Yes the Phlock ascended on KW and is flying out today. This weekend was the gathering of the 17th Annual Parrot Heads in Paradise Meeting of the Minds. So a Phlock of them, over 3,000, started arriving on Thurs and have spent the weekend. Appeared to be a mild bunch after the crowds that we experienced with Bike Weekend and Fantasy Fest. The good part was the music that they brought with them. Jimmy Buffett wasn't here but many of his band members were with their own bands to good music was in the air.
By the way.... we think we have found Jimmy's KW house. Officially he doesn't live in KW anymore and the local 'coconut telegraph' says he bought a house recently so we went on a hunt to find out. When Jimmy was staying in KW (many years ago when he was starting out) he lived in a place not far from where we live and it was said that when he bought his latest place it was in our neighborhood. Just a little place to hang out in that no one would know about...... Another friend told us that its not a rumor and that their friends were the ones who took care of Jimmy's house since he isn't here most of the time. She told us where to find it since the house is only a few blocks from our house by the little park. It is overgrown with plants and trees so it is very hard to see. We have been walking past it for months with no activity or lights. Then low and behold last Thurs we went by and the place was all lit up with cars outside so it appeared that someone was finally home...... interesting that it is the same weekend as the Phlock. We figured it was some of the band members staying there but nothing has been confirmed yet. Of course we are still on the watch!!!!
On another note this weekend we also lost Capt Tony. He passed away on Sat at the age of 92. He was a KW icon and more than a legend here. Below is the link to the local paper where his death made the front page. It is a sad day for of the locals. We had heard about his passing last night when we were at a friends house. As soon as he was gone the text messages/ phone calls were flying on the 'coconut telegraph'. We all knew he was ill and had been in the hospital for the last week. A book about his life was just released so if you would like to read about a colorful man then I would suggest it. Its called Life Lessons of a Legend.
He is also famous for the quote "All you need in this life is a tremendous sex drive and a great ego - Brains don't mean shit". Of course he did have 13 kids with 8 women so the quote is not a surprise.
The other note to the story is that Capt Tony owned Capt Tony Saloon and was one of the first people to give Jimmy Buffett a job. Guess it is fitting that he would pass when the Phlock was in town.
http://www2.keysnews.com/citizen/KWC_TFP.pdf
He will be greatly missed and as our friend Jean text us last last night "Godspeed Capt Tony"
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