Sail On Captain Tony

DisisDave · Post by **DisisDave** » November 1, 2008 10:46 pm

Sail on Capt. Tony...may your legend grow....

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » November 1, 2008 10:48 pm

"Son, come have a seat"

Sail on , Capt. Tony...

mermaidindisguise · Post by **mermaidindisguise** » November 1, 2008 11:06 pm

chippewa wrote:

"Son, come have a seat"

Sail on , Capt. Tony...

well said..... which is more than I can say right now because I am all choked up. Man.... I know it was his time but what an icon to all of us. It will NOT be the same to go to Key West - walk in that bar and not see him sitting there. I am so glad I was there to here some stories from him.

sail on Capt...... we know you are just in the next room.

HappyShark · Post by **HappyShark** » November 1, 2008 11:08 pm

Sail on, Capt. Tony Tarracino!

photogal · Post by **photogal** » November 1, 2008 11:09 pm

how sad...glad I am not at MOTM...that would have been worse.
Sail On!!

krusin1 · Post by **krusin1** » November 1, 2008 11:35 pm

ragtopW wrote: Sail on..

Jimmy Did "last Mango" last week..

Sure did. Did it for his old friend Captain Tony at the last concert of 2008 - 10.25.08 in Las Vegas. I feel privileged to have been there to hear it.

Fittingly enough, "Last Mango" came on while we were driving in the car today (mp3 player) and for the first time, my kids (9 and 11) perked up and started asking about the lyrics.

I told them it was about Captain Tony and all his adventures, "and there's still so much to be done."

Sail on Captain.

drunkpirate66 · Post by **drunkpirate66** » November 2, 2008 12:25 am

Every time I talked to Tony he would say the same thing "this guy should be my body guard to protect my hooker money" . . .

you were a dirty old goat.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » November 2, 2008 12:35 am

mermaidindisguise wrote:
chippewa wrote:

"Son, come have a seat"

Sail on , Capt. Tony...

well said..... which is more than I can say right now because I am all choked up. Man.... I know it was his time but what an icon to all of us. It will NOT be the same to go to Key West - walk in that bar and not see him sitting there. I am so glad I was there to here some stories from him.

sail on Capt...... we know you are just in the next room.

Well said, guys. No way. This can't be happening during MOTM. Of course, what better time than when all his friends are there, congregating there in Key West.

I knew this day would come. But it's much harder than I thought.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » November 2, 2008 1:07 am

Sorry for posting twice, but going through all the webcams in Key West tonight and hearing all the great musicians toast Capt. Tony....this is bigger and sadder than I thought. I know, he milked his fame from Jimmy, but he DID live a fantastic life .....

daddymention · Post by **daddymention** » November 2, 2008 1:21 am

What a life you lived...May God grant you rest...Sail on Captain Tony...

Martonian · Post by **Martonian** » November 2, 2008 1:55 am

Sail on Captain Tony

Glorfindel7 · Post by **Glorfindel7** » November 2, 2008 1:56 am

Sail on Captain

msharpe · Post by **msharpe** » November 2, 2008 1:11 am

I'm down in Key West for MOTM and, although it was a shock to hear this news, I am happy that I could say goodbye to Cpt Tony on his island. We made Cpt Tony's our last stop of the night to drink one in honor of the Captain. When the band that was performing there tonight played "Last Mango", we all wiped away a tear and raised our glasses in honor of the Captain and thanked him for the many, many years of great memories!

Captain Tony - I'm honored to have met you - you were truly one of a kind and will be missed by many.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » November 2, 2008 2:57 am

I'm also in KW for MOTM and was out on the sunset cruise with KD Moore, Fingers Taylor and Amy Lee when the news broke. It was very much like one of our Irish wakes. Yes, there was sadness, of course, but there was much celebration of a life well lived, and as many smiles as there were tears. KD, Fingers and Amy played Last Mango and Pirate, among others, and then Lovely Cruise.....

Sail on, Captain Tony. You will be sadly missed and fondly remembered.

From another JB song:

He's somewhere on the ocean now,
the place he ought to be;
with one hand on the starboard rail,
he's waving back at me.

Dally · Post by **Dally** » November 2, 2008 4:45 am

Sail on, Captain Tony...

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » November 2, 2008 5:21 am

I received a text message from a friend down there last night while I was having dinner with some friends.

carolinagirl wrote:Capt. Tony Tarracino, recently memorialized in a new book, though already unforgettable to everyone who met him, died Saturday afternoon. He was 92.

And here's the book:

It took me all of three hours to read from cover to cover.
What a man. What a life. What an inspiration to all.
Truly a sad day for all parrotheads, and especially for Jimmy himself.

Go with God & rest well, Captain.
Despite all I've been able to see and do in my relatively short time, one of my biggest regrets was never having the opportunity to have met you, nor any human being remotely close to the person you were.

Fair winds & following seas, my friend. I know I'll see you when I arrive at that final port of call.

Conolulu · Post by **Conolulu** » November 2, 2008 5:38 am

Godspeed Capt. Tony......

changingchannels · Post by **changingchannels** » November 2, 2008 6:38 am

sail on captain tony...

cocotel · Post by **cocotel** » November 2, 2008 7:02 am

Sail on Captain Tony

catsway · Post by **catsway** » November 2, 2008 7:05 am

Sail On Captain Tony!