Jimmy Buffett’s “Boat Drinks” song is based on a true Boston story

Contributing Writer

BOSTON – Not everyone can take the frigid temps or thigh-high snow drifts common to Massachusetts, yet plenty are still drawn to the state’s many charms. The late tropical rocker Jimmy Buffett was one prime example. One day in February 1979, the “Margaritaville” singer, who hated cold weather, found himself sitting in a Bruins’ sports bar feeling quite homesick and desperate to leave.

Escaping a Boston snowstorm

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