{"id":6456,"date":"2025-07-12T13:55:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=6456"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:43:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T00:43:20","slug":"jimmy-buffett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=6456","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Buffett"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Mike Genger was one of my best friends in high school and college. We shared similar interests, most notably surfing and music. We learned to surf on 10-foot longboards, and attended rock concerts in the DC area. As fate would have it, we eventually went our separate ways. I moved to Hatteras and continued to surf. Mike went on to become a roadie for some touring bands. He worked with the likes of <\/span>Little Feat<\/strong><\/em>, <\/span>Bonnie Raitt<\/em><\/strong> and <\/span>Jackson Browne<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In July of 1981, Mike called to say he\u2019d be in Virginia on the 14th at Hampton Coliseum<\/strong><\/em> with Jimmy Buffett <\/strong><\/em>and his\u00a0Coral Reefer Band<\/strong><\/em> . The Coconut Telegraph Tour<\/strong><\/em> was in full swing. My roommate BJ<\/em><\/strong>, and I headed north to get treated with backstage passes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before the concert, we hung out on the tour bus. I was taken by this graphic on the exterior.<\/p>\n

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I had no experience shooting concerts, but used a roll of Kodak Tri-X black & white film.<\/p>\n

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Mike led us back stage in the wings, where I was immediately mistaken for singer-songwriter, \u00a0 JD Souther<\/em><\/strong>. Like him, I had long brown hair, and reddish beard. He was a huge influence in the California music scene. I was merely a doppelg\u00e4nger taking pictures.<\/p>\n

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My camera was in manual mode. Shutter speed, f-stop and focus, all hit or miss.<\/p>\n

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This picture intrigued me. Thinking the negative was scratched, I took a closer look. The white mark going down Buffett’s left side is a broken guitar string.<\/p>\n

These have never been seen or published before. After I developed the film, I filed it with all my other negatives. It was a memorable, not-to-be-missed opportunity. What a great show, exactly 44 years ago!<\/p>\n

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