11 years ago today, on January 16h, 1996, Jamaican authorities opened fire on Jimmy Buffett’s seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker’s plane. U2 singer Bono was with Buffett, but neither one was hurt.

Buffett penned a song from the incident… Jamaica Mistaica.

See photos of Buffett’s airplanes on the Buffett Aviation page.

A 1963 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint Convertible that was owned by Jimmy Buffett in the 80’s is for sale on eBay:

As of Sunday morning, there had been 12 bids with a bidding price of $15,100. View the listing now.

Judy Rosen of Slate has an excellent article on Buffett: “A Pirate Looks at 60”

Buffett is one of the music business’ singular success stories. He has parlayed an unlikely subject—getting shitfaced while cruising the Gulf Coast in your power boat, basically—into a multimillion-dollar industry, a perennial place on Forbes’ list of highest-grossing entertainers, and the most passionate concert audience this side of the Deadheads.

Read the entire article here.

The Freddie and the Fishsticks show in Aspen on December 22nd yielded 65,000 dollars to charity, according to an article in the Aspen Daily News.

Jimmy Buffett’s songs aren’t just the ones you know by heart. They are also the catalyst for a $65,000 donation to charities that are close to his heart.

The margarita master played to a sell-out audience last month at Belly Up Aspen and rather than getting paid for his performance, he asked club owner Michael Goldberg to cut a $10,000 check to the Aspen Valley Ski Club, another $10,000 check to Tipsy Taxi, $5,000 to Lift Up in Aspen, $5,000 to Lift Up in Glenwood Springs and another $35,000 for hurricane relief efforts in Mississippi.

Read the entire article here.

Tickets for the February 8th concert in Orlando, Florida go on sale this Saturday at 10 am ET. Prices are $26.00 – $126.00 for the show at the Amway Arena.

Click Here for the Ticketmaster Purchase Link.

LiveDaily has an article on Buffett’s two tour stops: “Jimmy Buffett sets up February gigs”