Truedat, but it's fun to talk about the old days, when Jimmy was experiencing the Caribbean for the first time. I met him a couple of times. The most fun was in 1978-ish, when I was 'between boats', and hanging out at Poor Richard's (now Pussers) on Frenchman's Cay. JB pulled in to the old Fleet Indigo dock, and hopped off his boat, while his captain docked it. Back in those days, no one pulled up to this crappy dock, so I went to investigate. He came bounding down the dock, thrusting his hand out saying "Hi, I'm Jimmy!"
The second time was in 1999-ish, when he performed on the waterfront in Gustavia at the 50th anniversary of Le Select. But I was just one of a jillion fans who shook his hand and wished him well.
Another fun encounter was had by my wife, circa 1980. Our best friends were getting married (on our boat) and it was the night of the bachelor/ette parties. The guys went to the then-notorious house of ill repute in Roadtown. (Trust me, I didn't partake in the fare.) The bride and her girls went to the Pub to celebrate. It was packed, because of the BVI Regatta being in town (or some such Regatta). It was Mary's turn to buy the girls a round, and she was waiting patiently to get the bartender's attention. Jimmy walked up to the bar, and was immediately served. But he said: "This little lady was before me. Please get her whatever she'd like, and put it on my tab."
As far as the Stanley's/Village Cay controversy... here's my thoughts. JB not only had a broken bowsprit, but he was injured, as I recall. He talked about needing to visit "Dr. Robin (Tattersall)", to "fix him up". Dr. Tattersall (who delivered my daughter) was in Roadtown, at the Purple Palace. There would be no way that he would go to CGB when he needed medical attention. There would be also no way that anyone traversing the Anegada Passage would enter the BVI close to the north side of Tortola. Finally, the fact that he allowed Le Select and Stanley's to use the moniker Cheeseburger In Paradise is a reflection of his long-standing friendship with Marius and Stanley - not any indication of where he wrote the song.
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