Goings On in Margaritaville
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 07.23.10 under Jimmy Buffett News, charity
It looks like Jimmy Buffett’s charity concert in Gulf Shores, AL was so successful the the state received $2 million from BP to help raise money/awareness about the oil spill in the gulf. Gulf Shores officials have made offers to three family-friendly acts for a late August free concert. Buffett’s free charity concert helped raise a lot of money for relief and brought thousands of tourists to economically damaged Gulf Shores area. BP has pledged $15 million to helping the area boost tourism. A full-length documentary is coming out about Jimmy’s favorite musher, Newton Marshall, who became the first Jamaican to complete the Iditarod. The hour-long doc is expected out this winter. Be sure to check out www.margaritaville.com for a load of new videos of Jimmy performing at the Gulf Shores charity concert.
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Opens Amid BP Oil Chaos
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 06.11.10 under Jimmy Buffett News
Jimmy Buffett didn’t plan on opening his new Margaritaville Beach Hotel (estimated cost at $50 million) in Pensacola Beach, Florida with oil washing up on the shores, but the musician/buisnessman still plans to open this summer. The state of Florida is demanding BP pay millions to recoup the huge sum of money the gulf region will lose in the coming months and years due to the terrible spill. Their are plans in place add a water park and Margaritaville restaurant to the resort in the future, but the luxury hotel as is includes 25 deluxe suites and Buffett-approved beach bar. The hotel site isn’t a stranger to diaster. Prior to Margaritaville, a hotel was demolished on that site by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Buffett walked the coastline with Governor Charlie Crist and told reporters he lamented the enviromental diaster, but urged people to still come down to Gulf Coast to vacation.
Family Affair at Jimmy Buffett Show in Houston
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.21.10 under Jimmy Buffett News, tour
A psyched-up crowd of 17,000 men, women, and children showed up to see Jimmy Buffett & his Coral Reefer Band in Houston, TX last night. Jimmy and his band of veteran Coral Reefers brought out a few surprises at the Woodlands Pavilion on Thursday night including renditions of “Elvis Presley Blues”, “Tampico Trauma”, and a batch of new songs. Jimmy commented on the amount of young people who attended the show by thanking his fans for sharing his music with their children. After four decades of playing shows in Houston, Buffett has grown fond of a certain Mexican restaurant. At one point in Thursday’s he shouted, “Thou shall not eat 18 tacos at Ninfa’s!” This Saturday, Jimmy will travel to Frisco, Texas right outside Dallas to play soccer stadium Pizza Hut Park before taking a short break from touring. Bubba will pick up where he left off on June 17 at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA.
Jimmy Buffett to Release Acoustic Double Disc ‘Encores’
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.15.10 under Album, Jimmy Buffett News
Parrottheads will be able to hear their favorite Jimmy songs on an intimate acoustic album, “Encores” this year. The album will be released on April 22nd and will only be available at Walmart. Featuring 22-songs, “Encores” comes from the encores off the 2008-09 tour. Jimmy often ends his shows with just a acoustic guitar, a microphone, and one of his timeless songs, so it makes great sense to put together a collection of these performances. Songs like “Come Monday”, “Coast of Carolina”, “Pirate Looks at Forty”, “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans”, and “Death of an Unpopular Poet” are all on the record. Twelve of the tracks are Jimmy playing alone, while the other tracks have a few other surprise guests. “Encores” is a must have for any Jimmy fan.
Jimmy Buffet Sponsors First Jamaican to Finish Iditarod
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.30.10 under Jimmy Buffett News
Newton Marshall had a wild dream to become the first Jamaican to complete the grueling, 1,161 mile dogsled race across Alaska known as the Iditarod. Jimmy Buffett (a sucker for unlikely stories) got wind of Newton’s dream and began sponsoring the Former Caribbean tour guide. For months Marshall trained preparing for the race. Daring 50 below zero weather conditions over 12 days, Marshall finished 47th out 71 mushers. Suffering frost bite on his face, the 27-year-old from Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica fought through the physicality of the race credited training with this year’s champion Lance Mackey. When Newton crossed the finish line Mackey was there with a Jamaican flag to celebrate the historic accomplishment. Congrats from Margaritaville Newton!
Jimmy Buffett Visits Haiti
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.05.10 under Charity work, Jimmy Buffett News, charity
After the terrible earthquake struck the country of Haiti Jimmy Buffett was deeply moved to help the Caribbean nation any way he could. Days after the tragedy Buffett posted a video on his website urging all Parrotheads to donate to help the cause. Buffett went a step further earlier this week flying his seaplane to Haiti to deliver tents to the homeless in Port-au-Prince. U.S. embassy security gave Jimmy a tour of the devastated city’s downtown. Buffett has been to Haiti before in 1994 and it had to be hard to city in its current state compared to his last visit. Jimmy told the press of his visit declaring “Haiti, is something worth saving to me.”. As many as 1.2 million Haitians lost their homes because of the earthquake and are at high risk of catching Malaria living in such conditions. If you have anything to spare please make a donation to the Haiti Relief Fund.
Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band On Crossroads
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 02.26.10 under Crossroads, Jimmy Buffett News
The entertaining CMT concert series, Crossroads, that features country music artists performing along side famous musicians from other musical genres will be broadcasting a episode on March 19th at 10 PM ET featuring Jimmy Buffett and the Zac Brown Band. Renditions of the Grammy-Award winning Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried” and Jimmy’s “Pirate Looks at Forty” will highlight the television concert event recorded in Nashville, TN. It will be quite a treat to one of country music brightest artist take the stage next to Jimmy Buffett. Both Buffett and Zac Brown have similar carefree attitudes when it comes to living life and making music so the Crossroads show should be one not to miss.