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28. 1988... easy... Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 01:18 AM

Jan 9

I had just gotten divorced the year before... and my new girlfriend and I decided to move to the islands... possibly get a sail boat and sail around the world... life was going to be rum plus something and beaches and warm seas...

Never bought the sail boat, but I did move to the Caribbean and started teaching scuba diving. And the hardest decision every day was what to put with the rum and ice in the blender. Did that for a year. Learned to sail enough to where we were pretty good at it.

I was told by friends and head hunters that this year off would affect my career... because you were not supposed to retire at 30. To this day it was the best decision I ever made. I did it when I was young enough and physically fit enough to enjoy every minute. I had a deep tan, light brown hair, and a blonde "Jimmy" mustache... and a V shaped upper body and muscles to match ( hauling tanks of air from the boat to the scuba shop plus 2 to 3 dives per day with a bunch of tourists will do that to you ).

I have a million stories from that year... and a million memories.

Of course, all of the other bands mentioned in this thread are good memories from that time period too

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