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Ring of Honor [23707]
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I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 1:26 PM
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worth $billion when he died last month. More than Mick, Bono, Sting, Elton, etc... more than any rock musician in history except Paul McCartney. He certainly didn't amass that fortune playing at small college venues. Two dolla and fiddy cent.
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/list/top-50-rock-stars/
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Ring of Honor [21494]
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The Margaritaville merchandising made
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Oct 27, 2023, 1:47 PM
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him more than his record sales or concert tours.
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 1:49 PM
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Awesome. I was there. How did you find such a ticket in that condition? He made more $ off 4 chords than anyone in history. However as a close friend with a terminal diagnosis recently reminded me, you can’t take your wallet with you.
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 2:19 PM
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I don’t know, AC/DC did pretty well off of three chords
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 10:45 PM
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Did you say AC/DC? Google live concert at Riverplate. Awesome!
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Ring of Honor [23707]
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Tiger Spirit [9763]
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Re: I've got an old cigar box with probably 100+ stubs from back in the day....
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Oct 27, 2023, 2:41 PM
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i have one from the Eagles... 1972
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Re: I've got an old cigar box with probably 100+ stubs from back in the day....
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Oct 27, 2023, 6:43 PM
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Sorry to hear about your loss. I recently lost some 91 Braves , 81 Clemson NC ticket and other sports memorabilia.
Hope you can start a new collection.
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Nice - that was a good concert, I remember it well!
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Oct 27, 2023, 1:53 PM
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I don't remember the ticket price but cool seeing that image.
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Ultimate Tiger [36231]
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Tillman Auditorium in February of '77?
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Oct 27, 2023, 2:17 PM
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Guess he wasn't popular enough yet for Littlejohn. That was not long after he released the Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes album with Margaritaville on it and he was still gaining momentum. If he had done a show in Clemson when I was there in the early 80s, it would have been a different venue.
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Tiger Spirit [9763]
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Ultimate Tiger [36231]
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Requires subscription, bummer, wanted to read
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Oct 27, 2023, 2:23 PM
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The paywalls have even found the Incognito windows now.
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Tiger Spirit [9763]
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Re: Requires subscription, bummer, wanted to read
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Oct 27, 2023, 2:40 PM
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bummer indeed.... thought they still gave at least a few freebies each month
it's way too long to cut-n-paste
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Orange Blooded [2551]
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Re: Here's a link to read it for free
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Oct 28, 2023, 4:31 AM
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Thank you
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Re: Here's a link to read it for free
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Thank you for sharing. Been a Buffett fan since 1974. I was 12 years old but absolutely loved his ballads (still do). Also love an occasional toke or 4 with a few buddies while listening to Buffett.
I hate he's gone, but he'll never be forgotten by my family. In fact when my daughter was married, our father daughter dance was to Little Miss Magic by Buffett. Her favorite book and song as a child was Jollymon, and I recently passed that children's book along to her one year old son. My daughter got a tear in her eye as I read it to her son for the first time.
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Tiger Spirit [9763]
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Free for CU employees
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Oct 27, 2023, 2:38 PM
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WSJ too
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CU Medallion [20864]
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I wasnt shocked***
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Oct 27, 2023, 2:23 PM
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Ring of Honor [23707]
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Re: cheap concert prices back then, keep in mind that the business model was
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Oct 27, 2023, 3:20 PM
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completely different. You made your money selling albums not tickets. You toured to support and promote your albums, like advertising, but the big profits were in record sales. And it's a helluva lot easier to sell a million albums than to appear before a million people live. But the whole music sharing/downloading thing kinda killed that, so artists had to pivot. Now tours are the big money makers. Which is why you find yourself paying several hundred dollars for good seats to see a top act.
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Ultimate Tiger [36231]
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Yeah, I chuckled at the $2.50 ticket price
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Oct 27, 2023, 3:26 PM
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You'd have to move the decimal over a couple of places nowadays.
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 3:43 PM
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March 7th 1980 was my first date with my wife. Of course it was a Buffett concert.
I saw him 19 times in concert.
"Forget that blind ambition, and learn to trust your intuition."
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 3:52 PM
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“plowing straight ahead,..come what may” ..
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 8:49 PM
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"There's a cowboy in the jungle."
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 4:13 PM
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He was a far better businessman than a musician. Not saying wasn't a great entertainer, but not really that talented. He just knew his audience.
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Clemson Conqueror [11435]
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Very true...that is often the case. There are many artists you may never heard o
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Oct 27, 2023, 9:21 PM
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of, that are way more talented than the biggest names out there!
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Ring of Honor [23707]
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Several reasons how he got so wealthy. As someone said he made a lot more money
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Oct 27, 2023, 4:26 PM
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off "Margaritaville merchandising" than his music. Music was just the seed money. Real estate development, casinos, restaurant chains, hotels, whatever. Either he was a brilliant businessman or he surrounded himself with some. And he managed to avoid the usual potholes - multiple divorces, severe drug addictions, etc. He kept his chit together.
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On the Flip Side is a guy Like Bo Didley
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Oct 27, 2023, 4:37 PM
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Phenomenal talent for 3 decades, but died in poverty. He made a bunch of cruddy deals record deals, shot a bunch of folk, and later had a hack like George Thorogood cover all his songs and make millions.
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Doesn't he drink alone though?***
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Oct 27, 2023, 4:51 PM
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Varsity [148]
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Re: Doesn't he drink alone though?***
Oct 28, 2023, 8:01 AM
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Shirley, no good can come from that.
Much apologies @DSP 🙂
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Clemson Conqueror [11435]
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But George Thorogood did make some pretty good covers! He wasn't afraid
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to make a cover that was totally different than the original!
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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worth $billion when he died last month. More than Mick, Bono, Sting, Elton, etc... more than any rock musician in history except Paul McCartney. He certainly didn't amass that fortune playing at small college venues. Two dolla and fiddy cent. https://www.celebritynetworth.com/list/top-50-rock-stars/
I'm sure you will be delighted to know that J Buffett was a HUGE fan of President Biden and performed at the Whitehouse and some campaign events. (He was a Never-The-Rumper.)
J Buffett was smart and he got the need for honest politicians. (TheRump lied over 30,000 times while he was the President, including the BIG LIE that he is still spouting.)
Just the other day, TheRump said that Biden was trying to get the U.S. into World War II, to the enthusiastic cheers of the MAGA cult. We all know TheRump is stupid. I hope someone will let him know that WWII ended in 1945. Seems the cult crowd didn't know.
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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Oct 27, 2023, 5:15 PM
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Thumbs down from me for injecting your delusional venom into a great thread.
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He didn't make the majority of the money off music.***
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Oct 27, 2023, 4:46 PM
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Ring of Honor [23707]
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Correct, as I said above... music was just the seed money for "Margaritaville".
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Oct 27, 2023, 5:11 PM
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Real estate, casinos, restaurants, hotels, etc. Either he was a brilliant businessman or he surrounded himself with some. He avoided a lot of the usual mistakes like severe drug addictions, several nasty divorces and all that. And it helps when you're a solo act and don't have to split all the money with 4 or 5 band members...
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Re: Correct, as I said above... music was just the seed money for "Margaritaville".
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He wasn’t a solo act except early in his career. His Coral Reefer Band certainly enhanced his music immensely, especially the shimmering live version of JOLLY MON.
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Yea, he's been there a long time. Dude never took breaks
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Toured all the time and was smart with his money.
BUT, can't take it with you.
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Re: Yea, he's been there a long time. Dude never took breaks
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Maybe he was generous to charities.
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Hopefully he did.***
Oct 27, 2023, 5:25 PM
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Re: Yea, he's been there a long time. Dude never took breaks
Oct 28, 2023, 8:15 AM
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A bit odd and sad that he chose to leave Earth in New York of all places rather than the Keys or the Caribbean.
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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He wasn't a great musician. Most of his music isn't good.
He had 1 iconic song and 1 or 2 other songs that maybe should get occasional radio play.
He was a marketing genius.
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
Oct 27, 2023, 9:26 PM
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In your opinion...
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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He was a distant relative of Warren, who was asked if Jimmy asked for financial advice. . The other way around, said The Oracle
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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JB made quite a bit of his money investing in sail boats that made numerous trips to the Caribbean, South America and Lebanon.
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All I have to say is
Oct 27, 2023, 10:30 PM
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…please don’t say manana if you don’t mean it!
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Re: All I have to say is
Oct 28, 2023, 6:57 AM
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I have heard those words for so very long.
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Saw Jimmy Buffet in Coot - Lumbia in Summer of '87 or '88. Good times! Except being in Cola. LOL
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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My buddy and I couldn’t get tickets so we climbed up
The fire escape and got in. It was great.
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Oct 27, 2023, 10:46 PM
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My buddy and I couldn’t get tickets so we climbed up
The fire escape and got in. It was great.
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He had some time to build that wealth. Just saw on news last night Taylor Swift joined the billionare club this week which is rare for a performer especially one in early 30's. Madonna for comparison at it for 40 years net worth 885m.
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Re: I think a lot of people were probably shocked to find out that Jimmy Buffett was
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I was there!
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