted to have a good time. went to Crystal Beach , TX w/ my buddy from highschool, after a booze fueled weekend. I dropped him off. I cleaned out my jeep and found 'JB ' s greatest hits cassette , had been soaked in beer and sand,lol. I played it ( couldnt believe it worked) and was hooked. songs about the gulf coast / Mexico / beaches , I was hooked. Uncle DEE 🤠
Uncle Dee - first, thank you for your service, I too served around that same time but in the Marine Corps. Jimmy's Boats Beaches Bars and and Ballads along with Feeding Frenzy got me through some very rough times. Even though he is gone, he will never be forgotten. And this means keeping his music playing, living the life style, and telling these stories. I thought Jimmy's last words to his sister Laurie said it best: "Have Fun".
I will have more vlogs coming in the weeks, months and years ahead - hang in there brother. Fins up.
Interesting history and love seeing these spots that look familiar to me.
Great quality video, very informative!
Awesome 🙂
Thank you Carole! I will have more coming later this year.
Subscribed! Love your passion. A1A is in my top 3 albums all time. The stories and knowledge are appreciated. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching and thank you for the kind words! I will have more Buffett related vlogs in the coming weeks and months. Fins up!
I lived on White St and shopped at Faustos often. Walking distance. Had no idea it was a Buffet hangout,lol.
You guys obv know JB passed. Rip.
Awesome vid!
I lived in keywest until 1982, the turtle kraals is gone😢
Amazing video!!!😁
Dennis's Pharmacy could have used a mention.
What has happened to KW is sad.
Great job! Thought about doing this myself but never did.
Even though Jimmy has weighed anchor and sailed off to that one particular harbor - he is still so with us, every time we smile. I played a gig last Friday that was about 80 percent Jimmy and 20 percent my songs (which are mostly inspired by Jimmy, particularly my songs like "The Lessons that we EARN" (not learn, earn! Ha)" When I sing Jimmy's songs, I can't pronounce my "ah's and gees, when I'm speak'n southern ease" I can't help it! I don't parrot Jimmy word for word or note for note - It just happens! And I'm originally from the motor city (Mid west, years and years ago) People asked me what part of the south I was from!! LoL - I ended my set with a love song from a different point of view (with audience participation) - Why don't we get drunk and ska-rooo? Well anyway, Jimmy is burned into my Caribbean soul, - I can barely control, like a tattoo - so thank you for this and God Bless. Sail on Jimmy⛵
It was interesting to see.
Thank you Mary! Be sure to check out Part 2 and the third vlog as well. I appreciate your kind words!
So cooL!!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful insight to early days of JB. So nice to see references to lyrics I’ve listened to so many times. Great presentation skills and editing. Fins up!
Mark, thank you for watching and the kind words! Be sure to check back as I will have more Buffett related vlogs in the near future.
Great job
Thank you for watching Barry and thank you for the kind comment. I will have more coming in the weeks/months to come.
3624 sunrise dr was sold in 1998 for 900k. 10 years later sold for 3 million. Last it sold for in April 2021 was 3.8 million. Crazy how much more it is. Same 4 bed 5 bath house. The appreciation is a bitch, especially in the keys. But, you want something that big nowadays in key west the keys in general, it’s going to cost you a few million.
Dave, this vlog is well done. I’m not a huge Buffett fan, but I found this very fascinating. Great job and I look forward to seeing more, including the final 5 of this list!
Not a fan,so...why the interest? Lol. Weird!
I was waiting for you to remind us of the Fausto’s motto! It was Fausto’s Food Palace - You Can’t Beat Our Meat! I worked at the West Key Bar before an irate topless dancer burned it down!
Nancy, thank you for watching! That is hilarious! I have heard that before but I didnt think to include it. I bet you had some amazing stories about your time in KW. I will keep putting out these vlogs about Jimmy and his music - he must never be forgotten.
He wrote about stumbling next door to the bar. There was a gate between louie's and Jim's house.
Dana, thank you for watching and thank you for your insight! It’s hearing from people like you who were there and can offer their own stories and comments that makes this so much fun. I’d love to hear any other JB stories you may have from that era.
That gate is still there, as ‘Coconut Beach Resort’ occupies the property next to Louie’s. The gate has a code on it so the owners at CBR can visit Louie’s property. There’s a story about WHY that gate remains but I’m not sure it’s true.
Thank you so much-going to Key West next month and I am definitely looking some of these places up-some I knew about but others I didn’t!! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for the kind words and I too will be there in July! Be sure to check out the other vlogs as well - - thank you for watching! Fins up!
Got to admit, we are Very much the same we could be twins. You are better well spoken than me and that was great. The only part I didn’t know was “strike up a tune at the Moon”. Never caught that one. Thanks
Thank you Drew! So here's the deal with that lyric, on the original album version - the liner notes have the lyric as "strike up a tune with the moon", however, in every live version I have ever heard on this he clearly, clearly says "strike up a tune AT The Moon". Considering the time the song was written (1979) and mentioning his "old haunts" I think he always wanted the reference to the Full Moon Saloon. Check out the live versions and let me know what you think. Thank you for watching and please subscribe as I have more JB Key West vlogs coming soon!
@@allthestoriesicantell7595 thank you. So I did hear the original lyrics right. But I’m going to agree with your “hypothesis” 😬fancy word for me. Nicely done. Good thinking. Going to subscribe now. 👍✈️🌴🍺😎
No way! I ate at chicos when we went that last time. That's really cool
Glad you enjoyed the vlog! Thanks and Fins Up!
Actually the "Original" original Margaritaville was located at 1421 Gulf Shores Pkwy, Gulf Shores, AL 36542 which is now a Walgreens. Jimmy talked about it during his concert on the beach in Gulf Shores following the oil spill in 2010. He licensed the name to his friend Dan Sweet to open the bar. Part of the agreement had Jimmy performing at the bar at least once per year for the first 3 years. It only lasted about a year but it was the very first one. Not many people know this little fact so no harm no foul. Enjoy your videos
Thank you for watching and yes you are correct - others made the same point as well. I learn things too!
Great video! Bad hat. ;)
Thank you for watching! Hey, I’m a long suffering Cowboys fan - give me a break lol.
I agree, how come you are not wearing a puffy pirate shirt?
Heading down in February 2024
Call ahead and have them stock up! Thank you for watching. More to come soon.
David, I have a question for you. I was in Key West around 1981 bar hopping and came across Jimmy playing a solo benefit concert for a sail boat, the Western Union. I forgot the name of the bar but wondering if anyone else in your group happen to be there? It was an experience I never want to forget. He was by himself on a bar stool. It was the good old days because I remember we were drinking $1.00 Miller in the bottle. What I would give to relive that night!!
Dude,that sounds so cool!!
Thank you for watching and sharing your story. Wow, 1980 and a benefit for the Western Union! What a great way to see Jimmy. This is the first time I have heard this. Do you happen to recall what part of the island you were on for this? Was it near where the WU was docked? Jimmy had a few places that he would visit during those times - notably the Full Moon Saloon.
I don't know who you are, but I like this idea. It's "pop culture on the skids". Did I say I have no idea who you are? HISTORY RULES! What's your shirt say? Is that a bad word? It says something foul, then the word "Republic". What a weird thing to have on a t-shirt.
Do you know who some of the people are in the Nautical Wheelers video? The guy dancing? Is Phil Clark in it?
Thank you for watching! Unfortunately I do not know who the people in attendance are on the NW video, specifically the dancing hippy. However in looking closely at the video I do not see Phil Clark in attendance. In Tales from Margaritavision Jimmy simply states that the audience was truly reflective of KW at the time.
The FB page Classic Buffett is an excellent source of a lot of this old school information. Many people in that group were around back then, so if anyone would know it would be them.
Please feel free to share my vlogs with any and everyone! Fins up!
Phil Clark was the inspiration for Pirate Looks At 40 and the bartender at "Full Spoon" I mean "Full Moon Saloon " ....
You should have worn your poofy shirt!
Jimmy always had a knack for stretching the truth. The thought that the Cuban migrants reached Key West went down Cow Key Channel and then down Riviera Canal and landed at Jimmy’s dock seems a bit of a stretch. But who knows…
Thank you for watching - I guess we will never know 100% what happened but the incident was covered by the local newspapers/tv stations and in his book as well. Fins up!
I might disagree with you that Key West made Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy was a C & W artist when he was in Nashville. If he hadn't made that trip south to Key West, he probably would have continued to expand his C & W music. You can't hold back a talented artist.
Okay but, "women always win...?" Is that why women get paid less whenever possible? Even Jane says she never got a dime from publishing, even though she's credited as co-writer on a couple of Buffett songs - that's even according to Delaney's videos, which showed Jane credited on 2 songs on at least 1 album. And I love Jimmy, but even he admitted (fairly recently) that he'd been "a real control freak, but trying to get better about it." So no, maybe check in with your jokes about women "always winning." Peace out.
Thank you for watching.
basically jimmy buffet ruined key west and turned it into a tourist attraction for the margaritaville crowd....it was once a sleepy little town then jimmy came and leaked it to all his fans much the way the dead and the airplane kinda ruined haight ashbury by letting that cat out of the bag