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Margaritaville Casino in Biloxi gets certified

From the Washington Post: “Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino certified by Miss. gaming commission, opens Tuesday” Jimmy Buffett says creating jobs on the Gulf Coast is a rewarding part of his new Margaritaville Casino and Resort in Mississippi. Buffet was in Jackson Thursday when the Mississippi Gaming Commission signed off the certification for the casino, set [...]

Margaritaville unveileds Parrot Head Sun Care Products

From a press release on Marketwatch.com: “Sun and Skin Care Research, LLC Announces Partnership With Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Enterprises LLC” Today Margaritaville unveiled Parrot Head Advanced Sun Care, a totally new product line of advanced sun care for the tropical lifestyle. The Original Margaritaville store in Key West Florida became the first store in the [...]

KEY WEST SONGWRITER’S FESTIVAL 2012

Key West Songwriter’s Festival 2012 What can one say about the Key West Songwriter’s Festival? Well, for starters it’s by far, the largest musical event held in Key West. Additionally, unlike other musical events, in addition to 130+ songwriters in attendance, there are also the top executives in the recording industry in from Nashville. Basically [...]

On Island Time in Paradise with WFR – St Lucia

May 13, 2012 Today is Mothers Day and I want to start by saying happy Mother’s Day to moms everywhere.  This is a special day for you because you make every day special for your families. This was a great week to be in Saint Lucia.  Without knowing it I landed here in the middle [...]

Financial problems for Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort

From the Sun Sentinel.com: “Margaritaville hits financing skids” The fate of the long-anticipated Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort is in peril because of problems obtaining financing, but the city and the developer say they’re optimistic the money will come through. Developer Lon Tabatchnik is supposed to have financing in place by Tuesday but has yet to [...]

Margaritaville Casino Biloxi to Open May 22

From MarketWatch.com: “Margaritaville Casino Restaurant Biloxi Set to Open May 22” “I am thrilled,” Jimmy answered, when asked about the opening of Margaritaville Biloxi. “Biloxi has been on my songline for a long, long time. I made my professional singing debut here back in the late 60′s, when I used to drive my Ford Falcon [...]

Message from Dani Hoy – TropiGal

Did you miss the news? I know. How could you, since I can’t keep anything quiet? Yes, TropiGal has finally been released! It’s been a couple of weeks now and things couldn’t be better! The CD is getting some great reviews so far. Now that TropiGal is finished, my work has really just begun. Have you [...]

Taking it on the Road

I’m going to be a bit busy with travel the next few months. Well, actually with travel *and* working on my upcoming album *and* the 97 other things that make up a Life. But I’m really excited today about my upcoming trips. May 17-20: Phins to the West, Laughlin NV This just in: I’m performing [...]

Quick Note from WFR – Pigeon Island National Park

Yesterday was a bit cloudy but I went and walked around the approximately 1/2 square mile Pigeon Island National Park. The views were awesome even on a cloudy day. I carried a baguette, some fruit and a cheap bottle of wine and enjoyed a picnic and the wonderful view of the Caribbean. There were scores [...]

New Orleans: Smile Upon Your Soul

Friends often kid me about the amount of lyrical content that deals with food in my songs.  Well, here I am where that first began, New Orleans.  Back in 1983, I wrote a song about The Camellia Grill on South Carrollton inspired by my first visit to that great diner then known mostly to locals.  [...]

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