Saturday 3 May 2008

Now He's Gone Too Far

I love Jimmy Buffett dearly, but come on, an "Air Margaritaville" bar in the Montego Bay airport?

They already have about five or six "Margaritaville" bars all over the island. How much money does he need?

But it is a pretty neat bar. A cool oasis, far from the bedlam of ganja sellers and pocket pickers.

And there's no escaping them. I tried to pass by one outstretched hand and he admonished me, "Show some respect, mahn, some respect".

So I went over and shook his hand and he immediately had me in a death grip. "Dey call me Da Fixer. What you need, mahn?"

So I guess it isn't that bad a place. Especially after a gruelling week of swim-up pool barring....ahhhhhhh.

In fact, more airports should have these tings, mahn.

And all this, in the place where they tried to shoot Jimmy out of the sky.

The words along the arch are a line from Jimmy's song Jamaica Mistaka . Where they ask him to come back to Jamaica if they promise not to shoot him out of the sky.

4 comments:

Rob Greenfield said...

I love Jimmy Buffett, but I am really tired of his marketing policy - flood everything with overpriced shit and not let any competition around - I mean $50 for a lousy tour t-shirt of crappy qyuality that doesn't hold its shape, no cameras permitted in shows, and on and on.

Anonymous said...

Well, if it wasn't selling like cotton, it wouldn't be there at the airport since 2001 ---welcome to the party dumbass. You are a Socialist. So, dear communist, what is wrong with capitalism and success to whatever degree you choose? Also the owners of Airville are Brian Jardim and Ian Dear, by way of a marketing agreement with Jimmy. Do us all a favor the next time you're in Jamaica...drown yourself.

Rob Greenfield said...

whoa, too bad "anonymous" hasn't the "stuff" to put his name on his comment. Up yours!

Urban Cowboy said...

Whew, I'm glad I led the post with I love Jimmy dearly or I can't imagine what vitriolic venom Anonymous would have spewed in my direction.

Ligthen up, Anonymous Dude.