Jimmy Buffet---Root of all evil?

[Zuni]

Poll question: Jimmy Buffet---Root of all evil?

:popcorn:

[Beware the Beast Man]

1. But he's a good Democrat,

just like Jon Bon Jovi and Ben Affleck! :popcorn:

[Zuni]

and Tom Cruise

:popcorn:

:hi:

good morning Beastman! How is life treating you?

BTW--How are Hedges and Dolo?

[Beware the Beast Man]

4. Good thanks. And as for dolo and hedges,

Their house is really coming together.

[Burma Jones]

2. Nah, he would have to be interesting to be that evil........n/t

[terrya]

3. How many times can a person listen to "Margaritaville"?

I don't quite get this cult of Jimmy Buffet.

So, put me down as a "why?" vote.

[Zuni]

6. How many times can a man listen to "Cheeseburger in Paradise"

and not become homicidal :shrug:

:hi: Terry! How is you?

[terrya]

8. Yeah....

That one, too.

Terry is fine, Zuni.

How is Zuni? :-)

[Zuni]

9. Zuni is well

or so I have heard...:D

[Hosnon]

19. Well those of us that truly like him don't listen to SYKBH much anymore

Plus he's a big Mark Twain fan and any Twain fan is badass in my book.

[jobycom]

27. But dammit, that's just it, he's still recording

and writing novels. Just because radio stations have never moved on doesn't mean he hasn't.

It's like blaming Pink Floyd for how many times they played Another Brick in the Wall.

[southlandshari]

5. Even more beautiful than Moon Pies!

You know it's Monday morning when the Jimmy Buffet bashing begins!

:spank:

[Zuni]

7. hehe

:evilgrin:

[tyedyeto]

10. I knew I'd find a shark in this thread

[Zuni]

11. you came to the right place

:hi:

[tyedyeto]

Watch out! Right behind you!!

RUN for your lives!!! Land shark!

[In_The_Wind]

12. how about ... the pathway to more smiles instead of "Root of all evil"

Come Monday

Headin' up to San Francisco
For the Labor Day week-end show
I've got my hush-puppies on
I guess I never was meant for glitter rock and roll
And honey I didn't know
That I'd be missin' you so

Come Monday, it'll be all right
Come Monday, I'll be holdin' you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown L. A. haze
And I just want you back by my side

Yes, it's been quite a summer
Rent-a-cars and west-bound trains
And now you're off on vacation
Somethin' you tried to explain
And darlin', it's I love you so
That's the reason I just let you go

Come Monday, it'll be all right
Come Monday, I'll be holdin' you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown L. A. haze
And I just want you back by my side

I can't help it honey
You're that much a part of me now
Remember that night in Montana
When we said there'd be no room for doubt

I hope you're enjoyin' the scen'ry
I know that it's pretty up there
We can go hikin' on Tuesday
With you I'd walk anywhere
California has worn me quite thin
I just can't wait to see you again

Come Monday, it'll be all right
Come Monday, I'll be holdin' you tight
I spent four lonely days in a brown L. A. haze
And I just want you back by my side

[Zuni]

13. with all the pain and suffering Buffet has caused?

that is like calling a gulag "the place where good things happen" :P

[In_The_Wind]

15. how so

what did I sleep through ~ this time

[jobycom]

31. man, find whoever broke up with you at a Buffet concert and make peace!

Chill. Drink a margarita. Eat a cheeseburger. Get drunk and screw. Eat the last mango in Paris and change you attitudes and latitudes. Come Monday, you'll be alright.

[southlandshari]

38. Um, I, er...

:loveya:


A lot.

[jobycom]

56. Awww!!!

:blush:

[southlandshari]

58. You know...

I may be cyberdivorcing my cyberhusband autorank over some ill-advised comments he made about Jimmy Buffett in this thread...tell me you are in one of these photos, and I'll propose right now!

;)


http://www.margaritaville.com/parrotheads/photos.htm

[jobycom]

59. If I tell you I am,

does it have to be true? :-)

[southlandshari]

60. Nope.

You had me at your lyrical post above!

:toast:

[jobycom]

61. Hehehe

I did grow up on the Mississippi Coast, near where he was born.

Cyber-marriage, eh? Seems a pretty big step. Do we need a pre-nup?

[southlandshari]

63. LOL!

No pre-nup needed, unless you've got the bucks, nothing worth plundering on my end!

We can slow it down - I haven't ruled on the cyberdivorce thing anyway. Autorank has been good to me, we've been together a long time, and there is a child, cyberson Bamalefty, to consider...

You are cool, though, darlin'!

:hi:

[jobycom]

64. Why thank you

Ya know, darlin', there ain't no reason you have to upset your family to have a little fun. A gurl like you needs more than one man. What your cyber-hubbie don' know won' kill him. Wouldn't want to hurt li'l ole BamaLefty, would we?

:evilgrin:

(First attempt at cyber-sleeze. How'd I do?)

[southlandshari]

66. Good job

Nothing like a little cyber-sleaze on a slow day!

:thumbsup:

[jobycom]

67. Thanks. I just pretended I was Matcom

and it came pretty natural after that! :evilgrin:

[autorank]

68. Bamaleftie! Poor boy is off visiting his cousin Bumbry in the city..

Imagine my shock at this little exchange. This is what happens when you go to these booze swilling concerts.

I put a call in to Dr. Phil and he wants us all on his show next week: "Cyber Sleaze or Cyber Sin, Take Your Pick."

Are the two of you up to it?

[southlandshari]

71. Dr. Phil!

I'm in, if jobycom is. And we may need to bring BamaLefty - I already told him about our situation. I thought he was old enough to hear it from me!

:P

[Zuni]

45. I have never been to a buffet concert nor do I intend to

his music is the most vapid, worthless tripe I have ever heard

[tigereye]

52. yes but

"Why don't we get drunk and screw" is a classic!

and you should be careful at that buffet! ;)

[jobycom]

55. Then you've lived a narrow life!

Worse than Vanilla Ice? Worse than Rick Astley, Hillary Duff, REO Speedwagon, Boston, Will Smith? C'Mon!!

No, my friend, you have other issues with Buffet, and you MUST come to grips with them. Save your true hatred for Republicans.

[Zuni]

62. I would rather listen to Vanilla Ice tha Buffett

and no, there is not one other issue. I find his music to be utterly tasteless

[jobycom]

65. Okay, that's it, home boy. This is war!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3677828

[6th Borough]

14. I'm still looking for my shaker of salt.

Put that in as my vote, if possible. :P

[DinahMoeHum]

16. Zuni is a dingbat.

:evilgrin:

[Zuni]

17. no

no no no no no no no no no no no no

:D

[RubyDuby in GA]

18. Aw come on. Anyone who sings a song with the line

"my head hurts, my feet stink and I don't love Jesus" has to be alright.

And you've obviously never done Buffett with me if you don't like him. You should see my Buffett hat.....

[Hosnon]

21. Haha I agree. I tell my mom that when she starts moaning

about Jesus or something...

[jobycom]

28. Then there's the song he should dedicate to Karl Rove

Well I was drivin' down I-95 the other night.
Somebody nearly cut me right off the road.
I decided it wasn't gonna do any good to get mad.
So I wrote a song about him instead.
It goes like this...

Were you born an asshole?
Or did you work at it your whole life?
Either way it worked out fine
'cause you're an asshole tonight.

Yes you're an A S S H O L E...
And don't you try to blame it on me.
You deserve all the credit.
You're an asshole tonight.

You were an asshole yesterday.
You're an asshole tonight.
And I've got a feelin'
you'll be an asshole the rest of your life.

And I was talkin' to your mother
just the other night.
I told her I thought you were an asshole.
She said, "Yes. I think you're right."

And all your friends are assholes
'cause you've known them your whole life.
And somebody told me
you've got an asshole for a wife.

Were you born an asshole?
Or did you work at it your whole life?
Either way it worked out fine
'cause you're an aaaass...hole tonight.

[ForrestGump]

33. That's not him, though

it's wrongly credited to him on various download and lyrics sites. It was written and originally recorded by Mac McAnally, who was a member of Jimmy's band. Jimmy may have since performed it but I'm no expert on his setlists and, in light of the massive misattribution of this song to Buffett, I wouldn't bet on it.

[jobycom]

34. Really? I've got a live recording, sounds a lot like Buffet

Could be someone else. Does McAnally sound like Buffet?

[jobycom]

36. I just found another reference claiming it was written by Fred Campbell

[jobycom]

40. Add Kip Attaway and David Alan Coe to the list of possible authors

But Jimmy Buffet does sing it. He's just not even close to the only one who does.

This link concludes Fred "August" Campbell wrote and recorded it in 1983.

[ForrestGump]

43. Yep, from what I've heard

Yours could BE Jimmy, of course, if the Buffettster actually has performed the song (definitely seems within the realm of possibility).

[Hosnon]

20. Couldn't disagree more. He can always put me in a better mood.

And there are two T's in his name.

[autorank]

22. Fucking Right...is my answer

Here is Jimmy when he was reall cool...

[southlandshari]

23. I want a cyberdivorce

if you really think Jimmy Buffett - at ANY age, or on ANY album - is the root of all evil.

Oh dear, dear, dear. This just WON'T do! What will we tell Bamalefty, our poor cyberson?



:cry:

[autorank]

25. Calm down, I just needed cover to use the full "F" word...

...but if you insist, I get all the couches (West Virginia football season is starting and I plan to burn a few). As for Bamalefty, don't you think it's time we told him that we found him in a valise at a train station?

I think you're just ignoring this
http://democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3675215&mesg_id=3675325

When Jimmy Buffet does a Lou Reed set and really sells it, I'll withdraw my comments...or sooner if you threaten me again.

[southlandshari]

26. Not ignoring

I didn't get it, so I didn't answer!

:blush:

Besides, I see California Peggy, who is lots cooler than me, has already replied to your post there, so I bowed out while I still could do so with some grace and dignity!

[autorank]

30. But does she know who Lou Reed is? I'm afraid to ask...

Isn't this like getting in a big argument in The Lounge of a popular restaurant. It probably doesn't matter because everybody here is "under the influence."

;)

[autorank]

39. Can we get The Magistrate to Mediate?

[southlandshari]

41. Harvey.

Put him back. Period.

;-)

[autorank]

44. OK, Jimmy Buffett is Lord! He rules!

Everything I said or implied about him of a negative sort was a lie, including what I just said.

:hug: (they don't have one for grovel)

[I Know How To Do it]

24. Maybe when I turn 95 years old and want to listen to

Karaoke until I die, I'll think Jimmy Buffet rocks!

[mykpart]

29. Anyone who has a song titled, "My head hurts, my feet stink,

and I don't love Jesus" is OK in my book!

[deadparrot]

35. Don't forget "Math Sucks."

:D

[Maddy McCall]

32. How dare you blaspheme my fellow alum!

Disgusting!

But it is shark week. :D

[NMMNG]

37. Buffet is good for sad Mondays, Fridays at the bar

and wastin' away again in Margaritaville.

[jobycom]

42. And those occasional volcanos that blow you to Ayatollahs, too.

[NMMNG]

47. I don't know where I'm-a-gonna go when the volcano blows

:shrug:

A week at the beach would be nice though.

[KG]

46. one word - Parrotheads

:eyes:

[youthere]

48. Some people claim that there's a woman to blame.

But I know it's nobody's fault.

[6th Borough]

49. Actually, it's my own damn fault.

:P

[In_The_Wind]

51. Parrotheads

?

[Taverner]

54. Hey - whats wrong with seeing Dan from Accounting in a hula skirt?

[Lavender Brown]

50. Other

Zuni shouldn't be allowed to start threads. :P

[Kathy in Cambridge]

53. His Margaritaville citrus shrimp is really good

his music is not so good.

[Greyhound]

69. Shrimp Good, Music (mostly) Good Too, Rum overpriced.

& what's all this misery he's caused?? :shrug: :silly:

[peekaloo]

57. Required listening if you grew up in Florida in the '70's.

:smoke:

Don't care too much for his stuff past 'Changes in Latitudes....' though.

[ForrestGump]

70. Always loved "Who's The Blond Stranger," at least partly

because of my time and place when it came out. I've since listened to a lot of his stuff and, though I've never seen him live, I love the tone of his songwriting (yeah, I spent a lot of time in the Keys and on tropical islands, so that helps) and all that. Lots of them, perhaps because of all my time spent on the ocean and in proverbial tropic ports, speak pretty clearly to me.

Loved his "Joe Merchant" book, too, and the dude is generally cool: Save the Manatee Club. He's also a good businessman, somehow, so good for him.