Time again for the monthly column by BuffettWorld contributor Justin. In this month’s From Under My Lone Palm, he chronicles an interview with Country Cookin’ that occurred at an important time in Buffett’s career:

For this month’s piece I had to look deep into my archives. I admit I had several other ideas for things I wanted to tell you all about, but those just didn’t get finished for this time around. But there’s always next time. Anyway, this month we are gonna go back to the early seventies again. Looking back, how could anyone not love this time in music? Below you will find a transcript of an interview Jimmy did with Lee Arnold for the Country Cookin’ radio show. This interview took place immediately after Jimmy’s performance at Willie Nelson’s second annual picnic on July 4, 1974, at the Texas World Speedway.

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The show was back on the road tonight as Jimmy and the band continued the August Session of the Summerzcool Tour with a show in East Troy, Wisconsin.

The set list was primarily the same as recent shows with the exception of a few songs. “Coconut Telegraph” made another appearance in the second spot. The second set also moved around a little, as Glen Worf helped out on bass for a few songs. For the final encore, Jimmy played “Growing Older But Not Up,” for the first time since October 18, 2008 in Las Vegas.

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The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues Thursday with the first of two shows in Bristow, VA. There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

The show was back on the road tonight as Jimmy and the band continued the August Session of the Summerzcool Tour with a show in Wantagh, New York.

The set featured a unique song tonight as the long island special “The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful” was added to the second set. The song was last played September 6, 2008 in Mansfield, MA.

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The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues Saturday with a show in East Troy, Wisconsin. There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

The show was back on the road tonight as Jimmy and the band continued the August Session of the Summerzcool Tour with a show in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The set featured a few returning songs tonight as “Coconut Telegraph” jumped into the second spot for it’s second performance on the tour. Early tour favorite “Rhumba Man” was also brought back in the second set.

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The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues Wednesday with a show in Wantagh, New York. There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

A memorial service will be held next month in Manhattan for legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite and Jimmy Buffett, a close friend of Cronkite, will perform:

President Obama has been invited to eulogize Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS News anchorman, at a memorial service in Manhattan next month, network sources said.

Former President Bill Clinton has accepted an invitation to speak at the service, to be held at Lincoln Center at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 9.

Also speaking at the service will be Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News”; Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports; and Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp.’s president and chief executive officer.

Performances are scheduled by Jimmy Buffett and Mickey Hart, who was a Grateful Dead drummer.

Read the full article here.

The show was back on the road tonight as Jimmy and the band continued the August Session of the Summerzcool Tour with another show in Bridgeview, Illinois.

The set list was primarily the same as recent shows with the exception of a few songs. “Nobody from Nowhere” moved “Stars on the Water” out of the second slot for just the second time on tour. For the final encore, Jimmy played “Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season,” adding a verse of “Banana Republics” into the middle of the song for Steve Goodman.

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The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues next Sunday with a show in Atlantic City, NJ There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

The show was back on the road tonight as Jimmy and the band continued the August Session of the Summerzcool Tour with a show in Clarkston, Michigan.

The set list was primarily the same as recent shows with the exception of a few songs. “Frank and Lola” returned to the set for the first time since June 23, 2007 in Burgettstown, PA. Immediately following it was just the second performance ever of “Nobody from Nowhere.”

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The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues Saturday with a show in Bridgeview, Illinois. There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

The August leg of the 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues tonight with a show from the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston, Michigan, just outside of Detroit.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will take the stage shortly after 8 pm ET and you can listen live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or Sirius 31 / XM 55.

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

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The show was back on the road tonight as Jimmy and the band continued the August Session of the Summerzcool Tour with a show in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The set list was primarily the same as recent shows with the exception of a few songs. “Rocky Raccoon” was back in the show tonight with Peter Mayer again helping on vocals. Also performed tonight was the first outing of “Tryin to Reason with Hurricane Season” since February 12 in Key West.

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

The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues Thursday with a show in Clarkston, Michigan. There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band played the first of two shows in Bridgeview, Illinois (suburb of Chicago) on Saturday night at Toyota Park. The Southtown Star has a review of the show: “Buffett brings the weather, and the fun, with him”

Was it just a coincidence or did the final arrival of summer weather in the Chicago area have something to do with Jimmy Buffett’s first visit here?

There wouldn’t be any doubters among the throngs who packed Bridgeview’s Toyota Park Saturday for the first of two Chicago-area shows on Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band’s “Summerzcool” tour.

But then Buffett’s music and concerts have always been a sort of religious experience for his Parrotthead fans, who flock to the shows whether he’s got a new album out or not, and who turn the venue’s parking lots into a huge summer outdoor bash even in the worst of economic times (though I did see something I never saw in any of my previous shows: some empty seats).

Those who did make the trip were rewarded with a more than two hour show featuring the usual lineup of classic favorites, fun covers and a couple of surprises.

The biggest surprise was near the end of the night when guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith joined the already dozen or so band members on stage to add a few licks during “Margaritaville.”

Read the full review here.