1976 Songs: Havana Daydreamin’ / myLot

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March 9, 2026 10:44am CST

Howdy and hello! First, a Storm Center 60 update for our myLotters in Illinois, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Indiana: watch the weather the next couple of days. And now, back to our music. This one is fifty years old now. That’s hard to believe for me…but then my bones creak and remind me that it’s true.

Havana Daydreamin’ - Jimmy Buffett I was just sitting here, listening to the song play while I was prepping the discussion. I got lost in the storyline. It’s a reminder of what a great songwriter Jimmy Buffett was. The descriptions present Havana, the one that Hemingway loved and knew. The beauty (“the water so green and the air was so clean”), the smuggling (“sailing on a midnight boat, there were no questions asked”), and those coveted Cuban cigars (“ceiling fan stirs the air, cigar smoke does swirl”). That’s what I love about music. I’ve never been to Cuba (I’ve been 90s miles away, though, on a sunset cruise in Key West), but Buffett took me there with this song. Havana Daydreamin’ Written by Jimmy Buffett Recorded by Jimmy Buffett From Havana Daydreamin’, 1976 Spillin’ wine and sharin’ good time:

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98072)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

9 Mar

Love him and still looking for my lost shaker of salt

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86778)

• United States

10 Mar

I think it’s next to that cheeseburger in paradise.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98072)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 Mar

@FourWalls

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51837)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Mar

Yup, love me some Jimmy. When I lived in Hamilton, I went past a place where it was obviously inhabited by Parrot Heads... and parrots.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86778)

• United States

9 Mar

His music could always take you someplace warm, even in cold Ontario winters.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51837)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Mar

@FourWalls True.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117259)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Mar

I never would think of Cuba as a friendly place to go, sure it's probably just as beautiful as Barbados but.........

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117259)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Mar

All I really know about Cuba is that it affiliated itself with Russia back in the early 60s. I'z just so up on stuff ain't I

Yeah, right

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86778)

• United States

9 Mar

It seems like it’s always had an air of mystery about it. There’s that line in Godfather II where Hyman Roth tells Michael (set in 1958), “This country’s had rebels for the last 50 years. It’s in their blood.”

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382325)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Mar

I hope the storm doesn't impact on you too badly.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86778)

• United States

10 Mar

Me too. I’m worried about Marie Coyle and JJ and my friends in Chicago for tomorrow’s threat.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (59273)

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10 Mar

@FourWalls I am going to do everything I can to keep son and I safe if//when it hits. Supposed to not really arrive until evening tomorrow. The worst of it is supposed to be just a tiny bit north of my daughter's home (not far from the infamous Billy's!) and then it extends up to me and further north. I will have everything charged up and prepared!!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382325)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Mar

@FourWalls Say hello to JJ for me if you're ever in touch with him.

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