I, too, am the son of a son of a sailor, and the son of a son of a son of a sailor, perhaps going back more generations, Captains in the Netherlands Merchant Marine. I am a violinist rather than a singer. I was never a follower of Jimmy Buffett's music, but am a great admirer of his conservettion work, especially with manatees, but his broader political work as well. We can't attribute the rescue of a particular species to one person, but he certainly was influential. I think, as often happens, that his conservation work will outlast his musical work.
That's great about his influence with manatee conservation. A laid-back species imperiled by high-speed society. Kind of an echo of the atmosphere Buffett tried to create with his tunes.
I, too, am the son of a son of a sailor, and the son of a son of a son of a sailor, perhaps going back more generations, Captains in the Netherlands Merchant Marine. I am a violinist rather than a singer. I was never a follower of Jimmy Buffett's music, but am a great admirer of his conservettion work, especially with manatees, but his broader political work as well. We can't attribute the rescue of a particular species to one person, but he certainly was influential. I think, as often happens, that his conservation work will outlast his musical work.
That's great about his influence with manatee conservation. A laid-back species imperiled by high-speed society. Kind of an echo of the atmosphere Buffett tried to create with his tunes.