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@StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.astaluk.icu to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Jimmy Buffett, legendary 'Margaritaville' singer, dies at 76

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Jimmy Buffett, legendary 'Margaritaville' singer, dies at 76

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@StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.astaluk.icu to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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The singer, who dubbed his brand of music “drunken Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll,” was also an astute businessman with a sprawling .restaurant, report and radio empire
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    This should now be viewed as a memoriam.

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      I was waiting for someone to post this link

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  • @ATQ@lemm.ee
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    55•2 years ago

    Some people say that there’s a woman to blame.

    • @WindyRebel@lemmy.world
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      17•2 years ago

      But did he ever find his long lost shaker of salt?

      • eric
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        15•2 years ago

        Last I heard, he was still searchin for it, but it’s his own damn fault.

    • SolidGrue
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      2•2 years ago

      Should’a got a tetanus shot after cutting his foot on that pop-top.

  • StinkySnork
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    I’d hate to be a bartender near a college this weekend.

    • @KreekyBonez@lemm.ee
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      9•2 years ago

      my cover band is playing a beach bar gig tonight… I started shedding Margaritaville and Cheeseburger as soon as I saw the headline

  • @SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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    42•2 years ago

    Now Jimmy’s having his cheeseburgers in paradise.

    • @Trabic@lemm.ee
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      12•2 years ago

      Through 76 years of perpetual motion, he had a good life all the way.

    • Guy Dudeman
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      5•2 years ago

      I think the Lahaina fire destroying that place killed his will to live.

      • @chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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        I thought the keys were his stomping grounds

        • Guy Dudeman
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          There was a restaurant in Lahaina called Cheeseburger in Paradise. (Not owned by him, but still.)

  • @Sharkwellington@lemmy.one
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    Justin McElroy is going to be heartbroken.

    • @Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca
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      15•2 years ago

      My first thought as well. At least he got to meet the guy a couple times.

  • @Techmaster@lemm.ee
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    So back in 2009 when the Saints won the Superbowl, people were going nuts in New Orleans. There was some heavy tailgating going on. I think this was before the championship game. There’s this group of people who would pool their money together and go all out. They’d bring in a big flatbed trailer for an 18 wheeler, and use it as a stage under a large overpass near the Super Dome, and have a massive party with a live band. They hired my friend’s band to play. Jimmy Buffett walks up and offers to join them on stage for a song. It was really cool of him.

    https://youtu.be/WaOk_fObTwM

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      That’s an awesome story. Thank you for sharing.

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  • Capt. Wolf
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    Man, what a bummer. Of all the celebrity deaths I would have expected this year Jimmy was not on my list…

    • @PR3CiSiON@lemmy.world
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      4•2 years ago

      So tell us more about this list…

  • Extras
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    16•2 years ago

    Damn wasnt expecting this, rest in peace

  • @JiveTurkey@lemmy.world
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    13•2 years ago

    9 years after retirement age.

    • kersploosh
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      Remember folks: we’re here for a good time, not a long time.

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  • @Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world
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    8•2 years ago

    Was just wasting away at a margaritaville a few weeks ago. RIP

  • @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    5•2 years ago

    Good. I hate his music.

    • @lando55@lemmy.world
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      24•2 years ago

      His music will live on forever

    • @SCB@lemmy.world
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      18•2 years ago

      You took time out of your day to be this big of a piece of shit.

      Kind of amazing actually.

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      “Good”? I hope your radio plays Margaritaville like it’s groundhog day until you become a better person.

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      7•2 years ago

      Ah yes, once someone dies we are no longer allowed to listen to their music do you’ll be safe now.

    • @scottywh@lemmy.world
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      Wow. You seem like a real piece of shit.

  • @ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
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    Surprising how many shitty people there are in this thread. We lost an awesome person. R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett, may your music and legacy live on.

    • @googlrr@lemmy.world
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      Jimmy Buffet was in Epstein’s black book and wrote songs about being horny for 15 year old kids

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    Who

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      • amigan
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        When your own life is so miserable, you need to spew your trademark bile in response to an obituary for someone who was very much not an evil person. Maybe you’ll find peace someday, but probably not before you jettison your shitty attitude.

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    RIP Slurms Mackenzie

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