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Capping off Mashable's Jimmy Buffett Summer with the worst possible news, the legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett passed away Saturday. The progenitor of his own brand of Caribbean-tinged escapism enjoyed a career that carried him from the life of a street performer in the 1960s to national treasure status — and quite possibly a ten-figure net worth — in the 2020s. His signature song, "Margaritaville," is a ubiquitous earworm, a chain of restaurants and resorts, and a lifestyle unto itself.
But despite a consistent frankness about mortality in his lyrics, Buffett was never one to dwell on the morbid, and it's safe to say that rather than grieve, "Bubba" — as his friends and family called him — would have wanted us all to pour some tequila, and toast to the adventure his life was.
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And that's just what the internet has been doing all Sunday.
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CBS Sunday Morning put Jimmy's life in context.
The chillest news show on network TV posted a segment from 2020 in which Buffett reflected on his life, and even ruminated a bit about death.
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X user @latashaellis recalled an amazing nautical encounter.
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A WWE fan account remembered a beautiful, Buffett-inspired moment.
Buffett wasn't there in the ring when The Rock and Stone Cold sang his song, but it's fitting that he would inspire a rare moment of camaraderie in the ring.
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User @LazlosGhost recalled Jimmy's collaboration with Snoop Dogg.
Hunt down and watch The Beach Bum if you can. This moment alone makes it worth your while.
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A Muppets fan account brought back Jimmy's 1998 collaboration with Kermit the Frog.
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User @MarlowNYC remembered Jimmy's blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in Jurassic World.
Thanks to Jimmy's efforts, the twin margaritas survived the grisly pterodactyl onslaught.
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A tribute came in from a former president.
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User @brandonwenerd posted a poignant book excerpt.
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...and Mashable's parrothead-in-chief summed it all up.
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