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The Today Show Summer Concert Series Rockefeller Plaza NYC July 11, 2003 Last night around 9 pm Jimmy mingled with the crowd that started gathering at Rockefeller Center and signed autographs. The rehersal / sound check was done at 6:00 am in the morning. He played four songs on the Today Show: 1) T...

On May 22, 2003 The Discovery Fund For Eye Research is launching its 3rd annual "Seeing the Stars," celebrity charity eyewear and memorabilia auction on eBay. Once again, Jimmy Buffett has generously donated a cute margaritaville picture frame and photos for auction to benefit the Discover...

This just in Jimmy will be performing on the Today Show's Summer Concert Series!!!!
http://www.msnbc.com/news/TODAYSUMMERCONCERTS_Front.asp

FRIDAY, JULY 11
7:00 A.M. ET - JIMMY BUFFETT

An article in the Palm Beach Post, "Krispy Kreme in Boca planned" mentions Buffett: Through a joint venture that consists of Cosentino, Krispy Kreme and singer Jimmy Buffett, the chain last year opened its first Palm Beach County store in West Palm Beach, on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard.

The Dailytimesonline.com has an article "Q&A: India Bandorick" about the president of the Ocean City chapter of the Parrotheads who was named Citizen of the Year by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce last month.

The St. Petersburg Times has an article that mentions the possibility of a new Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant: " Church on parade; burger in paradise " that mentions: When Buffett signed to open a Margaritaville at Universal Studios in Orlando, he contractually agreed not to open anot...

From Alex Leist: Thanks to all of the efforts at the past two Meeting of the Minds Conventions we will be presenting a check on behalf of Parrot Heads in Paradise for $17,500.00 to The CJ Foundation for SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) live across the nation and possibly on TV MSNBC on Wednesday,...

Some additional information from the Maine Maritime Academy on the James Delaney Buffett Jr. memorial scholarship fund: Can I donate on line? No, BUT - www.mainemaritime.edu will tell you about the school and at the Giving to the MMA page our phone numbers and emails are listed for you to contact th...

It was about transferring and then betatesting the ENTIRE old BN site. Considering that phpBB is all run on mySQL dbases, it takes significant time to make sure that everything is up and running. My sense is that Jim wanted to make sure it all worked BEFORE it got slammed with traffic. Not to menti...

The Mobile Register has an article on Jimmy's father's funeral: " 'Old Sailor' J.D. Buffett laid to rest ": On a tropical morning any sailor would relish, a funeral Mass was said Monday for James Delaney "J.D." Buffett Jr., who spent much of his 83 years close to the water and be...

From RadioMargaritaville.com: Mr. James Delaney Buffett, Jr., age 83, a native of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and a resident of Point Clear, Alabama, passed away Thursday May 1, 2003 from Alzheimer's disease. J. D. enlisted in the Army Corps of Engineers on his birthday in 1941. He was stationed in Mai...

From Joan: In some areas you will be able to catch a rerun of Jimmy's appearance on the Tonight show. Set your VCR for early Tuesday May 6th morning at 2:00 am ET. Be sure to check your local listings to see if your NBC affilate will be rebroadcasting the show.

According to Billboard, Jimmy's new album "Meet Me in Margaritaville" comes in at number 19 in it's second week of being released.

Parrot Heads love having fun but they can also be heroes. One of our own, Major Bill "Salty" Watkins, an Air Force weapons systems officer on an F-15E Strike Eagle went down with his pilot somewhere near Tikrit, Iraq on April 7th, cause unknown. The pilot, Capt. Eric Das, was found soon af...

There's an article on Jimmy in the May issue of Costco Connections magazine (for members only).

According to Billboard's Boxscore, Jimmy Buffett's show Woodlands Pavillion Houston, TX came in 5th place with gross sales of $765,798 and the attendance was 15,841.

Billboard has an article that mentions Buffett is one of the Artist who signed a letter to the FCC: "Artists Take Stand Against Radio Deregulation". The Nation also has an article "Musicians against media monopoly"

The Rocky Mountain News has a review of Thursday's show at the Pepsi Center "A little Buffett goes a long way"

From the Washington Post : Harry M. Dailey, 51, a bass guitarist who played and sang with Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and was a co-author of the Buffett hit "Volcano," died of an apparent heart attack April 18 at his home in Falls Church. He had suffered over the years with illnesses...

According to Billboard , Jimmy Buffett's new album "Meet Me in Margaritaville" debuts at number 9 with first week sales of 127,000 copies. His last album "Far Side of the World" entered the chart last April at No. 5 with 78,500 copies sold. There are articles on this from MTV and...