Three Network News Ledes on the Death of Jimmy Buffet
“He spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. haze, and now Jimmy Buffet is dead.”
—Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News
“Jimmy Buffet—beloved parrot-head singer-songwriter—has given up his search for that lost shaker of salt. He is dead, people.”
—Katie Couric, CBS Evening News
“He once grabbed my ass in Aspen at a party in 1982. But he won't be doing that ever again. Because he is dead. I am talking about Jimmy Buffet.”
—Diane Sawyer, ABC World News
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he's tits up in the tequila ditch. i'm saying it's goners--daniel schorr
"Jimmy Buffet didn't die hungry. He died with a cheeseburger in paradise."
Inspired by this one, from the great Edna Buchanan: “Gary Robinson died hungry. He had a taste for Church's fried chicken. He wanted the three-piece box for $2.19, plus tax. Instead he got three bullets -- from a security guard who shot him when he ran. Police jailed the guard on a murder charge.”
Nice one.
Diane Sawyer's lede is remarkable.
Oh, man. This is fun stuff. Howzabout an anthology?