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T TikiHardBop Tiki Socialite Rockledge, FL Joined: Feb 21, 2009 Posts: 584	T TikiHardBop Posted posted on Thu, Apr 26, 2018 2:31 PM Plus, the whole Jimmy Buffet thing is a complete parody of itself. The Jimmy Buffet of the 1970's was making fun of the exact things that make up the whole Margaritaville phenomenon now: cruise ships, franchise restaurants, corporate branding, a Broadway show, a retirement village for God's sake! I look at the Buffet thing like college. You're young, you don't really know any better. But as you get older, hopefully, your tastes become a bit more refined and you move on from the food, drink, clothes, music, etc. that you thought was just awesome in college. I've been able to use this line of reasoning to "rehab" one than one Parrothead in our area!

Plus, the whole Jimmy Buffet thing is a complete parody of itself. The Jimmy Buffet of the 1970's was making fun of the exact things that make up the whole Margaritaville phenomenon now: cruise ships, franchise restaurants, corporate branding, a Broadway show, a retirement village for God's sake!

I look at the Buffet thing like college. You're young, you don't really know any better. But as you get older, hopefully, your tastes become a bit more refined and you move on from the food, drink, clothes, music, etc. that you thought was just awesome in college. I've been able to use this line of reasoning to "rehab" one than one Parrothead in our area!

Post #786334 by TikiHardBop on Thu, Apr 26, 2018 2:31 PM