RIP A1A
As every sailor and music lover knows, the world became a quieter place in September, when the one-of-a-kind songwriter, mariner and balladeer Jimmy Buffett passed away after a bout with skin cancer. The outpouring of grief, appreciation and remembrances on social media was substantial, and nearly everyone seemed to have their own personal memory or tribute. Here's mine.
I met Buffett in Fremantle, Western Australia, in the Down Under summer of 1987. I was there covering the America's Cup during what became Dennis Conner's Redemption Tour, when he won back the trophy he'd lost four years earlier. Buffett was a huge fan of Conner and his Stars & Stripes crew, and had flown to Oz for the duration, often playing sets at their waterfront base. It was pretty cool.
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