There’s one artist that I can listen to 24 hours a day and that is Jimmy Buffett. I discovered Jimmy when I was in junior high school from my friend Sarah Thompson. We both were hair band fans but also loved Jimmy. If I had to say who my all time favorite artist would be, then it would be Jimmy Buffett. I have every studio album he’s recorded. In my iTunes library, I have 630 songs which is 1.7 days of music.
Right now, CMT is showing his Gulf Coast concert live and it is a beautiful way for me to end a weekend.
I was in a bit of a funk today. Being with my family is always fantastic and there was the discussion of my sister and her family maybe moving to Charleston in the next 6 months. I don’t like that thought at all. I don’t see them enough now and feel like I’d never see them if they moved to Charleston. Then I got a text from my dad that my Great Uncle Gene passed away last night. This man taught me how to play hopscotch and would sit on the porch swing with us kids and spin stories for us. He taught me how to “fish grub worms” and how to just enjoy a lazy day. Then today, I came to terms that my family, will more than likely be giving away my mama’s babies (her dogs). I spent the day loving on them and playing with them. I’m considering bringing Suzie home with me. She’d be away from her other family but she’d still be in the family. I of course don’t want to pick one over the other. I’d bring them all but Nick is a lover of running outside and I don’t have a place for him to do that. Besides, I think if I played fetch with him, then my downstairs neighbor might want to shoot me. I cried in front of my oldest niece, the first time since my mom passed away, by telling her how much she means me and how her life is important. So when I arrived to my quiet apartment, I flipped on Mythbusters and sat on the couch feeling numb.
Seeing the Jimmy Buffett concert pop up on the menu, I smiled. It was time to get out of the funk. Jimmy’s music doesn’t allow for funk. It only allows for smiles, great memories, and day dreaming of the islands. So as sad as the day was, it is a day that is great. I am alive. I have a great family, great friends, and a life that is greater for all the experiences good & bad. His music is magic to my soul and always takes the bad.
Listening to “Rhumba Man” by Jimmy Buffett
