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LTC Stephen F.
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Well I am just catching up my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown. Thank you for sharing Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett from 1977 (recorded in 1976) with lyrics.
I was on my way to becoming a cadet at USMA when this song was released
Lyrics
"Nibblin' on sponge cake
Watchin' the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with oil
Strummin' my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp they're beginnin' to boil

Chorus:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's nobody's fault

Don't know the reason
Stayed here all season
Nothin' to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it got here I haven't a clue

Chorus:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think
Hell, it could be my fault

I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on

Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's my own damn fault
Yes and some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know it's my own damn fault"
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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Thank you for the great oldie ma'am.
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SPC Douglas Bolton
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Lt Col Charlie Brown I have eaten at his restaurants in Hawaii and Las Vegas. His music iis playing all the time there.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Well of course, it's his place :-)
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SPC Douglas Bolton
SPC Douglas Bolton
6 y
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - The one in Vegas was called Margaritaville, But the one in Hawaii is called Cheese Burger in Paradise.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Ya, Jimmy may have tried to expand his restaurants a bit too much. The Cheesburger in Paradise chain was more casual dining than Margaritaville and actually run by Outback Steak House who had license to use his name. Makes sense because both Margaritaville and Outback are Florida companies.
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SPC Douglas Bolton
SPC Douglas Bolton
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - Didn't know this. Thank you for waking me up.
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