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  1. Subject: the expatriate zone - issue # 1 2 / 14 / 00
  2. the expatriate zone 1 / 15 / 00 issue # 1
  3. where every day is " just another shitty day in paradise "
  4. the zine for the tropically impaired
  5. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - in this issue
  6. * featured expatriate of the month - james " sunny jim " white
  7. * travel into " the zone " - and beat the irs at the same time .
  8. * " jimmydotcom " - where ' s that parrot head book we ' ve been hearing about ?
  9. * club trini update
  10. * millennium change bubba style - see what all the hullabaloo online was
  11. about .
  12. * cabo 1999 - bad boys of the " expatriated phan club " spotted south of the
  13. border .
  14. * parrothead pilots association - new club in the making .
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  16. for the web page edition go to :
  17. it includes some great pictures . we suggest printing it out and laying it out
  18. on your coffee table . that way , you have somewhere to set your " red stripe "
  19. so you don ' t leave rings on the table .
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  21. welcome to the expatriate zone
  22. welcome to the " first " issue of " the expatriate zone , " the official
  23. newsletter of the new " expatriate zone " web site . after publishing " the
  24. temperate zone " for the past two years , i ' m taking the opportunity to join
  25. forces with bob segel who has been publishing " the coconut modem " with karen
  26. coyne since april of 1994 .
  27. last year , after operating in aol exclusively , bob created " parrotkey . com "
  28. out on the " internet " where it would join it ' s sister site on aol and be
  29. accessible to all parrot heads . at the time bob expanded " pk , " we had been
  30. working on my little area of " club st . somewhere , " and the new
  31. " parrotkey . com " seemed like the perfect place to open the doors of the club .
  32. while we were talking about the direction we wanted to see " club st .
  33. somewhere " and " parrot key " go , we could see that this was the perfect chance
  34. to , as emeril says , " kick it up a notch . "
  35. jimmy buffett ' s music was a big part of our lives , but even more so was the
  36. " expatriate lifestyle " he sang about . a lifestyle that includes tropical
  37. travel , sailing , boating , parasailing and surfing , and yes , the music and
  38. lyrics of mr . james w . buffett .
  39. so it is , that we created our new web site , " the expatriate zone "
  40. , along with this newsletter of that same
  41. name . in december , " the expatriate zone " opened its doors with its " island
  42. trading post " with its holiday shopping service at the " island trading post . "
  43. over 3 , 600 people visited the site the first day , and daily prizes were
  44. awarded for the first two weeks . the " island trading post " will open again
  45. soon , offering a complete line of tropical items , not just to those of us
  46. that live a few blocks from wal - mart , but also for those of us lucky enough
  47. to be on a sailboat or living on an island . for not , we ' ll start with the
  48. " t - shirt of the month . "
  49. we want " the expatriate zone " to not only keep you entertained and informed
  50. while you toil away at your everyday " corporate gig , " but it will also get
  51. you ready for that day you finally shuck it all and disappear down into " the
  52. expatriate zone . "
  53. we hope you all enjoy our new effort , and also continue to visit " parrot key "
  54. and " club st . somewhere . " both of which will be closely associated with " the
  55. expatriate zone " and " parrotkey . com . "
  56. jackson & bob
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  58. " expatriate of the month "
  59. james " sunny jim " white
  60. when i first ventured on the internet in 1995 , i ran in to a guy named " sunny
  61. jim " who was living down in the cayman islands . we never really got a chance
  62. to connect , for which i am truly sorry . but , when something is supposed to
  63. happen , it usually does .
  64. on the first leg of my " road dawg " tour
  65. ( click on " road dawg " ) i stayed with my good friend alex & janet leist and
  66. their wonderful children . over the five days i stayed at their house , alex
  67. and i listened to a lot of music , and one of the guys we both liked was
  68. " sunny jim . " i bought one of james ' cds from alex , and fell in love with it
  69. immediately . the cd was his second , called " life in the laid back lane . "
  70. little did i know that i would meet up with james and his roady " shady floyd "
  71. several times over the next six months . james was embarking on his first real
  72. tour of the us since he moved " down island " almost twelve years ago . we got
  73. several chances to talk over the summer , and we will have an in depth article
  74. about this " expatriate " soon on " the expatriate zone " web site . be sure to
  75. watch for it .
  76. in the meantime , here are a couple of quick things i learned about this great
  77. musician . when i asked him about his " expatriate " status , his reply was ,
  78. " technically , an expatriate is someone who lives outside their own country ,
  79. for whatever reason . for some it ' s legal reasons , others just because they
  80. want to , or that ' s where the work is . i have been an expatriate for nearly
  81. twelve years now . i have pretty fully lived the whole caribbean experience ,
  82. from climbing the coconut trees and spear fishing , to sailing , scuba diving ,
  83. hot afternoons on the beach and romantic moonlit nights under the swaying
  84. palms . "
  85. even as james is about to repatriate himself and his family , i ask if there
  86. were any other places he would consider living as an expatriate ? " maybe
  87. somewhere on the coast of mexico or in a group of islands that are all within
  88. sailing distance of one another , " was the advice he gave .
  89. until we can learn more of " sunny jim ' s " world , stop by his web site at
  90. and if you don ' t have one of his cds , including his
  91. latest release " sandbar serenade , " for goodness sake , pick one up . you can
  92. also read a great interview alex conducted with james at
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  94. travel into " the zone "
  95. " some are running from the irs "
  96. we strongly believe that we all have to get away from our computer screens
  97. and out into the real world as often as we can . does this mean we give up one
  98. our most useful tools of communication , computers ? heck no ! with laptops ,
  99. cell phones and gps systems , we can go anywhere , and still stay in touch if
  100. we feel the need . but get real and throw that " pager " away as soon as you can .
  101. we hope to keep this section current and informative , hopefully hearing from
  102. those of you already living your lives in " the zone , " helping the rest of us
  103. prepare for our getaway from the cities . i ' m sure there are some of us that
  104. are preparing to " disappear " to places like costa rica , where the " the
  105. expatriate zone " will become an important tool .
  106. how would you like to check out a place to " disappear " to and write it off
  107. your taxes at the same time ? want to go down into " the zone " to places like
  108. the bahamas , belize , st . croix , puerto rico , bonaire , the dominica republic
  109. or saba ? want to do something for the planet , work with dolphins , save a
  110. coral reef , or study monkeys and the rain forest at the same time ?
  111. well we have the answer . check out these organization ' s web sites , and then
  112. get some advice from your financial advisor on 501 c non - profit organizations .
  113. depending on the tax bracket you ' re in , uncle sam could end up paying for up
  114. to half the trip .
  115. the oceanic society
  116. earthwatch institute
  117. reef , the reef environmental education foundation
  118. after that , all that ' s left is to make that plane reservation , and remember ,
  119. " no plane on sunday . "
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  121. " jimmydotcom "
  122. after many delays , " jimmydotcom " has finally gone to the printer with a due
  123. date of the middle of april . i hit some " bumps in the road " on my way to
  124. publishing the first ever book about the parrot head phenomena , but it was
  125. all worth it .
  126. this book isn ' t about jimmy buffett , it ' s about the effect of the internet on
  127. parrot heads . for more information , visit . we
  128. have a complete outline of the book , reviews from other parrot heads , and
  129. samples of the pages on the site .
  130. financial considerations have limited the first printing to 1 , 000 copies at
  131. the present time , so if your even thinking of buying a book , i suggest you
  132. reserve your copy by putting your name on the " reservation list . " you will be
  133. under no financial obligation . it will simply indicate to my financial
  134. partners ( who aren ' t parrot heads ) , just how many books we need to print . do
  135. it right away , because pre - sales were brisk , and if enough of you reserve a
  136. copy , i can get the financing to expand the first printing .
  137. let ' s show the world what parrot heads stand for by making this book a big
  138. success . when i was on the bhotm tour this summer , i had many people tell me
  139. they wanted to buy an extra book to give to their boss . they wanted the boss
  140. to understand why getting the day off for a buffett concert is so important .
  141. maybe it will help the rest of us to explain ourselves to our friends " that
  142. just don ' t get it . "
  143. here ' s one of the latest reviews of the book from bob robinson , founder &
  144. president of the sandlapper phc in south carolina . i had a great time with
  145. this club on the " road dawg " tour , and shared an advance copy with his club :
  146. " when we received jackson ' s plea for pictures , our members were blown away .
  147. we hustled up a package of pix , as did a majority of the parrot head clubs
  148. from around the globe , and the result is pure parrothedonistic pleasure . this
  149. collection is bound for glory in the annals of island time . if moderation is
  150. your key to life then stay away from jimmydotcom , ' cause this book is packed
  151. with those stories only we can tell . congratulations bubbafreak ! "
  152. bobrob sandlapper phc
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  154. club trini update
  155. speaking of expatriates , how about the guys who play the true music of " the
  156. zone ? " club trini ' s long awaited live cd will finally be coming out this
  157. april , one year after it ' s recording . jimmy has been keeping mike and robert
  158. pretty busy , so it ' s understandable that it took awhile . it will be the third
  159. in the " margaritaville cafe - late nite " series . i can ' t wait to hear it , as
  160. my wife and i were some of the lucky ones who were in new orleans when it was
  161. recorded .
  162. you can get a look at all the songs included on the new cd at club trini ' s
  163. revamped web site at . along with the great songs we ' ve
  164. become accustomed to , are a few i ' m pretty excited about . if you haven ' t
  165. heard ct ' s version of " african friend " you ' re in for a real treat . along with
  166. that , is a song that tina and nadirah have been treating audiences to this
  167. past summer , " cario " and bob marley ' s " no woman , no cry . "
  168. at the new web site , fans can " now " order their favorite club trini cds using
  169. their credit cards . so there ' s no excuse to not owning everything available .
  170. i think a true " expatriate musical library " is incomplete without club trini .
  171. this summer , helen hiatt , jimmy and the coral reefer ' s wardrobe designer ,
  172. came up with a shirt that club trini members lovingly call the " ice cream
  173. vendor " shirt , which they wear out front at the start of the concert . ok ,
  174. pete sometimes forgets his , and when he does have it on , it lost it ' s sleeves
  175. somewhere along the way . there ' s a great design that has been applied to a
  176. t - shirt that we all can own . check it out at their site .
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  178. jesters and friends
  179. note card series
  180. tro - pics has just released their first note cards
  181. series from their " jesters and friends " original oils . friends , places and
  182. musicians from past years have inspired these cards and parrot heads and
  183. expatriates alike will want to have these great looking cards for those times
  184. when an email just isn ' t personal enough .
  185. the original artwork is also on sale at this site , so be sure to stop by and
  186. visit them . included in the " jesters " series are our good friends tim glancey
  187. and wally nickel .
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  189. millennium change bubba style
  190. i ' ve got to tell you , i wasn ' t buying into this " new millennium " thing , one
  191. bit . in fact , i had almost decided not to go to the buffett new year ' s eve
  192. show . nothing to do with jimmy , but i just didn ' t get the whole hype . but at
  193. the last minute , i had a change of heart .
  194. and now after being a special guest at seagram ' s party honoring the new
  195. margaritaville tequila , i ' m sure glad i went . the shows kind of melded
  196. together for me , making the millennium change over very special .
  197. if you want to hear more about this or see some pictures of both , visit our
  198. new " the expatriate zone " web site at and go to
  199. the web version of this newsletter .
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  201. flash ! ! ! " expatriated phans " spotted south of the border
  202. after making both of " tropo travel ' s " previous trips down to cobo san lucas ,
  203. mexico , i had to miss this year ' s trek due to my being with the " beach house
  204. on the moon " tour on it ' s florida , new orleans and houston swing .
  205. as the story goes , those bad boys and girls from " the expatriated phan club "
  206. showed up again , mainly for the t - shirts that
  207. said , " too much tequila . . . or not quite enough " on the back . who are those
  208. people anyway ? whenever i go to their web site , all of them have black bars
  209. covering their eyes . if you want to see pictures of the trip or need info for
  210. " down to the banana republics - 2000 " visit mike
  211. mclain also has some other great trips planned this year , check them out .
  212. speaking of " tropo travel , " if you need a hotel room for the vegas or irvine
  213. shows and want a great deal , visit there site for some great rates . i ' m
  214. joining some of my parrot head friends at the " key largo , " though i ' m kind of
  215. afraid to be in a town like vegas with sue and ponch aprea from the detroit
  216. phc . i ' m joining a lot of my other friends i met on the road there too . i
  217. hate seeing jimmy in vegas , but i ' ve got to keep the streak alive , and seeing
  218. all my parrot head friends will make it all worthwhile . i hope peter mayer
  219. ends up playing there again this year .
  220. and speaking of those great t - shirts , we have some neat shirts available at
  221. the " island store . " they ' re similar to the shirt you got if you went on this
  222. year ' s trip , except they have " tropo travel ' s " seaplane on the back and the
  223. " no bad days " logo on the front breast . you can see a picture at
  224. .
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  226. parrothead pilots association
  227. here are a couple of tidbits for your " airplane nuts " and pilots out there .
  228. a new online friend who ' s a medivac chopper pilot is trying to start a parrot
  229. head ' s pilot ' s association . if you ' re interested , contact dan at
  230. .
  231. i also ran across a really cool page that features jimmy ' s " hemisphere
  232. dancer " including it ' s " jamaican bullet hole . " ed booth , jr . an attorney from
  233. jacksonville , florida , who belongs to " lawyer - pilots bar association " is the
  234. webmaster and creator .
  235. the web site is " grumman n 928 j " ( flashback - how many of you remember the tv
  236. show ' whirly birds ' ? wasn ' t their number n 975 b ? ) and is at
  237. it shows a lot of pictures of jimmy ' s 1954
  238. grumman i think you ' ll enjoy .
  239. now all we need is for these guys to team up with the parrot heads pilot ' s
  240. association .
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  242. this document is copyrighted 2000 by st . somewhere press , publisher . " the
  243. expatriate zone " is a trademark of st . somewhere press . you are permitted
  244. and encouraged to copy this document in its entirety ( including this message )
  245. and email it to friends , etc .
  246. to subscribe or unsubscribe to this newsletter , simply go to :
  247. this document is copyrighted 2000 by st . somewhere press , publisher . the
  248. expatriate zone is a trademark of st . somewhere press . you are permitted
  249. and encouraged to copy this document in it ' s entirety ( including this
  250. message ) and email it to friends , etc .
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