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Swine NOT!! - Jimmy Buffett’s appearance on the Today Show that was scheduled for May 5th has been cancelled because of the swine flu story

From a post on TripAdvisor.com: Official statement from The TODAY Show “Because of the developing swine flu story, we have decided to postpone our ‘Today Takes A Vacation’ trip to San Antonio and Key West. Given the uncertain direction of this story, we are in a better position to cover it fully with all of our anchors, staff and crew at our home base in New York. We have not yet set a new date for the trip, but we look forward to visiting these great cities soon.”

The Miami Herald has more info “‘Today’ show postpones Key West broadcasts“

From an article at the Country Standard Time: Show Dog Nashville singer Mac McAnally will donate all his artist royalties from his debut single “You First“, released on April 27, to the Wounded Warriors Project, which helps wounded soldiers.

The single, which is available through all digital music retailers, is prelude to a full album expected to be completed in June as McAnally works recording into his touring schedule. A longtime member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer band, McAnally has been on the road much of this year.

McAnally has enjoyed success as a songwriter. He wrote the recent number one hit Down The Road for Kenny Chesney and sang it with him.

Nadirah Shakoor will be performing on Saturday, May 2nd at 10pm at the Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in New Orleans. Tickets are $25 + $2.50 Service Charge. Limit 4 tickets per person, must be 21 years or older. Sonny Landreth will be a special guest for the show. More info

Look for a possible show to be announced very soon: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band at the Newport Folk Festival (Fort Adams State Park in Newport RI) on August 2, 2009.

Update: Jimmy Buffett is not on the artist line-up that was recently announced.

A newsletter from StBarth.com mentions Jimmy Buffett will be performing at the 60th anniversary of Le Select restaurant on November 7th, 2009 (thanks to rc3175 and Rusty for passing that along)

Calling All Parrot Heads – The island is buzzing with the news that Jimmy Buffet will be playing on the dock in celebration of Le Select’s 60th Anniversary and in tribute to his long-time friend and bistro owner, Marius. Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 7, 2009. The celebration will carry on over the weekend (November 6-8).

An article at BusinessNC.com mentions Jimmy Buffett has interest in the new Goose Seaplane that will be built by Antilles Seaplanes.

To expedite production, the first planes will hew to the original design, though later models might incorporate carbon fiber and other advanced materials. Buyers can customize cockpits and instruments, sticking with the original layouts or opting for such high-tech gear as global positioning systems and radar. Their choices might hold some surprises. When Jimmy Buffett visited the plant, Manuel assumed he would order one with turbines. The original engines were known for being smoky, cranky — though reliable — and loud, with an unmistakable guttural roar. “Jimmy shook his head,” Manuel says. “He said, ‘Naw, man. I want to hear that thing go grrrrrrrrrrrr.’”

More from Antillesseaplanes.com: With the purchase of the McKinnon lot, Antilles now essentially had FAA approval for all its Goose designs -a major score, given that cost of FAA type certificates for new planes cost from $20 million to $320 million. (He has reserved the possibility ofbuilding special-order Gooses for those customers, such as Jimmy Buffett, who have insisted on a radial.)

From the Today Show website:

For one week this May, America’s first TV family will be spending more than just their mornings together. Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry will pack their bags and head to some of America’s most beautiful destinations. “TODAY Takes a Vacation,” a five-day series, begins Monday, May 4…

Lauer added details about the anchors’ itinerary for Tuesday, May 5. “We’ll travel to mile marker zero in Key West, Florida,” he said. “From the southernmost point in the U.S., we will look for sunken treasure. And you can’t go to Key West without a little music from Jimmy Buffett, who’ll greet us with a live concert.”

Update: The unofficial Coconut Telegraph says it will take place at the Westin Key West Resort & Marina.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band ended the first leg of the 2009 Summerzcool tour on Saturday night at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa FL.

The set list for the show is now available along with comments from those who listened to the show on Radio Margaritaville.

Some additions to the set list included the songs Havana Daydreamin’ (last performed February 12, 2009 at the Margaritaville Cafe in Key West) and Migration (last performed February 28, 2009 at the Waikiki Beach Shell). Before the show started Jimmy gave Florida Gators coach Urban Meyer a tailgating award.

If you went to the show and took some photos you can post them in our Photo Gallery.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed on Thursday night at the TWC Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC

The set list for the show is now available along with comments from those who listened to the show on Radio Margaritaville.

If you went to the show and took some photos you can post them in our Photo Gallery.

Some photos from the Atlanta Show are now available in the Photo Gallery

From the Margaritaville Orlando website: Join us for the Margaritaville Orlando Street Party on Friday, April 24th from 4:30pm-10pm. It’s a Street Party with live entertainment, great food, frozen concoctions and Jimmy Buffett ticket giveaways!

Main Stage Show featuring members of the Coral Reefer Band! As if the street party weren’t enough, at 10pm is a show featuring Nadirah Shakoor, Mac McAnally, Ralph MacDonald and Robert Greenidge!

Tickets available April 24th at noon from the CityWalk Guest Services or Margaritaville Orlando:
$15 General Admission
$50 VIP Tickets: Get seating near the stage and all you can drink Land Shark Lagers and Who’s to Blame Margaritas!

From the Today Show website:

For one week this May, America’s first TV family will be spending more than just their mornings together. Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and Ann Curry will pack their bags and head to some of America’s most beautiful destinations. “TODAY Takes a Vacation,” a five-day series, begins Monday, May 4…

Lauer added details about the anchors’ itinerary for Tuesday, May 5. “We’ll travel to mile marker zero in Key West, Florida,” he said. “From the southernmost point in the U.S., we will look for sunken treasure. And you can’t go to Key West without a little music from Jimmy Buffett, who’ll greet us with a live concert.”

Update: The unofficial Coconut Telegraph says it will take place at the Westin Key West Resort & Marina.

The Sulphur Springs News Telegram has an article by Terry Mathews on fans raising money for several charities: “World’s richest beach bum launches Summerzcool Tour: Jimmy Buffett’s fans raise $17K for charity at Frisco tailgate party”

When Jimmy Buffett’s fans – called Parrotheads – get together, it’s a given that there will be a lot of food, fun, tropical music and adult beverages.

What most people don’t know is that Parrotheads have taken the art of tailgating to the next level.

When Buffett brought his Summerzcool Tour to Pizza Hut Park Saturday in Frisco, his fans from website www.BuffettNews.com partied with a purpose, raising money for local charities while having a great time. People came from as far as Idaho, California, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island to “party with a purpose.”

This year, the group decided to apply for 501(c)(3) non-profit status. “It got so big I couldn’t manage it at a personal level,” said Bill Ansel, the group’s ringleader. “The party wasn’t going to grow without getting organized under a non-profit umbrella.”

Ansel, who works as a manager at a communications company in the Dallas metroplex, has been spearheading the group’s parties since Buffett played Texas Stadium in 2004. Since 2005, the group has been raising money for charity.

“This year, we raised $17,000,” Ansel noted. “That’s awesome, when you consider the economy.”