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March 2002

March 30

Amy Lee and Fingers will be performing a gig at The Bait Shop in Toledo on May 17th.

March 29

Mark your calendars: Jimmy's 1984 Austin City Limits performance will be broadcast on Friday, April 26 at 9 PM EST. Thanks to Gretchen Dille

SoundSpike has a short story about Jimmy and the upcoming tour in New album complements Jimmy Buffett's tour.

Launch.com has a not-so-good review of the new album.

March 28

Thomas Ponton has posted his latest column on the bulletin board, Back to the House at Pooh Corner.

Far Side of the World was number 5 on the Billboard 200 for the week ending March 24, selling 78,500 units.

March 27

The GCC has been updated with chords to "Savannah Fare You Well," "Mademoiselle (Voulez-Vous Danser)," "USS Zydecoldsmobile", as well as additions to "A Pirate Looks at 40," and "All The Ways I Want You."

March 25

The Austin American-Statesman reviews Jimmy's appearance with Jerry Jeff in Walker and Buffett trade songs and stories. Thanks to chomp

March 24

The GCC has been updated with chords to "Trouble On The Horizon," "What If The Hokey Pokey Is Really What It's All About," "All The Ways I Want You," "Tonight I Just Need My Guitar," and "Last Man Standing."

The Honolulu Advertiser reviews the Waikiki show in Parrotheads flock to Waikiki

March 23

Radio Margaritaville will broadcast Jimmy's appearance with Jerry Jeff Walker from Austin tonight at 9 PM Eastern.

The AP Wire reports Buffet Concert Draws Big Crowd.

March 22

Jimmy is on the March 15 cover of the American Airlines magazine, American Way. You can read about his "ultimate island-hopping tour of the tropical paradise" in Celebrated Weekend: Jimmy Buffett's Caribbean. Thanks to Brian

March 21

Jimmy will be playing with Jerry Jeff Walker at JJW's Birthday Bash this Saturday at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX.

LAUNCH.com writes that Jimmy Buffett Says His New Album Plays Fine Post-September 11.

This weekend's Entertainment Calendar has been posted. We encourage you to go out and support these independent artists.

Jimmy made the funny papers again-check out today's Pirate Cove.

March 20

Jimmy will broadcast live from Duke's on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii this Thursday at 10:00 pm EST on Radio Margaritaville.

The new album has gotten generally good reviews from Jeff Vrabel of the Chicago Sun-Times and Howard Cohen of the Miami Herald.

The Peter Mayer Group is scheduled to perform live at the Key West Music Festival on Thursday, May 16. More information will be available on March 28.

March 19

Thomas Ponton has posted his latest Lenten column on the bulletin board, Tequila.

Tickets for the added Chicago show go on sale this Saturday, 3/23, at 10 AM.

According to Ticketmaster's website, the Great Woods/Tweeter Center (Mansfield, MA) tickets go on sale at 12 PM.

CDNow has a brief, but positive, review of Far Side of the World.

March 18

The Tweeter Center has confirmed the June 22 additional Chicago show. Thanks to Scott Henderson

This was posted to the Buffett list: At 12pm and 8pm Eastern today, there will be an almost two hour pre-recorded interview with Jimmy on Radio Margaritaville. Jimmy and Steve Huntington discuss the new CD and possibly play every track on it.

March 15

Tickets for the Great Woods/Tweeter Center concerts in Mansfield, MA, go on sale March 23. Thanks to Frank, Steve, and Allison

March 14

Thomas Ponton has posted his latest column on the bulletin board: Why Parrotheads Are Irish.

Pageonelit.com has a short interview with Jimmy.

According to MGM, tickets for the Vegas shows go on sale at 10 AM this Saturday. Thanks to Paul

If you pre-order Far Side of the World at Bestbuy.com, you get access for streaming the album before it is actually released.

March 13

According to Margaritaville.com, the on sale dates for Alpine Valley and Jones Beach have changed to March 23. Thanks to Kevin Sullivan

This weekend's Entertainment Calendar has been posted. We encourage you to go out and support these independent artists.

In the April issue of Stuff magazine, "Margaritaville" ranks number 35 in a section called "Stuff's Evil Top 40." Stuff's writers claim,"Tunes like these are evil because they never, ever die". Thanks to Al Gino

March 9

The Ticket Swap is up and running for those of you begging for extra tickets after getting shut out by Ticketmaster-or those of you nice enough to share in your good fortune. Just a friendly reminder: no scalping. If we catch your ass scalping we'll lock you in a Shell gas station bathroom with Kenny G and Yanni.

March 8

The GCC has been updated with beginner tabs to "Banana Republics" and "African Friend."

March 7

The GCC has been updated with chords to "I Heard I Was In Town."

Ticketmaster has the Cincinnati on sale date listed as March 9 at 10 am.

This weekend's Entertainment Calendar has been posted.

March 5

Jimmy Buffett and his Beach Band (Club Trini) are playing a Benefit Show for the Academy of Palm Beaches at the Breakers Resort, One South County Road, Palm Beach, FLA, on April 3, 2002 at 8 PM. The details are as follows:

6:30 PM Cocktail/Dinner

8PM Show--An evening under the Stars on the beautiful Breakers Resort Beach.

Tickets are $1000, which includes dinner, party favors, and the show. This is tax deductible. The Breakers is offering rooms at $175 (usually $205-$1950) for this special event. 1-888-BREAKERS, 561-655-6611. Only 150 tickets remain....get your ticket soon for this once in a lifetime event!!!

Thomas Ponton has posted his latest column on the bulletin board, The Grandmother & The Kid.

Starting March 15, you can watch BEST OF AUSTIN CITY LIMITS every Friday from 9-10 pm (ET/PT) on CMT. The debut episode will be the 1975 ACL pilot featuring Willie Nelson. Jimmy will be featured on a future episode.

March 4

This morning, NBC's Today Show announced who would be in their summer concert line up. Jimmy's name was first up. No dates have been announced yet. Thanks to John Parr

March 2

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal (February 27, 2002), "Insiders say Jimmy Buffett's 'Margaritaville' bar will be part of the Flamingo and its pool area next year. Thanks to Drew Warren

March 1

Margaritaville has posted the on-sale dates for the Spring and Summer concerts. You can also find them at Tour Central.