Name-                      Bill & Christina Bell

You know us as-      Nina & ???  (Bill’s not that important yet!)

Marital status-           Married

Member since-          2004

Flocked from-           Nina: Born in New York, but have lived here since ‘88, so I consider myself
                             a Floridian. Bill: Restless Native.

Favorite Buffet Tune- Nina: Island; One particular harbor.  

                             Bill: A Pirate looks at forty (I miss you, dad!); All the ways I want you;

                             Brahma Fear; Lone Palm; All of the early stuff!

                             --In the spirit of the whole ‘young Elvis vs. Old Elvis’ debate, let me just say,
                             the young Jimmy rocks!

Favorite JB CD-          ‘A1A’; ‘A white sport coat & a pink crustacean’;

                              ‘Living & dying in ¾ Time’; (noticing a trend yet?)

                              ‘Live in East Hampton’…no band, no typical concert set on this one…
                               just Jimmy and his acoustic guitar singing all of the early ballads
                              (thanks, Dano!). To us, that’s what it’s always been about.

 Other music?             Nina: Everything, but rap and heavy metal.

                              Bill: ‘Homemade Music’ of any kind. Can appreciate any & all types,
                              particularly island & reggae, and live Latin salsa & meringues.

                              --But if you REALLY want to know, come down to Clink Street on Monday
                              nights!

Hobbies?                   Nina: Mentoring; Volunteering; Working on my house; Creating

                              Bill: Scuba diving (always looking for buddies…if you’re into it,

                              call me at 813-967-5625); Pickin’ & grinnin’ (the guitar, not my nose.

                              Ok…well, maybe sometimes my nose); Rum recipes; Cooked animal recipes;

                              Libations & Crustaceans; Intoxication & copulation; Some other stuff that
                              rhymes; Concocting and mixing jiggers & shakers half full of God-knows-what
                              in my endless pursuit of that perfect tropical drink.

                             “The life I love is makin’ music with my friends, Goin’ places that I’ve never
                              been, Seein’ things that I  may never see again”

What do you drink?      Nina: Rum drinks; Long Island Iced Tea; Anything Vodka 

                             Bill: Boat drinks! ‘Perfect Margaritas’; Good rum; Good grog;

                             And the occasional chocolate martini.

Likes?                     Nina: People that, no matter what, are always happy and having

                            a good time wherever they are; Giving back to something bigger than me.

                            Bill: Authentic human beings; People who do what they say
                            they are going to do; Playing full-out (life is not a practice run); Laughing at
                            myself; Appreciating the present moment for wha it is…instead of spending it
                            trying to get somewhere else; Good times; Good people; Sunny days; Rainy
                            days; Floridays; My native paradise home.

Dislikes?                  Nina: Selfish S.O.B.’s

                            Bill: Drama; Politics; Complaining (But, not that I’m complaining or anything).

Favorite Buffettism-    Bill: Lets sip champagne ‘till we breakinto smiles; Days drift by, they don’t
                               have names; Fragrance on the pillowcase and he thinks about the girl…spillin’
                               wine and sharing good times, she sure could make him smile…;

                                    Now sing along with this verse and see if it doesn’t just

                                    make your day!:     

                               “If I ever live to be an old man, I'm gonna sail down to Martinique.
                                I'm gonna buy me a sweat stained Bogart suit and an African parakeet.
                               And then I'll sit him on my shoulder and open up my trusty old mind.
                               I'm gonna teach him how to fuss, Teach him how to cuss,

                               And pull the cork out of a bottle of wine.”

What’s another word

for pirate treasure?         Bill: Booty.

We want more...tell us when you became a parrothead and why you joined the TBPH club—

First of all THANK YOU guys!!! We have been having a BLAST! We are not only huge Jimmy Buffet fans, but have always been true Parrot Heads...now it's official. We hopped on this wild ride to help out in the community and make new friends…we didn’t know we’d be gaining a new family!

Bill:  When I heard about the club, I knew this is where I belonged. As a kid, “I never used to miss a chance” to hop in my dad’s truck and listen to Jimmy’s crazy tales. Dad would answer question after question about the various Buffettisms that sparked my young imagination. I remember asking, “What does he mean, ‘the days don’t have names’”? He loved that I was taking an active interest in his passion. He once said, “If you really want to know your father, you need only listen to these lyrics” I wondered what in the hell he was talking about! Unfortunately, my father passed away at an early age and we’ve missed out on a hell of a lot of adventures together...but as the song goes, “Yesterday’s over my shoulder, so I can’t look back for too long”.  When I do look back on what my dad said that day, it makes perfect sense. He had a “Caribbean Soul that he could barely control”! He has passed that on to me…and now it is a great passion of mine to share it with my wife, Nina and everyone we meet. Great to be a part of something so great…for that, I’m eternally grateful. Enjoy the ride!