Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD) is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.

For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello," but with "Ahoy, me hearty!" The holiday, and its observance, springs from a romanticized view of the Golden Age of Piracy. The holiday is a major observance in the religion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Seamen in the days of sail (as well as today) spoke a language so full of technical jargon as to be nearly incomprehensible to a landlubber. For example, few could follow these instructions:
Lift the skin up, and put into the bunt the slack of the clews (not too taut), the leech and foot-rope, and body of the sail; being careful not to let it get forward under or hang down abaft. Then haul your bunt well up on the yard, smoothing the skin and bringing it down well abaft, and make fast the bunt gasket round the mast, and the jigger, if there be one, to the tie.
—Richard Henry Dana, Jr., The Seaman's Manual (1844)

These phrases date back to the 17th century:
If the ship go before the wind, or as they term it, betwixt two sheets, then he who conds uses these terms to him at the helm: Starboard, larboard, the helm amidships... If the ship go by a wind, or a quarter winds, they say aloof, or keep your loof, or fall not off, wear no more, keep her to, touch the wind, have a care of the lee-latch. all these do imply the same in a manner, are to bid him at the helm to keep her near the wind.
—former pirate Sir Henry Mainwaring (see Harland (1984) p.177)

From Lt. Robert Maynard's report of Blackbeard at the Battle of Ocracoke:
He styl'd us 'young puppies' and shouted 'May the Devil take my soul if I ever gives quarter or asks it of ye!'
"Damn ye, yellow-bellied sapsuckers, I'm a better man than all of ye milksops put together" - Blackbeard.

The only written records recovered from the Adventure after Blackbeard's death ran as follows.
Such a day, rum all out- Our company somewhat sober- A damned confusion amongst us !- Rogues a-plotting - Great talk of separation- so I looked sharp for a prize- Such a day found one with a great deal of liquor on board, so kept the company hot, damned hot, then things went well again.

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley Tailgate Pictures

8/29/09

Alpine Valley

East Troy, WI

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/09/jimmy-buffett-2009-alpine-valley.html

Jimmy Buffett 2009 Alpine Valley Setlist

8/29/09
Alpine Valley

East Troy, WI

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Coconut Telegraph

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor
12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Frank and Lola

17. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

18. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

19. Let me Love Again

20. Gypsies in the Palace

21. Last Mango in Paris

22. Southern Cross

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We are the People our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Growing Older But Not Up

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley 2009 Tailgate Pictures

8/29/09

Alpine Valley, WI

East Troy, WI

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/09/jimmy-buffett-2009-alpine-valley.html

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley Shot Paddle

Shot paddles were originally made to help servers deliver multiple shots simultaneously across the traditional long wooden tables in many drinking establishments. Today, these simple devices are used in many "creative" situations.






8/29/09
Alpine Valley
East Troy, WI

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/09/jimmy-buffett-2009-alpine-valley.html

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley 2009

We're back to real life from a great weekend in Southern WI. The weather sucked but Jimmy put on a great show.

Pictures will be up asap.

Thank to Jean L. for the great picture!

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/09/jimmy-buffett-2009-alpine-valley.html

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley Weather Report

Pick your posion but make sure that you're praying to one of the Weather God's for good weather on Saturday!

The gods of sky and weather were named "Theoi Ouranioi" by the Greeks. They were under the command of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of heaven.

A COMPLETE LIST OF GREEK SKY GODS & GODDESSESAEOLUS

AEOLUS (Aiolos) The king of the winds. He was appointed by Zeus to guard the storm winds which he kept locked away inside the floating island of Aeolia, releasing them at the request of the gods to wreak their havoc.

AETHER (Aither) The primeval god of the shining light of the blue sky. He was conceived of as the substance of light, a layer of bright mist which lay between the dome of heaven and the lower air which surrounded the earth.

ANEMI (1) (Anemoi) The gods of the four directional winds and the heralds of the four seasons. Boreas the north wind was the lord of winter, Zephyros the west was the bringer of spring, Euros the east was the god of autumn, and Notos the south of summer.

ANEMOI (2) The Daemones of the violent storm-winds. They were sons of the monster Typhoeus kept locked away inside Tartarus or the floating island of Aeolus to be released only at the command of the gods.

ARCE (Arke) The messenger of the Titans. She was the sister of Iris and the goddess of the lost second rainbow. At the end of the Titan-war she was stripped of her wings and locked away inside the pit of Tartarus.

ASTRAEUS (Astraios) The Titan god of the stars. He was father of the planets and the four seasonal winds by Eos the dawn.

ASTRA PLANETI (Astra Planetoi) The gods of the five wandering-stars or planets. The leader of these was bright Eosphoros, the god of the dawn-star Venus. The other four were Pyroeis (star Mars), Phaenon (star Saturn), Phaethon (star Jupiter) and Stilbon (star Mercury). ASTROTHESIAE (Astrothesiai) The spirits or living forms of the heavenly constellations. They were mostly heroes and creatures who were placed amongst the stars by the gods as reward for some service or, in a handful of cases, as a memorial of their crimes.

ATLAS A Titan condemned by Zeus to hold the sky aloft upon his shoulders and turn it upon its axis. Homer in the Odyssey seems to suggest that he was released from this labour and appointed keeper of the pillars of heaven, presumably the ones erected by Heracles at the ends of the earth.

AURA The Titan goddess of the breeze.

AURAE (Aurai) The nymphs of the breezes.

BOREAS The god of the north wind whose wintry breath brought the cold of winter. He dwelt in a cave in the mountains of the far northern land of Thrace.

CHAOS (Khaos) The primeval goddess of the gap between heaven and earth. She was the air which men breathed. Below Chaos her lay the flat body of the earth, and above the shining mists of the protogenos Aether. Chaos was the mother of Darkness and Night and of the birds.

CHIONE (Khione) The goddess of snow. She was daughter a daughter of Boreas, god of the wintry north wind.

CHRONOS The old god of time who turned the wheel of the heavenly constellations. He was sometimes equated with Cronus, the father of Zeus.

CYCLOPES (Kyklopes) Three giant sons of Uranus (Heaven) who forged the lightning and thunder of Zeus. Their three brothers, the Hecatoncheires, were the gods of violent storms.

EOS The winged goddess of the dawn. She heralded the rising of the sun with her rosy brilliance.

EOSPHORUS (Eosphoros) The god of the dawn-star (the star Venus) seen in the morning skies. He was originally regarded as being distinct from Hesperus, the god of the evening star.

EURUS (Euros) The god of the east wind and herald of the autumn season.

HARPYIAE (Harpyiai) Daemones of whirlwinds and storm gusts. They were known as the hounds of Zeus and blamed for the dissappearance of people without a trace.

HECATONCHEIRES (Hekatonkheires) Three hundred-armed, fifty-headed giants. They were the gods of violent storms which they released from the gates of Tartarus.

HELIUS (Helios) The god of the sun whose orb was he wore upon his head as a bright aureole crown. Helios drove a fiery chariot drawn by four winged steeds.

HEMERA The primeval goddess of the day. In the early morn she scattered the mists of her mother Nyx (Lady Night), to reveal the shining light of Aether, the blue sky.

HERA The Queen of Heaven and goddess of the air and starry constellations. The Milky Way was spilt from her breast and most of the other constellations placed in the heavens at her command.

HERSE The goddess of the morning dew.

HESPERIDES The goddesses of sunsets. The three Hesperides tended the tree of the golden apples on Erythea, the Red Isle, in the western stream of the river Oceanus. The apples were a wedding present from Gaea to the sky-gods Zeus and Hera. They were the source of the golden light of sunset, created to celebrate the nuptials of the sky-gods.

HESPERUS (Hesperos) The god of the evening star (the planet Venus). He was originally distinct from his stellar counterpart Eosphorus, the dawn-star.

HORAE (1) (Horai) Three goddesses of the seasons and the ordering of time named Eirene, Eunomia and Dike. They directed the constellations and guiding the Sun in his heavenly course.

HORAE (2) (Horai) The goddesses of the twelve hours of the day. They were originally the same as the first three mentioned above.

HYADES Nymphs of the five stars of the constellation Hyades. They were daughters of the Titan Atlas. Their rising marked the start of the rainy month of spring.

IRIS The goddess of the rainbow. She was the divine messenger of the Olympian gods.

MENAE The nymphs of the fifty new moons of the Olympiad (a period of four years). Fifty moons were significant because this number marked the conjunction of solar and lunar calendars. The goddesses themselves were daughters of the moon-goddess Selene.

NEPHELAE (Nephelai) The nymphs of the clouds. They were daughters of the earth-encircling, river Oceanus from whose waters they drew the rain.

NOTUS (Notos) The god of the wet and stormy south wind who heralded the month of summer. NYX The primeval goddess of night. In the evening Nyx drew her curtain of dark mists across the sky, cloaking the light of her son Aether, the shining blue sky. In the morn, her daughter Hemera (the goddess Day) lifted the dark mantle.

OCEANIDES (Okeanides)The daughters of the earth-encircling river Oceanus. Some of these were nymphs of clouds (Nephelae) and moistening breezes (Aurae).

OREITHYIA The goddess of cold, gusty mountain winds. She was the wife of Boreas, the wintry north wind, and the mother of Chione, snow.

PLEIADES The nymphs of the seven stars of the constellation Pleiades. They were daughters of the Titan Atlas whose rising and setting were of key importance in the agricultural calendar.

SELENE The goddess of the moon. She rode across the sky on the back of a bull, an ***, or in chariot drawn by winged horses. The moon itself was her crown or billowing veil.

URANUS (Ouranos) The primeval god whose body formed the solid dome of heaven. The Greeks imagined him as a bronze-bodied, star-spangled god whose hands rested upon the earth in the farthest east and feet in the farthest west. He was similar in form to the Egyptian goddess Nut whose starry arching form is common in art. Uranus was a eunuch god, having been castrated by Cronus at the beginning of time.

ZEPHRYUS (Zephyros) The god of the gentle west wind and the herald of spring. He was the husband of Chloris, the goddess of flowers, and the father of Carpus, fruits.

ZEUS The King of the Gods and the ruler of the heavens. He was the god of clouds, rain, thunder and lightning.

ZODIAC (Zodiakos) The spirits of the twelve constellations of the zodiac circled heaven measuring the seasons of the year.

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USWI0202?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

Jimmy Buffett 2009 Atlantic City Tailgate Pictures

8/23/09

Boardwalk Hall

Atlantic City, NJ

Photo credits to Ben Fogletto

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-2009-atlantic-city.html

Jimmy Buffett Atlantic City Concert Review

Parrotheads flock to Atlantic City for Jimmy Buffett concert.

ATLANTIC CITY - They wore coconut bras, grass hula skirts and cheeseburgers on their heads.
And that was just the men.

Ah, yes, Jimmy Buffett was in town Sunday night for a Boardwalk Hall concert presented by Caesars Atlantic City, and tens of thousands of fans - aka Parrotheads - flocked to the Boardwalk's beach bars and area watering holes to celebrate all things Buffett.

"I usually go to Jones Beach to see him, but I needed to come here because it's the best party," said Ariana Clifford, of Long Island, N.Y., who had a parrot tattooed on her right shoulder.
The Trump Plaza Hotel Casino Beach Bar was packed as a Buffett tribute band offered party music as fans wearing parrots on their heads attempted to do the limbo - unsuccessfully.
Michelle Van de Walker, of Howell Township, Monmouth County, sported a navel piercing of a battery-operated parrot that lit up.

"It's an escape," said her husband, Jerry Van de Walker. "For today, we're in Margaritaville."
It was an identical scene at Bally's Atlantic City's Bikini Beach Bar, which was packed with Parrotheads sipping Buffett's beer, Landshark, and listening to another tribute band.
The consensus was that Atlantic City was the place to see Buffett, even if the concert was indoors and they couldn't tailgate like they do at most other Buffett summer concerts.
"Anyone can have a parking lot," said Donna Bonk, of Keyport, Monmouth County. "Atlantic City has the beach."

"The fun ends in the parking lot; it never ends in Atlantic City," added her friend, Angela Smith, of Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County.

She wasn't kidding.

Inside Boardwalk Hall, the party continued in a big way. Even before Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band took the stage, beach balls were bouncing around the sold-out crowd as they drank margaritas and beer, many double-fisting.

Balding, barefoot and wearing a T-shirt and board shorts, the 62-year-old still brings it. With two video screens on each side of the stage and a large center one displaying videos of beach scenes and bay sunsets, Buffett chatted with the crowd all night and worked in references to the New Jersey shore, Wildwood, Cape May, the Steel Pier and The Chelsea Hotel before the second song ended.

He certainly has a lot of help to sound as good as he does. Aside from the crowd, which sings along to most of his songs, Buffett is backed by a 10-piece band and two backup singers on a stage filled with palm trees and an overall beach theme.

Opening with "Lage Nom Ai," "Coconut Telegraph" and "Summerzcool," the crowd went nuts when the band ripped into "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," singing at the top of their voices as the aroma of marijuana filled the front rows.

Before the intermission, Buffett already played a bunch of his hits, including "Volcano," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," "Son of a Son of a Sailor" and even a very appreciated and nicely done Van Morrison cover, "Brown-Eyed Girl."
At intermission, as they lined up at the concession stands for more Landsharks and margaritas, the crowd knew they would hear "Fins" and his signature "Margaritaville" before the night was through, and recent setlists suggested they might also be treated to Beatles and Crosby, Stills & Nash covers.

As usual, Buffett fans young and old joined the party, begging the question, "Why don't these Parrotheads ever grow up?"

"Why should we?" screamed Denise Ellis, of Virginia Beach, Va., sporting a popular coconut bra. "We don't have to."

Ed Bonk, of Keyport, however, may have had the best explanation: "We don't grow up because the beer stunts our growth."

By SCOTT CRONICK At The Shore, 609-272-7017 Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009

Photo credit to Ben Fogletto

Jimmy Buffett 2009 Atlantic City Setlist

8/23/09

Boardwalk Hall

Atlantic City, NJ

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Coconut Telegraph

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

17. Nobody from Nowhere

18. Last Mango in Paris

19. Let me Love Again

20. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

21. Southern Cross

22. Rhumba Man

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. Gypsies in the Palace

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Lovely Cruise

See tailgate pictures here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-2009-atlantic-city_25.html

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Girls

Sometimes the Buffett Book crew gets random photos dropped in our in-box.

Drop us a note if you know the story....

Jimmy Buffett 2009 Pine Knob Tailgate Pictures

Thanks to Fusion Monkey for the great pictures.

8/13/09

Pine Knob

Clarkston, MI

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-81309-pine-knob-setlist.html

Jimmy Buffett Pine Knob Concert Photos

Thanks to Little Sweet Pea for the photos.

8/13/09

Pink Knob

Clarkston, MI

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-81309-pine-knob-setlist.html

Jimmy Buffett Pine Knob Tailgate Photos

A special thanks to Hallie Jo for checking in from Pine Knob.

8/13/09

Pine Knob

Clarkston, MI

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-81309-pine-knob-setlist.html

Jimmy Buffett Chicago, IL 8/15/09 Setlist

8/15/2009

Toyota Park

Bridgeview, IL

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Nobody from Nowhere

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Rocky Raccoon

17. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

18. Last Mango in Paris

19. Let me Love Again

20. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

21. Southern Cross

22. Gypsies in the Palace

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We are the People our Parents warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season

How to tailgate at Jimmy Buffett

Want to be a Parrot Head?

Here is how to make the fins fit in

August 6, 2009

BY DONNA VICKROY, Staff Writer

Coconut bra? Check. Flip-flops? Check. Lobster brisket? Huh? Yes, that is right since it is anything goes at a Jimmy Buffett pre-concert tailgate party.

Participants to the fins fest on Saturday and Aug. 15 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview can expect to see tons of Hawaiian shirts, lots of margaritas and more than a few grills charring up cheeseburgers.

Glenn and Nancy Kadas, of Burbank, are among the many Parrot Heads who hail from the Southland.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band
When: 8 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 15.
The parking lot will open at 9 a.m. for those who would like to tailgate.
Where: Toyota Park, 7000 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview.
Tickets: $29, $79 and $129.
Phone: (708) 594-7200.
Web: toyotapark.com.
Etc.: This show is part of the "Summerzcool" tour.

Where to find fellow Parrot Heads
More information about the Chicago Parrot Head Club can be found at the group's meet-and-greet booth during the tailgating at Toyota Park prior to the Jimmy Buffett concert, or at chicagoparrotheads.com.

The show can be a one-day vacation during which chief executive officers and truck drivers party side by side with their fellow fans, aka Parrot Heads, Glenn Kadas, of Burbank, said.
Though the crowd is pretty laid-back, a newbie likely will stand out if he or she does not abide by a few unspoken rules.

"There is nothing funnier than a Buffett concert tailgate virgin," Kadas said. "They try too hard and look like tourists in Florida."

What to wear
Those who want to broadcast their lack of experience, Kadas said, can wear a brand-new Hawaiian shirt or mistake the parking lot for Ravinia and bring wine.
"That is a no-no," he said.

Proper etiquette, Kadas added, is to look tacky. That means bad shorts, flip-flops and really worn-out Hawaiian shirts.

Grass skirts and coconut bras also are encouraged for both women and men.
Seal the deal with bad hats with animals on top. Parrots or sharks work especially well.

What about sustenance?
Casey Kerkstra, of Oak Forest, said when it comes to alcohol, the more Caribbean, the better.
Margaritas tend to be the most popular beverages, followed by Hurricanes, beer and other assorted tropical drinks.

"To balance out all this drinking I've always thought a decent amount of food is needed," he said.
Though cheeseburgers are an obvious choice, Kerkstra said this year his group is "going to island up our food by making coconut shrimp, jerk chicken and lobster brisket.

"I should mention that you'll want to bring more of everything so you can share with the people next to you."

Being sociable is a big part of Buffett-style partying, something Kadas credits to the liquor.

Set the scene
Toyota Park is unique in that the parking-tailgating spots are wide enough to accommodate canopies, said Billy Brehm, president of the Chicago Parrot Head Club.

And canopies are just the beginning. In addition to bean-bag games and makeshift bars, Parrot Heads have been known to haul in sand and enough water to fill a small pool.
In 2008, Brehm said, one group brought in enough wood to build a tower on top of their van so they could survey the entire tailgating scene from on high.

Kadas plans to set up his portable tiki bar and canopy.
"We decorate our canopy to look as tropical as possible," he said. "One year we brought sandbags with sand to spread on the ground."

Brehm said grills are OK, but charcoal is not. Those who plan to barbecue should bring the propane, he added.

As far as facilities go, Brehm said Toyota Park has excellent accommodations.
"They have a lot of port-a-potties spread around the grounds. And they're very clean compared to a lot of places."

Go the distance
The parking lot will open at 9 a.m. for both Buffett concerts.
If one is like Kadas and Kerkstra, who plan to be among the first through the gate, Brehm said to "remember it's a marathon, not a sprint."

Once in the lot, tailgaters are stuck so they should make sure, in addition to alcohol, that they have lots of water and food. No food or drink will be for sale.
But if someone gets into in a pickle, he or she can ask their neighbors for help.
"It's a very friendly crowd, determined to have a good time," Brehm said.
"If you have never been to a Buffett tailgate party, you are in for a treat," Kadas added.

"Oh yeah, at around 8 p.m., some 60-year-old guy named Jimmy Buffett has a concert and plays the same 20 songs he has played for the last 30 years. We know all the words."
But newbies should not let that be a stressor.

"All virgins have to know," he said, "is how to make a fin over your head with your hands. You will catch on quick."

Good advice, indeed.

Jimmy Buffett Cincinnati 2009 Tailgate Pictures

Thanks to Erica for checking in from Riverbend.

8/6/09

Riverbend Music Center

Cincinnati, OH.

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-8609-cincinnati-oh.html

Jimmy Buffett Chicago 2009 Tailgate Pictures

Thanks to Tom for the digital and photoshop magic. As we like to say: The boyz got some mad skillz...

8/8/09

Toyota Park

Bridgeview, IL

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-8809-chicago-il-setlist.html

Jimmy Buffett 2009 Chicago Tailgating Pictures

Thanks to Tom for checking in from Chicago!

8/8/2009

Toyota Park

Bridgeview, IL

See the setlist here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-8809-chicago-il-setlist.html

Jimmy Buffett 8/13/09 Pine Knob Setlist

8/13/2009

Pine Knob Music Theatre

Clarkston, MI

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Frank and Lola

17. Nobody from Nowhere

18. Last Mango in Paris

19. Let me Love Again

20. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

21. Southern Cross

22. Gypsies in the Palace

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Lovely Cruise

Jimmy Buffett 8/11/09 Indianapolis, IN Setlist

8/11/2009

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Indianapolis, IN

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Rocky Raccoon

17. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

18. Last Mango in Paris

19. Let me Love Again

20. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

21. Southern Cross

22. Gypsies in the Palace

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty
24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. Scarlet Begonias

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season

Jimmy Buffett 8/8/09 Chicago, IL Setlist

8/08/2009

Toyota Park

Bridgeview, IL

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday (The Beach Band)

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Pencil Thin Mustache

17. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

18. Last Mango in Paris

19. Home Again

20. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

21. Southern Cross

22. Gypsies in the Palace

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. Scarlet Begonias

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. He Went to Paris

See the pictures here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-chicago-2009-tailgate.html

Jimmy Buffett 8/6/09 Cincinnati, OH Setlist

8/06/2009

Riverbend Music Center
Cincinnati, OH

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Rocky Raccoon
17. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

18. Last Mango in Paris

19. Home Again

20. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

21. Southern Cross
22. Gypsies in the Palace

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Tin Cup Chalice

See pictures here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-buffett-cincinnati-2009-tailgate.html

Jimmy Buffett Chicago Tailgate Pictures

Thanks to lonepalm1 for the vintage Chicago pictures!

Jimmy Buffett Camden, NJ Tailgating Pictures

Thanks to cmcottone for checking in from the show!

Jimmy Buffett Camden, NJ Tailgate Pictures

Thanks to cmcottone for checking in from a rainy Camden, NJ show.

Jimmy Buffett London, England Setlist 7/5/09

7/05/2009
Shepherd's Bush Empire
London, ENG

1. Piece of Work
2. Stars on the Water
3. Summzercool
4. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
5. Come Monday (The Beach Band)
6. Son of a Son of a Sailor
7. Conky Tonkin’ (w/Nadirah)
8. Mañana
9. Why Don’t we get Drunk
10. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
11. Cheeseburger in Paradise
12. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere (w/Mac)
13. Brown Eyed Girl
14. A Lot to Drink About (Acoustic)
15. Last Mango in Paris
16. Surfin’ in a Hurricane
17. Volcano
18. Southern Cross
19. A Pirate Looks at Forty (Solo)
20. One Particular Harbour
21. Margaritaville
22. Fins

First Encore:

23. Werewolves of London
24. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About
25. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

26. He Went to Paris (Solo)

Jimmy Buffett Great Woods Setlist 6/27/09

6/27/2009
Comcast Center
Mansfield, MA

1. Lage Nom Ai
2. Stars on the Water
3. Summzercool
4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
5. Mañana
6. Conky Tonkin’
7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
8. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
9. Cheeseburger in Paradise
10. Come Monday
11. Son of a Son of a Sailor
12. Volcano
13. Brown Eyed Girl
14. One Particular Harbour
15. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

16. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus
17. Pencil Thin Mustache
18. Last Mango in Paris
19. Home Again
20. Nobody from Nowhere
21. Surfin’ in a Hurricane
22. Southern Cross
23. A Pirate Looks at Forty
24. Gypsies in the Palace
25. Margaritaville
26. Fins

First Encore:

27. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About
28. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

29. He Went to Paris

Jimmy Buffett Comcast Center Setlist 6/25/09

6/25/2009

Comcast Center

Mansfield, MA

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Volcano

8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. Home Again

19. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

20. Southern Cross

21. Rhumba Man

22. Scarlet Begonias

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Tin Cup Chalice

Jimmy Buffett Post Gazette Pavilion Setlist 6/23/09

It will always be Star Lake to us...

6/23/2009
Post Gazette Pavilion

Burgettstown, PA

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin'

7. Volcano

8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Rhumba Man

21. Scarlet Begonias

22. A Pirate Looks at Forty

23. Gypsies in the Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Lovely Cruise

Bonnaroo Pictures

Jimmy Buffett 6/20/2009 Susquehanna Bank Center Setlist

6/20/2009

Susquehanna Bank Center

Camden, NJ

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Volcano

8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. Home Again

19. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

20. Southern Cross

21. Rhumba Man

22. Uncle John’s Band

23. A Pirate Looks at Forty

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Another Saturday Night

Second Encore:

28. He Went to Paris

Jimmy Buffett Susquehanna Bank Center 6/18/09 Setlist

6/18/2009

Susquehanna Bank Center

Camden, NJ

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin'

7. Volcano

8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. Surfin’ in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Rhumba Man

21. Scarlet Begonias

22. A Pirate Looks at Forty

23. Gypsies in the Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Nautical Wheelers

Jimmy Buffett Bonnaroo 2009 Set List

6/13/09

Bonnaroo Music Festival

Manchester, TN

1. Why Don’t We Get Drunk

2. Piece of Wor

3. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

4. Son of a Son of a Sailor

5. Cheeseburger in Paradise

6. Volcano

7. Home Again

8. Let me tell you Babe

9. Fisherman’s Song

10. Scarlet Begonias

11. Fins

12. A Pirate Looks at Forty

13. Brown Eyed Girl

14. Margaritaville

Jimmy Buffett Concert Setlist Irvine, CA 5/21/09

Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre

Irvine, CA

5/21/09

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Volcano

8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise
10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
17. Last Mango in Paris

18. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Coast of Carolina

21. Rhumba Man

22. A Pirate Looks at Forty

23. Gypsies in the Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Lovely Cruise

The Buffett Book's own 3CARSVO was in attendance.

Jimmy Buffett Concert Setlist Concord Pavillion 5/19/09

Sleeptrain Pavillion

Concord, CA

5/19/09

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Volcano

8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl
13. One Particular arbour

14. A Lot to Drink About Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus
16. I Heard I was In Town

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Coast of Carolina

21. Rhumba Man

22. A Pirate Looks at Forty

23. Gypsies in the Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. Landfall

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. He Went to Paris

Jimmy Buffett 5/16/09 Las Vegas Set List

MGM Grand Garden Arena

Las Vegas, NV

5/16/09

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Volcano

8. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. I Heard I was In Town

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Coast of Carolina

21. Rhumba Man

22. A Pirate Looks at Forty

23. Gypsies in the Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. Landfall

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. He Went to Paris

Jimmy Buffett Concert Setlist. Phoenix, AZ 5/14/09

Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre
Phoenix, AZ
5/14/09


1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. I Heard I was In Town

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Coast of Carolina

21. Rhumba Man

22. A Pirate Looks at Forty

23. Gypsies in the Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. Tin Cup Chalice

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX Parking Lot Pictures 2009

Thanks to PirateBobCat for the great pictures!

4/18/09

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, TX.

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot. Tampa, FL 2009.

Thanks to MOland1 for the pictures.

4/25/09

Ford Ampitheatre

Tampa, FL.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures. Tampa, FL. 2009.

Thanks to Mr. Howitz for the great shots!

4/25/09

Ford Ampitheatre

Tampa, FL.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures. Tampa 2009.

Thanks to Mr. Howzit for the pictures.

4/25/09

Ford Ampitheatre

Tampa, FL.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures. Tampa 2009.

Thanks to Mr. Howzit for the great pictures!

4/25/09

Ford Ampitheatre

Tampa, FL.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures. Tampa, FL. 4/25/09.

Thanks to Mr. Howzit for the great pictures.

4/25/09
Ford Ampitheatre
Tampa, FL.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures. Tampa, FL. 4/25/09.

Thanks to Mr. Howzit for checking in from Tampa.

4/25/09

Ford Ampitheatre

Tampa, FL

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Tampa, FL. 4/25/09. Setlist.

4/25/2009

Ford Amphitheatre

Tampa, FL

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitude

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

16. I Heard I was In Town

17. Last Mango in Paris

18. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Coast of Carolina

21. Rhumba Man

22. A Pirate Looks at Forty

23. Gypsies in the Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About

27. Yellow Submarine

28. Havana Daydreamin’

Second Encore:

29. Migration

Mr. Stevens

The Buffett Book lost one of it's own today.

We're going to miss you Mr. Stevens.

God broke the mold when he made your crazy ass.

Godspeed my brother.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures. Raleigh, NC. 4/23/09.

Thanks to Warren93 for the pictures!

4/23/09
TWC Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek

Raleigh, NC

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Raleigh, NC. 4/23/09 Setlist

4/23/09

TWC Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Raleigh, NC

1. Lage Nom Ai

2. Stars On The Water

3. SummerZcool

4. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

5. Manana

6. Conky Tonkin'

7. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger In Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink And I Don’t Love Jesus

16. I Heard I Was In Town

17. Last Mango In Paris

18. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane

19. Southern Cross

20. Coast Of Carolina

21. Rhumba Man

22. A Pirate Looks At Forty

23. Gypsies In The Palace

24. Margaritaville

25. Fins

First Encore:

26. We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About

Second Encore:

27. Yellow Submarine

28. He Went To Paris

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Charlotte, NC, 4/21/09 Setlist.

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Charlotte, NC
4/21/2009

1. Lage Nom Ai
2. Coconut Telegraph
3. Summzercool
4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
5. Mañana
6. Conky Tonkin’
7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
8. Volcano
9. Cheeseburger in Paradise
10. Come Monday
11. Son of a Son of a Sailor
12. Brown Eyed Girl
13. One Particular Harbour
14. A Lot to Drink About

Intermission

15. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus
16. I Heard I was In Town
17. Last Mango in Paris
18. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane
19. Southern Cross
20. Coast of Carolina
21. Rhumba Man
22. A Pirate Looks at Forty
23. Gypsies in the Palace
24. Fins
25. Margaritaville

First Encore:

26. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About
27. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

28. He Went to Paris

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Pizza Hut Park. 4/18/2009.

Shout out to Captain G for the Frisco pictures.

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, TX

4/18/09

Jimmy Buffett Tailgating Pictures

Jimmy Buffett Body Shot Pictures

Recoginze anyone? Send us a tip and we will give credit, where credit is due!

Body shots your thing?

See http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/03/corona-body-shots.html for more.

Jimmy Buffett Atlanta, GA Tailgate Pictures

Captain Jason sends us the following tailgate picture slideshow from the 4/16/08 Atlanta show.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Frisco, TX. 4/18/09.

Thanks to "acoanimal" for the Pizza Hut Park pictures.

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, TX

4/18/09

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Frisco, TX. 4/18/09.

A shout out to Crashtest for checking in from Frisco.

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, TX

4/18/09

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot. Frisco, TX. 4/18/2009.

Thanks to Skaines for the Frisco, TX Melon Head sighting: The Legend lives on!

See more of Melon Head from 2008:

http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/02/jimmy-buffett-melon-heads.html

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, TX

4/18/09

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Frisco, TX 4/18/09

Thanks to Skaines for checking in from Pizza Hut Park.

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, TX

4/18/09

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Frisco, TX. 4/18/09 Setlist

Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, TX
4/18/09

1. Lage Nom Ai
2. Stars on the Water

3. Summzercool

4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

5. Mañana

6. Conky Tonkin’

7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

8. Volcano

9. Cheeseburger in Paradise

10. Come Monday

11. Son of a Son of a Sailor

12. Brown Eyed Girl

13. One Particular Harbour

Intermission

14. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus

15. I Heard I was In Town

16. Last Mango in Paris
17. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane

18. Southern Cross

19. Coast of Carolina

20. Rhumba Man

21. A Pirate Looks at Forty

22. Fruitcakes

23. Margaritaville

24. Fins

First Encore:

25. Livingston Saturday Night

26. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

27. A Lot to Drink About

If you have pictures from the Frisco show, please send them to the address on the left and we will put them up.

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Atlanta, GA 4/16/09 Set List

4/16/09
Lakewood Ampitheater
Atlanta, GA

1. Lage Nom Ai
2. Stars on the Water
3. Summzercool
4. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
5. Mañana
6. Conky Tonkin’
7. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
8. Volcano
9. Cheeseburger in Paradise
10. Come Monday
11. Son of a Son of a Sailor
12. Brown Eyed Girl
13. One Particular Harbour

Intermission

14. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus
15. I Heard I was In Town
16. Last Mango in Paris
17. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane
18. Southern Cross
19. A Pirate Looks at Forty
20. A Lot to Drink About
21. Coast of Carolina
22. Rhumba Man
23. Margaritaville
24. Fins

First Encore:

25. We Are the People Our Parents Warned us About
26. Yellow Submarine

Second Encore:

27. He Went to Paris

If you have pictures from the Atlanta show, please send them in and we will be happy to post them!

Skateboarding Parrot Stolen

An unwelcomed intruder has bird-napped a beloved, skateboarding parrot from his cage in front of his owner's home in Baldwin Park, CA Wednesday morning.

A neighbor's security camera next to Fred Mireles' home recorded the crime in progress.
Surveillance video captured loud shrieks from Gordo the Parrot as the 30-year-old bird was taken from his cage just after 10 a.m.

Gordo is a well-known icon in the Baldwin Park neighborhood.

Gordo's owner Fred Mireles often takes the bird on walks with his skateboard.
"He's not your regular bird. He's like a little kid," Mireles said.

Mireles just wants Gordo back and hopes a tipster will come forward with information about the incident.

If you have any information about incident, contact the Baldwin Park Police Department at (626) 960-1955.

AmphiCoach can get you to Alpine Valley

It's a Bus?

It's a Boat?

Well the AmphiCoach GTS1 is actually both and looks like the most kick-ass Jimmy Buffett tailgate bus that you will ever see.

The Coaches hulls are built using 6mm Marine Grade Aluminium (Hydro 5083). This is the best suited material for this application, due to its lightweight and superior strength qualities. The uniquely designed watertight compartmented hull design includes collision bulkheads which help to make the coach relatively unsinkable. In the unlikely event that the hull is breached or swamped, the vehicle will remain completely upright and afloat, making it in our opinion and of our experts surveyors, the safest amphibious passenger vehicle in the world.

The Amphicoach utilises a marine jet drive unit specifically designed for the amphicoach by one of the worlds leading manufacturer in jet propulsion, this is driven by the vehicles main power plant. An electric propulsion system is also available, and is the ultimate in green power for areas which would benefit from the silence and zero emission levels achieved from this technology. This would still provide equal performance to the standard marine propulsion. An onboard whisper quiet generator is incorporated into the drive train, so that the vehicle can be used as long as required without any loss of power. The system is then recharged by a high powered alternator system whilst on the road segment of the journey.

Bikini Body Shots

A body shot is a shot of alcohol (such as tequila) that is consumed off of a person's body, usually from erogenous zones such as the navel or the breasts.

Rum cream, a Jamaican original, is considered an ideal liquor for body shots since it has the consistency of Bailey's Irish Cream, therefore lingering in the erogenous areas longer before "running south," enabling a longer licking time.

In one version of the body shot, the person taking the shot holds a shot glass of tequila in one hand, while the person giving the shot holds a wedge of lime (or lemon) in his or her mouth. The person taking the shot then licks a body part of his or her choosing on the person giving the shot, sprinkles salt on that body part, and then licks the salt off of the body part. He or she then downs the tequila and then takes the citrus wedge out of the subject's mouth using only his or her mouth.

Another version of the body shot requires licking the partner's body as the shot runs down them. In example, the person having liquor poured on them lays on a table, floor, or any other flat surface, slightly propped up, leaning on an arm perhaps. The person taking the shot positions him or herself around the belt buckle. A third person then pours the shot slowly into the navel of the person laying down, and the person taking the shot must lick or suck the liquor up before it runs into the clothes of the person laying down. This can also be done on the breasts, and with practice, the thighs, penis or buttocks.

This practice can be very arousing if done correctly. In some cultures it is a form of foreplay.

Jimmy Buffett Coconut Bra

A coconut bra is a bra that is made out of half shells of a coconut. Generally, these bras are associated with temperate regions of the North Pacific and South Pacific, including Hawaii, Polynesian areas and other various archipelagos dotting the region. Today, the coconut bra is mainly used as a novelty item in themed parties.

While at some point in the past there may have been a practical use of the coconut bra, this is no longer the case. Softer, more flexible, and more supportive materials have taken the place of the coconut bra. While in the past, islanders may have had to use whatever resources they had on the island, a globalization of the economy has ensured that is no longer the case.

Manufacturing a coconut bra comes from the harvesting of coconuts, which comes from certain species of palm trees. While not every palm tree will produce coconuts, the ones that do usually produce a fair number of them. It only takes one coconut to make a complete coconut bra.

Once the coconuts have been harvested, the next step is to prepare the coconut to be used as a bra. Doing this involves splitting the coconut in half horizontally, then drying the coconut. Once it is tried, holes can then be bored into several parts for the attaching of the string or whatever other material will be used hold the coconut bra cups to the body.

While coconut bras may be considered bra alternatives, they are generally not for practical use. They are extremely uncomfortable and not very flexible. Therefore, they are very rarely used when comfort is the main concern. However, there could be other situations where the coconut bra is a bra of choice.

When going to parties where the theme is important, the coconut bra can be a very interesting conversation piece. Those who do not want to buy a coconut bra may decide to purchase a shell bra. Both are generally the same concept; they simply use different materials for the bra cup.

Those who are in the market for a coconut bra may want to consider trying to be fitted in person, rather than ordering online or through a catalog. Due to the inflexible material, choosing an exact size is important. Otherwise, it could become quite painful, or at least very uncomfortable, to the wearer. If being fitted in person is not possible, then it is wise to make sure it is ordered well ahead of time, in case returning it becomes necessary.

2008 Stephen C. Smith Memorial Regatta

The SCSMR is for the benefit of the American Cancer Society in memory of Stephen Smith, a local sailor who died from a rare form of leukemia at the age of 29.

Jimmy Buffett Virgin

Ah, a Buffett virgin.

So sweet, so pure, so full of promise....

A Virgin (or maiden) is, originally, a woman who has never had sexual intercourse. Virginity is the state of being a virgin. It is derived from the Latin virgo, which means "sexually inexperienced woman", used typically of adolescents, but also of older women, and even goddesses.

As in Latin, the English word is also often used with wider reference, by relaxing the age, gender or sexual criteria. Hence, more mature women can be virgins (The Virgin Queen), men can be virgins, and potential initiates into many fields can be colloquially termed virgins, for example a Jimmy Buffett "virgin". In the last usage, virgin simply means uninitiated.

Also by extension from its primary sense, the idea that a virgin has an emotional "blank slate", without complications for her potential intimate emotional life with men, leads to the abstraction of unadulterated purity (see below). Hence, virgin can even be used with non-human referents. Unalloyed metal is sometimes described as virgin. Some cocktails can be described as virgin, when lacking the alcoholic admixture. Similarly, olive oil may be called virgin if it contains no refined oil and has an acidity below 2%, or extra-virgin if it comes from a cold pressing with an acidity below .08%.

The last instance also incorporates yet another association of virginity—the notability of its loss. More properly, the association is with the significance of the addition of a new status, rather than a loss. Hence this association is typically found in references to the first instance of a potentially extended series of like events. Just as extra-virgin olive oil is from the first pressing, so a maiden or virgin speech is an incumbent's first address. The same metaphor, using the synonym maiden, is applied to the first or maiden voyage of a ship. A woman's maiden name is the surname she had when she was (presumed to be) a virgin—her first surname. In cricket, a maiden over is an over from which no runs were scored. Maiden Castles are those with the reputation of never having been captured.

Every girl remembers her first....

June 10, 2006
Alpine Valley, WI

Credit to Gbfan for picture.

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley Tailgate 2006

Thanks to Gbfan for checking in from Alpine Valley.

That poll dancing activity looks like it was fun!

June 10, 2006

Alpine Valley, WI

John Rich: Shuttin Detroit Down Video

The Buffett Book normally avoids politics but we have deeply rooted history, family and livelihoods with deep roots in the industrial midwest and the American auto industry. It's sad that's it's come to this but this area of the country and industry still plays a vital role in the employment of millions of people.

Everyone seems to have an opinion and we respect that.

John Rich of Big $ Rich fame has a new record with his spin on it as well.

We say job well done and thanks for the support.

If you do need a new car or truck and you have not been in a domestic showrom in a while, make sure you give the guys from GM, Ford and Chrysler an honest shot.

Jimmy Buffett, Mogul Of Margaritaville

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press Writer

LAS VEGAS (AP) - It's like the world's biggest beach party, hosted by the world's richest beach bum. The 15,000 fans packing the sold-out MGM Grand arena were enjoying the final concert of the season by Jimmy Buffett, the singer whose popularity and fortune grow greater even as his hair grows grayer.

Buffett, who turned 62 on Christmas Day, long ago became an icon of certain baby boomers - perhaps the least-hip demographic in the country - by offering the dream of throwing off their responsibilities for his tropical party vibe. But in the past decade, this chronicler of Margaritaville has really cashed in on his image.
How big is Buffett? With an estimated annual income of more than $40 million, you might mistake his portfolio for that of Warren Buffett (not a relative). And he's done it by sailing beyond most musicians' ticket, T-shirt and poster revenue stream.
The title of his most popular song is showing up on restaurants, clothing, booze and casinos. Among the products he's involved with are Landshark Lager, the Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chains, clothing and footwear, household items and drink blenders. The Margaritaville cafe on the Las Vegas strip is said to be the top grossing restaurant in the nation. Buffett writes best-selling novels. There's Radio Margaritaville on Sirius. Even his recording career is booming as the music industry tanks: His recent album, "License to Chill," was the first No. 1 album of his career.

In October, Buffett was chosen by Vanity Fair as No. 97 on a list of the 100 most influential people. In the world. He's nestled between Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris and anti-poverty crusader Jeffrey Sachs. But the exact scope of the Parrot Head empire is secret. Buffett's privately held Margaritaville Holdings LLC does not publicly disclose its finances, and his publicists declined numerous requests for interviews with the singer or anyone connected with Miami-based Margaritaville Holdings.

"He wants to be known as an artist and musician, but he's an extremely savvy businessman," said Brian Hiatt, an associate editor for Rolling Stone who covers the concert industry.

Buffett is somewhat unique among aging crooners in that his fan base is broad, and is not tied solely to a string of past hit songs. For most of his career, Buffett had only one Billboard Top 10 hit, "Margaritaville," in 1977. What he offers his fans is an accessible fantasy. "Anyone of any age could imagine retiring to a tropical paradise and drinking margaritas," Haitt said. "There is something extra-musical about the whole thing."

You don't have to go to a concert to buy his stuff. Margaritaville boat shoes and flip flops are found in shopping malls. Margaritaville Foods sells salsa, hummus, tortillas and dips in Wal-Mart and other stores. Landshark is sold in grocery stores, and Margaritaville tequila is in liquor stores. And concert tickets sell out in short order, despite prices that run well over $100. The Buffett brand is on a growth spurt, usually as a result of marketing deals.

The Cheeseburger in Paradise chain was founded in 2002 and owned by OSI Restaurant Partners, owners of Outback Steakhouse, among others, under a license from Buffett. Landshark Lager, made by Anheuser-Busch, and Margaritaville Tequila, made by Seagram, are sponsors of his concerts.

Last May, the Trump Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City was purchased by Coastal Marina, LLC, which will convert it into a destination resort under the "Margaritaville" label. "Jimmy Buffett and his team at Margaritaville have created an extraordinary brand that is instantly recognizable to an enormously large and dedicated fan base," said Richard Fields, CEO of Coastal Development. "The brand implies quality, value and good times."

Meanwhile, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., has teamed up with Buffett to develop the $700 million Margaritaville Casino & Resort in Biloxi, Miss., near where Buffett was raised. That project has been delayed by the downturn in the nation's economy. But Harrah's and Buffett already have a profitable relationship.

According to Buffett's Web site, the first Margaritaville opened in Key West, Fla., in 1987. The chain has since grown to 16 outlets, including a new one at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut. Margaritaville at the Flamingo Las Vegas takes in more than $43 million a year, said casino president Don Marrandino.

"It's been pretty consistent for five years," Marrandino said. "It speaks to the Buffett lifestyle."

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Rigs

In North America, a tailgate party, also known as The Last American Neighborhood, is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating often involves consuming alcoholic beverages and grilling food. Tailgate parties usually occur in the parking lots at stadiums and arenas before, and occasionally after or during, sporting events and Jimmy Buffett concerts. People attending such a party are said to be tailgating. Many people participate even if their vehicles do not have tailgates.

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Honolulu, HI 2/28/09 Set List

Waikiki Beach Shell - Honolulu HI
February 28th, 2009

1. Migration (Jimmy and Mac acoustic)
2. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
3. Tiki Bar is Open
4. Stars on the Water
5. Fruitcakes
6. Miss You So Badly
7. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
8. A Lot to Drink About
9. Son of a Son of A Sailor
10. Its Five O'Clock Somewhere (w/Mac)
11. Volcano
12. Cheeseburger in Paradise
13. Come Monday (The Beach Band)
14. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
15. Brown Eyed Girl
16. I Feel Like Goin’ Surfing in a Hurricane
17. Makin' Music for Money (Nadirah)
18. School Boy Heart
19. A Pirate Looks at Forty
20. One Particular Harbour
21. Southern Cross
22. Lover of Mine (segue into Imagine - Everybody's Talkin' - Lover of Mine)
23. Margaritaville

First Encore:
24. Fins
25. We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About

Second Encore:
26. Dukes on Sunday

Jimmy Buffett: Miami Heat Sixth Man

Just about every team in the NBA has a famous fan or two. Knowing where to look is easy; they’re celebrities, after all -- only courtside seating will do. The trick is knowing whom to look for.

Courtside trademark: His carrottopped son, Cameron

Loyalty rating: 10

Notes: On February 4, 2001, Buffett was ejected from his courtside seat at a Heat game against the Knicks for swearing at referee Joe Forte. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Buffett said, “It was a bad call. It still is a rotten call! John Starks clobbered Tim Hardaway. It was a close game. I just said, ‘You stupid [redacted 12-letter curse word], that is the worst call I ever heard.’ “

Jimmy Buffett in American Way Magazine

Jimmy Buffett's Caribbean
by Mark Seal

Caribbean | the Bahamas | Jimmy Buffett | Jamaica | Haiti

Celebrating the release of his latest CD, Far Side of the World, Jimmy Buffett takes us on his ultimate island-hopping tour of the tropical paradise.

I’ve always looked at life as a voyage … with a thousand ports of call behind me and, I hope, a thousand more to see,” writes singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett in his best-selling autobiography, A Pirate Looks at Fifty. Few performers epitomize their geography better than Jimmy Buffett does the Caribbean. Born in Mississippi, he did a stint in Nashville, but didn’t find his voice — or his audience — until he moved to Key West, Florida, in the early ’70s. As Buffett’s star rose, his sails opened and he began living his songs, captaining all manner of boats throughout the Caribbean and piloting the Albatross, a 10-passenger Grumman seaplane. Parrotheads, as Buffett’s band of global groupies are called, have reason to rejoice this month: the release of Far Side of the World, his 33rd album.

So doff the tie and throw away the wristwatch. It’s time for an island-hopping weekend with Jimmy Buffett in the Caribbean.

FRIDAY

LODGING"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. In Nevis, you can either stay in a big, fancy resort like the Four Seasons, or you can get into Hurricane Cove, near the airport. It has verandas and palm-lined beaches. [On Harbour Island in the Bahamas] I have some friends who run the Pink Sands Hotel, which I like. [On Jamaica] I stayed over at Strawberry Hill, which is one of Chris Blackwell’s Island Outpost hotels. I also stay at Goldeneye, which was Ian Fleming’s house. Goldeneye is a wonderful spot. It’s like being in a James Bond movie. If you want action, go to St. Barts. I owned a hotel there, which was more of an all-night bar than it was a hotel, but it burned to the ground. Now my favorite hotel there is the Eden Rock."

MUSIC
“I took my kids to the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica. If you’re a Bob Marley fan, you should go there. It’s a funky little place, but worth going to. The great thing about the Caribbean is the diversity of the music. I have made it my business to collect CDs from the islands. Calypso, reggae, soukous, zook, you name it, I like it.”

DINNER
“I always liked Papillote underneath Trafalgar Falls in Dominica. It serves mountain chicken, which is like these large frogs. Of course, everything tastes like chicken, but they’re great. There’s a hot waterfall and a cold waterfall up at the falls. They’ll take you from the airport and drop you at this little restaurant, and then you can hike to the falls and come down and have a meal.”

NIGHTLIFE
“I’ve always wanted to do ‘The Jimmy Buffett 10 Best Bars in the Caribbean’ as a show. Just get in my seaplane and play these bars. I’d start in Bimini at the Compleat Angler, where Hemingway lived and which influenced The Old Man and the Sea. Then the Staniel Cay Club in the Bahamas and Happy People Marina. Happy People has a great dance floor and Staniel Cay’s got a great dinner. Then I would go to Kaye’s on Rum Cay, which is down at the end of the Bahamas. It’s a very remote, very beautiful island. From the Bahamas, I’d stop at the Turtle Cove Inn in Providenciales, which I would put as one of my top 10 seafood restaurants in the world. They do the best fresh conch dishes there. I’d then go to the Anegada Reef Hotel and play there. After that, Le Select in St. Barts, where I let them use the Cheeseburger in Paradise trademark for the restaurant and I get to eat and drink free for the rest of my life. If I was heading south from there, one of my other little spots would be the Admiral’s Inn in Antigua. It’s where all the yachties go. And there’s Frangipani, a great little French hotel with a great restaurant in Bequia.”

SATURDAY
BREAKFAST
“I eat breakfast at Eden Rock on St. Jean Beach in St. Barts. I like the view because I used to live in St. Jean. I wrote a couple of books and albums there, and I used to rent a room at the Eden Rock. It was kind of my office.”

BEACHES
“The most deserted beaches I’ve ever seen are on Long Island in the Bahamas. There are a couple of little hotels there and this incredibly long pink sand beach. The beaches in Barbuda, off of Antigua, are absolutely beautiful, too. The reefs have some of the best diving in the world.”

FISHING
“Up-island in the Bahamas, I’d have to say Harbour Island. You can fish there, and there are nice restaurants and a marina. Just look up “Bonefish Joe” Cleare, and he’ll take you fishing. I think every island has a Bonefish Joe, but he’s probably the best one.”

MOUNTAINS
“There are beaches in Jamaica, but I go for the mountains. I really like islands with mountains. It’s that incredible rivers-meet-the-ocean kind of thing. Dominica is probably my favorite, and Jamaica as well. I like the Cockpit Country up in the Jamaican mountains. Tropically lush plants. And it just smells good. You get away from the heat of the beach and get into altitude, and there are farms up there and beautiful rolling hills and mountains and rivers, and you can see the ocean.”

LUNCH
“I like to eat at my own restaurants in Jamaica. Margaritaville in Montego Bay, and Marguerite’s, which is the restaurant next to it. Marguerite’s is the best restaurant in MoBay, and not just because I happen to be in business with them. It’s kind of a combination of jerk and Cajun, and it’s really nice there. I’m getting ready to go down in a couple of weeks to open Island Village [a Margaritaville clone] in Ocho Rios. Then there’s a little hotel and restaurant called The Caves in Negril, which is a great spot. It’s just basic Jamaican: beans and rice and jerk. It’s also a great place to stay because the rooms are carved out of caves.”

SHOPPING
“Here’s what I bring back from the islands: King, the great grapefruit drink that you can’t get in America. I will shop for wine in St. Barts. I love blush wines. Everything is exorbitantly priced in St. Barts, but one of the great bargains is the rose wines. The other thing is this great coconut oil from Nevis that they press down there. Of course, there’s no sunscreen in it whatsoever, but it’s the best coconut oil around. I collect hot sauces from all the islands. Naturally, each island thinks it has the best peppers. My favorites are Matouk’s from Trinidad and Pickapeppa from Jamaica.”

DINNER
“First, I’d go to Le Select in St. Barts and have a Ti Punch. If I could pick anywhere for dinner in the Caribbean, it would be Maya’s on St. Barts. Maya’s is right on the water and they have great French-Creole cuisine. After that, I’d go to Bete A Z’ailes, a great place for music on the harbor. I’d finish my night at Le Ti-St. Barths, which is as close to the misbehaving that I remember when I owned my hotel on St. Barts.”

SUNDAY

HIKING
“There’s this incredible hike from Cap-Haïtien, a city down on the water in Haiti, up into the old fortress of Henri Christophe, who was the first king of Haiti. He built these palaces that were based on Versailles and San Souci right there in the jungles of Haiti. They’re all ruins now, but it’s amazing to take the walk up the road they built to this fortress. Last week, I took my son over to Brimstone Hill in St. Kitts, which is the fortress that’s called the Gibraltar of the Indies. It has an incredible history of the Amerindians that the French were fighting. The fort has monkeys climbing all over it. You can take a cab ride from the airport in St. Kitts. It’s worth a day trip.”

ONE HUNGRY DAY IN THE CARIBBEAN

“I can tell you how ‘Cheeseburger in Paradise’ got written. It was probably 1974, and I was on my very first boat, a 33-foot sailboat. We had gotten into some weather and had to go into Ponce in Puerto Rico to get fixed. We sailed from Ponce with a rigged-up bow spread that was broken, and it was a rough passage. We sailed into Roatán, got off the boat, and were starving. We were dying for a cheeseburger after being at sea for 10 days eating fish. And there, like an oasis, was this brand-new restaurant at the Village Cay Marina. We went in and just started gobbling cheeseburgers and drinking piña coladas because we were so glad to be on land. We had about three cheeseburgers each. For some reason, as I was walking out I looked and saw a package in the kitchen and the label was written in French: Cuoderrie Produit de Cheval. Do you know what cheval is? Horse. I went back to the guy and said, ‘This will never do. You’ve got a good idea here, but you’ve got to take the horse meat off the menu.’ We went back the next day and the owner was very proud that he’d gotten real hamburger from Puerto Rico, and we sampled the cheeseburgers again. I wrote the song right there: ‘Cheeseburger in paradise, heaven on earth with an onion slice.’”



jimmy buffett's caribbean essentials

lodging
eden rock, st. barts; $275-$1,550; 011-590-590-29-79-99

four seasons nevis, nevis; $495-$2,550; (869) 469-1111

goldeneye, jamaica; $1,250-$5,000; (876) 975-3354

hotel oloffson, haiti; $69-$113; 011-509-223-4000

hurricane cove, nevis; $125-$325; (869) 469-9462

pink sands hotel, bahamas; $655-$2,100; (242) 333-2030

strawberry hill, jamaica; $325-$775; (876) 944-8400

restaurants
the caves, jamaica; jamaican; all inclusive; (876) 957-0270

eden rock, st. barts; breakfast; $17-$20; 011-590-590-29-79-99

le select, st. barts; casual; $5-$9; 011-590-590-27-86-87
margaritaville, jamaica; casual; $18-$23; (876) 952-4777

marguerite’s, jamaica; caribbean/cajun; $8-$23; (876) 952-4777

maya’s, st. barts; french-creole; $20-$40; 011-590-590-27-75-73

papillote, dominica; caribbean; $22; (767) 448-2287

nightlife
admiral’s inn, antigua; (268)
460-1027

anegada reef hotel, anegada; (284) 495-8002

bete a z’ailes, st. barts;
011-590-590-29-74-09

compleat angler, bahamas;
(242) 347-3122

frangipani, bequia; (784) 458-3255

happy people marina,
bahamas; (242) 355-2008

kaye’s, bahamas; no phone

le select, st. barts; 011-590-
590-27-86-87

le ti-st. barths, st. barts;
011-590-590-27-97-71

staniel cay yacht club, bahamas; (242) 355-2024 or (954) 467-8920

turtle cove inn hotel, providenciales; (649) 946-4203

attractionsbob marley museum,
jamaica; (876) 927-9152

Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber

Now open: Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber

By Dave Dondoneau, TGIF Editor

Jimmy Buffett is mixing business with pleasure on his latest trip to Honolulu. While he's playing concerts on Maui and O'ahu, he's also here to help promote his newest restaurant.

Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber opened earlier this month, and last night Buffett surprised patrons with an impromptu concert to christen the joint.

And it is some joint.

Located in the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel (2300 Kalakaua Ave.), it's an over-the-top Parrothead paradise. It cost $15 million to build, is 22,000-square-feet big and can seat 400 patrons.

But you ain't seen nothin' yet.

The restaurant takes up the spot where the late Don Ho used to play at the Blue Hawaii showroom and also where the former Hibiscus Cafe restaurant sat. It's an area large enough for Buffett's surf museum and its walls are molded to look like lava rock. When you enter, you'll see fake lava oozing from the ceiling, tables laminated with island scenes and booths with different themes, like waves breaking overhead.

Live music and bars are inside the restaurant.

Margaritas will be served. Spongecake, we're not sure about yet.

Jimmy Buffett Opens the Beachcomber in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Buffett Opens Waikiki Restaurant with Concert

By Dave Dondoneau, TGIF Editor

Jimmy Buffett christened his new Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber restaurant in Waikiki in style last night, putting on a nonstop two-hour concert for invited guests and VIPs.

"I refuse to participate in this recession," Buffett told a cheering crowd, many of whom wore balloon animals in the shape of shark fins and parrotheads.

Dressed in his trademark yellow T-shirt, red board shorts and standing in bare feet, Buffett brought out old standards like "Come Monday," "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville," played "Dukes on Sunday" with local favorite Henry Kapono and jammed all night alongside ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and most of his Coral Reefer band. He also premiered some new songs, basically putting on a full concert preview for fans who also came to town for Buffett's concert tomorrow night at the Waikiki Shell. Lawn seat tickets still remain available.

Buffett talked to the fans throughout the show on several topics, including the fact that the Beachcomber is his first business venture in Hawaii. Though he's known for his Margaritaville restaurants, the Beachcomber at the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel at 2300 Kalakaua Ave. is one of a kind. It cost $15 million to renovate the area where legendary Waikiki performer Don Ho called home for decades. It is now a 22,000-square foot spectacle complete with Buffett's own surf museum next to the second-floor entrance.

The hotel itself is across the street from the beach and has no ocean view, but Buffett played on a stage with two large video screens and palm trees as his backdrop. Ocean scenes from across Hawaii played on the big screens throughout his performance and will continue for patrons during restaurant hours. The restaurant walls look like lava rocks, and each table top has hand-picked photo scenes from the Islands. The glass bar tops have flowing waters cascading through them, and booths have either a wave breaking overhead or are surrounded by lava rocks. As he played, restaurant servers passed out free food and beverages, ranging from mini cheeseburgers and margaritas to beer, tacos, shrimp and other pupus.

"The restaurant is now open!" Buffett said before he walked off stage a final time.

Jimmy Buffett In Hawaii 2009

2 music greats, 1 weekend

Both Jimmy Buffett and Steve Miller Band in town.

By Dave Dondoneau TGIF Editor

This really could be dubbed "The weekend of songs you know by heart."

Jimmy Buffett at the Waikiki Shell Saturday night; the Steve Miller Band at the Blaisdell Arena Sunday night.

In a 24-hour span, music fans can hear classic hits ranging from "Margaritaville" to "The Joker." Together, Buffett and Miller have more than 80 years of concert history, sold tens of millions of albums and, now in their 60s, have become both pop culture icons and rock legends.

They may be both known for their hits of the '70s, but their attitudes and appreciation for their fans have kept their music relevant.

"I don't look back much," Buffett said in a recent phone interview. "It's so much fun to look forward. (Performing) may look easy on stage, but you have to do a lot of hard work, a lot of luck and a little bit of talent. Then you have to manage it well. I've been lucky to have people around who've made good decisions — both in music and business — for me."

How cool is Buffett? After his last concert at Waikiki Shell, he hung out of the sunroof of his limousine blowing kisses, waving and shouting thanks to his fans as he slowly drove away. When he visited Honolulu after 9/11 in 2001, he saw things were "in a funk," so he decided to offer a little pick-me-up to Waikiki's suddenly struggling economy.

He chose to do an impromptu concert at Duke's, now the neighboring restaurant of his recently opened Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber, a $15 million, 400-seat, 22,000-square foot Parrothead paradise that includes a surf museum.

"Duke's is somewhere I always wanted to play because I love the place and the people," Buffett explained. "It just has a great ambiance. You're right off the beach. Being a surfer myself, it was cool to see surfers just sitting on their boards listening to the music with Diamond Head in the background. Now I want to carry on where Don Ho left off at the Beachcomber."

An equally cool story is offered by Miller, who credits Paul McCartney's words of wisdom for improving his songs.

"Paul and I had just finished a jam session, and I remember asking him about writing music," Miller recounted during a phone interview. "He told me he wished he had taken more time on some of his songs because he could have made them better.

"All I could think of was, 'What in the world could The Beatles have done better?' But because of that, I pulled 'Abracadabra' at 11:59.59, the very last second, before putting it on an album. I wasn't really happy with it, so I sat on it for three years. Then one day I'm out skiing in Sun Valley and I run into Diana Ross and The Supremes on top of the mountain. How weird is that to see Diana Ross in Idaho on a mountain? I had worked with her before, so we talked a bit, and after I skiied down, I pulled out 'Abracadabra' and thought how would The Supremes do this song? Fifteen minutes later, I was finished.

"It had different lyrics and a different title than when I started, but the music was the same. That song took three years and 15 minutes to finish, but it became a No. 1 hit everywhere in the world from Mongolia to Peru because I took some time to get it right. Some songs come quick; some take years."

Part of the appeal of both Buffett and Miller is how they seem to just be ordinary Joes who struck it big.

They are so grounded when you talk to them, you just want to sit and have a beer (or margarita) at the nearest bar and listen to stories of how the music you've listened to the past four decades came to life.

Miller recounted a time when he toured in 1993, around when he was releasing the album "Wide River." He was playing an outdoor concert in front of 20,000 fans when he told the crowd he was going to play some songs from the new record.

"Literally, 5,000 people got up and went to the bathroom or to go get hot dogs, and the minute they heard the opening strains of 'Fly Like an Eagle,' they came rushing back in," Miller said with a chuckle. " I thought, 'How odd.' Now it's changed. We still do new songs, but we don't introduce them like that. To our delight, the fans like them."

Buffett's concerts also include his biggest hits, from "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," to "Come Monday," "Fins," "A Pirate Looks at 40," "Why Don't We Get Drunk," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," "Son of Sailor" and more, usually about 30 songs worth of memories.
The duo have toured so long and so often, they've even played together. They're just not exactly sure when.

Buffett, 62, laments that Miller, 65, is one of the few acts older than he is and still going strong. He barks out his favorite Steve Miller Band tune — "Fly Like an Eagle" — without hesitation.
"Are you kidding me? That is one of the best songs of all time," Buffett said. "We both do journeymen work. All these years, and I still love to go out and listen to his songs. Who doesn't?"
The feeling is mutual.

"Give me 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' every day of the week," Miller said. "Jimmy has so many good ones. We did some stadium shows together back in the '60s and early '70s in Florida, and we've jammed together at some private gatherings. He's such an interesting guy, but it's been a long time since I've seen him."

(For the record, sadly, there is no chance they'll meet Saturday and play together at the Shell: Miller and his band are playing at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center and get into Honolulu Sunday.)

The only thing missing from both artists' resumés is a call from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. That they aren't in yet is a joke.

Buffett could be in not only for his music, but also for creating a way of life for legions of Parrotheads: Blow out your flip-flops, step on a pop top, cruise on back home to find some booze in the blender and from then on it's one sandy, beach-filled, no-worries lifestyle.
When Buffett plays, it's not so much a concert as it as a party thrown by "Godfather of Trop Rock," as Parrotheads have to come to call him.

He's also gone global. It's estimated he makes $100 million annually from his concerts, restaurants (he christened his Waikiki restaurant last night with an impromptu concert), books (three No. 1 best-sellers on the New York Times list and a fourth also on the list), CDs, videos and memorabilia. It's safe to say he's not only no longer living on sponge cake, but he could buy enough Cheeseburgers in Paradise today to feed Guam.

Miller's resumé is just as impressive, but more for the lyrics he's created and for his ability to crank out Top 40 hits.

His flowing lyrics about his tour schedule for his 1976 No. 1 hit "Rock'n Me." (I went from Phoenix/All the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.) was analyzed nearly 30 years later in 2005 by premier pop culture writer Chuck Klosterman in his best-selling book "Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story."

The book is supposed to be about Klosterman's 6,557-mile trek across the country to visit sites where famous musicians met their death, but in reality, it's more about Klosterman's love life and his take on pop culture topics. In one funny, spot-on diatribe after "The Joker" comes on the radio while driving across Montana, Klosterman wonders aloud what kind of tour manager would have Miller zigzagging back and forth across the country, instead of planning a better, more direct route.

His logic makes total sense, but had Klosterman had the chance to ask Miller about it personally, he probably would get the same creative license answer Miller gave when asked what the lyric "pampatous of love" means.

"It means nothing," Miller said with a laugh. "I wrote 'The Joker' in 15 minutes and I just liked the way 'pampatous of love' sounded when it rolled off the tongue.

"You won't find it in a dictionary. To me, it's funny what people latch onto with music and it's always interesting to see how what you wrote is interpreted by others. I get letters all the time from lawyers asking me what pampatous means. I'm not even sure I'd know how to spell it again.

"I do think it's great that 30 or 40 years after something is written, people are still singing it and wondering about it. It's fascinating. I love that young people still listen to my music."

STEVE MILLER VS. JIMMY BUFFETT BAND

Miller: Steve Miller Band

Buffett: Coral Reefer Band

NO. 1 SINGLES

Steve Miller Band: "The Joker"(1973), "Rock'n Me" (1976) and "Abracadabra" (1982).

Buffett: "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (2003) with Alan Jackson, "Margaritaville" (1977)

ESSENTIAL CD

Steve Miller Band: "Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits 1974-1978" (33rd on the Recording Industry Association of America list of best-selling rock albums of all time).

Buffett: "Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits" (seven times multiplatinum)

LATEST CD RELEASE

Miller: "Fly Like an Eagle 30th Anniversary Edition," 2006

Buffett: "Live at Texas Stadium" (with George Strait and Alan Jackson) and "Live in Anguilla," both in 2007

MUSICAL INFLUENCES

Miller: "I love Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker. I hired a 13-year-old neighbor for $10 an hour to download blues and music. Now I have a terabyte of music, over 6,000 blues songs."

Buffett: "I'm very eclectic. As a writer, know what I like to listen to as far as lyrics. I love Jawaiian, Iz, the Ka'au Crater Boys ... a lot of cool stuff. I ran into Jake Shimabukuro and loved his work."

ON THE IPOD

Miller: Led Zeppelin, Gov't Mule, North Mississippi Allstars, Keith Richards, Kings of Leon, Corb Lund.

Buffet: Bob Marley, Moe Keale, Kings of Leon, Jack Johnson, Emmylou Harris

NEXT UP

Miller: Plans to release a new CD in the spring, a collaboration with Carole King. "Blues-based rock and roll," he said. He's also planning to do an outdoor festival with Toby Keith this summer.

Buffett: Recently completed a project with Google Earth that will soon be unveiled.

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Maui, HI, 2/24/09 Set List

1. Migration
2. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
3. Tiki Bar is Open
4. I Will Play For Gumbo
5. Fruitcakes
6. Miss You So Badly
7. Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
8. A Lot to Drink About
9. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
10. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
11. Volcano
12. Cheeseburger In Paradise
13. Come Monday
14. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (with Jake and Robert)
15. Cowboy In The Jungle
16. Brown Eyed Girl
17. Makin' Music For Money
18. School Boy Heart
19. One Particular Harbour
20. A Pirate Looks At Forty
21. Southern Cross
22. Margaritaville

Encore:

23. Fins
24. We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About

25. Lover of Mine (segue into "Imagine" and "Everybody's Talkin" segue back into Lover of Mine)

Maui Arts & Cultural Center - Maui, HI.

February 24th, 2009

Alpine Valley Buffett Tailgate

Thanks to SongBuff1 for checking in from Alpine Valley.

Alpine Valley, WI. July 19, 2008.

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley Tailgate

Thanks to LittleMissJen for checking in from Alpine Valley.

Alpine Valley, WI. July 19, 2008.

Jimmy Buffett Vibrator Racing

Jimmy Buffett Melon Heads

Melon Heads is the name given to mysterious beings found in long-running urban legends in parts of Michigan, Ohio, and Connecticut. They are described as small humanoids with bulbous heads who occasionally emerge from their hiding places to attack people. Different variations of the legend attribute different origins. The first ever sighted Melon Head was apparently found by an old lady to her cottage and named Thomas Dove after her husband. It is said that his head exploded shortly after.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Limbo

Limbo is a dance that originated on the island of Trinidad, though Hawaii is often mistakenly associated with limbo. The dancer moves to a Caribbean rhythm, then leans backward and dances under a horizontal stick without touching it. Upon touching it or falling backwards, the dancer is "out". When several dancers compete, they travel in single file, and the stick is gradually lowered until only one dancer — who has not touched either the stick or the floor — remains.

In recent years, limbo dancing has been conducted as a social "icebreaker" game for fans at Jimmy Buffett concerts as well as in the Caribbean and other tropical resorts.

The winning dancer often receives a prize.

The name comes directly from the Trinidad dialect of English; Merriam-Webster (see definition #2) lists the etymology as "English of Trinidad & Barbados; akin to Jamaican English limba to bend, from English limber".

Jimmy Buffett Upside Down Margarita

Ingredients to use:

• 1.0 i squeeze lime juice
• 1.0 oz Margaritaville Tequila
• 1.0 oz Cointreau Triple Sec
• Borrow old chair from neighbors porch

Directions:

Victim lies back on bar with mouth wide open.

Squeeze lime into the mouth and coat lips with salt.

All liquor is poured directly from the bottle into the persons mouth. Pour in Triple Sec
and then Tequila. Person SLOWLY closes their mouth , lifts their head a little, shakes it vigorously then sits up and swallows. No liquor must escape the mouth or you must go back to the beginning and repeat.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Beer Bong

Bonging a Beer is the act of using a funnel, or beer bong, to rapidly consume a large amount of liquid, most commonly beer or a similar alcoholic beverage, as a drinking game or as a means to consume a large amount of alcohol in a small amount of time. The inherent challenge is to swallow the rapid flow of beer in one attempt, without spillages.

"I bet she could suck a golf ball through a garden hose"

Funneling (or tubing) beer in this fashion is made significantly more difficult when foam (or froth) is present. The bubbles rapidly fill the drinker's mouth and throat, impeding the flow of liquid and can cause the attempt to be abandoned due to coughing fits. Part of the purpose for the funnel itself, aside from allowing more volume, is to allow a greater surface area for the foam to subside than a tube alone would be able to.

For optimum results, a funnel should be de-foamed before use. This makes it easier to drink the beer, as there is little or no foam to choke on. The choice of beverage can have a significant effect on the amount of foam. In the UK, "smoothflow"-style bitter beers are readily available and - when chilled adequately - generate very little foam.

The drinker may choose to de-foam the apparatus by sealing their end of the tube with a finger, lowering their end of the tubing and raising the funnel up in the air. This ensures that the air bubbles will travel up and escape out of the funnel, leaving the drinker with a clean tube with no foam.

Rinsing the apparatus with ice-cold water beforehand can also help reduce foam, as does the choice of plastic tubing used.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Sights

You never know what you will see at a Jimmy Buffett Show

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Post-Gazette Pavilion 2007

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Pittsburgh, PA. 2007

Pittsburgh will always be Star Lake to us!

Post-Gazette Pavilion. Pittsburgh, PA. June 23, 2007.

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Tweeter Center 2006.

Tweeter Center. Mansfield, MA. August 12, 2006.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Tweeter Center 2006.

Tweeter Center. Mansfield,MA. August 12, 2006.

Jimmy Buffett Concert, Mansfield, MA 2006.

Tweeter Center (Comcast), Mansfield, MA. August 12, 2006.

Jimmy Buffett Statue Worship

A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger. Its primary concern is representational.

Statues are amongst the wonders of the world, with the Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Moai of Easter Island among the wonders of the modern world.

Not sure this is in the same league but it's very important nonetheless....

We have a sighting at Pizza Hut Park on April 26, 2008.





The Buffett Book Crew met up with it at the Texas Stadium Show in May 2004.

Jimmy Buffett Concert. Pizza Hut Park 2008.

Thanks to PirateBobCat for checking in from the show.

Pizza Hut Park. Frisco, TX. April 26, 2008.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate. Pizza Hut Park 2008.

“Wondering's healthy. Broadens the mind.

Opens you up to all sorts of stray thoughts and possibilities."

Funny how these you ladies keep popping up?

Thanks to PirateBobCat for checking in from the show.

Pizza Hut Park. Frisco, TX. April 26, 2008.

Jimmy Buffett Concert Pizza Hut Park

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

Jimmy Buffett played Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX on April 26, 2008.

Thanks to malibuwaterdog2000 for some great photos!

Pizza Hut Park. Frisco, TX. April 26, 2008.

Jimmy Buffett Concert Tailgate Alpine Valley 2007

Scenes from Alpine Valley parking lot in 2007.

Unknown contributor. Drop us a line and we'll give credit where credit is due!

P.S. Please turn the camera date stamp off for 2009. Thanks!

Alpine Valley, WI. July 28, 2007.

Jimmy Buffett Nissan Pavilion Concert 2007

http://www.thekidfromcrumlin.com/

Thanks to Brian P. Irwin for checking in from Manassas, VA.

Nissan Pavilion. Manassas, VA. June 28, 2007

Jimmy Buffett Concert Frisco, TX 2007 Margarita Machine

The Margarita is the most common tequila-based cocktail, made with tequila mixed with triple sec and lime or lemon juice, often served with salt on the glass rim.

Mariano Martinez's fourth generation family restaurant business developed the first frozen margarita machine based on the 7-Eleven Slurpee machine using a soft serve ice cream maker "souped up like a car."

We're sure that Mariano would be pleased to see the contemporary evolution of his life's work.

Common ratios for a margarita are:

2:1:1 = (50% tequila, 25% Triple Sec, 25% fresh lime or lemon juice)
3:2:1 = (50% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 17% fresh lime or lemon juice)
3:1:1 = (60% tequila, 20% Triple Sec, 20% fresh lime or lemon juice)
1:1:1 = (33% tequila, 33% Triple Sec, 33% fresh lime or lemon juice)
although the IBA (IBA Official list of Cocktails) standard is
7:4:3 = (50% tequila, 29% Triple Sec, 21% fresh lime or lemon juice)

The drink is usually served shaken with ice, on the rocks, or blended with ice (the "frozen margarita"). All three methods are frequently served with salt on the rim of the glass. Some bartenders specializing in tequila have the opinion that salt hides the flavor of bad Margaritas made with inferior tequilas. For people who insist on a salt rim, the bartender typically only coats half the glass or offers a straw, so that they can still taste the drink without being obscured by the salt's taste.

While the most common margaritas contain tequila, orange liqueur, lime or lemon juice, and sometimes an additional sweetener, such as simple syrup, many variations are becoming more and more common. Bottled lime juice (which contains sugar) is another method used to add sweetness.

Thanks to Mark S. for checking in from Frisco, TX.

Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX. April 28, 2007

2008 Frisco, TX Jimmy Buffett Concert Tailgate Girls

We have been giving it a lot of thought but we just can't put our finger on why these young ladies attracted so much attention at the 2008 Frisco, TX show?

I guess we'll figure it out at some point?

Nevertheless, we have received pictures from multiple sources and we'll never get tired of them.
Don't forget, you too can contribute to the Buffett Book by sending your favorite shots to the address on the sidebar. We want to hear from you, so don't be shy.

Credit to Mark S. for the submission and great shots! Look forward to seeing you at Alpine Valley this year!

Frisco, TX. 4/26/08