Month: December 2007
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Ring in the New Year with Radio Margaritaville
On New Year’s Eve, check out Radio Margaritaville’s double play of two historic Jimmy Buffett concerts. At 9:00 P.M. ET, It’s an August 2, 1977 show, recorded in New York City’s Central Park. Then at 11 pm ET, we bring you the re-broadcast of December 31, 1999 – the Millennium Show. Jimmy and the Coral…
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Feb. 15th opening for Panama City Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett’s newest Margaritaville in Panama City, Florida will open February 15th, 2008 during the Grand Opening of the Pier Park development, according to the National Association of Residential Real Estate Investment Advisors. WMBB.com has a story, with video, of the construction of Pier Park.
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Pollstar ranks Buffett #17 in Top Tours of ’07
The touring bible Pollstar reports that 2007 was a lackluster year for tours, down 15.6% from 2006. They’ve released their Top 20 Highest Grossing Tours for 2007 and Jimmy Buffett came in #17 with $35.6 million. The Top 5 were The Police ($131.9m), Kenny Chesney ($71.1m), Justin Timberlake ($70.6m), Celine Dion ($65.3m), and Van Halen…
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Cayman Margaritaville off of probation
The The Liquor Licensing Board for the Cayman Islands has ruled that the Margaritaville Cafe on Grand Cayman is no longer on probation. The ruling came at the Board’s quarterly meeting on Thursday. In September, the cafe was placed on probation after members of the Elmslie Memorial United Church, located next door to Margaritaville, complained…
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Happy 61st Birthday to Jimmy
BuffettWorld would like to wish Jimmy a very happy 61st birthday today! Buffett was born December 25th, 1946 to James Delaney and Mary Lorraine “Peets” Buffett in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Other famous persons who share the same birthday with Jimmy include Sir Isaac Newton (1642), Rickey Henderson (1958), Annie Lennox (1954), Barbara Mandrell (1948), and Humphrey…