Aspen High School graduates were treated to a special graduation Saturday at Buttermilk, including a drive-in style setup and a unique lift ride to the top of the mountain to get their diploma and turn their tassels.<\/p>\n
And just when they thought it was about over, they got another special treat Wednesday with longtime part-time local Jimmy Buffett sending along his well-wishes, a few inspiring words and an acoustic version of his song \u201cThat\u2019s What Living is to Me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Posted to the school paper\u2019s Skier Scribbler<\/a>\u00a0website,\u00a0now-former principal<\/a>\u00a0Tharyn Mulberry introduces Buffett and gives a glimpse of a 1977 show Buffett did with Glenn Frey (of the Eagles) at Aspen High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe need young people out there to help us turn the corner and help us on some things that we weren\u2019t necessarily able to accomplish, me as a child of the 60s and other people beyond that,\u201d Buffett says to the students in the video. \u201cIt\u2019s your world out there ahead, and I have great confidence in the kids that I know and the kids that come to the shows, kids that I meet in Aspen when I\u2019m out there that you understand this better than we did.\u201d<\/p>\n Click here<\/a>\u00a0to watch the video from Jimmy Buffett.<\/p>\n