A Pirate Looks at Fifty
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679435271 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 454 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great if you're a parrothead Tim Withee This is a book about what Jimmy Buffett, his family and entourage did for his 50th birthday (Dec 25, 1996). It's kind of like a 400+ page blog -- but before blogs existed, so he wrote yet another NY Times bestseller.On the whole, I don't understand the one-star reviews. I think some of these "parrotheads" were caught by surprise at how wealthy they've made Mr. Buffett, because this dude is RICH. I mean, c'mon, this birthday getaway included two planes (his own Grumman Albatross -- for him, his guy pals, his young son and all the stuff in both entourages --. "I'm No Parrothead, But I Can Relate" according to A. J. Mathison. This travel diary, autobiography, Buffett philosophy, & memoir is something I've had on the shelf for several years, and not too excited about pulling it down for a read. I'm not a huge Buffett fan (he had only a couple of big musical hits with Cheese Burgers in Paradise and Margaritaville, but he continues to record music, publish books, and has a rabid fan base of Parrotheads). The dude is laid back, loves squeezing every bit of life he can into each day, loves his family, has no religion (he dwells on that issue a few too many timesa disillusioned Catho. Breach read. I have only read a little, I decided to save it for my vacation at the beach. Jimmy Buffet I'd a very good writer. Book was in great condition and priced Right.
In addition, stinging losses and limitations--his dad's Alzheimer's disease, his own terrifying solo plane crash in 1996--creep into his cozy yarns. Yet Buffett's infectious, grinning attitude towards life eventually finds resurrection in extended riffs on fly-fishing, solo piloting over water, and surfing. (`What have I done with my life?') Or, it can be a great excuse to reward yourself for just getting there. In such passages, he earns his claim to a "saline psyche," a legacy inherited from his grandfather, skipper of a five-masted barkentine that ferried lumber from New Orleans to the Caribbean. A Pirate Looks at Fifty, a travel-diary-cum-autob
For the millions of fans of Jimmy Buffett's music as well as his bestselling books, Tales From Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant?, here is the ultimate Jimmy Buffett philosophy on life and how to live it. As hard as it is to believe, the irrepressible Jimmy Buffett has hit the half-century mark and, in A PIRATE LOOKS AT 50, he brings us along on the remarkable journey which he took through the Southern hemisphere to celebrate this landmark birthday. Jimmy takes us from the legendary pirate coves of the Florida Keys to the ruins of ancient Cartegena. Along the way, we hear a tale or two of how he got his start in New Orleans, how he discovered his passion for flying planes, and how he almost died in a watery crash in Nantucket harbor. We follow Jimmy to jungle outposts in Costa Rica and on a meandering trip down the , through hair-raising negotiations with gun-toting customs officials and a 3-year-old aspiring co-pilot. And he is the inimitable Jimmy Buffett through it all. For Parrotheads, for armchair adventurers, and for anyone who appreciates a good yarn and a hearty laugh, here is the ultimate backstage pass -- you'll read the kind of stories Jimmy usually reserves for his closest friends and you'll see a wonderful, wacky life through eyes of the man who's lived it. A PIRATE LOOKS AT 50 is a breath of fresh air and a ingenious manual for getting to 50 and beyond.