The Parrot Head Companion: An Insider's Guide to Jimmy Buffett [Paperback]

Thomas F. Ryan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1960

Ryan delves straight into the heart of Parrot Head mania and explores the force that drives Jimmy Buffett fans to form their own subculture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (January 1, 1960)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806520159
• ISBN-13: 978-0806520155
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,412,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Parrotheads Beware!, June 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Parrot Head Companion: An Insider's Guide to Jimmy Buffett (Paperback)

Stay away, all Parrotheads! This book should be called "An intruder's guide to Jimmy Buffett," not "An insider's guide to Jimmy Buffett"! Mr. Ryan is writing this book upon assignment, not because he is a fan of Buffett's, and this is quite obvious. Although he states by the end of the book, he has become a Buffett fan, his review of both Buffett's music and the Parrotheads as a whole is amateurish and insulting. He portrays the Parrotheads as a nameless, faceless group with nothing better to do with their lives than get drunk and wear Hawaiian shirts. His book ends with an encounter with Jimmy Buffett, in which Buffett becomes angered at the thought of Mr. Ryan writing a book about him. Although he couldn't have known it at the time, Buffett's reaction was quite appropriate!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buffett Reviews, December 20, 2000

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Parrot Head Companion: An Insider's Guide to Jimmy Buffett (Paperback)

The Parrot Head Companion's title is really a misnomer as the book is for people who are more casual fans of Jimmy Buffett, but not the devotees that real parrot heads are. Thomas Ryan advises that he was not a big Jimmy Buffett fan before he started writing the book, but grew to become one. The book reviews all of Mr. Buffett's albums and you get an honest take from the author. If you have never been to Jimmy Buffett concert, you get a feel of what it's like to be there. The book is quick and easy to read as you can skip around the chapters. Hardcore parrot heads may be put off by the book, but if you area fan of Mr. Buffett, this is nice book to have on yourself.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad for an Un-Parrot Head, July 7, 2000

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R. McKinney (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Parrot Head Companion: An Insider's Guide to Jimmy Buffett (Paperback)

Thomas Ryan has attempted to become an "insider" with this book, but it is obvious that he is writing this as an assignment and not a passion. Ryan does, however, present some basic Buffett facts, but his evaluation of Buffett's music is exactly that-HIS EVALUATION.