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Posted: September 30, 2008 10:28 am
by Dezdmona
phinhead wrote:I don't get what the problem is....
You have Toby Keith's bar... Everybody Loves This Bar
Margaritaville
Sammy Hagar Tequila...came out befor Buffett's
Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico and Taho (I think)
And now Kenny Chesney is going to have his own rum....who cares????
I'm sure he is looking at it as a business venture, and a way to keep his name out there. He is not the first one to do it, and Buffett is not the only one to have done it. If you really wanted to you could say that Buffett was ripping off Hagar. But since everybody rips Buffetts tequila, and say that Hagar's is better they don't do that. And if Chesney's product is better than Buffett's...is he still copying Buffett, or will he be copying Hagar???? Or will it stand on it's own somewhere inbetween?
Has anybody said that Buffett coming out with his own salsa is copying Paul Newman? You know that Newman had his own salsa long before Buffett. And I haven't read anywhere that said Buffett is just a poor rip off of Hagar in the liquor market.
It's all about the money and the name brand. Chesney has just as much right to test the market, and expand his name, as any other singer, or actor.
Don't get me wrong...I love Buffett's music. But I also don't have anything against Chesney, or anybody else trying to market themselves. Buffett wasn't the first to do it, and he won't be the last. He just may be one of the most successful.
Just my five cents worth....and if you read this far...fins up to you!!
Phin
I completely agree.
Oh, and adding to your liquor list there's Willie Nelson's
Old Whisky River bourbon
Posted: September 30, 2008 10:45 am
by Frank4
popcornjack wrote:Though his image won't likely be featured on the bottle, he's expected to endorse the product and maybe even write a song about it.
Ummm....isn't that called a commercial?
I thought that was already done "Margaritaville" "Cabo Wabo"
Posted: September 30, 2008 11:44 am
by SharkOnLand
LIPH wrote:You don't like him, keep your wallet in your pocket like I do.
Some might consider that a defensive maneuver.
Posted: September 30, 2008 1:10 pm
by 12vmanRick
I hope Kenny is involved enough with the rum where it doesn't s u c k like the Margaritaville Tequila of Jimmy's which I am sure Jimmy's rum will s u c k also
Posted: September 30, 2008 1:38 pm
by TropicalTroubador
surfpirate wrote:TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2008
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Oh no! They killed Kenny! You b@stards!
Posted: September 30, 2008 1:41 pm
by TropicalTroubador
parrotpartygod wrote:Kenny's already gotten a lot of mileage out of the whole trop rock thing. I know he's headed for a severe gas shortage.
Only if he's trying to drive through Atlanta this week...
I got no problem with Kenny singing trop rock. If he can get it out in front of three and a half million people who otherwise wouldn't be exposed to it, I'm all for it. Those of us who write and perform in the genre have an incredibly difficult time getting awareness for it, and if it takes a Chesney or a Tracy Byrd or (please Ghod) a Willie Nelson to get "trop rock" listed alongside all those *other* genres out there and accepted...so be it.
It's. All. Good.
Posted: September 30, 2008 1:59 pm
by OttoCal
Gotta give Kenny some summer tour credit- he went all over the place this summer.
Closest JB ever comes to my house is at least a 4 hour drive and it is huge pain to get tickets. Got tix for the short man easily and at a small venue about an hour away.
He is really marketing himself as a brand and I don't see a huge problem with that. I also enjoy the mostly lighthearted jabs at Kenny Chesney that go on here.
Posted: September 30, 2008 2:09 pm
by surfpirate
TropicalTroubador wrote:surfpirate wrote:TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2008
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By semi-popular demand ...... The Critters! WORLD TOUR 2008 T-shirts are now available HERE!
Oh no! They killed Kenny! You b@stards!
Heh heh. Beat ya to it way back on April 11th (damb those BN Critters are funny). 
Posted: September 30, 2008 2:27 pm
by parrotpartygod
Skibo wrote:The Buffett fans here seem to be displaying a little jealousy over success of Kenny. Why so bitter guys?
I don't mean to give you short shrift, but end of discussion.
Posted: September 30, 2008 2:35 pm
by Frank4
Posted: September 30, 2008 10:51 pm
by ragtopW
Elrod wrote:backstreets77 wrote:Elrod wrote:backstreets77 wrote:Ill be the jerk on this one. When is imitation no longer flattery. Im sorry I just dont like or get Kenny and there are to many eerie coinkdinks that are done taht jimmy as already done.
Many coincidences, but one big difference.
Kenny Chesney was a successful country artist before he started recording music that he enjoys. Jimmy had only one top ten song before he left Nashville and ended up in Key West.
Another difference: Kenny wants to develop "his own brand of
premium rum." If Landshark Lager and Margaritaville Tequila are any indication, Jimmy is not going to compete in the same segment of the market.
Can you elaborate on the last part I am a little confused.Thanks!
Many, myself included, have tried Landshark Lager and Margaritaville Tequila and found them to be lacking in quality and taste. They slapped the trademark on a poor product and sold a boatload of it to people just because it has Jimmy's name on it.
The article mentions Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Tequila which is recognized by many to be a high quality product. If Kenny and Constellation Spirits produce a product of similar quality, it is likely to be successful.
E you have heard me say that I like Cruzans blackstrap
in a Dark and Stormy..
While not an Appletons.. or Pyrate
having the Quality of Goslings.. isn't too bad..
Posted: September 30, 2008 10:58 pm
by popcornjack
Frank4 wrote:popcornjack wrote:Though his image won't likely be featured on the bottle, he's expected to endorse the product and maybe even write a song about it.
Ummm....isn't that called a commercial?
I thought that was already done "Margaritaville" "Cabo Wabo"
I'm pretty sure both of those were written long before there was a line of tequila associated with the names. (I know for a fact one was.
)
Posted: October 1, 2008 7:17 am
by TommyBahama
Dezdmona wrote:phinhead wrote:I don't get what the problem is....
You have Toby Keith's bar... Everybody Loves This Bar
Margaritaville
Sammy Hagar Tequila...came out befor Buffett's
Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico and Taho (I think)
And now Kenny Chesney is going to have his own rum....who cares????
I'm sure he is looking at it as a business venture, and a way to keep his name out there. He is not the first one to do it, and Buffett is not the only one to have done it. If you really wanted to you could say that Buffett was ripping off Hagar. But since everybody rips Buffetts tequila, and say that Hagar's is better they don't do that. And if Chesney's product is better than Buffett's...is he still copying Buffett, or will he be copying Hagar???? Or will it stand on it's own somewhere inbetween?
Has anybody said that Buffett coming out with his own salsa is copying Paul Newman? You know that Newman had his own salsa long before Buffett. And I haven't read anywhere that said Buffett is just a poor rip off of Hagar in the liquor market.
It's all about the money and the name brand. Chesney has just as much right to test the market, and expand his name, as any other singer, or actor.
Don't get me wrong...I love Buffett's music. But I also don't have anything against Chesney, or anybody else trying to market themselves. Buffett wasn't the first to do it, and he won't be the last. He just may be one of the most successful.
Just my five cents worth....and if you read this far...fins up to you!!
Phin
I completely agree.
Oh, and adding to your liquor list there's Willie Nelson's
Old Whisky River bourbon
and Ian Anderson (Jetro Tull ) owns the Drambuie factory!!
Posted: October 1, 2008 6:48 pm
by Frank4
TommyBahama wrote:Dezdmona wrote:phinhead wrote:I don't get what the problem is....
You have Toby Keith's bar... Everybody Loves This Bar
Margaritaville
Sammy Hagar Tequila...came out befor Buffett's
Cabo Wabo Cantina in Mexico and Taho (I think)
And now Kenny Chesney is going to have his own rum....who cares????
I'm sure he is looking at it as a business venture, and a way to keep his name out there. He is not the first one to do it, and Buffett is not the only one to have done it. If you really wanted to you could say that Buffett was ripping off Hagar. But since everybody rips Buffetts tequila, and say that Hagar's is better they don't do that. And if Chesney's product is better than Buffett's...is he still copying Buffett, or will he be copying Hagar???? Or will it stand on it's own somewhere inbetween?
Has anybody said that Buffett coming out with his own salsa is copying Paul Newman? You know that Newman had his own salsa long before Buffett. And I haven't read anywhere that said Buffett is just a poor rip off of Hagar in the liquor market.
It's all about the money and the name brand. Chesney has just as much right to test the market, and expand his name, as any other singer, or actor.
Don't get me wrong...I love Buffett's music. But I also don't have anything against Chesney, or anybody else trying to market themselves. Buffett wasn't the first to do it, and he won't be the last. He just may be one of the most successful.
Just my five cents worth....and if you read this far...fins up to you!!
Phin
I completely agree.
Oh, and adding to your liquor list there's Willie Nelson's
Old Whisky River bourbon
and Ian Anderson (Jetro Tull ) owns the Drambuie factory!!
seriously?
Posted: October 1, 2008 8:27 pm
by TropicalTroubador
Posted: October 3, 2008 11:14 am
by JustDucky
Wow, Cheesy is gonna - might - write a song about his rum. How impressive.
What a loser. Jimmy has gone overboard but that's because people are dumb enough to buy anything with his name on it and he knows it. Cheesy is just imitating him because he knows people will buy it. The Rolling Stones have their own wine...
Posted: October 3, 2008 12:53 pm
by Frank4
JustDucky wrote:Wow, Cheesy is gonna - might - write a song about his rum. How impressive.
What a loser. Jimmy has gone overboard but that's because people are dumb enough to buy anything with his name on it and he knows it. Cheesy is just imitating him because he knows people will buy it. The Rolling Stones have their own wine...
So do the Grateful Dead....wine is nothing new. Golfers seem to be into wine's now.
Posted: October 3, 2008 10:35 pm
by phinhead
Frank4 wrote:JustDucky wrote:Wow, Cheesy is gonna - might - write a song about his rum. How impressive.
What a loser. Jimmy has gone overboard but that's because people are dumb enough to buy anything with his name on it and he knows it. Cheesy is just imitating him because he knows people will buy it. The Rolling Stones have their own wine...
So do the Grateful Dead....wine is nothing new. Golfers seem to be into wine's now.
Who cares???? If it's a good product who cares who's name is on the bottle? I personally like Land Shark. It's a decent beer. A hell of a lot better than BL Lime, but not as good as Kona's beers.
Phin
Posted: October 8, 2008 11:23 am
by JustDucky
If you want to support Jimmy's products like Landshark Lager go ahead. I've had it but I probably never will again. If you want to support Kenny Cheese imitating Jimmy Buffett go ahead. I haven't had Jimmy's rum and based on what I've read about it I most likely never will. If it's good is a good way of putting it. If being the key word. The first word that brings to my mind is I doubt it.
At least Toby Keith did something different.
