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Jimmy Buffet passes at 76
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Posted on 09/02/2023 12:27:21 AM PDT by MtnScout

He passed away peacefully Friday night surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs

1946 ~ 2023


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: buffet; buffett; cheeseburger; comemonday; jimmybuffett; margaritaville; music; obtuary; rip; sonofasailor
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To: Nifster

“Sure because no one died at 76”

Yeah, but to me 76 is getting younger all the time.


101 posted on 09/02/2023 8:12:18 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

“I made enough money to buy Miami,
but I pissed it away so fast.”


102 posted on 09/02/2023 8:12:42 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: MtnScout

I wonder how that cheeseburger tastes?


103 posted on 09/02/2023 8:14:11 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: FrdmLvr
76 is not that old.

No it isn't but the average life expectancy for a man in the United States is only 73.5. Which is really low! In Hong Kong for example it's 83.

104 posted on 09/02/2023 8:18:01 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: wardaddy

I thought he pretty much cleaned up his act a long time ago, of course sometimes the damage from those early years never goes away.


105 posted on 09/02/2023 8:19:45 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: chuck allen

Schmit was big in Poco too and played with many performers

A class act personally too


106 posted on 09/02/2023 8:21:26 AM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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To: MtnScout

Jimmy Buffett’s career, for me, is best captured in his song, “Six String Music”. As the lyrics go, “A simple song, sung from me to you.”

I played it a moment ago, before writing this tribute, and it brings tears to my eyes, at the passing of such a genuine man.

When I lived in Key West, 1986 - 1987, he hosted an annual workshop for aspiring musicians and song writers. At no charge.


107 posted on 09/02/2023 8:22:39 AM PDT by jimtorr
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To: Alter Kaker

I read somewhere years ago, that the reason life expectancy is lower in the US is because we calculate infant deaths from newborn on up, while other countries don’t factor in infant deaths until infants are 2 weeks old or more. That makes a huge difference, so in fact, our life expectancy is actually much higher than most countries.


108 posted on 09/02/2023 8:24:53 AM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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To: dennisw

Had big land development projects underway in the southeast at time of death

Residential 3/5000 home projects


109 posted on 09/02/2023 8:26:47 AM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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To: dfwgator

I have no clue
My very brief time around him was 77
He was a pretty much wild man then
Seems to have settled down at some point yes
He lived a very good life in my view


110 posted on 09/02/2023 8:29:07 AM PDT by wardaddy (Why so many nevertrumpers with early sign ups and no posting history till now? Zot them PTB)
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To: discostu

The data is what it is.


111 posted on 09/02/2023 8:30:39 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Flaming Conservative

Yeah, that’s not correct - the methodology is the same everywhere. What you might have heard though is something slightly different - the US has higher infant mortality than some other countries and that is a big thing that brings our numbers down. But you can control for that and there are other factors as well, including diabetes (obesity) and drug overdoses that lower US life expectancy relative to other countries.


112 posted on 09/02/2023 8:30:52 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: wardaddy

I lived in Biloxi from 74’ to 77’ and went to night school at Southern Miss...he was big then. “But They Don’t Dance Like Carmen No More” has been my favourite song by him and I perform it sporadically. I believe he liked Mary Mahoney’s Restaurant there.


113 posted on 09/02/2023 8:31:25 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: Captain Peter Blood

And the data is that anybody that looks upon death and thinks “I shall use this to make a political point” is an evil opportunistic piece of human garbage. You’re no different than a gungrabber.


114 posted on 09/02/2023 8:35:39 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: Alberta's Child

“A Pirate Looks at 40” is a close second to “He Went To Paris”.... lyrics I can relate to if the title was slightly changed to “He Went To L.A.”


115 posted on 09/02/2023 8:42:48 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: jimtorr

Beautiful Jimmy Buffett tribute. Thank you for sharing.


116 posted on 09/02/2023 8:46:31 AM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Selling out the U.S.A.: The Briben Brand™)
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To: wardaddy

Timothy B. Schmidt fun fact...

When Poco was formed, the bassist was Randy Meisner
Randy left Poco to join a band called The Eagles
Timothy B. Schmidt replaced Randy in Poco
Randy left/was fired by the Eagles
Timothy B. Schmidt replaced Randy Meisner. Again.


117 posted on 09/02/2023 8:47:51 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: Oystir

That’s a true story. Where the song Jamaica Mistaka came from.


118 posted on 09/02/2023 8:54:22 AM PDT by sheana
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To: dynachrome

Just dang. Saw him in 89 in is San Diego, J Giles band opened. Giles was good, Magic Dick and his Lickin Stick was amazing on the harmonica, had in a bandelero with all his chromatics and harps inserted. But Jimmy was smooth, professional, and had a great sound team.
RIP


119 posted on 09/02/2023 9:23:54 AM PDT by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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To: kvanbrunt2

Named my 40 ft sailboat Apocalypso. Lots of Buffett played on it.


120 posted on 09/02/2023 9:29:04 AM PDT by sheana
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