“Hot Hot Hot in North Carolina!” as Jimmy put it, turned out to be very true for the second stop of the second leg of the Year Of Still Here Tour in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Returning to Raleigh for the first time since 2004 and the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre for the first time since 2002, the first set again featured a few changes, as this time “License to Chill” was played in the second spot, replacing “The Tiki Bar is Open,” which was absent for the first time of the tour. Another change saw an acoustic version of “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” return after “Come Monday.”

The second set continued the changes with “Bama Breeze” sliding into the set for the first time since Tampa in 2007. An especially long second set also saw “Far Side of the World” back in the set after taking a show off. Atlanta’s premiere, “The City,” featuring Mac taking the lead vocal, also stayed in as the set pushed to 27 songs before the encore.

Again the only change in the encores was in the second one, with a performance of the recent classic “Coast of Carolina”, making its debut acoustically with Jimmy and Mac picking their way through a wonderful version. The song itself had not been played since June 6, 2006 in Charlotte.

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board or post your photos in our Photo Gallery.

The 2008 “Year of Still Here” tour will continue Tuesday night with a show at the DTE Energy Music Center in Clarkston, MI. Get your tickets now!

The “Swine Not?” book giveaway has ended and the winners have been notified via e-mail. Thanks to all who entered and congrats to the winners!

Didn’t win? You can still pick up “Swine Not?” now at Amazon.com.

Have you read it already? Post your comments or review on our Discussion Board.

BuffettWorld is giving away three copies of Jimmy Buffett’s latest book, “Swine Not?”, which hit book shelves on Tuesday.

It’s simple to enter, just go here and fill in your information.

The contest runs from Thursday, May 15th through Wednesday, May 21st. View all the rules here.

The results are in for the 2008 Fantasy Set List Contest, but not before having to resort to a tie-breaker round to break a four-way tie.

The winner of this year’s contest is jollymon345 with 140 points!

Congratulations to him for winning a Portopong from our good friends at www.portopong.com. Here was his winning entry for the St. Louis set list:

1. Homemade Music
2. The Tiki Bar is Open
3. Fruitcakes
4. Mexico
5. Miss You So Badly
6. It’s Five O’clock Somewhere (w/Mac)
7. We’re Still Here
8. Brown Eyed Girl
9. Tryin’ To Reason With Hurricane Season
10. Cheeseburger in Paradise
11. One Particular Harbour
12. Rainy Day Woman #12 and 35 (Bob Dylan Cover)
13. Gulf Coast Highway (Nanci Griffith Cover, w/Tina Gullickson)
14. Makin’ Music for Money (Nadirah)
15. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
16. Volcano
17. Son of a Son of a Sailor
18. School Boy Heart
19. Scarlet Begonias
20. A pirate Looks at Forty
21. Banana Republics
22. Southern Cross
23. Margaritaville
24. Fins
25. Glory Days
26. Somewhere Over China
27. Come Monday

You can compare his entry to the actual St. Louis set list here.

Two runners up also received prizes. Coming in at second place was puablo with 115 points and StlParrthd with 110 points. Congrats to them as well!

Thanks to our friends at Portopong for sponsoring this year’s contest. What’s a Portopong? Well, now you can truly play beer pong anywhere with PORTOPONG! When we say be able to play anywhere on anything – we’re not kidding. Imagine playing beer pong in the pool or ocean, or hold a match in your dorm room – just inflate PORTOPONG for instant party success. What ideas can you think of for PORTOPONG? And by the way – this isn’t a beach ball or your mommas pool float – PORTOPONG is made from extra thick vinyl to ensure long lasting party success.

Go to www.portopong.com to see more pictures and get yours today!

Thanks to all who entered, and be sure to play again next year!

Chicago radio station 97.1 FM The Drive is giving away tickets to see Jimmy Buffett at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL on Thursday, July 24th, including one pair of front row tickets!

A random drawing will take place on or about March 25, 2008 from all complete entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Five (5) Winners will each receive one pair of tickets (2 tickets total per winner) to the Thursday, July 24th concert at Toyota Park (ARV: $172 per winner) and One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a pair of front row tickets to the Thursday, July 24th concert at Toyota Park (ARV: $272). Grand Prize Winner will be required to complete a W-9 and an Affidavit of Eligibility prior to claiming their prize. Prizes will be mailed via U.S. mail. All other contest rules apply.

Enter to win here!

View all tour dates here.

Update – 97.9 The Loop is also giving away tickets to Toyota Park, click here to enter.

(hat tip to spark26981 and Mick The Pirate)

Tickets go on sale via presale tomorrow (Friday the 29th) for the Toyota Park shows. Click here for the TicketMaster purchase links.