The official 2011 New Orleans Jazz Fest poster, dubbed “Busking Out: Becoming Jimmy Buffett,” features a young Jimmy painted by Garland Robinette:

An accomplished romantic realist, Robinette offers a look back at Mississippi-born Buffett playing for passers-by on a French Quarter street corner circa 1967, bygone blond hair bobbing to the rhythm of his acoustic guitar. Busking is slang for performing in the street for tips.

The artist captures Buffett’s sunny persona perfectly in with what seems to be a beam of celestial light piercing the steamy south Louisiana sky. Robinette’s somber handling of the balconied Creole townhouse in the background is a nice contrast with the cascade of buoyant colors in Buffett’s Hawaiian shirt and the scarlet parrot fluttering in the distance..

You can get your own copy of the poster at art4now.com

Buffett will perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 7th.

Congrats to Blairsdad for winning our latest Jimmy Buffett Caption Contest!

Here was his caption:

Fins to the Left…Slings to the Right…

The five finalists each received a fairly equal share of the votes. The bottom three were only separated by two votes.

Thanks to all of you who submitted captions and voted.

Would you like to sponsor a caption contest in the future? Supply a prize for a contest and get lots of good publicity for your product! Contact Josh if you’re interested.

Jimmy Johnson’s ‘Arlo and Janis’ comic strip poked fun at Jimmy’s fall today:

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(hat tip Steve for passing this along)

Last week we showed you the below picture and asked you to submit your own caption.

We got over 200 submissions and have picked a few of our favorites. Vote for your favorite:

Tickets go on sale this morning at 10 am CT for Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s show on Thursday, May 5th at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion outside of Houston, Texas.

Purchase at TicketMaster. Tickets often sell out quickly, so be prepared. Read our ticket buying tips here.

You can also find premium seats at TicketNetwork or TicketsNow.