An off-the-cuff idea for a second line parade drew hundreds of colorfully-clad people.
. The connection became a point of pride for many after a combination of songwriting skill, business acumen and musical individuality brought him enduring fame.
“I woke up [that] Saturday morning to some bad news, and wanted to make the best of a bad situation, and I felt like that’s something Buffett would do,” Brennan said. “Basically one thing led to another. People just came out and said, ‘I want to help.’ What started out as just a few Gulf Coast friends who love Buffett turned into what you’re looking at right now … It’s a great day.”
Harvie Jordan, who played the role of old salt JD in the production, said that when the parade was announced, the cast’s old text chat lit up with discussion that maybe some of the players could take part. The upshot was that some of them showed up Sunday ready to play and sing, including Jordan, Bobby Gregory and Ben Hill, with additional musicians from Gregory’s band.
“I was lobbying to put Jimmy’s statue where Admiral Semmes used to be,” he said, referencing a nearby space where the statue of a Civil War figure with Mobile ties long stood. “That’s what I think should happen.” Some carried mementos of very specific moments: One woman carried a placard recalling a one of Buffett’s rare large-scale performances in Mobile, a 1982 show at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium. Another man wore a shark hat that he said Buffett had worn at a 1989 Jazz Fest appearance – and he carried a photo of Buffett wearing the hat, bearing Buffett’s autograph and the comment, “Nice hat.
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