by Amanda Flinner

Comments: 5

• Stacy from San FranciscoI’ve had the pleasure of meeting him 3 times. 2 times at book signings in Beverly Hills and 1 time on the beach in front of Duke’s in Waikiki. He had just caught a wave and there I was! I only wish I had something prolific to say. But instead I was so nervous I was a babbling fool. RIP Jimmy. I got all of the answers correct.
• Dave from Kailua Kona HawaiiI will always miss JB. I lived in New Orleans and Biloxi and worked in Pascagoula MS too. Saw JB do a show (under the Riverwalk mall in NO) when he was too drunk to sing or play guitar (acoustics so bad it didn't matter). Heard him sing like an angel in a concert in Va Beach on the first date of a tour, wow, he could really belt it! from the third row.
• Doni from Hendersonville NcSure do miss JB
• Bruce from Tampa FlCant Believe I missed 4
• Lauryl Cudillo from Michigan Only 1 wrong. Not bad for a long-standing Parrothead

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