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‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 #775305 09/02/23 12:07 AM Off-Topic
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OP bobcflatpicker Veteran Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,251 WV, USA	https://apnews.com/article/obituary-jimmy-buffett-4295f355b39237f40663d485c4c6d557 Bob ................................ http://soundcloud.com/bobcflatpicke/music-in-the-mountains

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775306 09/02/23 12:48 AM Off-Topic
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JoanneCooper Veteran Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 South Africa	How sad. Love his music! Rest in peace and have a margarita for me. LyricLab – Where words become music https://www.lyriclab.net/

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775307 09/02/23 01:28 AM Off-Topic
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Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,808 Middlesex, NC	As the son of a son of a sailor I went out on the sea for adventure...... It was a fun ride Jimmy. See you on the other side. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775309 09/02/23 02:42 AM Off-Topic
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Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,493 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	RIP Jimmy, and thanks for the songs. Drink it up This one's for you It's been a lovely cruise I'm sorry it's ended It's sad but it's true It's been a lovely cruise These moments were left with May you always remember These moments are shared by few There's wind in our hair And there's water in our shoes It's been a lovely cruise ... And those harbor lights They're coming into view We bid our farewell much too soon So drink it up This one's for you It's been a lovely cruise He never had a #1 hit on Billboard, but here in South Florida, if you don't play a few Jimmy Buffett songs, you are in trouble. We play more Buffett songs than we do Elvis or Beatles songs. But then, we gig outdoors and beachside every week. And yes, we do “Lovely Cruise”. Notes ♫ Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775311 09/02/23 02:54 AM Off-Topic
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,073 Melbourne, Australia	Another classy performer has left the stage. Very sad, too young. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775312 09/02/23 02:55 AM Off-Topic
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MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,551 Hamlin NY	This is a huge lose to the world of music. I have all of his songs in a boxed set of CDs. RIP Jimmy. Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"! 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775314 09/02/23 03:24 AM Off-Topic
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Bob Calver Veteran Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,145 Essex England	margaretaville was one of the numbers in my band's usual set. funny to think of a beach bum being a millionaire..............

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775320 09/02/23 07:28 AM Off-Topic
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Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,808 Middlesex, NC	Beach bum/ pirate born 200 years to late..... worth $550 million...not a bad haul. Not a bad cruse through life. So many great songs through his guitar over the decades. It's 5 o clock somewhere and I'll bet he's there swimming in an "un-roped off" sea. Last edited by Guitarhacker; 09/02/23 07:37 AM. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775345 09/02/23 09:28 PM Off-Topic
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Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 JohnJohnJohn #775347 09/03/23 12:45 AM Off-Topic
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OP bobcflatpicker Veteran Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,251 WV, USA	THERE it is! LOL Bob ................................ http://soundcloud.com/bobcflatpicke/music-in-the-mountains

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775383 09/03/23 01:01 PM Off-Topic
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Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,493 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	He was a clever lyricist and an excellent businessman. Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775384 09/03/23 01:08 PM Off-Topic
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Bass Thumper Veteran Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2,755 United States	Rest in musical peace Jimmy . . . and thanks for the tropical rock. "Some people say there is a woman to blame But I know... it's my own damn fault" (From memory so I hope I got it right) https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677 BiaB 2026 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.

Re: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 bobcflatpicker #775446 09/04/23 11:22 AM Off-Topic
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KeithS Expert Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,116 Mobile, Alabama	Jimmy anonymously donated two antique airplanes to the USS Alabama park here in Mobile a year ago. The park revealed that he was the donor just hours after his death. One of the planes was his Grumann Goose that became the trademark symbol for a lot of Buffet’s commercial properties. Keith 2026 Audiophile Windows 11 RYZEN THREADRIPPER 3960X 4.5GHZ 128 GB RAM 2 Nvidia RTX 3090s, Vegas,Acid,SoundForge,Izotope Production,Melodyne Studio,SONAR,3 Raven Mtis

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