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Soundcheck Report from Houston

May 20th, 2010


At today’s soundcheck in Houston, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers rehearsed the following songs:

After the soundcheck, Jimmy pulled out his iPad and chatted with those in the chatroom on Ustream. He answered a couple of questions that were posted and said a few things. He mentioned that on the next leg of the tour they’d have a camera in the lawn: “Yeah this ustream thing is cool. Wait till we put the lawn gone wild camera up next leg.”

Be sure to tune in tonight for the show at 8 pm CT. Listen live on Radio Margaritaville or watch the show on Ustream.


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Jimmy’s Live from Houston Tonight

May 20th, 2010


Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band return to the Woodlands Pavilion tonight in Houston as the 2010 Under The Big Top Tour rolls on.

Watch the soundcheck on Ustream around 3 pm CT (if you have an Android phone or iPhone you can watch using the Ustream app, just search for “bttour”). Then tune into Radio Margaritaville at 7:30 pm CT for the pre-show. At 8 pm Ilo Ferreira will open the show with a short set, followed by Jimmy. You can also watch the show live on Ustream as long as the venue internet is strong enough.

If you’re going to the show, be sure to check out the official tailgating information here.


Tagged in Touring

Buffett Makes Letterman’s Top 10 List

May 20th, 2010


On Wednesday night’s Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Buffett was referenced in the Top 10 List. The category was Top 10 “Lost” Spoilers and #3 was “Jimmy Buffett washes ashore and performs “Margaritaville.”

Watch it below:

(hat tip Phyllis)


Tagged in Pop Culture References, Television

Details on Margaritaville Beach Hotel

May 19th, 2010


The Gulf Breeze News has a great article on the recently announced Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola, Florida. According to the article, the ball began rolling back in March. In fact, the March 31st impromptu show at the Panama City Margaritaville came after Buffett toured the hotel property.

Marilyn Hess feels as if she won the lottery. As head of Little Sabine, Inc., she was finalizing the details to open a Gulf-front hotel on Pensacola Beach, replacing the Holiday Inn that Hurricane Ivan washed away in 2004.

A phone call from a friend turned her plans upside down.

She met the friend, who is also involved in hotel development in Atlanta, when in walked Jimmy Buffett and the CEO of Margaritaville Holdings, John Cohlan.

A few days later, Buffett came to tour the nearly completed hotel and invited Hess along on a road trip to his Margaritaville Café in Panama City where he planned an impromptu performance.

Hess said she couldn’t believe she was on a road trip with Jimmy Buffet, music legend and connoisseur of the laidback lifestyle, and felt like a teenager.

“He is charming and delightful,” Hess said of Buffett.

To top it off, Buffett insisted on stopping each and every Budweiser beer truck he encountered to chat with the drivers and talk about his Land Shark Lager.

“He pulled into the Circle K in Navarre because he saw the beer truck there, and he took pictures with everybody,” Hess said. The employee behind the counter begged for a photo to show her boss, a Parrot Head who otherwise wouldn’t believe he missed the chance to meet his idol.

The article also reveals some details on the hotel:

To meet the target opening in mid to late June for the Margaritaville Beach Hotel, workers are retrofitting the kitchen to accommodate “Frank and Lola’s” restaurant inside the hotel so it can serve signature Margaritaville Café dishes such as the “cheeseburger in paradise.” A pool bar is being constructed as well as an outdoor bar and entertainment area tentatively named “Land Shark Landing.” The Margaritaville Café is scheduled to open on a parcel adjacent to the hotel in Spring of 2011.

Room rates will range from $195 to $450 per night depending on the season and accommodations. Margaritaville Beach Hotel will offer meeting space, a board room and a spectacular view of the Gulf of Mexico through massive glass windows.

“It will have the most beautiful bar area you can imagine,” Hess said.

The article also says that USA Today will feature a spread on the hotel this Friday.

Read the full article here.


Tagged in Miscellaneous

Buffett Caption Contest

May 18th, 2010


It’s been a while since our last caption contest, so let’s do another. Take a look at the below picture and come up with your own creative, funny caption for it.


(Photo: Scott Gries / Life)

Post your caption in the comments section of this post.

After a few days we’ll take some of the best captions and put them in a poll for everyone to vote on their favorite.


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