My definiton of Margaritaville: Once you shift the car out of park and take off for a concert, you are in Margaritaville all the way up until the point when you shift out of park to take off coming back home.
trojan_sixtyone wrote:Last night I had a dream that a bunch of Parrotheads--including myself--started their own town on a quiet island in the Caribbean (not sure where) and named it "Margaritaville", with Jimmy's blessing of course. It was laid back--very much on island time--and was quite literally my interpretation of Margaritaville.
Anyone ever had any dreams like this? I'm sure many of us BNers have daydreamed about something like this. More importantly, does anybody think we could pull this off for real?
You guys do know that there is an island off Venezuela. called Isla de Margarita or Margarita Island .
phjrsaunt wrote:No reality could ever live up to the Margaritaville in our minds.
I agree...it's kinda like trying to create EVERYONE'S perfect day for them with one formula. A very nice idea... but unfortunately not attainable.
We could plan the town the way a lot of Mexican towns are planned: A central square where everyone can get together and where there is usually a large cathedral (i.e. The Church of Buffett). The rest of the town is divided into "zones" ... Hotel Zone, North Zone (which, in Tijuana, is the legal hooker district , Golden Zone (Mazatlan's upscale tourist area), Industrial Zone, etc.
We could have the GOP Zone (Grumpy Old Parrothead Zone), the Family Zone, the Party Hardy Zone, and so forth.
Works for me!
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OystersandBeer wrote:The book and the movie The Beach is a good example of what happens when people try to claim a "margaritaville." It takes away what "margaritaville" is.
Take a very hard look at the nasty political infighting that as been going on in Key West for the last several years and you will see a good example of what can happen. Doesn't necessarily have to happen, but could happen.
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trojan_sixtyone wrote:Last night I had a dream that a bunch of Parrotheads--including myself--started their own town on a quiet island in the Caribbean (not sure where) and named it "Margaritaville", with Jimmy's blessing of course. It was laid back--very much on island time--and was quite literally my interpretation of Margaritaville.
Anyone ever had any dreams like this? I'm sure many of us BNers have daydreamed about something like this. More importantly, does anybody think we could pull this off for real?
You guys do know that there is an island off Venezuela. called Isla de Margarita or Margarita Island .
Rather than the Caribbean, how about the coast of Mexico? The Gulf Coast of Mexico just a bit south of Matamoros (Brownsville, TX) has several barrier islands with small fishing villages. A lot of that got hit pretty hard during the last hurricane and they are looking to revdevelop, from what I've been reading.
And there is Baja. The northern end of Baja is going gringo pretty fast but there are still plenty of fishing villages and such to hang at. We could track down the Twelve Volt Man and invite him to hang with us and ...
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backbeat wrote:phjrsaunt said: No reality could ever live up to the Margaritaville in our minds.
My wife one said that living in LA is not so different from life in a small town. (She grew up in central Illinois) Everybody has their OVERLAY that they superimpose on the map of LA. The overlay contains all the places that you actually go - your grocery store, your gas station, your office, your school, your friend's house, your favorite restaurant, etc. - and that is your LA. Not such a big place really.
I think that's how Margaritaville works. Margaritaville is wherever you go and whatever you do when you're in that Margaritaville state of mind. You can be in Margaritaville during a flare-up at the office or stuck in hellacious traffic. You take the weather with you. Hmmm. That could be a song.
This post doesn't quite make sense Maybe that means I'm in Margaritaville right now! BN is certainly a portal to Mville.
I'm wondering how backbeat figured out this Take The Weather With You so long ago?
BahamaBreeze wrote:We lived in Hawaii, and the island ran on island time most of the time.
Island time isn't what its cracked up to be when you are on the waiting end.
Been there!
I think a real Margaritaville would be paradise, until it came time to elect a mayor politics can be a sore subject on this board
BahamaBreeze wrote:We lived in Hawaii, and the island ran on island time most of the time.
Island time isn't what its cracked up to be when you are on the waiting end.
Been there!
I think a real Margaritaville would be paradise, until it came time to elect a mayor politics can be a sore subject on this board
Captain Tony - done deal. After that appointment, forgettaboutit
Telling myself the same lies that I told myself back home
backbeat wrote:My wife one said that living in LA is not so different from life in a small town. (She grew up in central Illinois) Everybody has their OVERLAY that they superimpose on the map of LA. The overlay contains all the places that you actually go - your grocery store, your gas station, your office, your school, your friend's house, your favorite restaurant, etc. - and that is your LA. Not such a big place really.
I think that's how Margaritaville works. Margaritaville is wherever you go and whatever you do when you're in that Margaritaville state of mind. You can be in Margaritaville during a flare-up at the office or stuck in hellacious traffic. You take the weather with you. Hmmm. That could be a song.
This post doesn't quite make sense Maybe that means I'm in Margaritaville right now! BN is certainly a portal to Mville.
I'm wondering how backbeat figured out this Take The Weather With You so long ago?
I'm wondering if Jimmy thought enough time had passed from when he read it, to use it for the new album name!
You’re still grinning, we’re still winning, nothing left to say
I’m still gliding as I go flying down this endless wave
