Jimmy Buffett’s latest novel, “Swine Not?”, hits the book shelves today! Be sure to get out and grab it from your local bookstore, or order now from Amazon.

Also, Jimmy will be making the rounds on TV promoting the book. Catch him this morning on The Today Show on NBC and on Live with Regis and Kelly. Check your local listings!

Jimmy Buffett has been designated an honorary chair of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton’s charity, Payton’s Play It Forward Foundation.

The foundation’s signature event will be a Black & Gold Gala fundraiser inside the Superdome on Oct. 10, featuring celebrity emcee Chris Berman, honorary chairs Jimmy Buffett and Irma Thomas, a variety of entertainment and several exclusive auction items.

For further details or to get involved with the Paytons’ foundation, go to www.paytonsplayitforwardfoundation.com or contact Karen Hegner at 214-529-6681.

Karen Hegner tells BuffettWorld.com that Jimmy is not scheduled to perform at the Gala.

Read the entire article here.

Buffett sang the national anthem at the New Orleans Saints game in December 2006, and is a co-owner, along with Payton and other Saints coaches and players, of Pulaski County, a 3 year old roan gelding.

Jimmy Buffett’s latest novel, “Swine Not?”, hits the book shelves tomorrow! Be sure to get out and grab it from your local bookstore, or order now from Amazon.

Also, Jimmy will be making the rounds on TV tomorrow promoting the book. Catch him on The Today Show on NBC and on Live with Regis and Kelly.

Amazon’s Summary of “Swine Not?”:

When Southern belle Ellie McBride moves her twins from Vertigo, Tennessee to New York City, they wouldn’t dream of leaving behind the family pig Rumpy. But the posh hotel where Ellie has found work (and living space) has “No Pets” writ large on its portal. So hiding Rumpy from the hotel staff—especially the ultra-carnivorous hotel chef, who would like nothing better than to transform their pet into pork roast—becomes imperative.

Craig Wilson of USA Today interviewed Jimmy Buffett and asks him 5 questions on his new book “Swine Not?” (pre-order now).

3: Was that pig really there on the beach when your photo was taken for the jacket?

No, he was not. We attempted to film myself with the pig, but the pig bit me twice. Hell with that pig. The pig is just kind of laid in there in that photo.

Read the entire interview here.

Pre-Order “Swine Not?” now by clicking here. The book will be released this Tuesday!

The New Orleans Times-Picayune’s Keith Spera has a review of Saturday’s Jazz Fest show: “Jimmy Buffett and NOJO close out Saturday”

Say what you will about Buffett and his music: The man knows how to work a Jazzfest crowd. That he appears to be having as much, if not more, fun as anyone is key.

In his final 40 minutes, he broke down “Come Monday” to acoustic guitar and steel drums; showcased a singer he met in a bar on an African island; led the most exquisitely un-P.C. sing-a-long “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw?”; and cut loose Lafayette slide guitarist ace and frequent Buffett collaborator Sonny Landreth on “Southern Cross” and a grunged-up version of Landreth’s own “U.S.S. Zydecomobile.”

That’s when the party really got started. Buffett spotted an audience member wearing a T-shirt that read, “Helping Rebuild New Orleans one margarita at a time.” “I will trade you these flip-flops,” Buffett said, pointing at his own feet, “for that T-shirt.” Recognizing a one-of-a-kind Jazzfest souvenir when offered one, the guy accepted. Buffett immediately donned his new, slightly too big, “funky” T-shirt and kicked off the audience participatory “Fins.”

Buffett had one final surprise: Accompanied only by Allen Toussaint on the electric piano, he sang “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans” as the sun set on Jazzfest. “It’s hard work leading a band on a Saturday night,” Buffett had said earlier. He makes it look easy.

Moments after the set ended, Jazzfest security stopped pedestrian traffic on the dirt track. A convoy of vehicles sped from the Acura backstage area. Buffett himself hung out of the passenger window of the lead SUV. His fans cheered as he passed within high-five distance on his way out of the Fair Grounds — he waved and yelled back at them.

Read the entire review here.

See more photos from the 2008 New Orleans Jazz Fest in our Photo Gallery.