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Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed last night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville CT. This is the third consecutive year that Jimmy has performed at the Mohegan Sun.

The Set List along with comments from the show are now available.

Some highlights from the show’s set list included:
Off To See The Lizard (last played 2/21/05 in Jacksonville, FL)
Door Number Three (last played 11/20/99 in East Hampton, NY)
Growing Older But Not Up (last played 6/8/2006 in Cincinnati, OH)

The tour continues on Sunday Sept 2nd with a show at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.

The Boston Herald has an article: "The nine essential Jimmy Buffet songs". In addition it says Toots and the Maytals will open for Jimmy.

Jimmy also said during the interview tonight, a new great discovery from his trip to Africa (Festival in the Desert), Elo Ferrier will also open in Foxborough for him. He said his friend Chris Blackwell, Tom Freston and Bill Flanagan and Jimmy have been helping along the way. He went to Berklee School of Music and is from Cape Verde.

Story from Mali Festival
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/07/malifestival200707

Here is a blog with some video of Jimmy’s trip to the Festival in the Desert:
http://joinred.blogspot.com/2007/06/footage-from-sahara.html

Jimmy Buffett received a CMA Award nomintation in the category Musical Event for the song "Hey Good Lookin’" (with George Strait and Alan Jackson). For more infomation visit the CMT website.

For a list of nominations and awards that Jimmy Buffett has received visit:
http://www.buffettnews.com/awards.html

Mac McAnally (guitar) also received a nomination in the Musician category.

Here are the start times for the preshow tailgate show on Radio Margaritaville and SIRIUS Satellite Radio

Thu 8.30 @ 6:30pm ET - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun 9.2 @ 7:00pm ET - Foxboro (Boston), MA - Gillette Stadium
Wed 9.5 @ 7:30pm ET - Toronto, Canada - Molson Amphitheatre
Sat 9.8 @ 7:00pm ET - Foxboro (Boston), MA - Gillette Stadium

The Sun Chronicle has an article on parking for the upcoming shows in Foxboro MA: No ticket, no Buffett

Police say Jimmy Buffett fans without tickets to Sunday’s Gillette Stadium concert will be turned away from the parking lots.

Police also will order the lots opened at the normal 3:30 p.m. time - not earlier, as was the case at another concert last month - to discourage uncontrolled partying.

Jimmy Buffett is scheduled to receive his star on the prestigious "Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame" on August 30th

UNCASVILLE, CT (August 29, 2007)- Mohegan Sun is pleased to announce that Jimmy Buffett one of music’s most beloved singer-songwriters, will be adding his star to the "Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame." His induction will take place on Thursday, August 30th at 4:00pm in front of the Mohegan Sun Box Office. The public is invited to attend this exciting event.

Jimmy Buffett’s first show at Mohegan Sun Arena was in June of 2005 and has since become a summer favorite on the Mohegan Sun concert calendar. Buffett’s performance on Thursday, August 30th, at 7:00pm will mark his third visit to Mohegan Sun Arena. The past two performances have been before enthusiastic, sold-out audiences and Summer 2007 performance promises to keep the crowds happy, and the party going. In total Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band will have performed before 25,000 Mohegan Sun Parrotheads.

"Jimmy Buffett’s concerts at Mohegan Sun have provided a highlight in our summer concert season for the past two years," said Paul Munick, Senior Vice-President of Sports and Entertainment at Mohegan Sun. "We are thrilled to be hosting this one-of-a-kind event again. Bring on the Parrotheads!"

All individuals inducted into the "Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame" will have their name engraved on a plaque that will be permanently placed at the entrance to Mohegan Sun Arena. They will also receive a crystal replica to commemorate the occasion during a special induction ceremony held at Mohegan Sun.

The Gillette Stadium website has posted "Guidelines for parking for Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Shows".

General Parking Rates:
$40 for cars
$150 for RVs (enter P10)
$150 for Limos (enter P4 from north or P6 from the south)
$200 for buses (enter P10 only)
$40 for motorcycles (one per space)

Please note: All lots owned and operated by Gillette Stadium will open three hours prior to the concert, or 4:30 PM [should be 3:30 PM] on September 2nd and 8th. In the interest of public safety please do not arrive early and park along Route 1 waiting for the parking lots to open. Local and State Police will be patrolling Route 1 and requesting any stopped vehicles to move off of Route 1.
More information on parking at Gillette Stadium.

Update from the Gillette Stadium Parking Dept: Parking lot open at 3:30 for Jimmy Buffett. Our normal concert opening time is 3 hours prior to the start of the concert but for this event due to the large amount of tailgating we will open 4 hours prior.

The New York Daily news has an article that mentions Buffett: "Brad Pitt stops in the Hamptons"

After a day of sightseeing in the city, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie left the kids with their nannies and hit the Hamptons yesterday. The celebrity couple hosted a lavish dinner party to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims at the home of Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, the married couple who co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival with Robert De Niro.

And proving Hollywood’s hottest couple is (almost) just like anyone else, they took a cab to their hosts’ Hayground Cove Road home in Watermill. There, they hobnobbed with the likes of Christie Brinkley, Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Buffett before dinner.

Another article with more information from Access Hollywood:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah6598.shtml

The Big House Museum radio presentation with Special Guest Mr. Kirk West (Part one of two)
On Time After Island Time produced by Jeff Pike and Paul Leslie

The one and only Kirk West, tour manager (also known as Tour Mystic) for the Allman Brothers Band is our special guest on this episode of Time After Island Time. Mr. West is also the curator of the Big House Museum in Macon, Georgia. That is where this interview was recorded.

The Big House Museum was home port for the Allman Brothers Band in the early years. In addition to some of the band members living there, songs were written there, rehearsals took place and the foundation was laid for one of the best, most influential and unique bands in history–The Allman Brothers Band.

Kirk West is instrumental in preserving many Allman Brothers Band artifacts and pieces of history at the Big House Museum. We hope you enjoy this inside look into the history and magic that is the Allman Brothers Band. And a look at Kirk West, a man who has taken his own road in life and lived it to the fullest.

Tune into Time After Island Time from anywhere in the world on Radio JimmyDreamz at http://www.radio.jimmydreamz.com

Monday 1pm - August 27, 2007
Wednesday 9am - August 29, 2007
Thursday 4pm - August 30, 2007
Saturday 8pm - September 1, 2007
**All broadcasts are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Here it is, what you have been waiting for!!! Thirteen unbelievable live tracks in a compilation of live music recorded exclusively at Meeting of the Minds. The new CD is called "Live From Key West". Contains never ever before released cuts from the greatest party on earth!!!

All net proceeds from the sale of this CD will be donated DIRECTLY to The Victory Junction Gang Camp immediately impact the lives of children throughout this great nation!

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And look at who has donated their Meeting of the Minds performances to this great project!!! 1 - African Friend – Club Trini 2 - Not Looking Back – John Frinzi 3 - Mexican Ring – James White 4 - Woman Going Crazy – Jimmy Buffett 5 - American Dream – Larry Joe Taylor 6 - You Got Gold – Keith Sykes 7 - Jaded Lover – Jerry Jeff Walker 8 - Faith in Angels – Peter Mayer Group 9 - Floating Opera – Jim Morris 10 - Smallest of Islands – Scott Kirby 11 - Yea Mon – Jimmy Maraventano 12 - Life is a Mystery – Kelly McGuire 13 - Caribbean Holiday – Dennis McCaughey

Rumor: Jimmy Buffett will be performing at a secret show at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY this Wednesday August 22nd. It’s a special show for the 20th anniversary of The Stephen Talkhouse. (not confirmed)

Update: Jimmy did not make an appearance at the show

You can now pre-order Jimmy Buffett’s new double CD / DVD "Live in Anguilla" at Amazon.com. The CD/DVD combination will be released on November 6, 2007.

Product Description from Amazon.com: Just walk down the beach for a once in a lifetime, intimate performance from Margaritaville’s favorite son….a Jimmy Buffett concert on a tropical island - that’s what a few thousand fans got to experience at Jimmy’s Caribbean shows on March 23 and 24, 2007. Now you can enjoy the moment, too, with this double CD and 82 minute DVD, recorded live at the Dune Preserve, Rendezvous Bay in Anguilla.