The Root of Jimmy Buffet Bashing - Beyond Tiki

R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Sat, Mar 20, 2004 11:08 AM On 2004-03-20 10:06, TikiTex wrote: I agree that Jimmy's music has probably been the biggest influence on Key West's tourism. (American, anyway; those cruise ships still carry lots of international passengers.) However, I learned about it decades ago from the writings of of Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway. It was years before I could get there, but I loved it. My folks knew Tennessee as they have always been very involved in theater here and my Step father still builds sets and does tech work at the TWFAC. Hemingway on the other hand was only here for a few years before he went to Cuba to live. Robert Frost actually spent more time here, so did Shel Silverstein (who I met many times at Capt. Tony's) and Hunter S. Thompson. I think you would be surprised at how FEW international tourists are on the ships that come here. It's the crews that are foreign, the passengers are generally from middle America. [ Edited by: Rattiki on 2004-03-20 11:13 ]

On 2004-03-20 10:06, TikiTex wrote:
I agree that Jimmy's music has probably been the biggest influence on Key West's tourism. (American, anyway; those cruise ships still carry lots of international passengers.) However, I learned about it decades ago from the writings of of Tennessee Williams and Ernest Hemingway. It was years before I could get there, but I loved it.

My folks knew Tennessee as they have always been very involved in theater here and my Step father still builds sets and does tech work at the TWFAC.

Hemingway on the other hand was only here for a few years before he went to Cuba to live. Robert Frost actually spent more time here, so did Shel Silverstein (who I met many times at Capt. Tony's) and Hunter S. Thompson.

I think you would be surprised at how FEW international tourists are on the ships that come here. It's the crews that are foreign, the passengers are generally from middle America.

[ Edited by: Rattiki on 2004-03-20 11:13 ]

Post #81905 by Rattiki on Sat, Mar 20, 2004 11:08 AM