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Jimmy's sister Lulu will be appearing on the Today Show according to her website Crazy Sista Cooking : On Monday, July 28, Lucy Buffett will be cooking up one of her favorite summer party menus, live on the Today Show on NBC! Her appearance will be in the third hour of the show, from 9 am to 10 am. ...

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed the first of two shows at the Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL last night. The Set List along with Comments from the show are now available. Fingers Taylor and the Juke Joint Duo performed a couple of songs right after intermission: "Skinny Woman&q...

From the SunHerald: " Don't worry. Margaritaville will be built. Work just slowing down " The credit crunch has squeezed even the world's largest casino company and Harrah's put an end to rumors about the Margaritaville building site in East Biloxi by releasing details. "Over the next...

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed last night at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Pittsburgh, PA. Jimmy has performed at the venue 25 times going back to 1990. The Set List along with Comments are now available. For the final encore Jimmy did an acoustic version of "Death Of An Unpop...

The Juke Joint Duo are scheduled to perform at the two Chicago area shows on Thursday July 24th and Saturday July 26 at Toyota Park. The duo consists of drummer Cedric Burnside and guitarist Lightin’ Malcom. They performed a couple of songs on Satuday night right after intermission at the Alpine Val...

I've heard from someone that Buffett's race horse may have injured his leg. Has anyone heard anything lately on Pulaski County?

I believe the last time he raced was back on May 30th at Churchill Downs.

A blog by David Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun Times has some clips from the Alpine Valley show on Saturday: Jimmy Buffett Alpine Video Some highlights from David's article: My favorite sight? The group of middle-aged housewives from Sugar Grove, Ill. called "Steel Crazy." [www.steelcrazyband...

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer band performed last night at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI. It was Buffett's 15th appearance at the venue going back 20 years ago to June 1988. Greg "Fingers" Taylor was a special guest for the show and he joined in on a few songs inclu...

The Year of Still Here tour got back underway last night with a show at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH. Jimmy Buffett has performed at Riverbend forty-one times since 1988. The set list included a number of additions including: - "Jamaica Farewell" last known live performance...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a great article on the Coral Reefer Band: " Buffett’s band will strike a ‘Coral’ chord at Alpine Valley " (thanks to Todd and CaptainP for passing that along) What doesn't often get recognized is the 11-piece band providing the soundtrack for the never-en...

The Cincinnati Enquirer has a couple of articles leading up to the show at Riverbend on Thursday: " Jump on the Buffett bandwagon - Examining the origins of the Parrothead species " and " Margaritaville makes money " Some excerpts from the articles: Jimmy Buffett brings his "...

The Hollywood Reporter has an article that mentions Jimmy Buffett has partnered with Discovery Communications to create a video bringing attention to the plight of sharks that employs his song "Fins": " "Planet Green Planet Green orders more 'Greensburg' " (thanks to Scott f...

In an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kenny Chesney talks about getting inspiration from a Martin guitar that Jimmy Buffett gave him: " Songwriter Chesney's perfect spot: 'On my boat' " When the Poets & Pirates Tour, which hits Turner Field on Sunday, wraps in September, Ch...

The Key West Citizen has an article " Attorney: Buffett didn't coin phrase " Jimmy Buffett didn't coin the phrase "Coconut Telegraph" after all, an attorney for the singer/songwriter's Margaritaville Enterprises now says. Buffett attorney Jeffrey Smith wrote a letter Sunday to De...

There's a full page article outlining the responsibilities of Mike Ramos, Jimmy Buffett's assistant and personal trainer in the August 2008 issue of Men's Journal on page 40. It's pretty cool, a few small pictures and quotes from Ramos. (thanks to chitownpirate and Amy for passing that along to us)

Jimmy Buffett performed on stage yesterday with Jack Johnson at Hyde Park in London England. The two did a duet of the song "A Pirate Looks at Forty". (thanks to Simon for passing that along to us) From Trent: The encore then came. Jack played a couple of his own songs by himself, then ann...

Little Feat's new album "Join the Band" is now available exclusively on iTunes. Jimmy Buffett is featured on two songs: "Champion of the World" and "Time Loves A Hero". Download the tracks here

Jimmy Buffett will play a second show at the New Morning Club in Paris, France on Saturday, September 20th. The first show announced in mid-June, will be on Friday, September 19th. (thanks to Adam for passing that along to us) Tickets are available now through www.ticketnet.fr (make sure you select ...

http://www.buffettnews.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_cover.jpg There's a picture of surfer dude Buffett on the cover of this week's Hampton Style Magazine . The magazine features an article about "Veteran" (as in older, not military service) Montauk surfers. Jimmy is one of seve...

http://www.buffettnews.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_usaweekendcover.jpg USA Weekend Magazine has an nice interview: " Jimmy Buffett: No trouble in paradise " This summer, the music legend is back playing to sold-out stadiums. Here, he reveals how 40 years on the road have stren...