Oct 12
The Press-Register has an article on the raising of the ship captained by Jimmy Buffett’s grandfather: "Work halted on Buffett shipwreck"
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday ordered a condo developer to stop digging up the sunken remains of a four-masted schooner once captained by the grandfather of singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.
The decaying wooden hulk is that of the Chiquimula, a longtime Mobile Bay-area landmark, which was commanded for many years by Capt. James Buffett, a highly regarded Gulf Coast master mariner.
State records show the vessel at the excavation site by the shore of Blakeley River is in fact Capt. James Buffett’s 176-foot Chiquimula.
The Chiquimula was a Mobile area landmark for nearly 13 years at the east end of the Bay Bridge Causeway before vandals burned it to the water line in 1953, according to Press-Register reports at the time.
In his book "A Pirate Looks at Fifty," Buffett wrote that in the years before World War II, his grandfather plied the waters of the Caribbean as skipper of a five-masted barkentine named the Chicamauga — apparently a misspelling of the name Chiquimula.
In his song "False Echoes," Buffett sings that: Now the old Chicamauga has slipped by the ways, She lies on the bottom of old Mobile Bay.
Read the entire article here
Oct 11
An article at Hamptons Online compares Buffett and Kenny Chesney: "Buffett and Chesney: Flip-Floppers and Five O’Clock"
Oct 11
BeyondChron.org has an article on trying to stop ticket scalping for the Fillmore show: "Live Nation" Moves to Exclusively Online Ticket Sales
Tickets for the show went on sale at 10 AM Columbus Day and were sold out by 5 PM. Tickets can only be picked up at the Fillmore’s will call window by producing a photo ID and credit card used to purchase the ticket the night of the show, and ticket holders must immediately enter the Fillmore after they pick up their $128 ticket to see Mr. Margaritaville.
Update: Dispite Jimmy’s efforts to stop ticket scalping some tickets are being resold on eBay
Oct 07
There will be a Job Fair October 7th – 11th for positions at the Margaritaville at Westgate in Glendale Arizona. A poster with the details can be seen at www.Parrotheads.org.
JOB FAIR Sunday – Thursday October 7 – 11, 2007 9am – 4pm
Jobing.com Arena at Westgate City Center
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is seeking the following professionals to be part of our island lifestyle:Servers Bartenders Host/Hostess Barbacks Bus Persons Purchasing/Receiving ClerkLine/Prep Cooks Dishwashers Retail Sales Associates AV/Sound Tech Cashier/Clerical Assistants Restaurant Supervisors
We offer top pay, medical, dental, 401K, food and merchandise discounts, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for growth.
Oct 07
The Jerry Jemmott Special on Time After Island Time
Produced by Paul Leslie & Jeff Pike
On Time After Island Time the music comes alive and you meet the fascinating people who create it. Jerry Jemmott is the special guest on this episode and he has been called "One of the most influential bass players of the past 100 years."
You will not only be enamored by hearing his music with Souler Energy, but his interview was very interesting and exciting. From his beginnings with the late great King Curtis, to his recording sessions with everyone from B. B. King, Ray Charles, Jerry Jeff Walker, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Freddie King, and too many to mention to his own work…this is a man who has music in his soul. He has created a lot of music that means a lot to people, and has been heard on artists from all over the world.
Listen to this very special episode of TAIT from anywhere in the world via Radio JimmyDreamz at http://www.radio.jimmydreamz.com
Monday 1pm – October 8, 2007
Wednesday 9am – October 10, 2007
Thursday 4pm – October 11, 2007
Saturday 8pm – October 13, 2007
**All broadcasts are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)**
Oct 06
The track listing for Jimmy Buffett’s "Live in Anguilla" CD/DVD is now available at Amazon.com. The listing for the first two discs are for the CD (30 songs), and the third listing is for the DVD (18 songs).
Oct 05
Mailboat Records has announced that it will start taking orders for the presale of "Live in Anguilla" on October 8th and there’s also a link to a clip of a smokin’ "One Particular Harbour" from the DVD.
Oct 05
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed last night at the Waikiki Beach Shell in Honolulu HI.
Some highlights from the show included:
Jimmy did an acoustic version of "Cowboy In The Jungle" & "Banana Republics" medley
Tiki Bar is Open (last played 01-30-2004 in Maui, HI)
Dukes On Sunday (last played 10-26-2006 in Chula Vista, CA)
Back To The Island (last played 10-23-2004 in Las Vegas)
The Set List along with comments from the show are now available. (thanks to Dennis "fleshandbone" for passing along the set list).
The tour continues on October 18, 2007 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA.
Some photos from the Honolulu show (thanks to Ron "Big Kahuna")
Oct 01
The cover artwork for the Live in Anguilla CD/DVD is finally available. The cover shows a picture of Jimmy Buffett with Bankie Banx. The new CD/DVD combo will be released on November 6, 2007.
Oct 01
Live Nation has listed the ticket on sale for the show on 10/18/07 at the Fillmore in San Francisco !!!
Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Fillmore
1805 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94115
Doors: 6:00 pm | Show: 8:00 pm
Tickets go on sale Monday 10/8/07 at 10:00 am PST !!!
(thanks to Mick The Pirate for passing that along to us)
Oct 01
From the New York Post: It Sure Bugs Buffett
DON’T mess with Jimmy Buffett and his "Parrotheads." The crooner is going after Six Flags’ 20 theme parks, including Great Adventure, charging that its 10,000-member "Carrothead Club" for kids who are fans of Bugs Bunny is a copyright infringement. But Six Flags rep Wendy Goldberg told us: "I’m not sure how the concept of children in foam carrot hats is going to be confused with significantly older Hawaiian shirt-wearing, margarita-swilling Parrotheads. Clearly imitation wasn’t what we had in mind!" She says there are no plans to discontinue the club.
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