Buffett Bits

Been here, done that

Jimmy Buffett has played 15 times in the Pacific Northwest. His previous concerts:

Dec. 11, 1976 - Paramount Theatre, Seattle

May 29, 1977 - Paramount

June 4-5, 1978 - Paramount

Oct. 2, 1979 - Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle

Apr. 18, 1981 - Arena (Now Mercer Arena), Seattle

Apr. 21, 1982 - Paramount

Mar. 2, 1983 - Paramount

July 25, 1986 - Arena

Aug. 22, 1987 - Seattle Center Coliseum (now KeyArena)

Aug. 13, 1988 - Coliseum

Aug. 22-23, 1992 - Champs de Brionne Summer Music Theater, George, Grant County (now Gorge Amphitheatre)

Oct. 15, 1993 - Tacoma Dome

Sept. 28-29, 1996 - Gorge

Christmas stars

Jimmy Buffett was born Dec. 25, 1946 in Pascogoula, Miss. Other famous people born on Christmas Day:

Humphrey Bogart

Cab Calloway

Little Richard

Phil Spector

Sissy Spacek

Noel Redding

Annie Lennox

Jesus Christ

On Key

Jimmy Buffett's main home and business headquarters is in Key West, Fla. Other famous Key West residents:

John James Audubon

Ernest Hemingway

Tennessee Williams

Calvin Klein

Kelly McGillis

Tomes from Margaritaville

Jimmy Buffett has written four best sellers:

"Tales From Margaritaville: Fictional Facts and Factual Fictions," 1989, a collection of short stories, including four autobiographical ones.

"The Jolly Mon," 1990, a children's book written with his daughter, Savannah Jane Buffett.

"Where Is Joe Merchant?," 1992, a mystery about modern-day pirates.

"A Pirate Looks at 50," 1998, part travel book, part biography.

Dedicated with a difference

Jimmy Buffett's fans are called Parrotheads, derived from the word for Grateful Dead fans, Deadheads. But the two groups are quite different. Here's a side-by-side comparison:

PARROTHEADS

Favorite intoxicant: Margarita

Favorite headgear: Toucan-billed baseball cap

Favorite conveyance: Sailboat

Favorite shoes: Sperry Topsiders

Favorite shirt: Hawaiian

Favorite pants: Shorts

Favorite food: Lobster

Favorite financial transaction: Stock splits

Favorite fragrance: Chanel No. 5

DEADHEADS

Favorite intoxicant: Marijuana

Favorite headgear: Headband

Favorite conveyance: Volkswagen bus

Favorite shoes: None

Favorite shirt: None

Favorite pants: Breechcloth

Favorite food: Brown rice

Favorite financial transaction: Barter

Favorite fragrance: Patchouli oil