Coral Reefer Mac McAnally has a new single out:

Mac McAnally, musician, songwriter and singer, is out with his first single for ShowDog Nashville “You First”. The song is the first from his upcoming debut CD for the label.

Last month, McAnally, a member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, had a number song he wrote for Kenny Chesney, Down the Road. He sang on the track with Chesney, his sixth number one as a writer and his first as a recording artist.

Read the entire article here.

It’s been over a month since our last caption contest, so it’s definitely time for a new one! Put your creative hat on and come up with your own caption for the Jimmy Buffett picture below:

Post your caption in the comments section of this post.

Later in the week we’ll take a few of our favorite captions and put them in a poll for everyone to vote on their favorite.

(hat tip to parrothead mania for suggesting this picture)

A new line of rum from Jimmy Buffett is coming soon. The Margaritaville.com Tour page shows that the 2009 Summerzcool Tour is sponsored by Landshark Lager and Margaritaville Premium Jamaican Rum.

LiquorAndWine4Less.com has an image of the bottles (pictured above right). They report that it will come in four flavors: Silver, Gold, Spiced, and Coconut.

From Margaritaville.com:

100% Organic garments and environmentally friendly inks were used to produce this product.

Margaritaville is on a journey toward environmental responsibility and sustainability and encourage others to get involved. The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden is the only “frost-free” botanical garden in the continental United States. A tropical environment with ample rain allows most trees to retain their leaves in the dry season (December through late May).

It is home to many endangered and threatened flora and fauna. Tropical forests of the world hold at least half of all the variety of life on Earth. Moreover, the species found with the Caribbean are among the richest in plant and animal life on the planet. The Margaritaville Store is proud to donate $1.00 from the sale of this T’shirt and pleased to participate in this effort. Purchase Here.

Save Our Cats and Kittens, Inc., a non-profit, no-kill cat shelter in Fort
Walton Beach, FL, is having a fundraiser where you could win a guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffett!

The $3,000 first prize package includes:

• Sunburst Eleca Acoustic Guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffett
• 3 day/3 night stay at Emerald Grande Resort in Destin, Florida
• Gift bucket from Cheeseburger in Paradise of Destin

Other winners may receive a gift basket from Coppertone, or a copy of Jimmy Buffett’s latest book “Swine Not.”

Visit www.saveourcatsandkittens.com for all the details and to purchase your raffle tickets.

According to New York Magazine, Jimmy Buffett recently performed at the wedding of Netscape founder Jim Clark:

Netscape founder Jim Clark and Aussie supermodel Kristy Hinze (nearly 40 years his junior) tied the knot at Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort on Virgin Gorda. Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber attended while Jimmy Buffett performed.

Read the entire article here.

The February ‘09 issue of Air International magazine discusses a North Carolina company’s plans to resurrect the Grumman Goose seaplane (pictured right), and according to the article they say that Jimmy Buffett is interested:

“V.L. Manual [owner of the company] now has strong interest from buyers in 20 different countries worldwide, including the possibility of a new “retro” Goose for country music legend Jimmy Buffett, which may have original Pratt & Whitney (P&W) radials instead of the turboprops. A highly-specialized military version of the Goose is also being developed by Antilles for potential use by US Special Forces.”

Antilles Seaplanes LLC expects to have the first new-production plane completed in June of this year. The Super Goose will have modern engines, modern electronics, and a number of other upgrades over the original Goose. Airframes will be of new manufacturer, rather then rebuilt.

The Goose is a bit smaller than Jimmy’s Albatross but also a bit larger than the Widgeon that he crashed in 1994. Originally designed in the 1930’s the Goose ended production in 1945 with 345 examples being built originally. Roughly 60 are airworthy today. Antilles sees a potential market for 200 new-built Gooses (not “Geese!”).

(hat tip to Pirate John for passing this along)

See photos of Jimmy’s airplanes here.