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OT: RIP Jimmy Buffett

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  • TynkereTynkere Posts: 834
    edited September 2023

    Music and light hearted books will be fondly remembered as well as environmental work.  From what I've read, Jimmy was also very approachable to fans and easy to work with professionally.  Great all around guy who will be sorely missed.

    Respectful condolences to surviving family members, friends & loved ones.  

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  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,051

    Yeah, I just read about it... Bummer...

    I'm not a what would pass as a fan exactly, but there are a couple of songs I really like... and Margaritaville always reminds me of my uncle who decided if he was going to suffer from Vietnam related PTSD, at least he'd do it with a view, so he ditched Connecticut and moved to Saint Thomas to live his best life... unfortunately over time it all caught up with him health-wise and he moved on from this world... 

    Well, here's to hoping the king of the parrotheads is enjoying a cheeseburger in paradise.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,511
    edited September 2023

    I lived in Florida during his peak popularity and could relate to his aura, and liked and enjoyed many of his songs.  Many years later I discovered the "Margaretaville" restaurant at "Universal: City Walk" in Orlando and made it a must visit again whenever I get down there anymore.  Not that it's anything super special or "better" than other Margaretaville restaurant franchise, but it's just a nice memorable, tropical vibe consistent with his image, for a lunch and maragareta after this old man toddles around either end of the adjoining amusement complexes "Islands Of Adventure" or "Universal Studios, Orlando".  Good restaurant, good drink.  A place to rest, cool down, and get charged up, and pretend to live an island lifestye if only for lunch.

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,131
    edited September 2023

    Condolences.

    I quite enjoyed Margaritaville & Cheeseburger in Paradise when they were on the radio (and Fins as well). I guess he's now enjoying a Cheeseburger in Paradise.

    There is a Margaretaville restaurant in Pigeon Forge/Sevierville park. It's not the Dollywood park but another near by that is smaller with a giant ferriswheel. Never eaten there though.

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,755

    I have a very fond memory from years ago of a small tropical drink cafe, the riverwalk in San Antonio, on a Thursday afternoon, with an amazing blonde that I just met, lots of tequila and Margaritaville playing. Thanks for the memory Jimmy, RIP!

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,057
    edited September 2023
    ...saw the notice on Farcebook this morning. A big loss. His Song Margaretville epitomised my life when I was living in New Orleans.
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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,057
    edited September 2023

    ...OK what happened to the upper bar with all the formatting selections and why is this appearing in plain text mode with no formatting when I enter a post? Even line breaks don't work. Seems they try to fix one thing and break something else.

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  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,511
    edited September 2023

    kyoto kid said:

    ...OK what happened to the upper bar with all the formatting selections and why is this appearing in plain text mode with no formatting when I enter a post? Even line breaks don't work. Seems they try to fix one thing and break something else.

    Ah, but it's probably just A/B/C testing that's hard to do off-line.indecision  Yeah, that's the ticket!   But have you tried rebooting.  I hear it cures everything, even pimples.wink

    But seriously, have you tried clearing your browser cache?  They're changing code so fast that perhaps you got behind the curve.  Or perhaps it's just a Microsoft thing.frown

    But neither of us realized we're still in the Jimmy Buffett thread, not the current incarnation of the "Complaint" thread.blush

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,057

    ...true, but it first happened here. Deffintiely seems  someone at Daz apparently blew out a flipflop. for a moment or two.

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