Gun & Gun Magazine has an article: “Who Do You Love – Bo Diddley saved my life one night in Africa! by Jimmy Buffett”
Bo Diddley saved my life one night in Africa! Now that I have your attention, I guess I better fill in a few blanks here. I apologize for the sensationalism of the opening line, but a headline like that seems to work in these times we live in. If it sounds like I am trying to embellish a story, well, isn’t that what writers do? I readily admit to a recurrent problem of moving unpredictably between fiction and fact. But if Bo Diddley didn’t actually save my life on a trip to the land of the desert blues, then he sure as hell saved my ass. So here’s the real story…
There’s a video here:
http://www.margaritaville.com/index.php?page=videos