YES, I AM A PIRATE: Scott Atwell Author Lecture, Guest Discussion Panel & Book Signing

Yes, I am a Pirate

Author Lecture, Guest Discussion Panel & Book Signing

Phil Clark was immortalized in song by Jimmy Buffett, but 'A Pirate Looks at Forty' belies his privileged past. Following exhaustive research by author Scott Atwell, stories of Clark’s life emerge in fascinating detail about a New York sophisticate who sailed off to the lower latitudes of the globe, where pirates once roamed, and reinvented himself on an island. Not in a good way, but a memorable one. If we looked closely enough, scattered clues would have led us to the story's conclusion, like an 'X' on the map. This is the true tale of the Pirate, Phillips Clark.

About the presenter: Native Conch Scott Atwell turned an all-Jimmy Buffett radio program into a popular book that explains the origins of the singer’s most beloved songs.

About the panelists: Following the presentation, Atwell will be joined on stage by writer and Phil's former girlfriend, Carol Shaughnessy, along with Lower Keys fishing guide Chris Robinson and Clark's son flip McCririck.

CAROL SHAUGHNESSY

The last of Phil Clark’s “younger women”, she was engaged to marry the Pirate when he slipped out of Key West for the last time. She went on to serve as editor of Jimmy Buffett’s Coconut Telegraph.

CHRIS ROBINSON

Landed a job tending bar at the Chart Room after Phil Clark sailed off to the Bahamas with the women who would later become Robinson's wife. They lived right below Jimmy Buffett in the Waddell Street compound next to Louie’s backyard, and today Chris is a renowned flats guide.

FLIP McCRIRICK

First-born child of Phillips Clark, a namesake son who did not learn of his father’s connection to Jimmy Buffett until ten years ago. Unlike his dad, McCririck found his occupation in the 20th century as a celebrated sports photographer.