You see, in 1995 through 1996 Jamaica was running into some smuggling problems. Authorities took one look at Jimmy's airplane (or act) and thought it was part of a smuggling ring. Wikipedia describes the event as such.
"Jamaica Mistaica" is a ballad about an incident in Jamaica on January 16, 1996 in which local authorities mistook Jimmy's seaplane, the Hemisphere Dancer, for a smuggling operation. The plane was shot at while carrying Buffett, U2's Bono, and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell. No one was injured, though there were several bullet holes in the plane[1]. Desdemona's Building a Rocketship concerns the character Desdemona from Buffett's 1992 novel Where Is Joe Merchant?. The song "False Echoes" (Havana 1921) references the CSS Chickamauga."
Notice how Jamaica failed? That is unacceptable to me.
Now don't get me wrong, Jimmy Buffet was good and edgy at one time, but quite frankly, he sucks folks. Jimmy Buffet is to Music as Branden Fraser is to Movies. For those of you who think the Mummy was a decent movie then let me rephrase: not only are you an idiot for liking the Mummy, but Jimmy Buffet is to music as AIDS is to Porn. No one cares that Jimmy/AIDS was involved in the industry until people started noticing the downsides such as death/sickness. Damn you Jimmy for causing suicides.
Jimmy Buffet has a bad habit of singing about Margaritas and Paradise and the combination of the two in ALL OF HIS FUCKING SONGS. Jimmy, alongside many other musicians, need to find a new outlet for lyrics. Which is reason #398 he must die.
Now as for Jamaica. Jamaica is not a real war, gun-hoe swinging, brawling country. The only heavy weapon they have is probably that one anti aircraft gun they used!
It seems to me that they had been planning this whole "accident" for a while.
So I would like to thank Jamaica for their bravery in 1996. Your attempt has given me renewed hope in the world. But because you failed I am forced to hear Wasted away again in Margaritaville instead of Wasting away forever six feet under in Jamaica the way it should be.
What would Mr. Marley think of his home country?
This is a very interesting story that I have never heard about. It is crazy to think that Jimmy Buffet and U2's Bono could have died in 1996. Could you have imagined? I know people joke about their music careers but just think about Bono as an icon and activist. History could have been changed drastically if Jamaica's efforts had succeeded. Crazy!
ReplyDeleteAll I wanted was one stray bullet to nail Jimmy, just Jimmy. DAMN YOU JAMAICA
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