“No time to count what I’m worth
‘Cause I just left the planet earth
Where I go I hope there’s rum
Not to worry mon soon come” -‘Volcano’, Jimmy Buffett

We have been losing a lot of legends in 2023 so far, and there was yet another that passed away yesterday.

Jimmy Buffett has some of the greatest songs of all time, Margaritaville, Fins, Come Monday, Son of a Son of a Sailor etc. Honestly, I am not sure how many songs Jimmy Buffett has had and I do not think he has done anything new over the last many years. I know the songs that are on the greatest hits album, Songs That You Know By Heart, but I do not know many more than that.

Truthfully, there are a lot of people who are more fans of Jimmy Buffett than I am. I have a couple of friends who are much greater Buffett fans than I am, and they have even gone seen Buffett in concert multiple times. I thought of them immediately when I found out about the loss.

Much of Buffett’s music dealt with drinking, which is something that I do not do. However, just because his songs feature topics that I do not do, doesn’t mean that I can not enjoy the music. I mean… Why Don’t We Get Drunk is not a philosophy that I live my life by, but that does not stop me from belting out the lyrics any time I hear that song.

Wherever Jimmy Buffett is right now, let’s hope that he has access to an unlimited amount of rum.

RIP Jimmy Buffett.