A short review is available at the Rum Trader blog:

Just a quick review of the first RUM product from Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Spirits line. The “Classic Mojito” is part of a larger “Ready To Drink” product line which includes a number of flavored margarita pre-mixed beverages. Margaritaville Spirits has promised a full line of Margaritaville RUMs including Dark, Silver, Coconut, and Spiced RUM. The website has bottle photos and an announced street date of “Summer 2009″.

Jimmy Buffett contributes his vocals on the song “Rocky Raccoon”.

Musicians who have contributed their talents to this project include: Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer, Roger Guth, Glenn Worf, R. Scott Bryan, Michael Utley, Chris Walters, Mark Holland, Jeff Taylor, Mac McAnally, Jim Feist, Dan Rubright, Nadirah Shakoor, Tina Gullickson, Robert Greenidge, and an array of fantastic strings players, including Maggie Estes!

Also vote online for your favorite Domino College Class Clown sponsored by Key West Margaritaville.

Cheeseburgers and Beers in Paradise! Le Select’s 60th Anniversary is upon us. Join the celebration and attend the big anniversary bash the first weekend in November (6, 7, and 8).

We know that Marius Stakelborough (owner of Le Select) will be giving a speech on the 6th, local bands will be playing each day and there will be dancing at night. The island is buzzing with the news that Jimmy Buffett will be playing on the quay on Saturday, November 7th in celebration of Le Select’s 60th Anniversary and in tribute to his long-time friend and famous bar owner, Marius Stakelborough.

1. Nobody From Nowhere
2. Wings
3. Big Top
4. Beautiful Swimmers
5. Turn Up The Heat and Chill The Rose
6. Summerzcool
7. Rhumba Man
8. We Learned To Be Cool From You
9. Surfing In a Hurricane
10. Life Short Call Now
11. Buffet Hotel
12. A Lot To Drink About

The title track has a strong West African influence and was conceived during that same trip to Mali for the music festival. “It was one of the best musical experiences of my life,” said Jimmy. The Buffet Hotel was the venue for the music scene that exploded in Mali after its independence in 1960.

In addition to the Coral Reefer Band, the album also includes guest artists Sonny Landreth, Jake Shimabukuro, Cedric Burnside, Steve “Lightnin’” Malcome and Toumani Diabate. Produced by Mike Utley and Mac McAnally, the release also features a 24-page booklet with lyrics, stories behind the song, and how Jimmy went to West Africa looking for stories, and returned with an album. “…Stories are still the things good songs are made of,” said Jimmy.

Buffet Hotel is available for pre-order at MailboatRecords.com, and will be available everywhere on December 8th! It is also available for pre-order at Amazon.com.

Here’s some quotes from Margaret & John:

“We were there WITH JIMMY!! We managed to get into his private show at the Hard Rock Hotel with great difficulty (don’t ask how)! It was a super show but he did not do an encore. He finished with “Fins” and that was it. We were probably the only few Parrot Heads in there. Think most of them in there were for the free entertainment and free Landshark lager. What a great night and we were so near the stage. This was worth coming to Las Vegas for.

Jimmy sang one of my favorite songs which was “Peanut Butter Conspiracy”. I can’t remember a lot of the songs he sang because I was so excited and in a trance.

The San Jose Mercury News has a review of the show: “Bridge School Benefit 2009”

It would be up to Jimmy Buffett, the mayor of “Margaritaville,” to really get the party started. The 62-year-old singer-songwriter, in his long-overdue Bridge debut, accomplished that task in fine fashion as he and his seven-piece Coral Reefer Band rolled out tender versions of “A Pirate Looks at Forty” and “Come Monday” as well as the tropical anthems “Volcano” and “Margaritaville.” They also played a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Scarlet Begonias” – which the most-famous Deadhead in attendance, basketball great Bill Walton, dubbed as “excellent.” (Buffett performed only on Saturday, while comedian Adam Sandler filled that time slot on Sunday.)

The studio album will contain some of the new songs that were played during the 2009 Summerzcool tour including: “Summerzcool“, “A Lot to Drink About“, and “I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane“. Read more about the new album in an article from “Rolling Stone Magazine“.

Jimmy’s upcoming album, Buffet Hotel (one t), is scheduled for release in December. The title cut has a strong West African influence and was conceived during a trip to the “Festival In The Desert,” a music festival that takes place annually near Timbuktu, Mali. “It was one of the best musical experiences of my life,” said Jimmy. It was there that Jimmy ran across the Buffet Hotel, an old colonial era train station/hotel which was the venue for the music scene that exploded in Mali after its independence in 1960.

Back in 1949, 60 years ago, our goof friend Marius Stakelborough started a small bar in St. Barths called LeSelect. It’s become one of the most popular and well-known bars in the Caribbean. Marius has also become good friends with us at St. Hazards and even made the 2,000 mile journey to visit in 2006.

The big party to celebrate the 60th will be Nov. 6, 7 and 8th. Jimmy Bufett and Marius also have become good friends since Jimmy lived on St. Barths many years ago. He’s even bringing his entire Coral Reefer Band to put on a free concert as part of the party. Here’s the first look at the poster for this concert plus a few photos of LeSelect. The photo of Jimmy was taken at one of the beaches on St. Barths. You can see the St. Hazards flag on the inside view of LeSelect.