Jimmy will play at the induction ceremony to offically name Nancy Pelosi the new senior offical in the House, on January 4, according to a article from the Indianapolis Star.

The celebration culminates with a 3,000-seat black-tie dinner and concert at the elegant National Building Museum near Capitol Hill, with scheduled performances by Carole King and Jimmy Buffett, among others.

Read the entire article here.

The Aspen Daily News Quotes of the week has a brief Freddie and the Fishsticks mention:

“It’s a big deal that we can actually get him to play here.”
Kim Kuligan, head of Belly Up’s marketing and PR division, commenting on Freddy & the Fishsticks Dec. 22 show; tickets are being offered on eBay for as much as $999.999 each. Freddy is widely rumored to be none other than Jimmy Buffett.

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60 Minutes remembered Ed Bradley tonight, including a special piece on his friends by Steve Kroft that included an interview with close friend Jimmy Buffett.

“I’m just glad I got here, my wife called me and said – I was in Hawaii – and said, ‘You need to get back here and see Ed.’ And I’m glad I made it,” Buffett said in the special as he fought back tears.

Read the transcript of the special here.

Watch the full video of the special here.

American Idol winner Taylor Hicks wants to have the same sort of following that Jimmy Buffett has. He explains in an MTV News article:

Hicks kicked off a press tour last week and plans to launch a full trek at the end of February that will “hopefully last 10 years,” he said.

And he’s not entirely joking. After all, another one of his idols is road warrior Jimmy Buffett. “As a performer for so long you have this mentality of [wanting] everybody who comes to your show to be Parrotheads,” Hicks explained, using the nickname given to Buffett’s loyal followers. “The Parrothead mentality is like a gathering, a social event — it’s not only about the music, but it’s about the people you meet all over the country. That’s what I strive for as a performer: to have a traveling circus of fans.”

Read the entire article here.

TicketLiquidator.com today announced the top ten highest selling concerts, venues, sporting events and theatrical productions of 2006.

Jimmy came in at #7 in Top Concerts of 2006:

1. Barbra Streisand
2. Soul2Soul II: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
3. Madonna
4. The Cheetah Girls
5. American Idols Live!
6. Rolling Stones
7. Jimmy Buffett
8. Kenny Chesney
9. Dave Matthews Band
10. Celine Dion

Revenue data is based on TicketNetwork exchange statistics from December 1st, 2005 to November 30th, 2006. View the entire press release here.