Jimmy Buffett's University of Miami Commencement Speech

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  • Опубликовано: 7 май 2015
  • Jimmy Buffett receiving a Doctorate of Music, Honoris Causa, from the University of Miami. May 8, 2015. Presenters, University of Miami President Donna Shalala and Board of Trustee member Fred Berens. This video is available on the University of Miami's livestream page at livestream.com/accounts/226340.... I am sharing this on RUclips for the benefit of the Parrothead community, and most others, who would look to RUclips for something like this as opposed to the livestream site. All credit to whom credit is due. If the University of Miami or Jimmy's people take issue with me posting this on RUclips, please contact me before filing a copyright claim. I am more than happy to work with you.
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  • @lynnholzberlein4449
    @lynnholzberlein4449 10 месяцев назад +25

    Jimmy Buffett is the only celebrity I would consider to sit down with and just talk to as a friend. He is genuinely just what he says he is. We will miss him but his music and dedication to making life better will never be forgotten. He has been a major influence on many lives He is the essence of feeling good. What a great human.

  • @cmhopkins7772
    @cmhopkins7772 10 месяцев назад +21

    This was a lucky class to have this experience great life advice may he rest in paradise

  • @tommyselbe1999
    @tommyselbe1999 11 месяцев назад +37

    RIP Dr. James William Buffett 🎉 Great eulogy

  • @nancyjones2541
    @nancyjones2541 8 месяцев назад +3

    We were at our local beach hotel for labor day weekend. Woke up to the news. It was like losing a father, another one since the year prior. Had my worn thin with love "woman to blame" tee shirt with me and it was a no Brainer. Came down to our familiar Hilton on our familiar beach in our familiar paradise, and cried when I saw so many tourists and locals alike, donned in their parrothead gear. My dear daddy is playing the ukulele along with Jimmy as we speak. Thank you, Jimmy, for letting me know that my daddy is having the best time jamming with you in HEAVEN..... "come monday"❤❤❤❤

  • @RandyTaylor_1969
    @RandyTaylor_1969 10 месяцев назад +23

    This world was a better place with Jimmy Buffett in it. Rest in paradise, Jimmy, and thank you for everything.

  • @joycesutter3336
    @joycesutter3336 10 месяцев назад +34

    This was so extremely charming and real. Those students were so lucky to have had him address them. RIP Jimmy!

  • @scottstrain8388
    @scottstrain8388 11 месяцев назад +58

    RIP Jimmy Buffett Thanks for all of the smiles and all of the songs, in the past, now and in the future.
    A legend never dies :)

  • @sueschneider9516
    @sueschneider9516 11 месяцев назад +54

    I was lucky enough to attend the University of Miami 1975-80 and Jimmy would grace our campus with his cool Caribbean vibe and coconut telegraph lifestyle I am glad that my alma mater conferred this Doctorate of Music to Jimmy. Of course, he is wearing flip-flops to accept this honor. RIP my friend.

    • @kenperkins7921
      @kenperkins7921 10 месяцев назад +4

      This world wilsuck even worse! Now
      😢

  • @patriciapage4625
    @patriciapage4625 10 месяцев назад +24

    Jimmy was a Genius and he had the best personality one could ever imbrace the likes of him. He always had a great smile. Have fun on the other side.

  • @nicenice2651
    @nicenice2651 9 месяцев назад +4

    As Mexican, it's kind of weird to know who Jimmy Buffet is, my sailing life made and connected somehow with his music, music that I found so inspiring, fun, and moreover to keep sailing. Once in a while I go beyong memories and connect with him. I've just found out he has passed away, I know, I am just another soul appreciating what he taught us and somehow I feel sad.
    Thanks a lot for sharing.

  • @Mphscat
    @Mphscat 10 месяцев назад +13

    What a genuinely nice man (and funny too). The sun shines a little less bright since his passing. Thank you for the gifts you gave all of us in the world including your great advice: Trust the Universe and Fins UP :) Sail in eternal Peace Captain.

  • @aaronz9410
    @aaronz9410 Год назад +27

    "Terror is the absense of humor." A very strong and true line.

  • @paulmorris6177
    @paulmorris6177 4 года назад +45

    The man is worth $600 million dollars and wears flip-flops to his doctoral graduation...the very definition of cool! I've been a Parrothead since I was intro'd to him back in '83 when I was 17 at my FIRST Jimmy Buffett concert...and will die one!

    • @MrGaryGG48
      @MrGaryGG48 4 года назад +9

      I have to wonder if Dr. Buffett isn't the patron saint of "Don't take yourself too Seriously!!!" ;^)

    • @pamcaswell9404
      @pamcaswell9404 10 месяцев назад +4

      He is actually worth one billion dollars. That is 1,000 million dollars. Let that sink in.

    • @paulmorris6177
      @paulmorris6177 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@pamcaswell9404 that’s more money than both of us will see in 10 lifetimes…let THAT sink in..😂

    • @powell4661
      @powell4661 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@pamcaswell9404last 3 years were good financially.

  • @velvetjones1856
    @velvetjones1856 10 месяцев назад +21

    It was wonderful to see Jimmy weave the words of his songs throughout the speech. RIP Dr. Buffett. You will be missed.

  • @rhondalewis8240
    @rhondalewis8240 3 года назад +35

    I WOULD HAVED DIED
    JUST TO Bask in his glory
    Jimmy you are the most beautiful creative inspiration we’ve had in 100 years thank you

  • @vincegiaccone4411
    @vincegiaccone4411 10 месяцев назад +6

    What an honor, thanks Jimmy for your inspiration to these graduates. Laugh and love in life. Rest in Peace.

  • @backroads6695
    @backroads6695 2 года назад +18

    God Bless you, Jimmy!!

  • @he2548
    @he2548 11 месяцев назад +11

    "Be Santa Claus when you can". So Jimmy Buffett.

  • @UKindness4
    @UKindness4 11 месяцев назад +11

    Thank you, Jimmy. See the world if you want a full life and growth.

  • @TheJMadarash
    @TheJMadarash 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wow...that was so awesome.... We miss you so much already Jimmy...but watching you at this commencement( 8 years later!) was very inspirational, emotional and fun. Thanks for all of the incredible memories. Fins up forever!

  • @kim13207
    @kim13207 10 месяцев назад +7

    🎅What a wonderful person and unique individual.

  • @troylindley2216
    @troylindley2216 2 года назад +17

    This was so cool! Jimmy Buffet rocks!!

  • @maryhirsch2909
    @maryhirsch2909 10 месяцев назад +6

    This is so awesome.

  • @WilliamHampton
    @WilliamHampton 5 лет назад +9

    Jim IS the 1! . Ship, Captain and Crew ..all rolled in One. Steadiest star I've evr followed ! ( respectively ) Truest North Navigator most might ever sea . Thanks Jimmy !

  • @timmcgurk8391
    @timmcgurk8391 3 года назад +10

    A good Sailor and even better person

  • @michaelberes93
    @michaelberes93 3 года назад +6

    Jimmy,
    Old Parrotheads happy for you.
    For me I will remain one of the Proud grads of Jimmy Buffets Domino College where every show was seen.
    Love and Luck to you and your Family and Thank you.
    The Egmont Key Guy

  • @wayneyeager2842
    @wayneyeager2842 4 года назад +13

    Thank you Jimmy! Your music will live on always-! Docturate James!

    • @richardgenschaw2323
      @richardgenschaw2323 4 года назад

      how many doctors have made you feel as good as Doc Jimmy?

  • @joywimer4281
    @joywimer4281 11 месяцев назад +5

    🎉🎉 love Jimmy and your flip flops 😍😁💜fins up!!!

  • @elizabethmencia6027
    @elizabethmencia6027 10 месяцев назад +2

    I've loved him since I was 11 thanks to a much older brother 🦜⛵

  • @barbarawest278
    @barbarawest278 4 года назад +9

    I never knew he lived in Coconut Grove the same years I did. Spent time in the same drugstore and the bars... Fondly remember falling of my bicycle as I drank my way around the apartment parties. 🤪 Those were FUN TIMES‼️ Times change.... sober almost 21 years 😎

  • @cooldude7046
    @cooldude7046 10 месяцев назад +2

    Be Santa, never stop giving gifts of time, memories, healing and happiness. Stay Cool 😎

    • @kenperkins7921
      @kenperkins7921 10 месяцев назад

      Sh alalah was a BIG Z ERO IN 😅 MIAMI LOL.

  • @mckinley5
    @mckinley5 4 года назад +10

    Those were the days in Coconut Grove 50+ years ago! Class of '71

    • @joymcdonald8240
      @joymcdonald8240 10 месяцев назад

      I lived in the Gables in the early 70s and the Grove before that. They were great times.

  • @davet5260
    @davet5260 3 месяца назад

    Thank you! I love and miss this man.

  • @debrawilliams6487
    @debrawilliams6487 10 месяцев назад +1

    He looks so happy

  • @richieodonnell2712
    @richieodonnell2712 7 лет назад +22

    Jimmy was just in the shop I work at in Palm Beach(he is a friend of my boss)..He is sucha cool guy!

    • @FunkHouse9Videos
      @FunkHouse9Videos  7 лет назад

      Ah man. So jealous. Have met most of the band but never gotten close to the big guy.

    • @richieodonnell2712
      @richieodonnell2712 7 лет назад +3

      Yea! Him and my boss go on occasional surf trips together! It took all the fiber of my being to not jump around like I just saw santa lol.. He was just a normal guy coming into the store to buy a few pairs of shorts! lmao!

    • @kenperkins7921
      @kenperkins7921 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thats the ALABAMA IN HIM!

  • @anniefannycharles9951
    @anniefannycharles9951 10 месяцев назад +3

    Such a doll❤

  • @user-go5xz3px9x
    @user-go5xz3px9x 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you Jimmy! Your music will live on always-! Docturate James!. "Be Santa Claus when you can". So Jimmy Buffett..

  • @currentcphcsecretary7178
    @currentcphcsecretary7178 9 лет назад +10

    This was awesome! Thank you for sharing!

  • @napiligal
    @napiligal 11 месяцев назад +1

    May your Rest in Paradise!

  • @cherylmelton4620
    @cherylmelton4620 4 года назад +4

    Parrothead here! Buffet is the king of chill!

  • @wayneyeager2842
    @wayneyeager2842 4 года назад +4

    My favorite pirate!

  • @charityward6920
    @charityward6920 8 лет назад +4

    I want to live with jimmy buffett

  • @dwaters7541
    @dwaters7541 7 лет назад +6

    I love all the song references. In particular the one at 17:30 referencing Coast of Carolina

  • @nicolel.2398
    @nicolel.2398 9 лет назад +5

    Nice to meet you, Dr. Buffett.

  • @Dallas-Nyberg
    @Dallas-Nyberg 11 месяцев назад +5

    I occasionally teach art. I tell my students - The farther you go....the more your mind grows... don't waste a minute of it.
    We will miss you Jimmy - Rest in Paradise.
    Fins Up! 🦈🦜🍔🏝

  • @pamcolmus-mcgee7812
    @pamcolmus-mcgee7812 10 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome!

  • @seanlong7872
    @seanlong7872 9 лет назад +5

    Wow..Dr.Buffett...who knew..

  • @michaelsweeney9028
    @michaelsweeney9028 2 года назад +4

    Fins up

  • @thomastimlin1724
    @thomastimlin1724 7 лет назад +1

    Brilliant

  • @mpbrannigan
    @mpbrannigan 9 лет назад +1

    Funky, you rock! Thanx Jeff!

  • @A1Adaydreaming
    @A1Adaydreaming 9 лет назад +11

    One too many nights along that Biscayne shore, and one too many mornings in the Grove drugstore.

  • @lewisc215
    @lewisc215 9 месяцев назад

    The greatest

  • @freddieferrara609
    @freddieferrara609 11 месяцев назад +3

    🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜

  • @kirkmail2010
    @kirkmail2010 7 месяцев назад

    Very nice speech from this wonderfully humble man. I miss Buffett so much, often thinking that the the one person in this world that should not be gone is Jimmy Buffett. Can you imagine a guy who was one of the highest paid musicians in the world, while making the Forbes Billionaire list, could walk into a Perkins Pancake House and not be mobbed. Taylor Swift, eat your heart out.

  • @andymorgan8496
    @andymorgan8496 9 лет назад +3

    Kyeah, onya Jimmy

  • @A1Adaydreaming
    @A1Adaydreaming 9 лет назад +17

    I wonder if that lady wrote that intro...or if someone had to tell her about things like the "Coconut Telegraph". Haha...this is beautiful. Dr. Buffett. I think I just became a U of Miami fan.

    • @Terrisitagg
      @Terrisitagg 7 лет назад +5

      Actually, no. She's one of us...

    • @annemcgill6370
      @annemcgill6370 4 года назад +2

      Donna Shalala is a really smart, well spoken woman. She was the Chancellor of the University of Wis. years ago (my alma mater).

    • @A1Adaydreaming
      @A1Adaydreaming 4 года назад

      Anne McGill yes...but is she a smart woman in a real shirt skirt is the real question here.

    • @MrsBJPalmer
      @MrsBJPalmer 4 года назад +2

      That lady is a former Cabinet member of the Clinton Administration! Yeah, she's smart.

    • @carolanndriscol6316
      @carolanndriscol6316 11 месяцев назад +4

      Yes. She is a champion of Jimmy Buffett and a good friend. The warmth and respect and shared humor showed me this🙏🏼♥️🌴🌎👍🐕‍🦺🌺Aloha I’mua🙏🏼♥️🌎

  • @SrFelouniusMonk
    @SrFelouniusMonk 10 месяцев назад

    damn lucky kids. Fins up indeed.

  • @andreasmodugno
    @andreasmodugno 10 месяцев назад +1

    WHY do these people have the need to go on and on and on and on... Just let the guy talk!!

  • @straycats6
    @straycats6 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wonder what this graduating class is thinking today?

  • @diannebunnell5582
    @diannebunnell5582 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great Question?🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @LAURABOHDAN
    @LAURABOHDAN 11 месяцев назад

    I’ve never so wanted to be able to understand sign language.

  • @karenhilker8074
    @karenhilker8074 10 месяцев назад

    You were in school when the Rock played football at the U

  • @daviddebergh3481
    @daviddebergh3481 9 лет назад +2

    GO FLORIDA!!!! #Parothead #Relaxed #SeasAtAllThreeSides

  • @garygerard4290
    @garygerard4290 Год назад +2

    how many does it take to introduce Jimmy?
    He starts speaking at 4:45 mins.

  • @spencerwinston4334
    @spencerwinston4334 9 месяцев назад

    Jimmy Buffett's song lines, from his joyous yet introspective "Jimmy Dreams" song, crystallize the essence of his core.
    Jimmy, dear "endless summer" friend and poetic visionary, rest in peace now on the eternal, "deep blue" ethereal waves of a higher realm.
    He's a child to the end
    What a joy
    When you are you're best friend
    And the world's such a toy
    If you just stay a boy
    You can spin it again and again
    Jimmy flies
    With no use for disguise
    Just escapes
    Using mirrors and capes
    And the words do the trick
    There is no bigger kick
    Than just rhyming again and again.....
    "The states in which we infuse a transfiguration and a fullness into things and poetize about them until they reflect back our fullness and joy in life...three elements principally: sexuality, intoxication and cruelty - all belonging to the oldest festal joys."
    The Will to Power (1888). Sec. 801
    We want to be poets of our life - first of all in the smallest most everyday matters.
    Nietzsche

  • @edwardbaggett8287
    @edwardbaggett8287 5 лет назад +5

    " my feet stink & I don't love Jesus'".. Jimmy Buffet...(lol)

  • @veloise
    @veloise 10 месяцев назад +1

    3:48 "It's the shoes"

  • @surfpirate
    @surfpirate 9 лет назад +7

    This video is most definitively #surfpirate approved.

  • @briankowald6465
    @briankowald6465 10 месяцев назад

    Don’t waste your talent!

  • @tdrewman
    @tdrewman 6 лет назад

    UM Football got a lot better after she left.

  • @tomjeffersonwasright2288
    @tomjeffersonwasright2288 9 лет назад

    It's scary to think that little guy Fred is in any way connected to a University.
    Was his family a big donor, maybe?

  • @ubomninomen7765
    @ubomninomen7765 10 месяцев назад +1

    JB will always be a national treasure, for all nations. I'm a bit pi%%ed as I begin to watch this. Auburn should have been the first univ on the bandwagon of awarding honorary PhD's to JB - the place he learned to play guitar. Shamefull! All the tigers and eagles will be in mourning until this grievous wrong is righted.

    • @bchbum3802
      @bchbum3802 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yes!! Auburn should have been 2nd and only after his USM alma mater!!