What’s your all-time favorite album?
Jimmy Buffett’s Floridays or Fruitcakes. Those two immediately jumped to mind. Love both of those albums. Fruitcakes helped to launch my Parrothead Fandom and I have been a Buffett fan ever since.
Tag: Jimmy Buffett
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Daily Prompt
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Daily Prompt
What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today?
Jimmy Buffett concert shirt from 1995. Held up great through the years.
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Daily Prompt
Not so much a quote but a song: No Plane on Sunday by Jimmy Buffett
Lyrics:
You can throw your luggage down
Lose your cool and stamp around
But there’s nothin, nothin you can do
Wipe away your girlfriend’s tears
Go to the bar and have some beers
There ain’t no way the bird’s gettin throughNo plane on Sunday
Maybe be one come Monday
Just a hopeless situation
Make the best of it’s all you can do
till they get throughOverheard the engineer
Say somethin’ ’bout the landing gear
Now we’re runnin’ strictly on island time
I know you got someone back home
So do I it’s tough alone
Awh come on, it’s just a minor crimeNo plane on Sunday
Check it again come Monday
Just a hopeless situation
Make the best of it’s ’bout all you can do
Baby it’s trueWe shouldn’t spend these precious hours
Tryin’ to figure this out
We don’t know where the story ends
Let’s don’t go back to just being friendsSo they went walkin’ on the beach
Quarter moon within their reach
So they stole it and tucked it in their hearts
That’s when they heard the engines hum
And realized the dawn had come
It was over, over from the startNo plane on Sunday
Just another lonely Monday
Awh make the best of a bad situation’s
‘Bout all you can do
Baby it’s trueOh-oh-oh-oh baby it’s true
Oh-oh-oh-oh baby what’s new
Oh-oh-oh-oh baby what’s newI think the song itself is about an affair but what I like about it the most is the fact that it tells you that no matter what is going on try and make the best of the situation you are in. That’s how I try to go about my day each day making the best of whatever is presented to me. I also did a podcast episode for this song on the Song Lines and Tan Lines Podcast.
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Haiku – 4/16/2024
Tropical rock tunes
Bright sunshine and sunglasses
Perfect Buffett day
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Haiku – 11/28/2023
Bluetooth and coffee
Music and caffeine entwined
Gentle daily start
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The new Buffett album is great. Love this song. All about taking a nap.
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Haiku – 8/23/2020
Slice of key lime pie
Cool, tart, sweet, and tropical
Food escapism
New episode on the Song Lines and Tan Lines Podcast. Goes well with Key Lime Pie.
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Haiku – 5/30/2020
A swinging hammock
Rocking gently with the breeze
Ocean in motion
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Did you hear?
You didn’t.
Well, the pirate king has a new album out. I am of course talking about Jimmy Buffett and it is a great one from start to finish. Anybody stuck inside and needing a break listen to it today.
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Haiku – 4/21/2020
Bright sandy shoreline
Shade provided by palm trees
Waves rolling softly
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Haiku – 4/5/2020
Secluded harbor
Castaway among the palms
Watching the soft waves
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Thanks Jimmy for the inspiration.
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Haiku – 3/16/2020
Sipping on coffee
Listening to the birds sing
Relaxing my fears
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This has to be one of the strangest times in my life (currently sitting at 47 years of age). This virus infecting the world is unlike anything I have ever seen or thought I would ever see. Hope everyone reading this is safe and healthy. Stay strong and stay vigilant.
This is my go to song in tough times or times I feel a bit overwhelmed. Its core meaning is just to chill out, relax, and make the best of a bad situation.
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Haiku – 2/15/2020
Bodies softly sway
Moving with Calypso beat
Nuclear bombs drop
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The song Apocalypso by Jimmy Buffett inspired this Haiku. I heard it on my walk this morning and immediately a Haiku sprang to mind. Inspiration is found in the strangest places. Have a great weekend.
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Haiku – Morning Meal
Thick glistening web
Filled with what was caught last night
Heavy load of bugs
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For more prompts like “load” go here: Haiku Horizons
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Haiku – Love and Limes
Sitting at the bar
Watching the warm waves crashing
Cold beer by the sea
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Haiku – Reflected Light
Bright and shiny moon
Hanging high in the dark sky
Among twinkling stars
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For more prompts like “moon” go here: Haiku Horizons
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Haiku – 3/9/2017
Outside in the sun
Soaking up the warm bright rays
My daughter and I
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Haiku – 3 Looks at Shell
A white sandy beach
Young child racing through the grains
Spies a tiny shell
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Multi-colored shell
Resting in a tidal pool
Waiting to be claimed
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Shells upon the beach
One by one they are picked up
Lasting memories
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For more prompts like “shell” go here: Haiku Horizons
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And because I’ve been singing this one all morning.
Thought I would share.
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Haiku – In the Slip
Safe in the harbor
Sailor celebrates Christmas
With the ones he loves
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For more prompts like “safe” go here: Haiku Horizons
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Haiku – After the Season
Fall leaves dance about
Across the wooden boardwalk
As the waves rumble
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Inspiration struck after reading this article.
Sure, few lucky ducks get to the beach all year round (we’re looking at you Florida), but for most of us, fall means it’s time to hang up our swimsuits for the season. Luckily, there are a few sandy shores across the country which offer an extra incentive to visit after Labor Day. At these seven spots, the beach gets better when the days get shorter — meaning you can continue your seaside excursions well into the autumn months. Source: 7 Beaches That Are Better In The Fall – Margaritaville Blog
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Haiku – 3 Looks at Bend
Pleasant start today
With cool air and morning dew
Summer bends to fall
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Sometimes you must bend
Give in just a tiny bit
To make things better
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Sharp bend in the road
Sports car going way too fast
Dead man’s curve ahead
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For more prompts like “bend” go here: Haiku Horizons
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