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Remembering Jimmy Buffett, who spent his life putting joy into the world_我的网站

一 |     His songs made him sound like the definition of "laid back." In reality, Jimmy Buffett, who died Friday at age 76, was something of a workaholic. Our contributor Bill Flanagan has an appreciation:

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Jimmy Buffett was a good friend of mine.  And I was not the only one. Jimmy had friends all over the world, from Savannah to Havana, from Mali to Bali. He was a pilot and a sailor, a traveling man who felt at home in a fleabag in Timbuktu or a five-star hotel in Paris.      Jimmy was equally comfortable in the company of philosophers and pirates – maybe because he was a bit of both.I don't think I ever knew anyone with more positive life force. Even when he was in treatment for cancer this last year, Jimmy would come out of the hospital and, instead of resting like he was supposed to, he would jump on one of his planes and fly across the country to play a show. He got something out of his audience that was better than medicine.

    

                                                     

    

He started out playing bars in New Orleans and working as a journalist. In his songwriting he combined those two vocations. He specialized in writing about misfits and shady characters, folks who did not fit into conventional society.                 Jimmy was allergic to taking himself seriously. He said his audience worked hard all week; he owed them a two-hour vacation.Jimmy said he started his first Margaritaville restaurant and bar in Key West because he figured if he owned his own saloon, he would always have a place to play. It was a fallback in case his musical career fizzled out.Jimmy Buffett was the most positive person I ever knew. Everything was an adventure, and if the adventure went sideways, well, we'd come home with a good story.

    

                                                     

    

In his final days he assured his friends he would be back on his feet in a couple of weeks.                      Jimmy Buffett spent his life putting joy into the world.  Bubbles up, Captain. You're going home.

    

                                                     

    

See also: 

• "A poet of paradise": Tributes pour in following the death of Jimmy Buffett
• From 1997: Jimmy Buffett ("60 Minutes" Archive)

Story produced by Alan Golds. Editor: Steven Tyler.      
More from Bill Flanagan:

• Tina Turner: An appreciation of the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"
• Little Richard: An appreciation of the "Quasar of Rock 'n' Roll"
• Bill Flanagan on Woodstock: Sign of the times
• Aretha Franklin: An appreciation
• Philip Roth: An appreciation
• Remembering rock legend Tom Petty
• Rockers who defy time itself
• The artistry of David Bowie
• A tribute to Allen Toussaint
• Rod Serling, "The Twilight Zone" and TV's 1st Golden Age
• The Beatles: You say you want a revolution?
• An appreciation of Pete Seeger
• The Everly Brothers: The sweetest DNA of rock and roll
• MTV's Bill Flanagan on Michael Jackson's music
• The soul of Laura Nyro
• Johnny Cash: A Musician For All

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    　　六届全明星德罗赞以一年390万美元底薪加盟丹佛掘金后，掘金随队记者Harrison Wind在节目中称赞了这笔操作。他认为，德罗赞的加入将直接解决球队替补席进攻乏力的问题。
    
    　　Wind表示：“我之前对球队的替补席真是捏了一把汗，他们毫无得分能力。但现在，他们拥有了德罗赞。这是一笔很棒的运作。虽然我讨厌球队放走沃特森的决定，但得到德罗赞对掘金来说非常关键。德罗赞可以充当第二阵容的领袖，他的加盟能帮球队做很多事情。”
    
    　　德罗赞上赛季场均贡献18.4分、2.9个篮板和4.1次助攻，保持了稳定的得分效率。掘金今夏流失了沃特森（4年8800万先签后换加盟骑士），替补阵容深度受到削弱。德罗赞的加盟被外界视为一次精准的补强，他不仅能在约基奇下场时承担持球进攻任务，也为掘金在季后赛中提供了除穆雷之外的第二位经验丰富的关键球处理者。
    
    　　德罗赞此前在国王队的合同原为2570万美元，但在被裁后以老将底薪加盟掘金，这也使他成为掘金历史上签约过的最具资历的自由球员之一。掘金管理层和教练组在招募过程中向德罗赞展示了他在进攻体系中扮演的核心角色，并最终说服了这位37岁的老将以底薪加入争冠团队。

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