Jimmy Buffett and Lake Geneva, WI

chitownpirate · Post by **chitownpirate** » December 10, 2006 3:20 pm

I've got a buddy who has a place near Lake Geneva....he claims that Jimmy has a place on the lake- he's heard it from several different people...I called bullsh@t on him- can anyone dispell this myth?

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » December 10, 2006 3:50 pm

No He is talking about Jimmy's Buffet

run by a great Guy Jimmy Chang..

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » December 10, 2006 5:54 pm

No he does not. I lived there for several years. Axl Rose used to own a place there, but Jimmy has not.

Midnight Flyer · Post by **Midnight Flyer** » December 10, 2006 7:02 pm

There is a woman named Jane Buffett that owns a house in Madison. Don't think it's Jimmy's Jane though. She owns it with Roger Buffett... It's on, of all places, "Landfall Drive"

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » December 10, 2006 8:30 pm

My guess is JB actually owns 4-6 (non-business) properties but rumors have him at a couple hundred....

FFLooksAt40 · Post by **FFLooksAt40** » December 13, 2006 12:54 pm

I have some friends out there; I will do some research and get back to this topic. I don't think this to be true just because of the fact he never has stuck around here before during or after an Alpine show and LG is a matter of minutes away down HWY 12 from the venue.

weirdo0521 · Post by **weirdo0521** » December 13, 2006 1:13 pm

FFLooksAt40 wrote:I have some friends out there; I will do some research and get back to this topic. I don't think this to be true just because of the fact he never has stuck around here before during or after an Alpine show and LG is a matter of minutes away down HWY 12 from the venue.

Excellent point. Why would he use Chicago as base camp if had a place on Lake Geneva. Urban legend.

chitownpirate · Post by **chitownpirate** » December 13, 2006 2:23 pm

I figured any of us growing up and living in the area our whole lives would know....my buddy even said those who told him that Jimmy had a house there would land his sea plane on the lake- that would be cool as hell, but it sounds like complete BS- (I know there's an airfield in a neighboorhood off of 12, but you probable could even land on the lake- and where would be fly from?) I just told him I'd get some evidence from people who would know and prove the cheeseheads wrong!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » December 13, 2006 2:28 pm

chitownpirate wrote:I figured any of us growing up and living in the area our whole lives would know....my buddy even said those who told him that Jimmy had a house there would land his sea plane on the lake- that would be cool as hell, but it sounds like complete BS- (I know there's an airfield in a neighboorhood off of 12, but you probable could even land on the lake- and where would be fly from?) I just told him I'd get some evidence from people who would know and prove the cheeseheads wrong!

well, he has been known to fly into the airport at East Troy.. it's better than riding the bus from Chicago.

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » December 13, 2006 2:29 pm

I've seen seaplanes land and take off from neighboring Lake Como on occasion... never looked close enough to see if Jimmy was driving.

I do recall talk on BN around the 2004 show of Jimmy looking to buy property there... we were gonna pre-party there and caravan to the show. Maybe he read that and withdrew his offer!

FFLooksAt40 · Post by **FFLooksAt40** » December 13, 2006 3:33 pm

Hey chitownpirate, I take offence to that cheesehead comment. After all we "cheeseheads" should be the ones complaining about you folk south of here. Remember Lake Geneva is still in Wisconsin the last time I looked but you could not tell traveling through any weekend out of the year. Anyways I still hold no ill will. Fins Up

PS The airfield off of 12 would by no means handle Jimmy's new private jet and there would be no way in hell he would fly his seaplane cross country to land on the lake.

RinglingRingling, you are correct about him flying into East Troy. He likes to mix things up though this last time to Alpine he flew into Sheboygan, about an hour north east of Alpine. Can't blame the guy for that just to keep the hunters and seekers guessing!

jimminy · Post by **jimminy** » December 13, 2006 3:55 pm

chitownpirate wrote:I've got a buddy who has a place near Lake Geneva....he claims that Jimmy has a place on the lake- he's heard it from several different people...I called bullsh@t on him- can anyone dispell this myth?

Don't be ridiculous!

Margaritavillewis · Post by **Margaritavillewis** » December 13, 2006 5:21 pm

This rumor has been going around the LG area for awhile now. Here is how I believe it may have stared; someone else from this area flies a Grummen Albatross that looks very similar to Jimmy's (now unused) Albatross. We saw this plane fly over our house a few times and were sure "at that time" it was Jimmy. However, we still see the same plane fly over the house, and have even seen it land on the lake once, but now we know it isn't Jimmy since he isn't flying that particular aircraft any longer. Anyhow, small town + plane like Jimmy's making regular appearances = Jimmy must have a place here. I am a non-believer in this, never talked to anyone that has seen him anywhere in town, and it is a small town.
For the record, we live just a few minutes from the lake, just outside of Williams Bay.
I know I don't post often enough, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

FFLooksAt40 · Post by **FFLooksAt40** » December 13, 2006 6:34 pm

Correct Margaritavillewis, I happen to be friends with the couple who own that airplane you are refering too. They are great people and own several outstanding aircraft but I can assure you that they are not Jimmy Buffett related. They may just be living in his neighborhood in Palm Beach though!

chitownpirate · Post by **chitownpirate** » December 13, 2006 6:45 pm

[quote="FFLooksAt40"]Hey chitownpirate, I take offence to that cheesehead comment. After all we "cheeseheads" should be the ones complaining about you folk south of here. Remember Lake Geneva is still in Wisconsin the last time I looked but you could not tell traveling through any weekend out of the year. Anyways I still hold no ill will. Fins Up

I say cheesehead in jest, FFL.....I'm actually living in Madison for the time-being, so you can say I'm a relocated FIB. You know that one, I'm sure.

FFLooksAt40 · Post by **FFLooksAt40** » December 13, 2006 8:18 pm

Oh ya I know that one too. Not a personal dig at you just having some fun and games

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » December 13, 2006 10:03 pm

Darn FIBs...

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » December 14, 2006 12:00 pm

CaptainP wrote:Darn FIBs...

Cheesehead

Cubbie Bear · Post by **Cubbie Bear** » December 14, 2006 12:53 pm

I remember reading that Jimmy used to (maybe not now with the reduced schedule) set up a central "base of operations". Easier to come back to, rather than going all the way back east. Several years in a row he had a condo on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. He would do Indy, Alpine Cin, Columbus etc. from there. I also heard about a place on Lake Erie one year and I heard he looked or actually leased (depending on who you talk to) a place on Lake G one year. I do not believe he has ever done anything other than lease and I don't know if he still does it.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » December 14, 2006 1:02 pm

chitownpirate wrote:
FFLooksAt40 wrote:Hey chitownpirate, I take offence to that cheesehead comment. After all we "cheeseheads" should be the ones complaining about you folk south of here. Remember Lake Geneva is still in Wisconsin the last time I looked but you could not tell traveling through any weekend out of the year. Anyways I still hold no ill will. Fins Up

I say cheesehead in jest, FFL.....I'm actually living in Madison for the time-being, so you can say I'm a relocated FIB. You know that one, I'm sure.

they put a gun to your head?

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