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 The 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour was back on again Thursday night as Jimmy opened the third leg of the tour with a show in Cincinnati.
Returning to Cincinnati for the 24th straight year, the set changes started quick, with “Coconut Telegraph” popping up in the second slot. The next change followed that with the Harry Belafonte classic “Jamaica Farewell” making a return to the set list for the first time since August 19, 1990 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Who could have expected that? But Jimmy wasn’t done yet, as popping up in the 10th spot was “Take Another Road,” it’s first outing since February 20, 2001 in Charlotte, NC.
The second set continued the changes with Mac contributing “The Ass and The Hole” for the first time at a Buffett show since July 22, 1999 in Chicago. Another change was a strange one with “What If The Hokey Pokey Is All It Really Is About?” returning for the first time since October 5, 2002 in Irvine, CA.
The First Encore was the same as most of the tour with “Fins” and “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35″ staying put. The second encore, which has brought some surprises this year, surprised again with a solo acoustic performance of the John Prine classic “Paradise,” only played once before in Cincinnati on June 18, 2002.
View the entire set list here.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer has a review of the show: “Parrotheads toast Buffett”
The third leg of the 2008 “Year of Still Here” will continue Saturday night with a show in East Troy, WI. There’s still plenty of time to Get your tickets!
 Two local parrotheads from Loveland married in the parking lot of RIverbend Amphitheater today before the Jimmy Buffett concert:
A Loveland couple will be donning their best tropical attire Thursday, grabbing a margarita, then joining hands in marriage.
This will all happen outside Riverbend, just hours before Jimmy Buffett takes the stage.
Teri Moore and Tim Maxwell are members of the Cincinnati Parrothead Club. Their wedding was planned for 11:30 a.m. Thursday at a Jimmy Buffett tailgate party.
Cincinnati.com has a couple of articles on Buffett in advance of Thursday’s show at Riverport Amphitheater:
Jimmy Buffett brings his “The Year of Still Here” tour to Riverbend Thursday, representing the 20th anniversary of his first performance at the venue in 1988. This show is his 41st consecutive sell-out at Riverbend. This one sold all of the 20,000 tickets in 10 minutes. Make it his 47th consecutive sell-out in this market, if you count the six shows he did at Kings Island from 1984-87.
By a conservative estimate, Buffett has likely grossed $25 million in this market during the span.
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Cincinnati fans played no small role in giving Buffett the impetus to launch Margaritaville Inc., providing him with his Parrothead branding statement as the moniker was first uttered at a Kings Island concert in 1985. Cincinnati fans were the first to come out of the cult closet and dress up in wild beach gear.
Buffett has turned his musical fantasies into what is estimated to be a $400 million brand, making him one of the richest musicians in the world. Rolling Stone magazine estimated in 2006 Buffett was the seventh richest rock star, earning $44 million that year.
 Jimmy Buffett’s 2008 Year Of Still Here Tour resumes this week after a month-long hiatus.
The July leg kicks off on Thursday at the Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, Ohio. Then, Buffett takes his show to the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin on Saturday. Other shows on this leg: Pittsburgh, Chicago, Indianapolis, and the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
See the entire tour schedule here, and be sure to get your tickets to see Buffett live!
 After Kenny Chesney’s 2008 Poets & Pirates tour wraps up in September, he’ll head down to the islands with his Jimmy Buffett Signature Edition Martin guitar to write songs for his next album:
When the Poets & Pirates Tour, which hits Turner Field on Sunday, wraps in September, Chesney will grab his Jimmy Buffett Signature Edition Martin guitar — a gift from Buffett himself — and seek songwriting inspiration aboard his boat in the near-translucent waters of the Virgin Islands.
While plans are already in the works for next year’s tour, Chesney has his sights set on that upcoming songwriting sabbatical, crafting material with that guitar given by equally notorious island aficionado Buffett.
“Jimmy’s a great songwriter, so I’ll try to get whatever energy I can from it,” Chesney says with a laugh.
Coming up in September you can see three great acts at IslandFest in Exeter, New Hampshire:
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Event – IslandFest
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Bands – Club Trini, Peter Mayer, Scott Kirby
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Location – IOKA Theater, 55 Water St., Exeter, NH, 03833
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Date – Sunday September 7th 2008
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Time – Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7:30pm
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Tickets – Available starting July 10th a IOKA Theater Box office & www.iokatheater.com
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Cost – $39 each general admission
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$100 each Sponsor level ticket, Allows you access to the sponsor-only meet and greet with IslandFest musicians and
early access to preferred seating.
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Tickets are very limited and only available through the organizer at 603-817-2202.
 Jimmy Buffett guest stars on Little Feat’s latest album, entitled “Join The Band.” It’s available for download now on iTunes! Click here to get it now!
Or you can pre-order now through Amazon. It will be released on August 26th. Click here to pre-order now!
Buffett appears on the tracks “Champion of the World” and “Time Loves A Hero.” Little Feat member Billy Payne has been a frequent guest on tour with the Coral Reefers the past few years.
Also appearing on “Join The Band” are Dave Matthews, Vince Gill, Bob Seger, Brooks & Dunn, Emmylou Harris and Chris Robinson (from the Black Crowes).
(hat tip to Mike for passing this along!)
 Jimmy Buffett will play a second show at the New Morning Club in Paris, France on Saturday, September 20th. The first show, announced in mid-June, will be on Friday, September 19th.
Tickets are available now through ticketnet.fr
(hat tip to Adam for passing this along!)
Hampton Style magazine has a great article on veteran surfers in Montauk, New York. It also has several great pictures:
Not easy to miss in his subtle new ride, a forest service-green Scooby-Doo van [pictured in article], Buffett pulls in grinning as a handful of comrades gather to gawk at the ultimate in solar-paneled, vegetable oil-fueled eco-cruising. Buffett maintains an enigmatic smile, unpacking his boards while sightseeing friends tour the van’s carpeted, cream interior. “How much is Crisco a gallon?” and “Do you smell French fries when you’re driving?” are just a few of the inquiries thrown his way.
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But Buffett shakes his head. “You’re gonna get a few assholes wherever you go, but it’s pretty mellow out there. You’ll see people with boogie boards and kids, guys teaching and world-class surfers and everybody gets along; that’s the great thing about surfing here,” he assures.
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“I’m not interested in having to go and do exercise; you put people in the water who haven’t paddled, and they know real quick how in shape you have to be to do that. We’re really having fun out there. I’ve lived here for 25 years over the summers, and I was lucky enough to pal up with a bunch of these guys. It’s just a real cool place,” Buffett states firmly.
“I’ve come out here on a Tuesday and it’s head-high break and there’s four people in the water. It’s just a luxury. A couple of months ago here, the buzz was out so I called Tony, and he said there was a swell. I had to get on a plane to go to Cannes in the afternoon but I just thought ‘I’m gonna go out.’ I came down and it’s all the people who don’t have real jobs, so there was only about five of us in the water. It was one of those days when the waves were starting there,” he points to the far left of the break, “and just long and clean, so I surfed for a good hour then I got on a plane, and I thought ‘This is the way to go to Europe.’”
The article is a great read. Be sure to check out the entire article here.
(hat tip to Matt for passing this along!)
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