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Buffett flew his seaplane down to Haiti to help bring supplies to the homeless victims of the earthquake.
Jimmy Buffett may sing about “Surfing in a Hurricane,” but cruising through Haiti’s earthquake-ravaged capital nearly left the singer without words.
“It’s like it was bombed,” the singer told The Associated Press after touring the ravaged country’s capital. Buffett loaded his seaplane with tents for some of the 1.2 million Haitians who lost their homes and set a course for the Caribbean nation on Tuesday.
The singer is a lover of Haitian music who has his own room named after him at the famed Hotel Oloffson.
“Haiti’s something worth saving to me,” he said.
He was convinced to make his first visit to Haiti since 1994 because of the needs of so many after the magnitude-7 quake struck on Jan. 12. On Tuesday, he was escorted by U.S. Embassy security personnel past downtown and the destroyed national cathedral.
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:49 am
Worth saving, yes. Yet he has a room named after him at the Hotel Oloffson but he hasn’t been there since 1994?? Oh-Kayyyyy……and he had to be escorted by security?? Huh?? He is closer to Haiti most of the time than to Chicago for cryin out loud and he hasn’t been to Haiti since 1994?
Love his music, love his good-time attitude but sometimes he comes off as a bit of a hypocrite……just sayin….
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:04 am
Why does it make him a hypocrite? I love Colorado, but I haven’t been there since 1999. At least he went there, using his own resources. And I don’t think he did it for publicity. My god, the man has more money and publicity than he can spend or use. Your comment says a lot more about you than it does about Jimmy Buffett.
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:59 am
How did I guess that the first comment on here would be a negative one sometimes you people amaze me, Fins up Jimmy!!!!
March 3rd, 2010 at 2:21 pm
There are a lot of things /persons worth saving!!
HAITIs people being one of them!!
Correct
Fact
Jerry Hepburn Pencaitland East Lothian Scotland!!!
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Some people talkm a good game… others fly their own sea plan full of supplies to a 3rd world nation ravaged by an earthquake… God Bless you Jimmyyy!
March 4th, 2010 at 12:23 am
The caravan (sea plane) has been there several times. I was in Haiti last week and I ran into the plane (not jimmy) in Port au Prince.
March 4th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I think its wonderful that someone so famous and busy should take the time to visit those unfortunate souls, giving them encouragement and hope!
March 5th, 2010 at 9:54 am
All work and no play makes Jimmy a dull boy:
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=82737
March 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
AT LEAST HE IS DOING SOMETHING FOR HAITI, LOTS OF PEOPLE COULD CARE LESS. I LOVE IT AND HAVENT BEEN SINCE 2007. AND IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE, YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT HAITI AND SHOULD NOT COMMENT ON JIMMY’S HELPING THEM. HAITI IS THE RAW CARIBBEAN, HOODOO, VOODOO AND ALL KINDS OF WEIRD —-!(TO QUOTE CAPTAIN RON) GODSPEED JIMMY. BONDYE BENI OU! BONDYE BENI AYITI!
March 11th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Jimmy gave every thing he ever had to all of us . You try giving away all your passion. and intimate stories, grief, laughter. Thank you vampires , mummies and the HOLY GHOST. God Bless you sweet friend . jeanne snaeco is oceans backwards
March 12th, 2010 at 1:30 am
My response is this} ISLAND I SEE YOU IN THE DISTANCE , I KNOW THAT YOUR EXISTANCE IS NOT UNLIKE MY OWN. IT’S THE NEED FOR LOVE , HEART AND SOUL ACCUMPNIMENT SEEMS TO MAKE ME DIFFERENT FROM YOU . FULL FILL YOUR DESTINY JIMMY , IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT MARKETING IS IT ? YUP GOD IS WATCHING . THANK YOU FOR EVERY THING . I HOPE TO BE THERE SOON MYSELF .nurse goodbody the # to call is BR 549