The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis were given an extra hour of sleep this morning and woke up to Jimmy’s song “Twelve Volt Man.”

Astronaut Dan Burbank’s family provided ‘Twelve Volt Man’ for the six shuttle members who will continue transferring equipment to and from the International Space Station.

Read the entire article here.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band took their Party At The End Of The World Tour to the Big Apple on Thursday night for a show at Madison Square Garden.

Buffett debuted the song Everybody’s On The Phone”. It will appear on his new album Take The Weather With You.

Check out the set list from the show here.

Did you attend the show? Post your comments on the Discussion Board and upload your tailgating and concert pics to the Photo Gallery.

The tour continues on Tuesday, September 19th with a special fundraiser concert in Austin, Texas to benefit Kinky Friedman’s gubernatorial campaign.

Both LiveDaily and Billboard have articles on Buffett’s new album and tour dates.

From Billboard’s article:

The [new] album reportedly features guest spots from Mark Knopfler (who penned “Whoop De Doo”), Gomez, Little Feat’s Bill Payne, Sonny Landreth and ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabakuro, who’s been a part of Buffett’s touring band for the past few years.

View the articles:
   LiveDaily – “Jimmy Buffett offers up more shows, new album”
   Billboard – “Buffett Braves ‘Weather’ on new album”

Here is the track listing for the new album Take The Weather With You:

1. Bama Breeze
2. Party At The End Of The World
3. Weather With You
4. Everybody’s On The Phone
5. Whoop De Doo
6. Nothin’ But A Breeze
7. Cinco De Mayo In Memphis
8. Reggabilly Hill
9. Elvis Presley Blues
10. Hula Girl At Heart
11. Wheel Inside The Wheel
12. Silver Wings
13. Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On
14. Duke’s On Sunday
15. Here We Are

The album is due out October 10th, get more info here.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s Party At The End Of The World Tour rolled into Detroit, Michigan on Tuesday night for a show at the DTE Energy Music Theatre. Former Coral Reefer Band member Greg “Fingers” Taylor joined Jimmy on stage for Peanut-Butter Conspiracy, Son of a Son of a Sailor, and the finale – A Pirate Looks At Forty.

During the pre-show interview, Buffett confirmed that “Take The Weather With You” will indeed be the name of the new album.

Check out the set list here.

Did you attend the show? Post your comments on the Discussion Board and upload your tailgating and concert pics to the Photo Gallery.

The tour continues on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.