who ate the last mango in paris?

Hoosierparrot · Post by **Hoosierparrot** » August 30, 2005 4:19 pm

fellow parrothead and i are in disagreement. I always thought that Jimmy was referring to the "legend" as being ernest Hemingway. My buddy thinks he is referring to Captain Tony cause thats the bar he was in.
Tell me please, who really ate the last mango in Paris?

Bill

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » August 30, 2005 4:22 pm

Sorry, I was hungry and I didn't know it was the last one.

If I remember correctly, the words came from a mix of bathroom stall graffiti at Captain Tony's and talks with Tony directly. However I could very well be wrong.

Hoosierparrot · Post by **Hoosierparrot** » August 30, 2005 4:24 pm

yeah
he went back to the head,
read upon those dingy walls the words the old man said

So who is the "old man"?

Bill

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » August 30, 2005 4:26 pm

Well, considering Hemingway died 10 years before Jimmy made it down to Key West, I'd say the song is about Capt. Tony...

...that is if you believe that the exchange in the song between the "eater" and Jimmy actually took place.

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » August 30, 2005 4:33 pm

Hoosierparrot wrote:yeah
he went back to the head,
read upon those dingy walls the words the old man said

So who is the "old man"?

Well if you are taking the song literally, I would have to guess Captain Tony.

I went down to Captain Tony's to get out of the heat
When I heard a voice call out to me, "Son, come have a seat"
I had to search my memory as I looked into those eyes
Our lives change like the weather but a legend never dies

Hemingway died in 1960 and he was living in Europe during his last years. JB had never been to Key West until the 70s when Jerry Jeff took him down there.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 30, 2005 4:36 pm

land_shark3 wrote:
Hoosierparrot wrote:yeah
he went back to the head,
read upon those dingy walls the words the old man said

So who is the "old man"?
Well if you are taking the song literally, I would have to guess Captain Tony.

I went down to Captain Tony's to get out of the heat
When I heard a voice call out to me, "Son, come have a seat"
I had to search my memory as I looked into those eyes
Our lives change like the weather but a legend never dies

Hemingway was living in Europe during his last years (oh yeah, and he was dead before Jimmy got into the music business.)

this was in another thread, but I can't say it was Tony in the song. The lines about Third World girls from Buzeos, waking up dry beneath the African sky, and high-fashion model wives just doesn't sound like the Capt.

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » August 30, 2005 4:37 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:this was in another thread, but I can't say it was Tony in the song. The lines about Third World girls from Buzeos, waking up dry beneath the African sky, and high-fashion model wives just doesn't sound like the Capt.

That's why I think its based more off some bathroom graffiti.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » August 30, 2005 4:40 pm

I think "mango" is a euphemism and Ron Jeremy probably ate the last one.

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » August 30, 2005 4:43 pm

I think a better question would be why did Paris run out of mangos, and have they gotten any more since?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 30, 2005 4:43 pm

land_shark3 wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:this was in another thread, but I can't say it was Tony in the song. The lines about Third World girls from Buzeos, waking up dry beneath the African sky, and high-fashion model wives just doesn't sound like the Capt.
That's why I think its based more off some bathroom graffiti.

I'm stickin' with my original answer in the other thread: Jimmy went down to Cap'n Tony's, slides into a seat at the bar, and there is an old guy telling stories about his life, kinda like Hemingway, somewhat not, sitting next to him (the one who issued the invite). The stories flow, the liquor flows, and then Jimmy heads back to the head to get rid of some stuff, and the process starts.

Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » August 30, 2005 4:51 pm

I believe the "mango" was actually a transvestite on "holiday" from Duval St.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 30, 2005 4:52 pm

Goodman wrote:I believe the "mango" was actually a transvestite on "holiday" from Duval St.

living over near the Historic Seaport?

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » August 30, 2005 4:56 pm

rednekkPH wrote:I think a better question would be why did Paris run out of mangos, and have they gotten any more since?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 30, 2005 5:25 pm

land_shark3 wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:I think a better question would be why did Paris run out of mangos, and have they gotten any more since?

2. They're a breeding pair.

shakerofsalt · Post by **shakerofsalt** » August 30, 2005 5:40 pm

Goodman wrote:I believe the "mango" was actually a transvestite on "holiday" from Duval St.

but the transvestite was on Caroline Street.....

East Texas Parrothead · August 30, 2005 5:50 pm

land_shark3 wrote:
Hoosierparrot wrote:yeah
he went back to the head,
read upon those dingy walls the words the old man said

So who is the "old man"?
Well if you are taking the song literally, I would have to guess Captain Tony.

I went down to Captain Tony's to get out of the heat
When I heard a voice call out to me, "Son, come have a seat"
I had to search my memory as I looked into those eyes
Our lives change like the weather but a legend never dies

Hemingway died in 1960 and he was living in Europe during his last years. JB had never been to Key West until the 70s when Jerry Jeff took him down there.

I've always thought the song was about Captain Tony's life and adventures.

Sunday, July 2, 1961, is the day Hemingway killed himself.

I don't think he was ever married to a woman who could be "high fashion model" (unless maybe Pauline Pfeiffer) and I'm pretty sure he didn't have a good run on Wall Street.

Hoosierparrot · Post by **Hoosierparrot** » August 30, 2005 5:50 pm

I love the way you just ran with that!
Thanks for all the input

Bill

habourgirl · Post by **habourgirl** » August 30, 2005 5:56 pm

I ate the last mango....

I really did.. we had mangos in my house and i just ate the last one!

jimolliemom · Post by **jimolliemom** » August 30, 2005 6:06 pm

I KNOW THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm the President of Last Mango In Paris PHC and last year at MOTM, I met Capt. Tony....(lots of jokes behind that story but anyhow...moving on...) I talked to him and he told me directly "You know Jimmy wrote that song about me...and I named my boat Last Mango"...so, from the horses mouth, it's about Tony...and he just had a birthday...he's 89!!!!!!!!!!YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » August 30, 2005 6:09 pm

jimolliemom wrote:I KNOW THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm the President of Last Mango In Paris PHC and last year at MOTM, I met Capt. Tony....(lots of jokes behind that story but anyhow...moving on...) I talked to him and he told me directly "You know Jimmy wrote that song about me...and I named my boat Last Mango"...so, from the horses mouth, it's about Tony...and he just had a birthday...he's 89!!!!!!!!!!YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ummm... dear... you are a cute blonde. The old guy was probably pushing the limits of the new pacemaker trying to keep from groping you before the picture. He would have said anything to impress you...

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