The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article that mentions the family ties (or lack of) between Jimmy and Warren: "All about Buffett — Warren, not Jimmy"
He is not believed to be related to musician Jimmy Buffett. But Warren’s sister, Doris, has tried for 20 years to find a genetic link. Jimmy calls him "Uncle Warren" and Warren calls him "Cousin Jimmy."
They did travel together in 1983 to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, which has a large population of Buffetts, who are descendants of men who participated in the 1789 mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty.
And Cousin Jimmy wrote a 2003 song having to do with Uncle Warren. Part of the ditty goes, "I bought Berkshire way back when it was cheap. I bought Berkshire way back then and I do nothing but keep…it."
Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified company with major interests in GEICO, life insurance, annuities and jewelry, is Uncle Warren’s company. Subsidiaries include Fruit of the Loom, Dairy Queen, See’s Candies, Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry and World Book. Its 2005 net income was $8.5 billion.
Cousin Jimmy bought his first shares in 1989. As of Monday, the stock was selling at about $91,500 per share. The per-share price dropped $600 that day on news of Uncle Warren’s largess.
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[b:0623eb0ced]CIPHC Presents Live By The Lake 2006[/b:0623eb0ced] - The Central Illinois Parrot Head Club proudly presents the 8th annual Live By The Lake, benefiting Easter Seals, on Saturday, July 8 th at the Sale Barn in Bloomington, Illinois. Live By The Lake 2006 will feature the tropical sounds of central Illinois’s premier Jimmy Buffett tribute band, [b:0623eb0ced]Boat Drunks[/b:0623eb0ced], with special guests, members of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, [b:0623eb0ced]Amy Lee [/b:0623eb0ced]and [b:0623eb0ced]Doyle Grisham[/b:0623eb0ced]. Gates open at 4:00pm, with food and beverages available for purchase. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the show and can be purchased from any Central Illinois Parrot Head Club member, at the Bloomington Sale Barn or by calling 888-218-8225. For more information about Live By The Lake 2006 or the Central Illinois Parrot Head Club, visit www.ciphc.org.
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There’s a reference to Buffett in a cartoon in USA Today.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/cartoons.htm
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I’d like to thank Nancy (conched) for putting together a list of shows that Jimmy has played between 1985 to 1996. She was able to come up with the list of shows from some old copies of the Coconut Telegraph newsletter and a few old tour t-shirts. The Shows Database has been updated with these additional tour dates (even though the set list from the shows may not be available).
Here’s an unofficial list of the venues that Jimmy Buffett has performed the most shows at over the years (updated with shows played as of 6/26/06). With the two shows this coming August at the Tweeter Center Boston in Mansfield MA there will be a tie with the Merriweather Post Pavilion for the most shows performed with 44.
44 Shows - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD)
42 Shows - Great Woods / Tweeter Center Boston (Mansfield, MA)
40 Shows - Riverbend Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)
26 Shows - Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine, CA)
25 Shows - Lakewood Amphitheatre / HiFi Buys Amphitheatre (Atlanta, GA)
23 Shows - Star Lake Amphitheatre / Post Gazette Pavilion (Burgettstown, PA)
22 Shows - Deer Creek Music Center / Verizon Wireless Music Center (Noblesville, IN)
21 Shows - Pine Knob Music Theatre / DTE Music Theatre (Clarkston, MI)
19 Shows - New World Music Theatre / Tweeter Center Chicago (Tinley Park, IL)
(this is an unofficial list and it has not been verified)
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Tailgate rules for the upcoming Jimmy Buffett concert on Thursday, June 29, 2006 Mohegan Sun .
Tailgating will only be permitted in designated parking lots on the Mohegan Sun property, which will be available starting at 10:00am. Only concert ticket holders will be allowed to park in the designated tailgating area. Please have your tickets ready to show to parking attendants.
There will be extremely limited parking in the areas designated for tailgating, especially with respect to oversized vehicles. Please note that once the designated tailgating area is full, all vehicles will be directed to park in other lots or garages, where tailgating is strictly prohibited.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON MOHEGAN SUN PROPERTY:
No glass containers or bottles
No kegs
No charcoal grills (propane only - 20 lb. cylinder maximum)
No dumping of sand (artificial beaches)
No pools - large containers of water
No vehicles with trailers (e.g., boats and ATV’s)
No weapons
Mohegan Sun will be selling a variety of items including Cheeseburgers In Paradise and other sandwich items for those guests who wish to participate in the tailgating experience without the hassle of bringing their own food. Proceeds from the sale of these items will go to benefit the American Red Cross.
Mohegan Sun Arena doors will open at 5:30pm for the concert; please note that there is no opening act for this show. We encourage guests to enter the Arena as early as possible. All usual venue rules will apply. Please note that all patrons will be subject to pat downs/searches upon entering the Arena. Visibly intoxicated guests will not be allowed to enter and/or may be asked to leave. No signs or banners will be allowed.
For more details about tailgating, see http://www.phcoct.org/events/MoheganSun_2006.html
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There will be a meet and greet with Nikki Wood, the author of "Tempting the Tempest" on Saturday, June 24th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at LuLus at Homeport Marina. She will be signing copies of her book.
http://www.lulusathomeport.com/main/index.php
The Sauce Boss (Bill Wharton) will be on hand from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm preparing his world famous gumbo live on stage while serving up a generous helping of his swampy Florida blues. When the shows over everyone eats Bill’s Gumbo, Free!
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Jimmy Buffett comes in at number 6 for the Top Grossing Concerts for the week issue date 6/24/06 according to Billboard Boxscore
http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1174258.php
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/boxscore.jsp
6. $1,290,366. Jimmy Buffett. HiFi Buys Amphitheatre. Atlanta, Ga. June 2.
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I thought I would share this photo I found of Jimmy at Game 5 of the NBA Finals (Miami vs Dallas) on Father’s Day Sunday June 18th.
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Radio Margaritaville Trip Giveaway Contest (sponsored by Sirius Satellite Radio)
One Parrothead will win a trip for two to Jimmy Buffett’s concert at the Tweeter Center in Massachusetts and a bunch of cool Jimmy Buffett swag and. Best of all, the winner will guest on Radio Margariaville’s Pre-Show Backstage Broadcast, hosted by Jimmy’s daughter, Savannah Jane Buffett!!!
Interested? Here’s the deal: just sing your best version of a Jimmy Buffett song at 1-866-55-PARROT and keep it under 20 seconds. The best five will be posted at the link below, and then it’s up to YOU to decide the winner. You can enter starting on June 19 at 5 pm ET.
Visit the the Radio Margaritaville / Sirius Satellite Radio website for details and official contest rules:
http://www.sirius.com/radiomargaritaville
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The Star- Telegram has an article: "Courtside Journal: This Parrothead is into Kinky"
In the crowd for Game 3 here, Buffett flew back home Saturday night, after attending the England-Trinidad and Tobago match.
Now, he’s putting his money into the Kinky Friedman campaign fund for Texas governor.
"I’ve known Kinky a long time," said Buffett. "Since we were all hanging out, working together in Austin during the ’70s."
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Jimmy is mentioned as one of the regulars to support the Heat in an article in the Miami Herald "Game 5 renders star-filled night"
The non-bandwagon-fans award has to go to recording artists Gloria Estefan and Jimmy Buffett, who have been regulars at the Heat games all season.
(Cameron and Jimmy Buffett - Game 3)
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From an article in the San Francisco Chronicle: "Rocking Big Time on Little Ukulele"
Jake Shimabukuro is taking the ukulele to places that it’s never been before.
Just back from his first stint at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Shimabukuro was still buzzing from four nonstop days of making music. With his wiry build, tousled hair and impish smile, he looks younger than his 29 years.
"I got to sit in with a lot of Dixieland bands and I played with Jimmy Buffett in front of 120,000 people," Shimabukuro says, grinning at the memory. "I was so scared. I was only looking at Mac McAnally, the guitar player, or down at the ground. I played at the House of Blues with Keller Williams and I opened for the Radiators and then got to sit in with them. I also opened for Ivan Neville. Man, talk about the funk! We crammed three weeks of stuff into the four days we were in New Orleans."
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