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March 2000

Mar 31

Margaritaville has a new page for the Margaritaville Cookbook.

Mar 30

Joe Lombardi passed along the following:

I've just learned that Margaritaville Tequila will be introduced to the Metro New York market on April 3, 2000.

There are plans in the works, though nothing is firm at this time, to have a number of M'ville Tequila promotions in the New York area, starting in April and running through the Summer months.

Also, in case folks are interested, here is schedule of ads that will run in national magazines:

Cosmopolitan - May issue on sale April 18
Entertainment Weekly - March 31 issue on sale NOW
Entertainment Weekly - May 11 issue on sale May 8
FHM (?) - March/April Issue - on sale now
FHM (?) - May/June issue on sale May 2
People Magazine - May 22 issue on sale May 12
People Magazine - June 19 issue on sale June 9
Playboy Magazine - June issue on sale May 2
Playboy Magazine - July issue on sale June 6
Rolling Stone - April 27 issue on sale April 7
Rolling Stone - June 8 issue on sale May 19
Sports Illustrated - May 15 issue on sale May 8 (Noted as bonus. I'm not sure what that means)
Sports Illustrated - May 22 issue on sale May 15
Sports Illustrated - June 26 issue on sale June 19
US Magazine - March 27 issue on sale March 17
US Magazine - April 3 issue on sale March 24 (Noted as bonus. I'm not sure what that means)
US Magazine - May 8 issue on sale April 28
US Magazine - June 19 issue on sale June 9

All in all, Seagrams is spending over $1,000,000 on the ad campaign.

Mar 29

More on the "mystery album" mentioned previously due out in April: in the latest issue of Rolling Stone (#838, April 13) there is a Wherehouse Music advertisement that lists the release date April 25th. I'm assuming this is another compilation/rehash of old material.

Pacific parrot heads may have reason to rejoice later this year. I'm hearing about a November far west coast tour including Hawaii and possibly Australia.

Peter Mayer will not be performing on any of the off nights during the this year's tour.

Seagram's wants to use Todd Snider's punk version of "Margaritaville" for Jimmy's new Margarita Mix. Todd had done that song several times live and while recording in Memphis, late and drunk one night the Nervous Wrecks put it down on tape. Todd picked up the phone and played it for Jimmy at his house and he thought it was funny and never said much more about it. Come to find out Jimmy did remember and it was his idea to call Todd and use that version... I've heard both versions and they are intersting to say the least! Thanks to Bill Lack and Mike Snider

On Inside the NBA, late night edition, they showed Pat Riley's press conference and he mentioned a bunch of Florida newspapers, then one of the talking heads said "He forgot to mention the Coconut Telegrph." Thanks to Rawles Hutcheson

Mar 28

I've updated From The Pulpit. New additions will be posted on the bulletin board so that you all can blast me with feedback at your whims :-)

John Parr sent an excellent picture of The Sauce Boss (see below) cookin' away to share with everyone. To view the picture go to the new bulletin board, click on "Pictures" and away you go! Note that you can upload your own pictures of Jimmy and the Coral Reefers if you'd like...

In today's New York Post travel section there is an article on Belize. "Besides the Jimmy Buffet(t) ambiance, San Pedro has one big draw", and goes on to talk about watersports, etc. Thanks to Al Greengold

Bill "The Sauce Boss" Wharton (the subject of "I Will Play for Gumbo") has cross over tours that puts Bill in or near the same cities Jimmy is playing this summer. He is interested in playing for local PHiP festivities for this summer's tour. You can check his tour dates at sauceboss.com and contact his agent Marla Swartz.

Mac guru Todd Stauffer even doesn't mind Jimmy in Upgrade Guy #35: Al Squashes Bugs, Film at 11.

Mar 27

Radio Margaritaville has updated its schedule for this week.

Here is the solution to onlinescavenger.com's treasure hunt for free tickets: click on enter and then on the current hunt which is the Buffett hunt. The first clue is to click on back to go to the previous screen. Now click on avp.com. The virus protection is for the real world. Go to Realworld.com. Click on International. Five down from Jamaica is Puerto Rico. Go to Puertorico.com. Click on the mall. Click on Soccer.com. The Milan shorts are made by Adidas. Go to Adidas.com. From the pull down screen, choose United Kingdom. Day 24 Felt good flashes on the screen. Thanks to Mary Dailey

Jimmy is mentioned briefly in the Palm Beach Post's Bahama-rama. Thanks to Wes Abney

Sam's Club is selling a special 3-pack of Buffett CDs: Feeding Frenzy, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, and Son of Son of a Sailor. Thanks to Jeremy Coe

Elian Gonzalez's story, Cuban Boy Draws Picture of Shipwreck Drama, seems to sound a lot like Jolly Mon. Thanks to Andrew Penchuk

Upcoming Peter Mayer gigs: May 5,6-New Orleans, Trini gigs; May 9-Dayton, OH (private concert); May 10 -Columbus, OH; May 11-Louisville, KY; May 12- Nashville; May 13,15,17-Trini gigs; May 18-Firehouse-St. Louis; July-6, 7& 8-Georgia (tentative Lake Lanier/Atlanta/Augusta); August 5-Cafe Milano-Nashville; Sept. 1-possible IslandFest, Keene, NH; Tentative-September 9- (acoustic with orchestra) Nancy Bryan Benefit Concert-St. Louis-possibly at the Sheldon Theater.

Robert Greenridge, the pan artiste, will be making a special guest appearance with the University of Southern Mississippi Steel Band & Percussion Ensemble on Friday, April 7th at Bennett Auditorium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The show starts at 8pm. Thanks to Mike Billings

Singer-songwriter Eric Stone has a new mailing list you can sign up for.

Mar 25

Many people have asked about Jones Beach. I originally had an April 1 on sale date. However, Margaritaville posted 3/25 this week, so I figured it would be better to be safe than sorry, and listed 3/25. Looks like I was wrong to go with Margaritaville on this one.

Mar 24

In the latest issue of Birmingham Weekly newspaper there is an advertisement for Wherehouse Music and Jimmy Buffett is listed as "Coming Soon" with no date... I have no idea what album this could be.

The Austin-American Statesman has a fun read about Jerry Jeff Walker with some Buffett references in Walker Way Of Life. Thanks to Nancy Kramer

Mar 23

Jimmy Buffett Online now has mp3s from the New Year's Eve and Sag Harbour shows available for download. FTP available at ftp://209.194.199.1.

The latest installment of Chris Dixon's Travels With A Pirate - The Le Select Journey is available at Margaritaville. This chapter, Around the Rock, Back in Time, covers Jimmy's brush with Don't Stop The Carnival: his hotel Au Tour. It's one of my favorites so far.

In the April issue of George there is an article about celebrity activists which mentions that Buffett founded the Save the Manatee Club. However, in doing so the author committed the cardinal sin of all sins and spelled his
name with only one t (buffet). Thanks to Steven Giaier

From Little Flock Distribution:

Little Flock Music is pleased to announce that Scott Kirby's "Too Damn Yankee" is now available and in stock! Call toll-free at 1-877 LIT-FLOK (1-877-548-3565) to order this and Scott's other titles, "Grand Bar Schemes" and "Walkin on Thin Ice."

Of course all of Peter Mayer's CDs, as well as Roger Guth's "Scotch" are available at the toll-free number.

Mar 22

Jimmy Buffett Online has a new version of the New Year's Eve show available for download. You can also try ftp.

Matt Schnell passed this along:

I spent the last 9 days wasting away in islamorada. I stayed at the Holiday Isle Resort (MM84). Wednesday afternoon the Albatross drops out of the sky on the beach in front of my hotel. Buffett gets out and rides a waverunner up to the resort and is whisked away by security. He escapes silently back to the Albatross. I was told Jimmy was signing a contract for a small performance in the next few months.

Mike Veeck visited Washington, DC yesterday to discuss his plans for a minor league baseball team that would play in Washington's RFK Stadium and be called The Senators. Veeck leads an ownership group that includes actor Bill Murray and singer Jimmy Buffett... Thanks to Tom Ponton

According to a post on alt.fan.jimmy-buffett, Ticketmaster will be releasing 10% of total seats that were held back for out of staters. No real time frame, so I guess you have to keep trying...

Margaritaville is listing Jones Beach as going on sale this Saturday, March 25.

Mar 21

Chi Chi's in Minneapolis has hanging from the bar ceiling signs that say "Join us at the Margaritaville Cantina." Hmm, wonder how long it'll take for them to receive a letter from some legal eagles? Thanks to Jeremy Coe

Received this email:

For those anticipating comp tickets for this summer's tour and want to know what kind of seats they will receive, here is some info:

Today, I received my free tickets to the Las Vegas show. Face value $150.00 each. I got four seats because I paid for two $1,500.00 tickets to the New Year's Eve show. The location I Floor, Right Center, Row L.

Keep in mind that in Vegas, the hosting casino usually keeps the prime seats for its high rollers. Also, this is a stadium venue and I got our seats together.

Ticketmaster has confirmed the Alpine Valley on sale date of 3/25 at 10am. Thanks to Chris Loftus

Mar 20

From Radio Margaritaville:

The Radio Margaritaville series of Buffett concert rebroadcasts heads to Sag Harbor, NY for a very special show from last October. It was a Montesouri school benefit concert that Jimmy Buffett performed solo. Don't miss a single story or song! It's part of our Coming of Spring Celebration, Tuesday (3/21) at 11am eastern, Thursday (3/23) at 5pm eastern and another Saturday night (3/25) at 11pm eastern.

Pictures from the Parrothead convention in Burlington, Vermont are available.

Interesting article on Bruce Cockburn (who wrote "Pacing The Cage") in Canoe's Weight of the World.

Jimmy recently played at the Paris Hotel for Metromedia Restaurant group in Las Vegas. Thanks to Max Glasheen

The original online sober Buffett fan group Lucky Stars has a brand new website for Parrotheads who have survived stuff that makes riots, fires and mudslides, not to mention hurricane season seem like nothing and those out there who simply don't participate in the boozin' n' usin' portion of life.

For those who didn't check in over the weekend, the new poll is to your left (results below), and the bulletin board is being upgraded. You can whine to others about how Ticketmaster screwed you (I did), swap concert tapes, see my favorite drink recipe, prepare for upcoming shows, and more.

Mar 19

Rumored on sale date for Jones Beach is April 1 (no foolin').

As many have written in (and I saw myself!), there was a CoB,O-esque Buffeett reference on The Simpsons tonight. Bart says "We were going to do a song by Jimmy Buffett, but he uncoolly charges bands to docovers of his songs, so here's one our own: Wasting Away In Daiquiritaville."

At the Islandfest post-show party, after their performance at Westbury earlier this week, Mike Utley said that he was heading to Vegas to play a "Private Party". Apparently, it's another promotional effort on behalf of Margaritaville Tequila. Thanks to Joe Lombardi

OnlineScavenger.com is giving away two tickets to the September 2nd show at The Tweeter Center. It is a free online scavenger hunt that leads participants to different web sites through various clues. A special is being run to give these two pavilion tickets (Section 7, Row BB) away to one lucky winner.

Here are the results of the Buffett Myth poll:

Which Jimmy Buffett myth is your favorite?
The Sailor	1119	39%
The Pilot	416	14%
The Beachbum	1142	40%
The Partier	195	7%
TOTAL	2872	100%

Vote in the new poll to your left and let us know how your ticket buying went (or didn't go).

Due to the high volume of ticket complaints I received and people wanting to their horror stories, I've unveiled a new bulletin board system. Over the past three months, I've taken a hard look at the various free bulletin board systems available, and found this one to be the best...

Mar 17

Don't forget tickets go on sale tomorrow for most venues.

Happy Birthday to Jerry Jeff Walker, who turned 58 yesterday.

Atlanta radio station Z93 yesterday had "St. Buffett's Day" and gave away free tickets. Thanks to Pam Miller

The city of Biloxi's official web site uses Jimmy's version of "Biloxi" as background music. Thanks to Leila Walker

Mar 16

LiveDaily covers the summer tour in Jimmy Buffett Unfolds Summer Tour Plans.

Mar 15

Many have written in complaining of a ticket scalper flooding the Ticket Swap with ads. I spent about 20 minutes deleting this jerkwad's ads... time I could have spent doing other things on this web site. I am voicing my displeasure by calling his 1-800 number so that he has to pick up the tab for my complaints on wasting my time and ignoring the no scalping rules (not to mention spamming me with about 25 emails today). If you'd like to tell this guy off and cut into his scalping profits, call his toll free number at 1-800-371-8499. I'd appreciate it :-)

I'm hearing rumors of a Cleveland date of August 15 to be added, with an on sale date of 3/24... According to the 3/14 Plain Dealer (Cleveland OH), a date at Blossom Music Center may be confirmed soon, according to Jennifer Black, marketing director for the amphitheater in Cuyahoga Falls. It should be decided one way or the other in the next two weeks. Buffett skipped the Cleveland-Akron market last summer. His last appearance at Blossom in June 1998 drew a capacity crowd of 18,000-plus fans. Thanks to Drew Warren

New groups have been created for the March Madness pools. See below for additional group IDs.

Mar 14

You can join March Madness CoB,O-style by submitting your NCAA tourney picks to the CoBO group at Yahoo. The top three winners (from the groups combined, not individual groups) will receive gift certificates from Shark Eye Productions among other goodies... To enter, click here and create a Yahoo ID if you do not have one (it's free). Then "Join Private Group" using group ID 14377 and password fins. If that is full try any of the following group IDs 17177, 17208, 17210, and 17211 with the same password. Good luck to all!

Mar 13

The Margaritaville Store will be a sponsor on The Hunger Site on Wednesday, March 15.

More on sale dates have been added to Tour Central.

The latest entry to Travels With a Pirate: The Le Select Journey, Bienvenue A Le Select, is now online. I've never seen pictures like this of Le Select and now I wish I had been down there...

Mar 12

Margaritaville has confirmed the tour dates posted at Tour Central earlier this week.

Peter Mayer's latest CD, Spare Tire Orchestra, is now available at Amazon.com for $15.99.

Tour Central has more on sale dates.

Jann De reports that piece number eight, "Love and Luck," is available at the Digital Treasure Hunt, with an updated map that actually works now. There is also a sweepstakes that ends at ends at 11:59 a.m. PT March 13, 2000:

Win a free trip with backstage passes to Jimmy's April 15 concert at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Simply collect all twelve Margaritaville Digital Audio Postcards and complete your Digital Treasure Map to become elgible to win! The lucky winner will also be awarded US$20,000 to be used towards the purchase of airfare and hotel accommodations for up to 20 guests in Las Vegas to see the April 15, 2000 Jimmy Buffett concert. The first fifty parrot heads to enter via the treasure map will win a free copy of Jimmy's new CD.

Mar 11

Bill "Sauce Boss" Wharton thanks Jimmy:

SAUCE BOSS GAZETTE SPECIAL EDITION
March 10, 2000

AN OPEN LETTER TO JIMMY BUFFETT:
I gotta thank a buddy for givin' me a helping hand . . . a tip of the hat .. . . a little pat on the back . . . a great big yeah! Thank you so much, Jimmy, for turning your fans on to the Sauce Boss. Since you recorded "I Will Play for Gumbo," all these hungry guys in loud shirts are showing up at the gigs. So we're goin' to git down for you on Radio Margaritaville--a live performance on the Internet.
Keep cookin',
Sauce Boss

Wednesday, March 15, 2000, about 9 PM on Radio Margaritaville

Jimmy and his lawyers have gone after another unauthorized use of "Margaritaville" as the Naples Daily News reports in Buffett warns Naples developer over use of 'Margaritaville' in ads. This one makes more sense to me than going after a small pub in Montana:

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Singer Jimmy Buffett doesn't want to see ''Margaritaville'' wasted away. The normally laid-back singer has warned a Naples, Fla., developer about possible trademark infringement for using the slogan ''Where Margaritaville meets Nantucket'' in its ads for Fiddler's Creek, a golf and marina development. The developer, Gulf Bay Management, Inc., filed suit in U.S. District Court on Thursday to keep using the phrase, rebuffing a Feb. 1 letter the firm received from Buffett's lawyers. Jennifer Whitelaw, an attorney for Gulf Bay, also argued the developer is entitled to use the terms in exercising its right to free speech. Buffett's 1977 hit ''Margaritaville'' portrays Key West's easygoing lifestyle. He also owns several ''Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville'' cafes and stores, including one in Key West.

Mar 10

Don't forget to check Tour Central for the latest ticket on sale dates. I've been updating it throughout the day...

The April issue of Power & Motor Yacht has JB's new yacht on the cover, and a photo spread inside (it's the featured boat of the issue). It is only identified as JB's brand new boat in the editorial page: a 90 foot Cheoy Lee motor yacht-very traditional, more like a trawler than ont of those super sleek European designs. He paid close to $5,000,000 at the recent Miami boat show. Funny note: the editor writes that he is an "OLD" Buffett fan (before the worn out phrase of parrot head was thrust upon us), and comments that while in the Margaritaville store in Key West, he just knew that if such a store and "star" existed in early Key West, Buffett would have made fun of it in one of his songs. Thanks to Michael W.

Fingers' St. Patrick's Day shows: March 17 & 18 LJ Street Club, Onancock, VA, 9PM. The Bennett Street Band will be performing with Fingers. B2B will be opening the 18th (Buffett Cover Band from Richmond.) LJ's phone number is (757) 787-2144. The show is being put on by the Eastern Shore Music Festival.
March 18: Meet and Greet with Fingers at The Island House Restaurant, Wachapreague, VA. (757) 787-4242 and ask for Randy Lewis. Starts around 5PM. With purchase of dinner special, you get to spend time with Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. T-Shirts and Cd will be on sale.

Mar 9

Marc Schlessinger just posted the following to the JB Listserv as coming from "a very reliable source":

June 8 & 10 Camden, N.J.
June 13 Detroit/PineKnob
June 15 & 17 Virginia/Nissan
June 20 Virginia Beach
June 22 & 24 Pittsburg/StarLake
July 13 & 15 Atlanta/Lakewood
July 18 St. Louis
July 20 Indianapolis/Deercreek
July 22 Alpine/East Troy
July 25 Columbus
July 27 & 29 Chicago/The World
August 17 & 19 Cincinnati/Riverbend
August 22 Raleigh
August 24 & 26 Baltimore
August 29 Jones Beach
August 31 Boston (Great Woods)
September 2 Boston (Great Woods)

The first official Club Trini CD release party will be at Margaritaville, New Orleans, on May 5.

Radio Margaritaville has an updated schedule, including dates for Bill "Sauce Boss" Wharton and the Sag Harbour show...

Bob, who does Jimmy Buffett Online, has made some mp3 files of old shows available from an ftp site until Monday.

Mar 8

In this weeks Sports Illustrated (scorecard, page 32), they mention Jimmy and "Permanent Reminder," referring to a college football player applying for the NFL draft, and then changing his mind. Too late, he was told, he's now ineligible. Thanks to Al Greengold

Peter Mayer's web site has been completely redone. It's got all kinds of great surprises, including a never before released tune available.

Peter Mayer has donated an autographed BHOTM Baseball hat for the Virtual Parrot Head Club's March Charity auctions on eBay. Proceeds from the auction go to benefit the Alzheimer's Association.

Here is a perfect excuse to help others:

The Nancy Bryan Memorial Fund

The Peter Mayer Fan Club would like to announce the formation of the Nancy Bryan Memorial Fund. As many of you are aware, there have been several posts concerning ways to honor and remember Nancy, the wife of Peter Mayer Group percussionist Scott Bryan, who recently passed away after a long bout with cancer.

The PMFC would like to collect funds from any fans or friends of Scott's, wishing to make a contribution. A list will be kept of those making a donation, and at the time the amount is turned over, Scott will receive a list of those whose donations make up this gift.

When all donations have been collected, they will be turned over to Scott for a trust fund, which is currently being set up for Scott and Nancy's three sons.

Each board member of the PMFC will be making a personal contribution to this fund to get it started. We hope you will join us so we can show Scott that we care about him and his family and are here to help in any way we can.

Contributions should be sent to:
Nancy Bryan Memorial Fund
c/o PMFC
925 Indian Springs Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601

Please make checks payable to the Peter Mayer Fan Club and list your name as you wish it to appear when notification of your gift is sent to Scott.

Sue McCaughey, Terry Lederer, Gary Schottroff, PMFC Staff

Tentative Raleigh/Alltel Pavilion date: June 24; Atlanta/Lakewood Ampitheatre dates: July 13 and 15; tentative Mansfield/Tweeter Center dates: August 31 and September 2; tentative Pittsburgh/Starlake date: June 22; tentative Camden/ECentre dates June 8 and 10. Thanks to Greg Maness and Thomas Edwards

Fans going to Merriweather may be intersted in this article: Merriweather Post scheduled for new look. Thanks to Dave Hollenbeck

Mar 7

Tentative Chicago/New World Music Theatre dates: July 27 and 29. Thanks to Scott Henderson

On Fox News' Super Tuesday election night coverage, panel member Dick Morris summed up the too-close -to-call race in New York state on the GOP ticket by saying "Jimmy Buffett has a song that goes 'if the phone doesn't ring, it's me. This pretty much sums up the race in New York. If the phone doesn't ring, it's too close to call." Thanks to Chris Marcinko

Remember that Fingers won the recent favorite CRB member poll? Amy Lee (who came in a close second) responded:

Fingers passed along the following to COB,O:

Fingers: "I caught word that I had won the weekly poll for favorite Coral Reefer, and just wanted to say thanks to everyone that voted for me. It really means a lot. I can't believe I beat out Amy Lee -- she's my favorite Coral Reefer."

Amy: "THAT'S FUNNY..........CUZ FINGERS IS TRULY MY FAVORITE!!!! :o)
Peace!
Amy Lee" Pat Gregg

Mar 3

Episode #92 (I believe it originally aired May 13, 1978) of Saturday Night Live with host Richard Dreyfuss; Jimmy Buffett; Gary Tigerman, Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner will be shown again early Sunday morning at various times (2-3 am mostly) depending on your local NBC affiliate. You can check your local listings... Thanks to Evan Chesler

You can now send electronic Margaritaville postcards.

Those going to the Las Vegas show may be interested in Parrot's Paradise Outdoor Block Party. Thanks to Scott Simonds

Drew Warren passed along the following:

PARROTHEADS, PORK, JAZZ: Jimmy Buffett didn't make it to Blossom Music Center [Cleveland] last summer, more's the pity, but true believers will have a Parrothead party on Friday, March 17, at 8 p.m. in the Odeon in the Flats. This will be a Green Parrothead Party featuring a Buffett tribute band, Gypsies in the Palace. If you wear parrothead apparel or a bit of the Irish green you get in free. Radio WQAL FM/104.1 is giving away free tickets.

THE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM February 27, 2000, Sunday
POSTCARD FROM PORT CHARLOTTE

Tom Hicks [owner of the Texas Rangers] stopped off in Port Charlotte yesterday on his way back to Texas from a cruise in the Caribbean. His brother Steve was celebrating his 50th birthday, and he invited 40 couples to join him. Lt. Gov. Rick Perry was among them.

The big surprise was at St. Bart's.

"We had lunch at this restaurant, looked up on stage and there was Jimmy Buffett," Hicks said. "That night at dinner, we looked up on stage and it was Clint Black singing. The next night, we go to this old historic bar, turns out the entertainment was the Beach Boys. Clint Black got up there with them."

"Best birthday party I've ever been to."

H.S. Graduation Displaced By Buffett Show
The Washington Post, 2/27/00

.... Last year, Stonewall [Stonewall Jackson Sr. High School in Manassas] and Nissan Pavilion signed a contract stating that the graduating Class of 2000 would hold its graduation at the Nissan Pavilion on June 15.

On Jan. 4, four months before our graduation, the principal, Steven Constantino, informed the graduating class that he had been contacted by Nissan and that their graduation would not be held there. This is because a Jimmy Buffett concert was added to the schedule on that date.

Scott Henderson has made an mp3 of the Margaritaville Tequila Radio Ad available at the Vault.

Mar 2

According to today's Hartford Courant, Hartford will not be on the tour this summer, but Jones Beach will. On another note, looks like Camden will be 6/6 and 6/8, with Jimmy doing rehearsals there...

I've received advance copies of There's Nothing Soft About Hard Times, the Madacy compilation of Jimmy's first two albums. Two versions exist: one is a 2 CD "collector's edition" and the other is a "best of" edition. I've made the addition to A1A Archives' discography with the artwork.

Mar 1

Well I'm back, updates to be made... Thanks to all of you who sent well wishes. The outpouring of support has been tremendous-I've spent over an hour reading your messages and appreciate all of them. If I replied to each one I'd never have time to update this page :-)

Look for tickets for Virginia Beach to go on sale soon, according to John J. Boyle, chairman of SFX's music group and developer of the Virginia Beach amphitheater, in Media giant buys firm that runs Beach amphitheater. Looks like Cincinnati will get at least one show (like that was in doubt!) as the ball was dropped in Merger likely won't increase concert prices. Another rumor includes Camden on June 6 or 8 or both...

John Jeffcoat passed along the following: I have it on good authority that tour dates will be available in one week, possibly next Monday. My source tells me that the tour will be named "Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays" just like the recent live album and not "Margaritaville Tequila" as has been speculated.

The Mac McAnally web site has some exciting news... The Song of the Month will share a new song or a live version of previously released song from Mac.

Here are the latest poll results:

What is your favorite Jimmy Buffett authored book?

Tales From Margaritaville

317

30%

Where Is Joe Merchant?

394

37%

A Pirate Looks at 50

349

33%

TOTAL

1060

100%

The new poll asks about your favorite Buffett persona myth...

The Digital Treasure Hunt has been updated with piece number 6, "Coconut Telegraph," as well as a map to help you put the pieces together. A nice prize: Win a trip for you and 19 friends with backstage passes to Jimmy's April 15 concert at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Collect all twelve Margaritaville Digital Audio Postcards and complete Digital Treasure Map to become elgible to win!