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The whistle blows in Congo town
And the mail boat's in, mail boat's in
THE E-MAIL
BOAT'S IN
NOVEMBER 24
Check out what some of the Coral Reefers have been up to:
"Mixty Motions" CD is now on sale from Ralph MacDonald.
It features a cover of 'Don't Stop The Carnival'.
http://www.ralphmacdonald.com/latest_cd.htm
Tina Gullickson reports she is working on an upcoming CD.
http://www.tinag.com/news.html
John Lovell is working live in Ft. Lauderdale with
Oop Bop Sh'Bam. You can see the band each Wednesday night at
Mangos in Fort Lauderdale, telephone: 954.523.5001
The Peter Mayer Stars & Promises Alive Tour is scheduled from
November 26th to December 20th. Visit
PeterMayer.com for more information. Nearest venue
to the island of St MSP: Madison, WI.
Tour updates on
featured Reefer Guests:
JAKE SHIMABUKURO
http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com/
11/23/2007 GMA New York ABC studios
11/29/2007 - 11/30/2007 Kahilu Theatre - Kamuela,HI
12/31/2007 Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana,CA
BILL PAYNE
http://www.billpaynemusic.com/
Fri - Feb 1, 2008 Negril, Jamaica 6th Annual Feat Fan Excursion
SONNY LANDRETH has tour dates in VA, PA, NY, and TX
http://www.sonnylandreth.com/
NOVEMBER 17
Picture from the Glendale Margaritaville
Some picture of the new Glendale Margaritaville in Arizona are now available in the photo gallery
Buffett Fined for Water Guzzling
According to today's Wall Street Journal, Jimmy Buffett
has been fined $100 "for unspecified water violations"
by Palm Beach Police. Buffett is among several "water
guzzlers" named in Palm Beach who are using large
amounts of water to keep their estates green, despite
city restrictions. Read the full article: "What
Drought? Palm Beach Is an Island of Green"
Live in Anguilla at #54 on Billboard
NOVEMBER 12
An article from
Brandweek mentions Corona will sponsor Chesney's upcoming tour: "Corona
Goes Country With Kenny Chesney"
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003670371
Chesney fills the void in the marketing
mix that was created when Jimmy Buffett was signed last year by
Anheuser-Busch to back Land Shark Lager, brewed by the Margaritaville
Brewing company, which is actually A-B’s brewing facility in
Jacksonville, Fla.
A-B has had an ownership stake in
But Land Shark hasn't taken a bite out of the Mexican brew, having sold
less than 258,000 cases for the year ended Oct. 7, according to
Information Resource Inc. Meanwhile,
Win
your way onto Radio Margaritaville!!!!
Radio Margaritaville is having a
contest to
Win your way onto Radio
Margaritaville!
Jimmy Buffett was nominated for a
CMA Award in the category Musical Event for the song "Hey Good
Lookin'" with
Tom
Corcoran, Jimmy Buffett and All things Key West
NOVEMBER 5
From Radio Margaritaville and SIRIUS Satellite Radio: Want your own
chance to host a radio show on Radio Margaritaville? Give us your
best DJ intro, and you could be on your way to
Call the request line and leave a message with your name, phone
number, and then introduce your favorite Jimmy Buffett song like you
are a Radio Margaritaville DJ. A panel of judges will pick three
finalists who will fly to
Rules and details about the contest are available
here.
2007 Bama
Breeze Tour Ends in Tampa – November
3rd
Jimmy Buffett and the
Coral Reefer Band performed the final show of this year's tour at Ford
Amphitheatre in
Tampa FL. The
Set List along with
comments from the show are now available.
Jimmy came back and did one more song after the show had ended and the
lights came on. He performed an acoustic version of "Tin
Cup Chalice"
to end this year's
tour.
Buffett Performs in Tampa
– November 1st
Jimmy Buffett and the
Coral Reefer Band performed November 1st at Ford Amphitheatre
in Tampa FL. The
Set List
along
with
comments
from
the show are now available. Jimmy did an acoustic version of
"Trying
To Reason With Hurricane Season"
to end the show, the
song was last performed on Dec 5th, 2003 in Key West FL.
This year's Bama Breeze tour concludes on November 3rd with a show from
the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, FL.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist introduced Jimmy to the crowd as the show
began. The Florida Times Union has an article:
"Crist
and Jimmy Buffett talk about manatees before concert"
Crist met
privately with Buffett for about 10 minutes and then introduced him to
nearly 20,000 fans at a concert, saying, "He has Florida in his heart
and he loves her like I do."
"He
(Buffett) said, 'I just want to thank you for what you did for the
manatees,'" Crist said. "And I said, 'No, thank you. Thank you for doing
so much for our state and looking out for our wildlife and our natural
estuaries and caring so much about Florida.'"
Phoenix Margaritaville to Open
in November
The Phoenix Business Journal
has an article on the new Margaritaville that will open soon:
"Jimmy
Buffett's Margaritaville sails to November opening"