Okay, I need to clarify--I wrote that after a 30 minute discussion with a classmate in which I was told "Jimmy Buffett is the reason America has gone to hell, and it's people like him that will rot in hell for their lifestyle, just like (and I quote) the gays" and other kinds of ridiculous comments, so if I seemed a little defensive I apologize. This dude was saying all kinds of crazy stuff that got me p*** off (the stuff he said about Jimmy was very minute compared to all the other racist, bigoted things he said), and I just felt like venting my general frustrations through the Jimmy angle. But I digress.
The point I'm trying to make is it's frustrating to really be into something (like Jimmy's music) and constantly have people try to degrade you about it because 1) they don't get it or 2) they only stick to what they know and never try stuff with an open mind. That being said, I can understand why lots of people don't like Jimmy--he's a different breed of cat, no doubt. Hell, even I don't like all his music (just most). I don't think people that don't like Jimmy have explicitly bad taste or anything, but it's just frustrating that there's a stigma surrounding him that shuts people off to him before they even know what he's about. I just wish people were more open-minded about things in general (not just Jimmy, but about life issues in general).
And yeah, I used some bad examples for commercial music (I typed Pearl Jam without paying attention because I was thinking really fast--they are definitely NOT commerical in the sense that I meant it, or any other sense for that matter. For the record I love AC/DC and I think they are classic, but there's lots of people who say they like it and really know nothing about it. When I said "commerical" that's what I meant; when people get "into" a certain type of music or artist because it's popular or well-known, not because they really like it or know anything about it. Green Day, Manson, Usher, and Lil' Jon have some music I like and think is really good music, but again, the music industry commercializes it so much I get sick of hearing it--so it's not that I'm pro-Jimmy anti-everyone else, I just get sick of having "good" music dictated to me through conglomorate radio corporations and such). And I don't think I'm the authority on who should listen to what--I have very eccelctic taste, and I definitely DO NOT think everyone should like she same music I do, and vice versa.
Instead of wanting to tell everyone else why I think they should love JB's music, I'd just like to be able to explain why it means so much to me. But, like has been said in this thread, either you get it or you don't so there's no use trying to explain it.
Again, writing my original post after the conversation I'd just had with my classmate was probably a poor time since my pheathers were still quite riled up. So if anyone's panties got in a wad, I apologize!
These moments we're left with, may we always remember, these moments are shared by few...
Sorry that YOU do, though. 
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