Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
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mrplow4
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- Favorite Buffett Song: cowboy in the jungle
- Number of Concerts: 53
Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
I am a retired parrot-head having seen Buffett 53 times starting in 1980 and finishing in the mid 90's. Have a great deal of swag from those days and I'm beginning to clean out the closets. It all meant a great deal to me at one time, so it is in mint condition. First Up for the collectors: 83 issues of the Jimmy's Newsletter, The Coconut Telegraph, spanning 15 years. In an age before the internet, it was the way us old parrot heads kept up on what was going on with Jimmy. Below are the issues in my possession. Vintage shirts dating back to the One Particular Harbor tour forward coming next. Will accept pay pal or PM me if you wish to send a check. I will pick up shipping. All 83 issues yours for $200.00..that's $2.38 an issue!
Volume 1: Issues 5,6,8,9,10
Volume 2: Issues 1-12
Volume 3: Issues 1-12 (two copies of # 7)
Volume 4: Issues 1-12
Volume 5: Issues 1-7
Volume 6: Issues 1-6
Volume 7: Issues 1-6
Volume 8: Issues 1-5
Volume 9: Issues 1-5
Volume 10: Issues 1,2,4,5
Volume 11: Issues 1-3
Volume 13: Issue 5
Volume 14: Issue 5
Volume 16: Issue 5
Misc: Don't Stop The Carnival Issue..no date x 1
Early Issue..un-numbered
Friends of Flordia Inc. call for donations letter
you can contact me at mrplow4@gmail.com
Volume 1: Issues 5,6,8,9,10
Volume 2: Issues 1-12
Volume 3: Issues 1-12 (two copies of # 7)
Volume 4: Issues 1-12
Volume 5: Issues 1-7
Volume 6: Issues 1-6
Volume 7: Issues 1-6
Volume 8: Issues 1-5
Volume 9: Issues 1-5
Volume 10: Issues 1,2,4,5
Volume 11: Issues 1-3
Volume 13: Issue 5
Volume 14: Issue 5
Volume 16: Issue 5
Misc: Don't Stop The Carnival Issue..no date x 1
Early Issue..un-numbered
Friends of Flordia Inc. call for donations letter
you can contact me at mrplow4@gmail.com
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SharkysMV1
- We are the People our Parents Warned us
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- Number of Concerts: 9
- Favorite Boat Drink: Rum & Tonic
- Location: CT
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
Cool, but considering these were free, this might not be the best "forum"/venue to post.
“Later down the road of life, I made the discovery that salt water was also good for the mental abrasions one inevitably acquires on land.” - JB, APLAFifty
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mrplow4
- Nibblin' on sponge cake
- Posts: 7
- Joined: January 3, 2018 8:46 pm
- Favorite Buffett Song: cowboy in the jungle
- Number of Concerts: 53
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
The newsletters weren't free. They weren't much..$18-$20 a year?
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wanderingtoes
- Half-baked cookies in the oven
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- Joined: March 17, 2002 7:00 pm
- Favorite Buffett Song: When The Coast Is Clear
- Number of Concerts: 29
- Favorite Boat Drink: Margarita
- Location: Gulf Coast
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
The value, energy and enthusiasm to maintain a collection of anything Jimmy Buffett, in mint condition, PRICELESS!
"I've got a School Boy Heart"
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SharkysMV1
- We are the People our Parents Warned us
- Posts: 353
- Joined: December 12, 2007 11:04 am
- Number of Concerts: 9
- Favorite Boat Drink: Rum & Tonic
- Location: CT
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
I signed up and never had to pay for them; I have a ton of the same issues you have.
“Later down the road of life, I made the discovery that salt water was also good for the mental abrasions one inevitably acquires on land.” - JB, APLAFifty
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jbfinscj
- Lester Polyester
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- Favorite Buffett Song: Floridays, Tin Cup Chalice, Prince of Tides, Tides, Earles Dead
- Number of Concerts: 7
- Favorite Boat Drink: Coconut Rum
- Location: Pennsylvania
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
I don’t recall ever paying a subscription fee for the coconut telegraph. With that being said, i have no problem with you selling your collection.
I'm back to livin' Floridays
Blue skies and ultra-violet rays

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lime rickie
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- Favorite Boat Drink: lime rickey
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
I'm just here for the cj sighting. 
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jbfinscj
- Lester Polyester
- Posts: 7691
- Joined: January 12, 2004 2:46 pm
- Favorite Buffett Song: Floridays, Tin Cup Chalice, Prince of Tides, Tides, Earles Dead
- Number of Concerts: 7
- Favorite Boat Drink: Coconut Rum
- Location: Pennsylvania
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
Shhhhh....I’m hiding from the 14,500 people I’m now moderating over at our Buffettnews Facebook page. All day long they ask me if jimmy is retiring this year.
I'm back to livin' Floridays
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SMLCHNG
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- Favorite Boat Drink: Rum Runner
- Location: Castle Rock, CO
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
So, is he??
Can I send you some spam from Linda and me?

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dnw
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Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
There are "Buffett" collectors that collect all the issues of the Coconut Telegraph.
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PetalMel
- Hoot!
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Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
I loved getting those issues. I saved all of mine as well.
As for CJ, you can run, but you can't hide. Found ya!
As for CJ, you can run, but you can't hide. Found ya!
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jbfinscj
- Lester Polyester
- Posts: 7691
- Joined: January 12, 2004 2:46 pm
- Favorite Buffett Song: Floridays, Tin Cup Chalice, Prince of Tides, Tides, Earles Dead
- Number of Concerts: 7
- Favorite Boat Drink: Coconut Rum
- Location: Pennsylvania
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
Ugh! For the last time, no jimmy isn’t retiring in 2018, JIMMY IS NEVER RETIRING
I'm back to livin' Floridays
Blue skies and ultra-violet rays

Blue skies and ultra-violet rays

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jbfinscj
- Lester Polyester
- Posts: 7691
- Joined: January 12, 2004 2:46 pm
- Favorite Buffett Song: Floridays, Tin Cup Chalice, Prince of Tides, Tides, Earles Dead
- Number of Concerts: 7
- Favorite Boat Drink: Coconut Rum
- Location: Pennsylvania
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
Ugh! For the last time, no jimmy isn’t retiring in 2018, JIMMY IS NEVER RETIRING
And no, we don’t have two much trouble with spam, we have very tight security and don’t let just anybody join. The page is being watched 24/7 by funkhouse9, Bits, “the” surfpirate, and myself. We have discovered many flaws in your security system.
I'm back to livin' Floridays
Blue skies and ultra-violet rays

Blue skies and ultra-violet rays

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lime rickie
- God's Own Drunk
- Posts: 24265
- Joined: December 18, 2008 12:19 pm
- Favorite Buffett Song: Bama Breeze
- Number of Concerts: 11
- Favorite Boat Drink: lime rickey
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
I think cj has the inside line here.jbfinscj wrote: ↑January 6, 2018 7:41 amUgh! For the last time, no jimmy isn’t retiring in 2018, JIMMY IS NEVER RETIRING
And no, we don’t have two much trouble with spam, we have very tight security and don’t let just anybody join. The page is being watched 24/7 by funkhouse9, Bits, “the” surfpirate, and myself. We have discovered many flaws in your security system.![]()
Jimmy was asked in a recent interview about retiring and he said something along the lines of [paraphrasing] "retire from what?" He (Jimmy, not cj) looks so relaxed lately and seems to be having a blast. Hopefully we'll be seeing him for years to come.
Just not in ballparks and stadiums.
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jbfinscj
- Lester Polyester
- Posts: 7691
- Joined: January 12, 2004 2:46 pm
- Favorite Buffett Song: Floridays, Tin Cup Chalice, Prince of Tides, Tides, Earles Dead
- Number of Concerts: 7
- Favorite Boat Drink: Coconut Rum
- Location: Pennsylvania
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
Jimmy and I are best friends...jimmy just doesn’t know it yetlime rickie wrote: ↑January 6, 2018 5:48 pmI think cj has the inside line here.jbfinscj wrote: ↑January 6, 2018 7:41 amUgh! For the last time, no jimmy isn’t retiring in 2018, JIMMY IS NEVER RETIRING
And no, we don’t have two much trouble with spam, we have very tight security and don’t let just anybody join. The page is being watched 24/7 by funkhouse9, Bits, “the” surfpirate, and myself. We have discovered many flaws in your security system.![]()
Jimmy was asked in a recent interview about retiring and he said something along the lines of [paraphrasing] "retire from what?" He (Jimmy, not cj) looks so relaxed lately and seems to be having a blast. Hopefully we'll be seeing him for years to come.
Just not in ballparks and stadiums.![]()
I'm back to livin' Floridays
Blue skies and ultra-violet rays

Blue skies and ultra-violet rays

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FinsUp6835
- I Love the Now!
- Posts: 1687
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- Favorite Buffett Song: LivingstonsGone2TX MeetMeinMemphis Winoandiknow CowboyIntheJungle
- Number of Concerts: 50
- Favorite Boat Drink: Ice Cold Loaded Landshark
Re: Vintage Coconut Telegraph Newsletters for Sale
Don't want to be insulting but I'll take them for free if you are looking to just get rid of them and make space.
"Tragedies very often become comedies, and they better become comedies real fast or else you're in a lot of trouble..." - Jimmy, 1978.
