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Jimmy Buffett West Palm Beach 2011 Pictures

2011-05-27T09:20:00.003-05:00

Thanks to T. Croom for the great shots!

April 23, 2011
Cruzan Amphitheatre
West Palm Beach Florida

Jimmy Buffett The Woodlands, TX 2011 Parking Lot

2011-05-25T20:24:00.001-05:00

5/5/2011
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
The Woodlands, TX

Thanks to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion team for the great shots!

Jimmy Buffett Woodlands, TX 2011 Parking Lot Photos

2011-05-25T20:16:00.002-05:00

5/5/2011
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
The Woodlands, TX

Thanks to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion team for the great shots!

Jimmy Buffett Files for Tiger Blood Trademark

2011-03-19T12:38:00.001-05:00

According to TMZ, Jimmy Buffett has filed papers to trademark the term “Tiger Blood” for vodka and energy drinks:

“According to documents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and obtained by TMZ — Margaritaville Enterprises LLC, owned by the singer, filed two applications on March 15 to trademark “Tiger Blood” for use in vodka and energy drinks.
As TMZ previously reported — Tiger Blood is Charlie Sheen’s codename for his mangosteen-infused fruit smoothie, Xango juice.
Interesting … if Jimmy’s application goes through, Charlie won’t be able to capitalize on what he made famous — but then again, there’s more to life than vodka and energy drinks.”

Last month Charlie Sheen quoted from “A Pirate Looks at Forty” in an interview, saying “love me some Jimmy Buffett.”

Jimmy Buffett falls off Sydney concert stage

2011-01-26T11:00:00.002-06:00

One minute he was strumming and singing. The next he was unconscious.

Jimmy Buffett, 64, had just finished crooning, "It's been a lovely cruise, I'm sorry it's ended," when he fell off the stage at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday night and was rushed to hospital with a head injury.

He is in stable condition at St. Vincent's Hospital, reports TMZ.

Officials at the concert at the Hordern Pavilion asked audience members to leave the auditorium as Buffett stayed on the floor in front of the first row of seating waiting for paramedics and an ambulance to arrive.

An audience member told the Daily Telegraph of Sydney that it appeared Buffett struck his head and was bleeding.

Another audience member in the front row told TMZ that Buffett was unconscious for five to 10 minutes and that he had a gash on his head. Paramedics arrived 15 minutes later.

Audience member Dan Bateman, 30, told The Daily Telegraph that Buffett fell face first off the stage. "We were in the 10th row and it looked like he did a massive face plant after his encore and pretty much didn't get up,'' Bateman said.

"We were told to leave the premises. No one really wanted to leave because everyone was anxious to know if he survived the fall. Everyone was pretty horrified.''

Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized After Fall from Stage

2011-01-26T10:51:00.002-06:00

Jimmy Buffett was rushed to a hospital in Australia today after he fell off the stage during a concert ... and it appears flashing lights from the lighting director may have triggered the fall that left him unconscious ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ has confirmed the 64-year-old singer was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney after he crashed into a large gap in front of the stage during the show's finale at Hordern Pavilion.

An audience member in the front row tells TMZ it appeared Buffett was unconscious for about 5-10 minutes and that he had a huge gash on his head. Paramedics arrived 15 minutes later.

Sean Fogarty, who was also front and center, tells TMZ Jimmy was doing an encore at the end of the concert called "Lovely Cruise" and walking along the edge of the stage when the lighting person splashed "a huge flash of light" along the stage, making it impossible to see and he fell. Fogarty says the next thing he knew he heard Buffett's head strike the metal on his way to the floor.

Another audience member who was close to the stage, tells TMZ a slightly different story .... that it looked as if Buffett was about to jump off the stage to shake hands when he misjudged the jump and fell. The audience member also says he saw Buffett's head strike a metal strip on his way down.

The light flash lasted 10 seconds and no one even knew Buffett had fallen until the flashing ceased.

We're told doctors at St. Vincent's are still assessing his injury.

UPDATE: We're told Buffett is in stable condition and will stay in the hospital for observation.

Jimmy Buffett Wrigley Field Tailgate Pictures

2011-01-18T19:59:00.000-06:00

Florabama passed along these tailgate shots from one of Jimmy's historic shows at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. Looks like you guys had a great time!

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Girls Pizza Hut Park 2008

2011-01-18T19:53:00.001-06:00

There's our good friends from Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX on 4/26/08. Not sure what it was but it seems they were very popular and took a ton of pictures. Page down a bit and you're likely to come across a lot more of them....

Do you have some of your own shots you want to see on The Buffett Book? If so, send them our way at the link at your right and we will make you famous!

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures

2011-01-18T19:46:00.000-06:00

All we got is "Kiki"... Do you have the story or location? Let us know so we can give credit where credit is due.

Thanks to "Buffett Rocks" for dropping them in the in box!

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures Bristow, VA 2010

2011-01-18T19:33:00.001-06:00

Looks like the stripper pole got quite a workout in Bristow, VA.

Jiffy Lube Live

Bristow, VA

September 2010

Thanks to AJ for sending the pictures our way!

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Nissan Pavilion 2006

2011-01-15T13:53:00.000-06:00

Thanks to Noops for the great shots of the 2006 Nissan Pavilion show.

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Camden, NJ

2011-01-15T12:45:00.001-06:00

August 10, 2010

Camden, NJ

Thanks to Jersey Shooter for the great tailgate shots!

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Frisco, TX

2011-01-14T19:53:00.005-06:00

April 28, 2008

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, TX

You can see more of these two in action here:

http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2009/02/2008-frisco-tx-jimmy-buffett-concert.html

Thanks to BSooner for the great shots!

Corona Bikini Team

2011-01-09T08:58:00.001-06:00

Thanks to SeaTack for brightening up our day!

Jimmy Buffett - Alpine Valley Parking Lot Babes

2010-12-11T09:32:00.001-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Boobies

2010-12-11T09:22:00.001-06:00

NICE!!

Jimmy Buffett Jello Shots

2010-12-11T09:01:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Jello Wrestling

2010-12-11T08:56:00.001-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Jello Shots

2010-12-11T08:51:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Bikini Babes

2010-12-10T19:38:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Spin to Win Boobs

2010-12-10T19:35:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Concert Parking Lot Boobs

2010-12-10T19:32:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley 2010 Parking Lot Pictures

2010-12-10T19:31:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Bikini Flash

2010-12-10T19:27:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Dildo Games

2010-12-10T19:26:00.000-06:00

Jimmy Buffett Alpine Valley 2010 Set List

2010-12-10T18:51:00.001-06:00

6/26/1010
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
East Troy, WI

1 Nobody From Nowhere
2 License To Chill
3 School Boy Heart
4 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
5 Come Monday
6 Pencil Thin Mustache
7 Jamaica Mistaica
8 Volcano
9 Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
10 Where The Boat Leaves From
11 One Particular Harbour
12 Big Top

Intermission

13 Mexico
14 Pascagoula Run
15 Creola
16 Nothing But A Breeze
17 Cheeseburger In Paradise
18 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
19 Trip Around The Sun
20 A Pirate Looks At Forty
21 Back Where I Come From
22 Woman Goin’ Crazy On Caroline Street
23 Southern Cross
24 Margaritaville

First Encore

25 Brown Eyed Girl

Second Encore

26 Fins

Dustin Comic features Jimmy Buffett this week

2010-07-28T15:54:00.002-05:00

As the national unemployment rate for 20-24-year-olds soars, 80 percent of 2009 U.S. college graduates dubbed “boomerang kids” have returned to their parents’ homes after graduation according to CollegeGrad.com. A growing trend around the country, the Boomerang Generation takes center stage in the hilarious comic strip – DUSTIN. Co-created by longtime political and editorial cartoonists Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker, the King Features syndicated comic strip chronicles the life of 23-year-old recent college grad and Boomerang poster-child Dustin Kudlick.
At an age when many young men are setting out to begin their climb up the corporate ladder, Dustin Kudlick lives at home with his parents and younger sister. At 23, Dustin is unmarried, unemployed, and unable to see any of that as a problem.

Dustin rejects the nine-to-five grind, insisting that in the long run, one of his natural talents will prove more lucrative. Maybe he’ll pursue his gift for stand-up comedy (“Seriously, Dad, I’m like four Viagra jokes away from a spot on The Tonight Show”), or take his yet-unrealized golf prowess to the professional tour (“All I need is a high-dollar endorsement deal. How about if I wear a visor with ‘Mom and Dad’ printed on it?”). Or perhaps Dustin should simply patent one of his inventions and let the royalty checks pour in (“You just press this button and it makes the sound of a doorbell. So when you’re stuck on the phone with a telemarketer, or Aunt Darla…”).
Dustin’s father, Ed Kudlick, is a lawyer who handles everything from criminal defense to divorce. “Oftentimes,” he notes, “it’s hard to tell the difference.” Practical and thrifty, Ed is at constant odds with his fashion-forward wife, Helen, who hosts a popular radio talk show. A local celebrity, Helen never misses an opportunity to update her wardrobe. “How much does the newspaper subscription cost you?” Dustin asks his father one day. As Helen peruses department store display ads, Ed responds, “About $800 a month, but that’s just a guess.”

As unlikely as it seems that Dustin will leave the nest anytime soon, his teenage sister cannot wait for her chance. Megan Kudlick is on a determined trajectory for success. A precocious, straight-A student, she is intent on taking her rightful place at Harvard and then on somebody’s corporate board.

Until he strikes it rich, Dustin is dispatched on part-time assignments for Turbo Temps, an employment agency operated by Simone Fontenot, a businesswoman who keeps Dustin around mainly as a punching bag for her acidic wit.

Maybe someday Dustin will grow up. Maybe he’ll get married, buy a house and answer to a wife, an alarm clock and a boss like every other guy. But until he does, Dustin is one very good reason to keep calling your comic pages The Funnies.

Jimmy Buffett BP Gulf Oil Spill Satire

2010-07-27T16:39:00.002-05:00

Buffett / Chesney / Zac Brown Band - Concert to Aid Gulf on CMT!

2010-06-20T11:49:00.002-05:00

To demonstrate support for the people, businesses and culture of the Gulf Coast, CMT will telecast a free musical celebration live from the beach at Gulf Shores, Ala. CMT Presents Jimmy Buffett & Friends Live from the Gulf Coast will air on CMT on Thursday, July 1, from 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band will be joined in the concert by his friends Zac Brown, Kenny Chesney and Sonny Landreth. Other performers will be announced as additional plans develop. Stay linked to CMT.com for further details and for ticketing information. For information on how to help the Gulf Coast, visit cmtonecountry.com or margaritaville.com.

* Article published @ cmt.com

Jimmy Buffett Mansfield, MA 2010 Set List

2010-06-20T09:23:00.005-05:00

Comcast Center

Mansfield, MA
June 19th, 2010

Set List

1 Piece Of Work
2 Only Time Will Tell

3 Knees Of My Heart

4 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

5 Pencil Thin Mustache

6 Come Monday

7 Volcano

8 Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes

9 If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me

10 Where The Boat Leaves From

11 One Particular Harbour

12 Big Top

Intermission

13 Mexico

14 Nothing But A Breeze

15 Creola

16 Window On The World

17 Cheeseburger In Paradise

18 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor

19 Wings

20 A Pirate Looks At Forty

21 Back Where I Come From

22 Woman Goin’ Crazy On Caroline Street

23 Southern Cross

24 Margaritaville

First Encore:

25 Last Man Standing

26 Fins

Second Encore:

27 Tin Cup Chalice

Jimmy Buffett on the BP Gulf Oil Spill

2010-06-19T19:05:00.005-05:00

Gulf oil spill: Jimmy Buffett tells Florida beachgoers to stay upbeat

June 5, 2010 4:00 pm

Musician Jimmy Buffett, wearing his Margaritaville-brand flip-flops, stood Saturday on a pier at tar-ball blotched Pensacola Beach and led a pro-beach rally, urging Floridians to "not get a 'sky is falling' attitude" over the looming oil slick.

Buffett said he has survived hurricanes, getting shot at in Jamaica and a plane crash, and he insisted he's ready to ride out the oil-spill disaster that in the last two days has hit the white sand beaches of the Florida Panhandle.

"This is an environmental disaster nobody asked for, but Floridians are a tough people," Buffet said to the crowd of 1,000 beachgoers.

Tar balls swept along by strong winds hit more of the Panhandle coast Saturday, including Perdido Key at the far west end of the state and Grayton Beach, about 60 miles east of Pensacola Beach. A dozen tar mats — slabs of thickened crude as long as 30 feet — were found near Navarre Beach.

As spill-response workers collected oil blobs in the background, Buffett was joined by Gov. Charlie Crist. Although the expanding slick is largely offshore, it continues to drift east and threatens to devastate the state's crucial tourism industry.

For Crist, a sharp decline in visitors could drive up coastal unemployment and drive down state tax revenues. And for Buffett, crude oil washing ashore could spoil summer revenues as he opens his $50-million Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola Beach.

"People ought to come out here — it's beautiful," said Crist, putting up with an already hot and humid morning and sweating through his shirt. "Jimmy's opening a hotel here next week."

"Just batten down the hatches," Buffett said.

--Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, reporting from Pensacola Beach, Fla.

Photo: Musician Jimmy Buffett, left, with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. Credit: Associated Press

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Bikini's

2010-06-19T18:58:00.000-05:00

Cleaning up the Buffett Book in-box.

Got something you want to send to the Buffett Book? Please follow the links on the right.

Strumming his six-string, Buffett ushers in summertime fun

2010-06-19T18:09:00.003-05:00

Strumming his six-string, Buffett ushers in summertime fun

By James Reed, Globe Staff June 18, 2010

MANSFIELD — Jimmy Buffett comes around these parts every year, usually in synch with the start of summer. His timing surely is intentional. Even in dreary weather, he brings with him the season’s standbys: flip-flops, Hawaiian shirts and skirts, and, most of all, an escapist attitude that happiness is just a beach and drink away.

New England, with its devout nation of Parrotheads, holds a special place in Buffett’s heart. Last night at the Comcast Center — Buffett still affectionately calls it Great Woods — was a reminder that no matter how often Buffett plays, it’s no longer just a concert: It’s an event (and it repeats tomorrow night).

The evening was already charged with the hope that the Celtics would pummel the Lakers in the NBA Finals, and Buffett seized the moment to stoke the audience. When he suddenly called out “Beat LA!’’ in the middle of “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,’’ a duet with guitarist Mac McAnally, that chant later rippled throughout the sold-out crowd.
At this point, a sense of surprise is not part of a Jimmy Buffett show. Even with a varied set list, you know what you’re going to get, from “Margaritaville’’ to “Fins’’ to “Cheeseburger in Paradise.’’

As always, last night was as much about the audience’s engagement as the music. During “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,’’ scenes from the day’s tailgating were shown on the video screens. (The woman who bared her breasts for the cameras was a big hit.)
Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band was its usual well-oiled machine, switching from country (“Back Where I Come From”) to reggae (“Jamaica Mistaica”) to baby-boomer anthems (the final encore of Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl”). The show’s second half shook off some of the earlier island vibe, particularly on a muscular rendition of “Tampico Trauma,” and Buffett imbued “A Pirate Looks at Forty” with a quiet grace.

It was up to Ilo Ferreira, a Cape Verde native who recently lived in Rhode Island, to get the festivities under way. His acoustic set was short but long on heart. Ultimately, though, it was the soundtrack to a familiar sight: flying beach balls ready for a trip to “Margaritaville.”

Photos by Rose Lincoln

Jimmy Buffett Great Woods 2010 Set List

2010-06-18T16:38:00.003-05:00

Mansfield, MA
Great Woods Center

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

1 Nobody From Nowhere
2 License to Chill
3 School Boy Heart
4 It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
5 Jamaica Mistaica
6 Frank and Lola
7 Volcano
8 Bama Breeze
9 Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
10 Where the Boat Leaves From
11 One Particular Harbour
12 Big Top

Intermission:
13 Tampico Trauma
14 Bank of Bad Habits
15 Creola
16 Cheeseburger in Paradise
17 Come Monday
18 Son of a Son of a Sailor
19 Trip Around the Sun
20 A Pirate Looks at Forty
21 Back Where I Come From
22 Woman Goin’ Crazy on Caroline Street
23 Southern Cross
24 Margaritaville

First Encore:
25 Fruitcakes
26 Fins

Second Encore:
27 Brown Eyed Girl

Buffett Tailgate Pictures - Frisco, TX

2010-05-29T08:01:00.000-05:00

I bet this hurt on Sunday....

70 Buffett Shows!

2010-05-29T07:57:00.000-05:00

Congrats to our very own 3Carsvo - he attended his 70th Jimmy Buffett show in Frisco last weekend! You can see his lineup in the right hand column (near the bottom). 3Car is also featured in the video included on the 'Here We Are' CD... Can you top that?

Jimmy Buffett Texas Parking Lot Pictures

2010-05-28T22:03:00.001-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Pictures Frisco TX

2010-05-28T22:00:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pics

2010-05-28T21:56:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Lap Dance

2010-05-28T21:47:00.000-05:00

Frisco Texas Jimmy Buffett Pictures

2010-05-28T21:45:00.000-05:00

Frisco TX Jimmy Buffett Tailgate

2010-05-28T21:38:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX Parking Lot Pictures

2010-05-28T21:34:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Shot Ski

2010-05-28T21:07:00.001-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Frisco TX Tailgate Pictures

2010-05-28T21:04:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX Tailgate Pictures

2010-05-28T21:00:00.001-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Pictures - Frisco, TX

2010-05-28T20:22:00.000-05:00

I think I know that girl...

Jimmy Buffett Fin Men

2010-05-28T20:00:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Pictures - Frisco, TX

2010-05-28T19:45:00.003-05:00

Dawg's gotta be able to cover some ground.

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX Parking Lot Pictures

2010-05-28T19:40:00.001-05:00

Thanks to livinglocurto for the great pictures!

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX Tailgate Pictures

2010-05-28T19:35:00.001-05:00

Thanks to livinglocurto for the great shots!

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Girls

2010-05-28T19:13:00.006-05:00

Hey Doug, thanks for the great pics! Looks like you were keeping some healthy company... Wow!

See the set list here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2010/05/under-big-top-pizza-hut-park-frisco-tx.html

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX Tailgate Pictures

2010-05-28T19:08:00.003-05:00

Great Shots Doug S! Thanks for sending!

See the set list here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2010/05/under-big-top-pizza-hut-park-frisco-tx.html

Win a Grill...From Margaritaville Cargo!

2010-05-28T18:50:00.002-05:00

Grill-A-Day Sweepstakes from Margaritaville Cargo

posted May 25th, 2010 at 9:46 pm by Josh Martin

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Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX 2010 Set List

2010-05-28T18:45:00.001-05:00

Under the Big Top

Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX

Saturday May 22nd, 2010

Ilo Ferreria

Let Me Love You
Every Little Thing
Get the People Together

Hot Hot Hot

1 Nobody From Nowhere
2 License To Chill
3 School Boy Heart
4 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
5 Jamaica Mistaica
6 Nothing But A Breeze
7 Volcano
8 If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me
9 Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
10 Where The Boat Leaves From
11 One Particular Harbour
12 Big Top

Intermission — Chicken Fried by Zach Brown Band; African Friend by Jimmy Buffett; Miss You So Badly video;

13 Everybody's on the Phone
14 Elvis Presley Blues
15 Trip Around The Sun (with Tina Gulikson)
16 Cheeseburger In Paradise
17 Come Monday
18 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
19 Tampico Trauma (jazzier version)
20 A Pirate Looks At Forty
21 Back Where I Come From (featuring Mac McAnally)
22 Northeast Texas Women
23 Southern Cross
24 Margaritaville

Encores:

25 Brown Eyed Girl
Band Introductions
26 Fins

27 Growing Older But Not Up

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Boobs

2010-05-28T18:37:00.003-05:00

Thanks for Doug S for the great shots!

See the set list here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2010/05/under-big-top-pizza-hut-park-frisco-tx.html

Jimmy Buffett Tailgate Pictures

2010-05-28T18:34:00.004-05:00

Thanks for Doug S. for the pictures. Looks like you had a great time!

See the set list here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2010/05/under-big-top-pizza-hut-park-frisco-tx.html

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Girls

2010-05-28T18:30:00.002-05:00

Good Lord! What else can I say...? Ladies, you look fabulous!

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, Texas - Parking Lot

2010-05-28T18:24:00.005-05:00

Quite the parking lot scene in Frisco last weekend. Major league talent for sure!

Thanks to Doug S. for ringing in with some great pictures!

Jimmy Buffett Parking Lot Pictures Houston 2010

2010-05-22T20:02:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Texas

2010-05-22T08:19:00.000-05:00

Jimmy Buffett Frisco, TX Parking Lot

2010-05-22T08:03:00.001-05:00

The Buffett Book crew is live on the scene for tonights show. Check back for a look at what looks to be a great show in the heart of Texas.

Jimmy Buffett & Zac Brown Band on CMT Crossroads

2010-03-19T09:18:00.002-05:00

Known for his high-energy sold-out shows, beach-inspired tropical tunes and devoted and enthusiastic fans, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett will share the stage with this year's Grammy winner for best new artist -- the Zac Brown Band.

You won't want to miss this unforgettable collaboration as they perform "Chicken Fried," "Toes," "Margaritaville" and much more before a live audience in Nashville.

The new installment of this popular performance series, CMT Crossroads: Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band, premieres March 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.

Jimmy Buffett 2010 Orlando Parking Lot Pictures

2010-03-11T18:24:00.004-06:00

See the set list here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2010/03/jimmy-buffett-orlando-2010-set-list.html

Thanks to Sam Howzit for the great photos.

Jimmy Buffett 2010 Orlando Tailgate Pictures

2010-03-11T18:01:00.004-06:00

Looks like a great time was had by all!

See the set list here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2010/03/jimmy-buffett-orlando-2010-set-list.html

Thanks to Sam Howzit for the great pictures.

Jimmy Buffett Orlando 2010 Set List

2010-03-08T21:56:00.008-06:00

2/25/10

Amway Arena

Orlando, FL

Set List

Lage Nom Ai
License to Chill
Summerzcool

Window on the World
Conky Tonkin’
Son of a Son of a Sailor
Boat Drinks
Volcano
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Come Monday
Rhumba Man
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
Fruitcakes
One Particular Harbour

Intermission

My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus
Door Number Three
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Last Mango in Paris
Let Me Love Again
Gypsies in the Palace
Surfin’ in a Hurricane
Southern Cross
A Pirate Looks at Forty
Margaritaville
Fins

First Encore:
Nobody From Nowhere
Brown Eyed Girl

Second Encore:
Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season

See Orlando tailgate pictures here: http://buffettfan.blogspot.com/2010/03/jimmy-buffett-2010-orlando-tailgate.html

Thanks to Sam Howzit for the picture.

Jimmy Buffett Fins Up Obamicon

2010-03-08T21:45:00.001-06:00

Make your own Obamicon here: http://obamiconme.pastemagazine.com/

Jimmy Buffett 2010 Tour Schedule

2010-03-08T21:21:00.002-06:00

"If we are indeed a circus, then we need a big top, so here is yours, Parrot Heads "

UNDER THE BIG TOP TOUR - 2010

04.24.10 FORD AMPHITHEATRE
Tampa, FL

04.27.10 AARON'S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD
Atlanta, GA

04.29.10 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE
St. Louis, MO

05.01.10 SOMMET CENTER
Nashville, TN

05.15.10 VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER
Noblesville, IN

05.17.10 RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER
Cincinnati, OH

05.20.10 CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION
The Woodlands, TX

05.22.10 PIZZA HUT PARK
Dallas, TX

06.17.10 COMCAST CENTER
Mansfield, MA

06.19.10 COMCAST CENTER
Mansfield, MA

06.22.10 DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE
Clarkston, MI

06.26.10 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATER
East Troy, WI

08.07.10 SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER
Camden, NJ

08.10.10 SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER
Camden, NJ

08.12.10 FIRST NIAGARA PAVILION
Pittsburgh, PA

08.14.10 TOYOTA PARK
Bridgeview, IL

08.31.10 NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATRE
Wantagh, NY

09.02.10 JIFFY LUBE LIVE
Bristow, VA

09.04.10 JIFFY LUBE LIVE
Bristow, VA

09.24.10 THE OLYMPIA
Paris, France

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009

2009-09-19T18:55:00.003-05:00

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

2009-09-02T17:25:00.002-05:00

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

2009-09-02T17:00:00.006-05:00

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

2009-09-02T16:55:00.002-05:00

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

2009-09-02T16:30:00.003-05:00

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

2009-08-31T18:11:00.004-05:00

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

2009-08-26T12:05:00.004-05:00

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

2009-08-25T17:12:00.004-05:00

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

2009-08-25T16:58:00.003-05:00

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

2009-08-25T16:44:00.004-05:00

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

2009-08-18T16:40:00.003-05:00

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

2009-08-18T16:24:00.003-05:00

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

2009-08-18T16:06:00.002-05:00

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

2009-08-18T15:43:00.005-05:00

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

2009-08-17T18:20:00.003-05:00

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

2009-08-15T19:17:00.006-05:00

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

2009-08-14T16:37:00.004-05:00

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

2009-08-14T16:23:00.004-05:00

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

2009-08-14T16:16:00.003-05:00

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

2009-08-14T15:14:00.004-05:00

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

2009-08-14T15:05:00.003-05:00

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

2009-08-14T14:57:00.005-05:00

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

2009-08-14T14:50:00.004-05:00

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

2009-07-30T17:04:00.003-05:00

Thanks to lonepalm1 for the vintage Chicago pictures!

Jimmy Buffett Camden, NJ Tailgating Pictures

2009-07-30T16:49:00.002-05:00

Thanks to cmcottone for checking in from the show!

Jimmy Buffett Camden, NJ Tailgate Pictures

2009-07-30T16:40:00.002-05:00

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

Jimmy Buffett London, England Setlist 7/5/09

2009-07-30T16:20:00.005-05:00

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

2009-07-30T16:15:00.004-05:00

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

2009-07-30T16:05:00.005-05:00

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

2009-07-30T15:55:00.005-05:00

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

2009-07-24T16:37:00.001-05:00

Jimmy Buffett 6/20/2009 Susquehanna Bank Center Setlist

2009-07-24T16:20:00.005-05:00

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