400 words or less....

SeaNile · Post by **SeaNile** » December 1, 2004 4:00 pm

Anyone have the intro to Jimmy's A Pirate Looks at Fifty where in 400 words he tells his life story? Always loved reading that and can't find it on the web.

Can someone post it please?

Thanks.

--JK

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » December 1, 2004 5:40 pm

Here ya go dude:

http://www.canoe.ca/JamBooksReviewsA/ap ... ffett.html

"I broke out of the grip of Catholicism and made it through adolescence without killing myself in a car. I flunked out of college. I learned to play the guitar, lived on the beach, lived in the French Quarter, finally got laid, and didn't go to Vietnam. I got back to school, started a band, got a job on Bourbon Street, graduated from college, flunked my draft physical, broke up my band, and went on the road. I signed a record deal, got married, moved to Nashville, had my guitars stolen, bought a Mercedes, worked at Billboard magazine, put out my first album, went broke, met Jerry Jeff Walker, wrecked the Mercedes, got divorced, and moved to Key West. I sang and worked on a fishing boat, went totally crazy, did a lot of dope, met the right girl, made another record, had a hit, bought a boat and sailed away to the Caribbean.

"I started another band, worked the road, had my second and last hit, bought a house in Aspen, started spending summers in New England, got married, broke my leg three times in one year, had a baby girl, made more records, bought a bigger boat and sailed away to St. Barts.

"I got separated from the right girl, sold the boat, sold the house in Aspen, moved back to Key West, worked the road and made more records. I rented an apartment in Paris, went to Brazil for Carnival, learned to fly, went into therapy, quit doing dope, bought my first seaplane, flew all over the Caribbean, almost got a second divorce, moved to Malibu for more therapy and got back with the right girl.

"I worked the road, moved back to Nashville, took off in an F-18 from an aircraft carrier, bought a summer home on Long Island, had another baby girl. I found the perfect seaplane and moved back to Florida. Cameron Marley (his son) joined me in the house of women. I built a home on Long Island, crashed the perfect seaplane in Nantucket, lived through it thanks to Navy training, tried to slow down a little, woke up one morning and I was looking at 50, trying to figure out what comes next."

SeaNile · Post by **SeaNile** » December 1, 2004 6:47 pm

That's it!!!! Thanks.

--JK

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » December 2, 2004 3:22 pm

anyone want to add their own personal 400 words or less? i am trying to come up with mine and all i got is 'crap, is this it?'

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 2, 2004 3:33 pm

doxadive wrote:anyone want to add their own personal 400 words or less? i am trying to come up with mine and all i got is 'crap, is this it?'

That's actually a really good non-poll idea for a thread! I would probably have a hard time coming up with it too...you might give it a shot though.

phenwayparrothead · Post by **phenwayparrothead** » December 2, 2004 8:59 pm

ill put one together when sober, and it will probably ionvolve some of that sangria wine alomng with a few boat drinks.

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » December 3, 2004 6:31 am

It is much harder than it looks. I tried it a couple of years ago and could keep it under 8 pages and i haven't done sh*t

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » December 3, 2004 7:03 am

Cubbie Bear wrote:It is much harder than it looks. I tried it a couple of years ago and could keep it under 8 pages and i haven't done sh*t

Mine came in at 200 words for a family reunion book. It wasn't as eloquent or activity-filled as Mr. Buffett's, but it pretty much summed up the whole 40 years.

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » December 3, 2004 7:40 am

i am trying to write something, but i think i need a few bombay gins to even make it sound good. i am afraid if i write it i will depress myself

carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » December 3, 2004 5:18 pm

doxadive wrote:i am trying to write something, but i think i need a few bombay gins to even make it sound good. i am afraid if i write it i will depress myself

I started to say, "ditto," but on second thought, I bet if we all gave it a good try, we'd all be pretty impressed with ourselves.

tiki man · Post by **tiki man** » December 3, 2004 8:05 pm

pretty good life if you ask me