Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Once Upon a Time in Key West 1
Chapter 2 The Mythical, Mystical, Poetic, Romantic, and Artistic History of Jimmy Buffett 9
Chapter 3 The Nashville Telegraph 23
Chapter 4 "I Guess They'll Get Us Started" 37
Chapter 5 Regattas, Regrettas, and Adventures at the End of the Road 51
Chapter 6 There's No Substitute for Experience 67
Chapter 7 There Wasn't a Name for It 85
Chapter 8 He Meets the Bear, Finally 101
Chapter 9 Tire Swings, Hurricanes, and the Coral Reefer Band 121
Chapter 10 Euphoria 139
Chapter 11 Changes in … Everything 163
Chapter 12 To Bimini and Beyond 177
Chapter 13 Fool Buttons 185
Chapter 14 Almost Over the Edge 205
Chapter 15 A Ramshackle Place 223
Chapter 16 If You Want to Survive the Tourist Business 251
Chapter 17 What Would Jimmy Buffett Do? 277
Chapter 18 A Salty Piece of Land 291
Chapter 19 Searching for Margaritaville 315
Epilogue 329
Acknowledgments 333
Index 339