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Originally Posted by Fenster
I was a fan until I saw the documentary on Netflix about him.
The guy who started the Parrotheads, and thus kick started Jimmy’s career, fell on hard times.
He got very sick and was homeless, as I recall. Jimmy did nothing for him. I forget the details, but it left me disallusioned about him.
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Timothy B. Schmidt (of the Eagles), who was playing with Jimmy Buffet's band at the time, came up with the name at a concert in 1985, after seeing fans with inflatable parrots and Hawaiian shirts... It was a play on words, an homage to the "Dead Heads"...
I can't find anything to support the story that the founder of the Parrot Head Club "kick started" Buffet's career (he already had a thriving career since the mid 70's...), or that he fell on hard times...
Here's a link to the club's history...
Brief History - Parrot Heads In Paradise