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The Phoenix Business Journal has an article on the new Margaritaville that will open soon: "Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville sails to November opening"

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed last night at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Buffett has perfomed 18 shows at the MGM Grand going back to 1996.

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

The tour continues on November 1st with a show from the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, FL.

The Inverness Courier has an article "Slowing down is not so bad"

Little Feat are still active and recently recorded a new album with Jimmy Buffett, but Barrere is hoping the full band will soon follow his and Tackett’s lead back to Scotland.

Amazon.com lists a June 3rd, 2008 release date for a book by Elizabeth and John Encarnacion titled "The Jimmy Buffett Concert Handbook: The Unofficial Guide". The paperback book contains 224 pages and will be published by Cider Mill Press. No other details are given, but it is available for pre-order. (thanks to Tom S. for passing that along to us)

The Key West Citizen has an article on a new photobook by author Tom Corcoran: ‘Key West in Black and White‘

There will be an exhibit at the Key West Art and Historical Society’s Custom House Museum in association with the release of his new photo book from The Ketch & Yawl Press. The exhibit, "Key West in "Black and White" opens with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 2, with Corcoran and other guests present.

Corcoran, who befriended Buffett when country-singer Jerry Jeff Walker introduced him to Key West, co-wrote the Buffett hit songs "Cuban Crime of Passion" and the stadium favorite "Fins."

For more information visit: www.kwahs.org and www.tomcorcoran.net

There is a video of the singer that Jimmy and his friends discovered when they were traveling in Cape Verde and Timbuktu.

Nice footage of Ilo performing with Jimmy at the Gillette Show.
http://www.margaritaville.com/index.php?page=videos

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed last night at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Buffett has perfomed 17 shows at the MGM Grand going back to 1996. The show included appearances by Jake Shimabukuro and Bill Payne.

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

The tour continues on October 27th with another show from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas NV.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed last night at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA.

Some highlights from the show included:
"God’s Own Drunk" last played on May 6th 2000 at the Margaritaville Cafe in New Orleans
"Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" (a Bob Dylan cover) first time performed live by Jimmy

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

Update: The Contra Costa Times has a review of the show: "Reverential Buffett rocks Fillmore"

A slideshow with pictures from the show is also available:

From the Tennessean: "Jimmy Buffett likes Exit/In as his new venue of choice" (thanks to Allen for passing that along to us)

If Buffett again includes Nashville on his summer concert tour, he has already picked out the venue. Sommet Center? Naah. Ryman Auditorium? Think smaller. Buffett likes the Exit/In.

"I played there the second weekend it opened (in 1971), the Friday and Saturday night shows," said Buffett, who was in town for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Sunday night. We were inclined to think he was kidding, until he added, "I just played a show at a 400-seat club in Paris, so the Exit/In is not out of the plan." Buffett played 10 shows at Exit/In

Visit the Set List Database to see shows that Jimmy played at the Exit/In in the 1970’s.

More information is available at the Exit/In website: Owsley Manier tells the story of getting the club ready to open (in 1971), before the stage was even finished, when it was just "a couple of two-by-fours and some plywood." A man walked through the street door–not the famous rear entrance that gave the club its name–and asked for an audition. He walked onto the half-finished stage in cutoffs, played a couple of songs, and Manier said, "That’s cool, you’re hired. What’s your name?" It was Jimmy Buffett, fresh from the college circuit and ready to start a run as one of the Exit/In’s first hot young acts.

The Tennessean has an article on Mac McAnally and others being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame: "It’s writers’ turn to be honored for songs".

At night’s end, Buffett inducted his friend, sometimes-producer and Coral Reefer band member McAnally into the Hall. McAnally’s hits include Ricky Van Shelton’s "Crime Of Passion," Alabama’s "Old Flame" and Sawyer Brown’s "All These Years." "I wake up every day with a song in my heart, and then I try to get it (out there)," McAnally said. "I am taken aback with this honor."

There’s also an article "Fan in Paradise: A meeting with Jimmy Buffett".

What is Buffett’s favorite McAnally song? “I go for the obscure ones, like Tumorhead.” And his favorite McAnally song to perform at his concerts? “Oyster and Pearls, although we don’t do that one much anymore.”

And Sunday night I decided that It’s My Job is my favorite McAnally-written, Buffett-performed song. Shaking hands with both of them is just part of doing my job.

From CMT: In inducting McAnally, Buffett noted, "Mac writes like he’s the love child of William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor. His music is the background music of my life." McAnally, a longtime member of Buffett’s Coral Reefers band, told the crowd, "I historically hold myself in low regard, but for this one night, I’ll put that aside and trust that you all know what you’re doing."

Jimmy’s sister visited the sunken remains of her grandfather’s schooner, the Chiquimula: Lucy Buffett pays visit to shipwreck

"It’s all legend in our family," said Buffett, whose brother is singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, known for his accounts of islands, ships and seafarers. "My dad learned to walk on the deck of his father’s ship."

Captain Buffett, a master mariner respected along the Gulf Coast and known as "Foo Foo" to his grandchildren, had a hard time staying on dry land, often leaving for the open waters for years at a time, Lucy Buffett said.

Beach and Blues Music Legend Floyd Miles brings in four years of Time After Island Time
Produced by Paul Leslie and Jeff Pike

Floyd Miles is the very special guest helping us to bring in four years of Time After Island Time. A man known for his voice and soul as much as his sunny personality. He has recorded and performed with the likes of James Brown, the Drifters, Rufus Thomas, Sam and Dave, Root Boy Slim, Lucky Peterson, the late Alex Taylor and currently you can catch him on the road with Gregg Allman and Friends. You will never hear a voice quite like Floyd Miles. In fact, it was he who taught Gregg Allman to sing.

Tune into this celebratory episode of Time After Island Time, and hear Floyd Miles story and most of all hear lots of great music! And as Floyd Miles would say, "Don’t forget the shrimp!"

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Monday 1pm - October 15, 2007
Wednesday 9am - October 17, 2007
Thursday 4pm - October 18, 2007
Saturday 8pm - October 20, 2007
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