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 [...]

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Tickets for the May 1st Freddy & The Fishsticks (better known as Jimmy Buffett and a condensed version of the Coral Reefer Band) show at the New Orleans Margaritaville Cafe will go on sale Friday, April 25th at 10 am central time via Blacktie-Louisiana.com. Ticket prices are $200 each, with proceeds going to BORN (Better Opportunities [...]

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On Sunday night, Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education” aired live from the Beacon Theater in New York City with a full slate of celebrities. Jimmy Buffett and his wife Jane were in attendance (view red carpet photo here), and when host Jon Stewart asked the audience to open [...]

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The Michigan chapter of the Make-A-Wish foundation held its Pistons Cares Telethon on Friday, March 14th and Jimmy was among several entertainers who supported the cause. The 17-hour event raised more than $480,000 and gave PS&E an opportunity to grant 60 wishes for Michigan kids with life-threatening medical conditions. A check presentation is planned for halftime [...]

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The three year old Cheeseburger In Paradise restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina has closed, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times: “The closure is a prudent business decision for us at this time, but we would like to serve our loyal Asheville customers again at some point in the future,” Matt Wissman, joint venture partner of Cheeseburger [...]

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Part II of the Bloomberg interview with Buffett is now available. It includes Buffett singing “Somewhere Over China” and “Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants” solo with just his guitar. Check it out below: Jimmy Buffett Hong Kong concert interview Part 2Uploaded by leobellan Watch Part I here.

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Stephen Engle of Bloomberg interviewed Jimmy Buffett before his January 18th benefit show in Hong Kong. They discussed how Jimmy got started, how he continues to have success, and even talked about the economy. There is some great video shown during the interview, and Jimmy even breaks out his guitar to sing an acoustic solo [...]

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The January 18th benefit concert in Hong Kong was a huge success, raising more than $420,000 for Hong Kong’s neediest children. The interest from Parrotheads in Asia was so great, that event organizers are apologizing that so many devoted fans couldn’t get tickets to the show: As messages begging for tickets were left on Tom Crampton’s [...]

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Jimmy Buffett performed a USO concert this week for our troops aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a recent port visit in the Middle East. Navy.mil has some photos of the event:          

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The new design for Florida’s Save the Manatees license plates was unveiled today and residents will soon be able to purchase one. Save the Manatee Club was established in 1981 by Jimmy Buffett and former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. The Gainesville Sun has the story: The new plate design was done by Nancy Blauers, [...]

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