The Wounded Warriors Project held its 4th annual Soldier Ride this past weekend, and one of our members tells us that Jimmy Buffett made an appearance at the event in Key West.

The Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride is a rehabilitative cycling program for wounded warriors. For many of these combat-wounded veterans, Soldier Ride provides the first steps in the return to an active lifestyle. Margaritaville has sponsored the riders for 4 years and welcomes them once again on Saturday, January 17th.

Jimmy is a strong supporter of our troops. In January of 2008, he entertained troops aboard the USS Harry Truman. He’s also previously played a benefit concert for the Wounded Warriors Project.

(thanks to parrothead mania for passing this along)

Jimmy Buffett’s latest restaurant will open February 2nd at 10 am, according to the Honolulu Star Bulletin.

Jimmy Buffett’s At The Beachcomber is located at the newly renovated Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel on the island of Oahu. From an official Ohana press release:

As the highlight of the recently completed $21 million renovation at the OHANA Waikiki Beachcomber, Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber celebrates both the adventurous lifestyle of Buffett and the captivating natural wonders of Hawaii. The 21,000 sq. foot restaurant seats approximately 500 guests and welcomes local residents and travelers alike to carve out their own extraordinary island adventure in any of several distinct areas. Guests can sip Margaritas, Mai Tais or signature Boat Drinks on the open-air Lanai, the “Hot Spot Bar,” a dramatic homage to the molten lava formation of the Hawaiian Islands; or sit back in one of the Ocean Wave booths inspired by the towering waves found on Oahu’s North Shore. Each unique spot is a great place to relax and dine from a menu of regional cuisine, fresh seafood, steaks, burgers and chef’s specialties in the space where the renowned Don Ho Theater used to reside.

Bringing his legendary state-of-mind to the 50th state, Jimmy Buffett’s latest offering features island-inspired colors, traditional outriggers (a tribute to Hawaii’s surf culture) and a stage for live music where up-and-coming talents perform nightly when the relaxing sounds of Buffett’s music isn’t filling the air. Using cutting-edge technologies, images of majestic mountains, crashing waves, and beautiful outdoor sunsets dramatically bring the outdoors inside-an effect rivaled only by the bona-fide beauty of Waikiki Beach.

An official website is up at www.jimmybuffettsatthebeachcomber.com but the page is still under construction.

Jimmy will perform at a private party for the opening of the restaurant in late February. More details to come.

Here’s the first Buffett Caption Contest of 2009. Take a look at the below image and come up with your own caption for it:

Hint – It’s Jimmy talking to Jimmy the dog, a member of the Jamaican Dog Sled Team.

Put your creative hat on and post your own caption in the comments section of this post.

After a couple days, we’ll put a few of the best in a poll for everyone to vote on their favorite.

Back in May, Jimmy Buffett laid three tracks for the video game “Rock Band” for the Playstation and Xbox platforms. Well now you can get two of them for Rock Band on your Nintendo Wii!

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of six new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii.

The line up includes “March of the Pigs” and “The Collector” from industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails, “I Fought the Law” from English punk rock band the Clash and “Rockaway Beach” from the infamous punk rock band Ramones. The offering also features two exclusive 2008 Rock Band re-recordings of “Margaritaville” and “Volcano” from singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.

Wii fans can expect a rollout of the previously released downloadable content every week until the entire back catalogue of more than 500 songs is available. In addition, the regularly scheduled future DLC releases for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 will also be available for Rock Band 2 Wii owners starting in February.

Download the songs by going to the in-game Rock Band Music Store. Tracks cost 200 Wii points each ($2.00). You must purchase Wii points via the Wii Shop Channel.

Don’t have Rock Band for your Wii? Get it now!

TicketNetwork and TicketsNow are showing two tour dates at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey:

Thursday, June 18th and Saturday, June 20th

Keep in mind that these dates are not confirmed. Stay tuned to BuffettWorld for more tour date rumors and updates!