Have You Ever Met/Conversed With Jimmy? Buffett, that is.

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » February 16, 2008 4:20 pm

The wife,daughter and I got to spend about 25 minutes with him before the Atlanta show last year. Oh yeah their was that little show in Anguilla where we got to hang out with all the Coral Reefers and sat with Savannah for half of the show.

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » February 16, 2008 4:21 pm

Did I mention he called my cell phone and left me a message.

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » February 16, 2008 4:35 pm

dawgfan wrote:Did I mention he called my cell phone and left me a message.

just kidding Keith but if he ever happens to call you on your cell again could you give him my cell #?!?

Mottola-Buffett · Post by **Mottola-Buffett** » February 16, 2008 4:39 pm

dawgfan wrote:Did I mention he called my cell phone and left me a message.

How exciting for you. I suppose that message is permanently saved. isn't it?

creeky · Post by **creeky** » February 16, 2008 4:46 pm

Closest I have got is that I was able to give him my aussie hat I was wearing at MOTM a few years back when he was playing in Margaritaville and he wore it ... dont know if he kept it or not.

dnw · Post by **dnw** » February 16, 2008 4:58 pm

creeky wrote:Closest I have got is that I was able to give him my aussie hat I was wearing at MOTM a few years back when he was playing in Margaritaville and he wore it ... dont know if he kept it or not.

Do you happen to have a picture of this?

creeky · Post by **creeky** » February 16, 2008 5:04 pm

dnw wrote:
creeky wrote:Closest I have got is that I was able to give him my aussie hat I was wearing at MOTM a few years back when he was playing in Margaritaville and he wore it ... dont know if he kept it or not.

Do you happen to have a picture of this?

a really bad one ...

dnw · Post by **dnw** » February 16, 2008 5:06 pm

creeky wrote:
dnw wrote:
creeky wrote:Closest I have got is that I was able to give him my aussie hat I was wearing at MOTM a few years back when he was playing in Margaritaville and he wore it ... dont know if he kept it or not.

Do you happen to have a picture of this?
a really bad one ...

Is it one you could post on here?

creeky · Post by **creeky** » February 16, 2008 5:24 pm

Jimmy wearing my sweat

dnw · Post by **dnw** » February 16, 2008 5:43 pm

creeky wrote:

Jimmy wearing my sweat

Thanks, Jenny!

Mottola-Buffett · Post by **Mottola-Buffett** » February 16, 2008 5:44 pm

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Jimmy wearing my sweat

STL PARROTHEAD · Post by **STL PARROTHEAD** » February 16, 2008 7:13 pm

some day I will..............

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » February 16, 2008 7:39 pm

creeky wrote:

Jimmy wearing my sweat

NNNIIIICCCCEEEEEEEEE

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » February 16, 2008 9:39 pm

Most people in the general public don't recognize him. I met him at a traffic light, walking along Boylston Street in Boston on the Saturday morning between Fenway shows in 2004. We'd come from opposite directions and were both crossing the street into the Boston Public Gardens. I asked him just how cool it was for a baseball fan to play Fenway Park. He was still amped up like a kid on Christmas morning, saying what a great experience it was. The light changed and I actually went the other way for about a block before cutting back over to the Gardens to sit and read my book (the original plan). No one bothered him or seemed to recognize him....

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » February 16, 2008 9:47 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:Most people in the general public don't recognize him. I met him at a traffic light, walking along Boylston Street in Boston on the Saturday morning between Fenway shows in 2004. We'd come from opposite directions and were both crossing the street into the Boston Public Gardens. I asked him just how cool it was for a baseball fan to play Fenway Park. He was still amped up like a kid on Christmas morning, saying what a great experience it was. The light changed and I actually went the other way for about a block before cutting back over to the Gardens to sit and read my book (the original plan). No one bothered him or seemed to recognize him....

Great story Jen. Thats how I would like to meet him. Not at a show, or Margaritaville, just randomly bump into him in public, exchange a few words for a minute, and be on our seperate ways. Although I have no idea what I would say...

conched · Post by **conched** » February 16, 2008 9:49 pm

LIPH wrote:
flipflopgirl wrote:
Conolulu wrote:
PHnSC wrote:
TommyBahama wrote:ahhh no!!!...i know of a group of about 6-8 that did!!!...i was there and left to go play Golf!!!...so i missed by about 10-15 minutes!!
And we were so sorry you and Larry missed him!

As Tom said, last Feb we were at Margaritaville in Orlando the day after his show! We had lunch and were just sitting around chatting when we saw Charleston inside. Few minutes later Jimmy showed up and did a broadcast for Radio Margaritaville! Afterwards he stayed around to sign autographs, and I got to say hello, and tell him what a good show the night before was. Also told him our group was with Buffettnews, which he replied,"Oh, I need to go on there and see where I am suppose to be next".

You mean this day??

And I had my BN nametag in my purse!

Yup! That would be the day! The only thing i had for him to sign was my Buffett News cell phone list from the tailgate the day before but he got a good laugh about that!
ba$tard$

UH OH!!

You HAD hit the road to Tallahassee for some strange reason.

conched · Post by **conched** » February 16, 2008 10:03 pm

Someday I will...too!

He autographed my Pirate Looks At Fifty book at the Dallas show in 1998 and Charleston came out on the stage and handed it to me during Gypsies in the Palace.

I was in the pit at the Woodlands show in 1995 and he threw his pick out and I got it. What a fun show!!

He high-fived my friend standing at the end of the row in Denver as he ran from the lawn up to the stage.

so close...so close!

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » February 16, 2008 10:19 pm

Wow, great stories everyone

Mottola-Buffett · Post by **Mottola-Buffett** » February 16, 2008 11:04 pm

UpstateNYPH wrote: Great story Jen. Thats how I would like to meet him. Not at a show, or Margaritaville, just randomly bump into him in public, exchange a few words for a minute, and be on our seperate ways. Although I have no idea what I would say...

Not to get too off-topic here, as I know this isn't a U2 Fan site, BUT, I have two girlfriends from college that hung out at the hotel on campus where U2 had played one night. They stood back off to the side from the crowd and eventually, Bono and Edge came up to them and asked if they knew of somewhere quiet to go on campus. My friends jokingly said, "Our apartment is quiet", to which Bono replied, "OK, let's go." So, the four of them hung out for a couple hours that night in their apartment just shooting the breeze. Funny enough, one of the girls' mother was visiting that weekend and came out of the bedroom in nightgown and slippers and said, completely unaware of who they were, "Oh my goodness, I had no idea you girls had male guests over. I'll leave you alone." Well, Bono, of course invited her to join them and all five of them had a great time sitting on the living room floor eating popcorn, drinking pop and creating, for my girlfriends, a once in a lifetime memory.
Anyway, to make a long story short, that'd be a cool way to get to know Jimmy.

docandjeanie · Post by **docandjeanie** » February 16, 2008 11:53 pm

Mottola-Buffett wrote:
UpstateNYPH wrote: Great story Jen. Thats how I would like to meet him. Not at a show, or Margaritaville, just randomly bump into him in public, exchange a few words for a minute, and be on our seperate ways. Although I have no idea what I would say...
Not to get too off-topic here, as I know this isn't a U2 Fan site, BUT, I have two girlfriends from college that hung out at the hotel on campus where U2 had played one night. They stood back off to the side from the crowd and eventually, Bono and Edge came up to them and asked if they knew of somewhere quiet to go on campus. My friends jokingly said, "Our apartment is quiet", to which Bono replied, "OK, let's go." So, the four of them hung out for a couple hours that night in their apartment just shooting the breeze. Funny enough, one of the girls' mother was visiting that weekend and came out of the bedroom in nightgown and slippers and said, completely unaware of who they were, "Oh my goodness, I had no idea you girls had male guests over. I'll leave you alone." Well, Bono, of course invited her to join them and all five of them had a great time sitting on the living room floor eating popcorn, drinking pop and creating, for my girlfriends, a once in a lifetime memory.
Anyway, to make a long story short, that'd be a cool way to get to know Jimmy.

KK will love this story