Jimmy Buffett is interviewed in the latest edition of Beaches, Resorts, & Parks. In the discussion, he reveals that he’s working on a new book:

As we talk books just a little more, Jimmy also tells me he is currently working on a new book. It’s still a ways from being finished but he says he is writing a page a day. “It’s a travel log. Starting in Long Island and ending up in Shanghai,” he tells me. His newest book, he says – just like his music- will be published by his own publishing company.

Read the full wide-ranging interview here.

Tickets for two Jimmy Buffett shows in April go on sale this morning at 10 am ET.

Tampa, FL
Saturday, April 19th
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
at the FL State Fairgrounds
Buy tickets-> LiveNation | TicketNetwork

West Palm Beach, FL
Saturday, April 26th
Cruzan Amphitheatre
Buy tickets-> LiveNation | TicketNetwork

Tickets to Buffett shows sell out fast, so be ready to buy right at 10:00am. Read our Ticket Buying Tips.

If the show you want to see does sell out through TicketMaster/LiveNation, you can still find tickets through secondary markets like TicketNetwork.

Jimmy Buffett was in Miami on Monday night at Shane Battier’s Battioke charity event. Held at the Fillmore Miami Beach, the event benefits Battier’s Take Charge Foundation.

The signature fundraising event has become a favorite of those who attend as well as those who perform. What started as Clutch City Karaoke in Houston, has morphed into South Beach Battioke – a karaoke competition for Shane and his teammates as well as other celebrities. Giving these athletes a chance to shine off the court, the level of entertainment at Battioke is hard to find elsewhere. Attendees witness their favorite players letting loose and testing out their karaoke chops in front of a fun-loving lively audience, while raising money for The Battier Take Charge Foundation.

The event also featured a charity auction, in which Buffett was the high bidder ($24,000!) on a locker room-used celebratory bottle of champagne from last year’s championship that was signed by the team.

Buffett also took to the karaoke stage for Marvin Gay’s “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” with Pat Riley. Watch a short video of it on Instagram.

Shane Battier is a big parrothead, and even quoted Jimmy when he joined the Heat in 2011.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will continue the Songs From St. Somewhere Tour into 2014 with two Florida shows in April:

Tampa, FL
Saturday, April 19th
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
at the FL State Fairgrounds
On sale 1/31/14: LiveNation | TicketNetwork
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West Palm Beach, FL
Saturday, April 26th
Cruzan Amphitheatre
On sale 1/31/14: LiveNation | TicketNetwork
Search nearby hotels through Travelnow

These are the first tour dates to drop for spring 2014. Expect more soon!

Sports radio personality Dan Patrick was interviewing Warren Buffett about his $1 billion March Madness challenge, when Jimmy called in to chat too.

It’s a fun discussion, with Jimmy even mentioning that he now has a ticket aboard Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceship.