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The single for the song "Bama Breeze" is now available for download at iTunes .
(thanks to Dezdmona for passing that along to us)

According to the NBC Today Show’s calendar, Jimmy will be appearing "in studio" on the Today Show on Thursday, October 12, 2006. Jimmy will be talking about the new album. No word yet on if he will be performing.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041478/

The set list from the Kinky Friedman Campaign benefit show is now available. It was an acoustic show with just Jimmy and Mac McAnally.

Some news articles:
Keye TV CBS 42 Benefit Concert Raises Money For Kinky Friedman (includes a video)
Fort Worth Star Telegram: Friedman’s past racial comments spark fresh criticism

Mailboat Records has posted some information on the new album.

Take The Weather With You returns Buffett back to his country foundation with breezy ballads, interpretations of alt-country songs, a version of Merle Haggard’s "Silver Wings" and mariachi horns in "Cinco De Mayo In Memphis." A tribute to the historic bars along the Gulf Coast in "Bama Breeze" is flavored with sublime Southern riffs, and Buffett fulfilled a dream of playing with Mark Knopfler, who wrote and guests on "Whoop De Doo."

Take The Weather With You combines a variety of styles and sounds from Nashville, New Orleans and Key West. It’s a smooth sail for Buffett.

BuffettNews.com has confirmed Greg "Fingers" Taylor will be appearing on Jimmy Buffett’s new album "Take the Weather With You". Fingers will be playing harmonica on "Everybody’s on the Phone" and hopefully a couple of other songs (we can’t confim as of right now).

Two Florida shows have now been confirmed by TicketMaster

November 14, 2006 – Sound Advice Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
On sale: Mon, 09/25/06 at 10:00 AM
US $36.00 – US $126.00

November 16, 2006 – Ford Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL
On sale: Mon, 09/25/06 at 10:00 AM
US $36.00 – US $126.00

Jimmy Buffett and Matt Betton co-wrote the song "Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On" which appears on the new album "Take The Weather With You". The song takes a look at the destruction and devastation of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Matt also co-wrote the song "Here We Are" with Jimmy. The song is a homage to Parrotheads, and will also appears on the new album.

Other songs recorded by Jimmy Buffett that were written or co-written by Matt Betton include: "Apocalypso", "Everlasting Moon", "If It All Falls Down", "School Boy Heart", "Someday I Will", "Take It Back", "You’ll Never Work In Dis Bidness Again", and "Merry Christmas, Alabama". Matt has now contributed (either written or co-written) to 10 different Buffett songs.

The New York Post has a review of the Madison Square Garden show: "MSG Melts Into Margaritaville"

Some video clips from the Madison Square Garden show on September 14th are available at Youtube and Google video:

Everybody’s on the Phone (with Fingers Taylor)
Brown-Eyed Girl
Floridays
Southern Cross
A Pirate Looks at 40 (with Fingers Taylor)

The non-award winning radio show Time After Island Time returns on September 18th with a brand new show featuring special guest Jim Asbell with a (recorded) live studio performance. This show is a two part series, the second portion of the show will begin airing on Sept 25th. Time After Island Time would also like to welcome Frank McInvale of the Jim Asbell Fan Club.

For more information on Jim see his website: http://www.jimasbell.com/

Visit http://radio.jimmydreamz.com/ to listen from Anywhere in the World.

We want the airwaves…airwaves..
Paul Leslie and Jeff Pike

SEPT 18 Monday 1pm
SEPT 20 Wednesday 9am
SEPT 21 Thursday 4pm
SEPT 23 Saturday 8pm
**All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)**

Look for two new shows in November that will be officially announced soon

November 14 – West Palm Beach – Sound Advice Amphitheater.
November 16 – Tampa – Ford Amphitheater

From the Houston Chronicle: "Astronauts allowed extra hour of sleep"

The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis got to sleep in late Saturday and take a half day off after three arduous and successful spacewalks and a jam-packed week in orbit.

Astronaut Dan Burbank, whose family sent up the song, called it "a great way to start a day up here in space."