posted January 22nd, 2010 at 4:25 pm by Josh Martin
“Walking to New Orleans” is Paul Leslie’s 330 mile walk from the Margaritaville Cafe Panama City Beach in Florida all the way to an undetermined location in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Paul will be walking from January 31, 2010 to February 14, 2010 to raise money to help rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans still recovering five years after Hurricane Katrina. The walk has been mentioned on over 60 radio stations nationwide as well as in newspapers, magazines, and on television.
Miles Hampton of Radio Margaritaville will be presenting an interview with Paul Leslie on Saturday, January 23, 2010 during the 7PM to 1AM (ET) slot. Tune into SIRIUS 31 / XM 55 / Dish Network Channel 6031 or you can listen from anywhere in the world on www.radiomargaritaville.com
Dennis King (DK the DJ) will be presenting an interview with Paul Leslie on the Island Time radio show on Monday, January 25, 2010 from 10PM to 1AM on WBWC the Sting 88.3.
Hear the webcast worldwide @ www.wbwc.com
Encore heard Saturdays 6 AM & again @ 6 PM, eastern on WLRA 88.1 FM in Chicago, IL. Webcast is: http://www.lewisu.edu/wlra
Encores also heard on: RADIO JIMMY DREAMZ @ http://www.radiojimmydreamz.com TROPICAST ONLINE RADIO @ www.tropicastradio.com
posted January 14th, 2010 at 6:27 pm by Josh Martin
Jimmy Buffett has recorded a video appeal to fans asking them to donate to the Red Cross’ relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
Simply text “haiti” to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross Relief for Haiti.
In the late 70’s Jimmy wrote “African Friend” after a trip he made to Port-Au-Prince:
For the amount of shit that the Haitian people have had to endure over the centuries, they are the warmest and friendliest people I have come across in my travels. This song was written after a trip to Port-Au-Prince and a wild night in the old casino that made me feel as if I were in a Bogey movie. Those damn Bogey movies have put me in some tight spots as I’ve tried to create fact out of fiction.
Jimmy has also mentioned that the Oloffson Hotel in Port-Au-Prince is one of his favorite places to stay:
One of my favorite hotels in the whole Caribbean is in Haiti: the Oloffson in Port-au-Prince. From Lillian Hellman to Graham Greene, it has an incredible literary history. To me, it’s the Caribbean of the ’30s.
From reports on Twitter it seems the hotel has remained in intact.
posted December 28th, 2009 at 3:47 am by Josh Martin
2009 was another big year for Jimmy Buffett. His summer tour was hugely successful again, he partnered with the Miami Dolphins to rename their home field Landshark Stadium, and a new album dropped in December. And of course there was lots more in between. So here’s our Jimmy Buffett 2009 Year in Review:
January
In early January Jimmy made a swing through the Caribbean, making stops at his Margaritaville Cafes in Grand Cayman and Cozumel where he, Mac, and Nadirah played surprise shows
Buffett attends Wounded Warriors Project’s Soldier Ride in Key West
Spring and summer tour dates began to trickle out in mid-to-late January
February
On February 2nd Margaritaville.com confirmed all shows for the Summerzcool Tour
Also on February 2nd, Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber Restaurant opened in Honolulu
Parrothead license plates become available for South Carolina residents
On February 12th, Jimmy played a surprise show at the Margaritaville in Key West
About 2 weeks later, Mailboat Records releases 4 digital downloads from the Key West show
On Tuesday the 24th, Buffett and the Coral Reefers open the 2009 Summerzcool Tour in Maui
On the 26th he plays a private show for the opening of Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber
March
Jimmy performs at Netscape founder Jim Clark’s wedding in the British Virgin Islands
In late March, we report that Margaritaville Rum is coming soon
Also at the end of the month, Coral Reefer Mac McAnally releases a new single: “You First”
April
Buffett sends out an April Fool’s joke on his Twitter account saying that the summer tour has been canceled
On April 10th, Jimmy called in to Radio Margaritaville to discuss the tour and a new album in the works
First rumblings surface about Jimmy entering into a partnership with the Miami Dolphins
Spring tour kicks off in Atlanta on April 16th
Buffett also plays Dallas, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Tampa in April
A planned Today Show appearance by Jimmy in Key West in May is scrapped so that the NBC staff could stay in NYC to cover the Swine Flu outbreak
May
It was announced on May 1st that Jimmy had entered into a agreement with the Miami Dolphins to rename their home field “Landshark Stadium”
The Fall tour dates are removed from Margaritaville.com, causing mass speculation and frustrating parrotheads on the West Coast
On May 8th the Dolphins held a press conference in Miami announcing the stadium’s name change to Landshark Stadium. Jimmy performed at the event
Tour resumed on May 14th in Phoenix. Jimmy also plays Las Vegas, Concord CA, and Irvina CA in May
Additional Fall tour dates are announced in London, Paris, Orlando, and Charlottsville, VA. The San Diego, Seattle, and Las Vegas shows planned for the Fall are officially canceled
June
Trump Entertainment Resorts terminates the agreement with Coastal Development to buy the Trump Marina and Casino and turn it into a Margaritaville-themed casino
It’s announced that the first Canadian Margaritaville will open in Edmonton
Prior to the Dolphins Monday Night Football game on the 21st, Jimmy performs outside of the stadium
A new line of iced tea by Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is announced
On September 30th it was announced that Jimmy had joined the effort to restore Miami’s Marine Stadium, the venue for the Live By The Bay show from 1985.
October
On October 16th the Margaritaville on Grand Cayman was robbed
Jimmy plays for the National Association of Convenience Stores in Las Vegas
Jimmy performs at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, CA on October 24th
November
We reported on the 3rd that “Margaritaville” had been trademarked for video game use
On the 7th, Jimmy played a show on St. Barth’s for the 60th anniversary of Le Select
The CMA Awards were held on the 11th and Coral Reefer Mac McAnally won Musician Of The Year for the second straight year
Jimmy plays final shows of the Summerzcool Tour in Charlottsville VA, Toronto, Uncasville CT, and New York City
On the morning of the 23rd, Jimmy appeared on the Today Show to discuss his upcoming album “Buffet Hotel”
December
Jimmy’s new album “Buffet Hotel” is released. It’s Jimmy’s first studio album since “Take The Weather With You” in 2006
On the 9th, Jimmy and the Zac Brown Band tape an episode of CMT Crossroads in Nashville
We reported on the 13th that Buffett had acquired two new airplanes
On the 17th, we reported that an aviation departure procedure out of Palm Beach International Airport in Florida had been named after Jimmy
We report on the 18th that a job listing for a General Manager at a Margaritaville location in Nashville had been posted
On Christmas Day, Jimmy celebrated his 63rd birthday
posted September 11th, 2009 at 12:09 pm by Josh Martin
PHBalanced on Geocaching.com has created a Jimmy Buffett / Margaritaville themed geocache that leads you to “Margaritaville.”
What is geocaching? Here’s how Wikipedia describes it:
Geocaching is an outdoor activity in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called “geocaches” or “caches”) anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container (usually a tupperware or ammo box) containing a logbook. Larger containers can also contain items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little value. Geocaching is most often described as a “game of high-tech hide and seek”, sharing many aspects with orienteering, treasure-hunting, and waymarking.
Geocaches are currently placed in over 100 countries around the world and on all seven continents, including Antarctica.[1] As of September 07 2009, there are over 893,500 active geocaches over the world.
Tribute Cruises announced yesterday that Jimmy Buffett Coral Reefer Band member Doyle Grisham, steel guitar, will be joining Mike Utley, Robert Greenidge, TC Mitchell, Amy Lee, Fingers Taylor and Roger Bartlett on the Jimmy Buffett CHRISTMAS IN THE CARIBBEAN tribute cruise Dec 12-19 on Carnival’s brand new ship-DREAM.
Cruisers will visit ports of call Cozumel, Belize, Roatan and Costa Maya.
Jimmy Buffett will perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this Friday and you could win special seats near the musical stage.
Attention Late Night with Jimmy Fallon fans: our “Band Bench” Sweepstakes is your chance to get close to your favorite band when they perform on the show!
What is a “Band Bench” you ask? The Band Benches are a special audience seating area set aside for HUGE fans of musical guests appearing on the show. Fans sitting on the Band Benches will be given the exclusive chance to come down to the studio floor and surround the musical guest during their performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon!
To enter the “Band Bench” Sweepstakes, fill out the form here.
For those of you that won’t attend the show in person, be sure to watch on Friday night at 12:35 ET / 11:35 CT on NBC.
“Walking to New Orleans” is Paul Leslie’s 330 mile walk from the Margaritaville Cafe Panama City Beach in Florida all the way to an undetermined location in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Paul will be walking from January 31, 2010 to February 14, 2010 to raise money to help rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans still recovering five years after Hurricane Katrina. The walk has been mentioned on over 60 radio stations nationwide as well as in newspapers, magazines, and on television.
Jimmy Buffett will perform on 
