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.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band made a rare appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival tonight.

As always, Jimmy had to shorten his set some for Jazz Fest, but he was still able to get in 24 songs. Among them where “Home Again” with a guest spot from Ilo Ferreira and “Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?,” last played August 31, 2005 in Indianapolis, with Allen Toussaint as a special guest.

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board or post your photos in our Photo Gallery.

The 2008 “Year of Still Here” will take a month-long hiatus before returning June 5 with a show in Atlanta, GA. There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this evening.

The pre-concert tailgate party starts at 6 pm ET, with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band taking the stage at 6:30 pm ET.

You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville on the web at www.radiomargaritaville.com or on Sirius 31.

Also, the festival will be carried on AT&T’s Blue Room. Listen here.

You can follow along with the set list and chat with other parrotheads during the show on our Discussion Board.

Freddy and the Fishsticks aka Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band rocked the Margaritaville Cafe last night in New Orleans, Louisiana in a benefit for several causes.

The set featured a few surprises, including “Last Man Standing,” last played in Aspen on December 22, 2006; the live debut of a track featuring Jimmy from Sonny Landreth’s new album entitled “Howlin’ Moon”; and the return of the Jesse Winchester song “L’air de la Louisiane,” last played in St. Barths in 1999.

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board or post your photos in our Photo Gallery.

The 2008 “Year of Still Here” tour will kick back up Saturday Night with a show at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Get your tickets now!

Freddy and the Fishsticks (better known as Jimmy Buffett and a condensed version of the Coral Reefer Band) will play a special show at the New Orleans Margaritaville Thursday night.

Proceeds from the show will benefit BORN (Better Opportunities Right Now) and NOAAHH (New Orleans Artists Against Hunger & Homelessness).

It appears that the show will not be aired on Radio Margaritaville, so if you attend the show please help us out and provide the set list.

Amazon.com recently chatted with Jimmy Buffett about his new book “Swine Not?”, which comes out May 13th.

You can view the video by clicking here.

Pre-Order “Swine Not?” Now!

“Hello Carolina, We’re still here!” started stop number four on the Year Of Still Here Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Returning to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (or the Blockbuster Pavilion as it once was known) for the first time in two years, the first set was almost the same as Frisco, the lone difference being the return of “Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season”, not played since opening night in Houston, in the #8 slot.

The second set was similar as well, however “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” was dropped and “Scarlet Begonias” returned to the set. Jimmy once again told his story of the time the Grateful Dead played 2 nights at the same venue in Charlotte and Jimmy followed them by playing the next night and the following afternoon. Research has indicated that this event took place in 1992, although it was not at the same venue, as the Grateful Dead played the Charlotte Coliseum June 17 and 18 while Jimmy played the Blockbuster Pavilion June 19 and 20.

The first encore again featured “Fins” and the Bob Dylan classic “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35.” But the second encore featured perhaps the biggest surprise of the tour as Jimmy pulled out “God’s Own Drunk” for the first time since Last October in Vegas. This was just the third time in the last eight years it was played and the first time it has closed a show since August 1, 1998 in Bristow, VA.

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board or post your photos in our Photo Gallery.

The 2008 “Year of Still Here” tour will continue Saturday Night with a show at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Don’t forget that Thursday night “Freddy and the Fishsticks” will be performing at the Margaritaville in New Orleans. Get your tickets now!

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band continue their Year Of Still Here Tour tonight with a show from the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, North Carolina.

You can listen to the show live through Radio Margaritaville on the web at www.radiomargaritaville.com or on Sirius 31.

The pre-show will begin around 7:30 pm EDT and Jimmy will take the stage shortly after 8 pm EDT.

Follow along with the set list and chat with other parrot heads during the show on our Discussion Board.

Other shows this week: Thursday, May 1st - Margaritaville Cafe, New Orleans; and Saturday, May 3rd - New Orleans Jazz Fest, New Orleans (Get Tickets).

The results are in for the 2008 Fantasy Set List Contest, but not before having to resort to a tie-breaker round to break a four-way tie.

The winner of this year’s contest is jollymon345 with 140 points!

Congratulations to him for winning a Portopong from our good friends at www.portopong.com. Here was his winning entry for the St. Louis set list:

1. Homemade Music
2. The Tiki Bar is Open
3. Fruitcakes
4. Mexico
5. Miss You So Badly
6. It’s Five O’clock Somewhere (w/Mac)
7. We’re Still Here
8. Brown Eyed Girl
9. Tryin’ To Reason With Hurricane Season
10. Cheeseburger in Paradise
11. One Particular Harbour
12. Rainy Day Woman #12 and 35 (Bob Dylan Cover)
13. Gulf Coast Highway (Nanci Griffith Cover, w/Tina Gullickson)
14. Makin’ Music for Money (Nadirah)
15. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
16. Volcano
17. Son of a Son of a Sailor
18. School Boy Heart
19. Scarlet Begonias
20. A pirate Looks at Forty
21. Banana Republics
22. Southern Cross
23. Margaritaville
24. Fins
25. Glory Days
26. Somewhere Over China
27. Come Monday

You can compare his entry to the actual St. Louis set list here.

Two runners up also received prizes. Coming in at second place was puablo with 115 points and StlParrthd with 110 points. Congrats to them as well!

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Thanks to all who entered, and be sure to play again next year!