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I'll try to be brief while I set the stage for you. Alex Lifeson, the guitarist from Rush, was arrested on New Year's Eve a few years ago for trying to intervene while his son was beaten and tasered (tased?) by police in Naples. As a result, he, too, was beaten and tasered, and thorown down a flight of stairs. He sufered a broken nose, and a few other injuries.

He has a civil suit against the cops and against the Ritz Carlton, where this all played out. He claims lost wages and other damages since the band could not tour while he recovered.

Having said that, here is a brief excerpt from the deposition:

Attorney: Were you unable to sing on stage as a result of your injuries?
Alex: Well, it's arguable that I am unable to sing, anyway, but...
(laughter in the court room)
Attorney: Well, neither can Jimmy Buffett, but look at him!

My first instinct, was, "Where did that come from?"

That is all. A long set up for little news, but, well, there we are.

Sounds like they're BOTH full of sh|t.

Maybe the attorney was on the wrong end of a trademark infringment lawsuit and beaten handily by Jimmy's attorneys?

Wino you know wrote:Sounds like they're BOTH full of sh|t.

How so?

I think it is very obvious, this person is just extremely jealous of JB!

FFLooksAt40 wrote:I think it is very obvious, this person is just extremely jealous of JB!

I couldn't agree more

And just WHY is anyone surprised about a lawyers behavior?


What an a$$ wipe

For one, the attorney doesn't know a thing about Rush or else he'd know Alex Lifeson is a guitarist, not a vocalist.

Tiki Torches wrote:For one, the attorney doesn't know a thing about Rush or else he'd know Alex Lifeson is a guitarist, not a vocalist.

but he's Canadian...

Where did you read the court papers? Online?

I'm thinking the lawyer may be a big Jimmy Buffett fan. It seems his point was that Jimmy Buffett has made it very big without being a great singer. You have to face it......Jimmy has not made it big because of his singing talent.

Buffett PHan wrote:It seems his point was that Jimmy Buffett has made it very big without being a great singer. .

any publicity is good publicity!

ToplessRideFL wrote:Where did you read the court papers? Online?

http://www.rushmessageboard.com/cpmb/in ... topic=4314

and

http://www.rushmessageboard.com/cpmb/in ... topic=4333

There are links to the first 150 pages (out of over 350) therein. I assume that more will follow. The Buffett reference is on page 49.

pretty funny really.

If you have heard the duet of Jimmy and Sinatra on mack the knife then you can really tell just how bad Jimmy's voice is in comparison to someone who can really hit the notes.

Jealousy is so ugly. Really.





I laugh in the face of that lawyer.

Speaking as someone who can "carry a tune" I have to admit that Jimmy has done a MUCH better job with his singing than earlier in his career.

Makes me wonder if the lawyer can even "carry a tune" .... (Most I know really can't )

What an Ass!!!

Danny~

I think Jimmy would be the first to admit that he's not a "singer's singer", but his voice is perfect for what he does best - island escapism.

Doesn't anybody have a sense of humor anymore? When I read it, I took it as a joke.

So did I Larry...