Real Kiteboarding of Cape Hatteras, NC has a writeup on Jimmy Buffett’s recent stop to the Outer Banks to do some surfing and fishing:

There’s not too many days that you get to take a session with someone as cool, laid back and talented as Jimmy Buffett. Two years ago we were lucky enough to bump into Jimmy in the British Virgin Islands and spent a day surfing head high point break waves with light offshore winds. Tons of long waves, big smiles and lifelong memories were had that day.

On Tuesday, November 10th, Jimmy Buffett caught up with us again at the new REAL Flagship Store in Cape Hatteras, NC. Jimmy was on a road trip from New York to Charleston, SC in his vegetable oil powered diesel 4×4 van nicknamed “The Green Tomato”.

Read the entire article here.

And here is a video from Real Kiteboarding that features a photo slideshow and some video of Buffett’s visit:

(hat tip to Tara for passing this along)

Dave Hoekstra of the Chicago Sun-Times covered Saturday night’s show at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy Wisconsin on his blog. You can also watch a video of the pre-concert tailgating:

I’ve always wanted to visually document Tropical Tailgating before a Jimmy Buffett concert at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wis. Despite a fading recording industry, his concert audience continues to grow because of his shrewd (and fun) marketing sensibilities.
Saturday, 7/19 was no exception.

Check it out here.

Adam Graham, pop music writer at the Detroit News, along with his videographer David Coates, captured the parking lot experience at Tuesday night’s Buffett show in Clarkston, Michigan.

Watch the video now on YouTube or DetNews.com!

Jimmy Buffett’s latest DVD release, “Scenes You Know By Heart” hits stores today! It’s available exclusively at Sam’s and Wal-Mart or online at Walmart.com.

Jimmy’s CD, Songs You Know By Heart, came out in 1985, and has become one of his most popular releases. Jimmy chose the best live performances of those songs from his concerts all over the world for this unique DVD. Says Jimmy, “If you think about it, looking at the show on video is really the only way I get to see what you see. I have spent many enjoyable hours watching you and us have fun and have put together these scenes you know by heart.”

In addition to the 13 songs (listed below) from Scenes You Know By Heart, there are two bonus cuts, “Hey Good Lookin” and “It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere”. In the packaging is a beautiful 12-page booklet with new photos in which Jimmy explains how the footage was chosen and provides “a few thoughts about what we do, and what we play that you might not be aware of.”

TRACK LIST

1. Cheeseburger In Paradise – from Mini Matinee, the Tiki Time Tour
2. He Went To Paris – from Paris
3. Fins – from Cincinnati
4. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor – from Live In Anguilla
5. A Pirate Looks At Forty – from Live At Wrigley Field
6. Margaritaville – from Live At Wrigley Field
7. Come Monday – from Live At Wrigley Field
8. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes – from Live in Anguilla
9. Why Don’t We Get Drunk – from Live In Hawaii
10. Pencil Thin Moustache – from Noblesville
11. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit – from Las Vegas
12. Boat Drinks – from Noblesville
13. Volcano – from Live In Anguilla
14. Hey Good Lookin’ – from Dallas
15. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – from Live In Anguilla

Order “Scenes You Know By Heart” now for $10.98 at Wal-Mart.com

Jimmy Buffett appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday night to discuss his new book “Swine Not?”.

It was Jimmy’s first appearance on Letterman since November 22nd, 1996 when he performed “Ho Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rum” off his then-new album “Christmas Island.”

They discussed the novel, and how songwriting and writing books is similar. They then talked about the France/Ecstasy incident. Jimmy mentioned that the day before he was detained by French authorities, he had played a show for the Marines at the US Embassy in Paris.

After the commercial break, Jimmy performed “Volcano” with Mac McAnally, Ralph MacDonald, and Paul Schaeffer and the CBS Orchestra. Also, for a web-only exclusive, they performed “Bama Breeze.” You can view that performance here.