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Monday, February 01 2010

Play “Margaritaville”

    Yesterday NBC aired NBC Sports coverage of the Detroit International Auto Show.  At one point the host was demonstrating Sync voice command technology in a Lincoln MKX when he spoke the command, “Play song Margaritaville”, which promptly began playing and remained playing in the background for a little while.  He then went on to demonstrate the new in-console blender technology.  Okay, that part I made up, but it would be cool I think.

Saturday, January 30 2010

Episode 119: Event Horizon

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, January 27 2010 (9:30 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Another fourcast, of the top JB events of the decade; plus a vacation report, some rants, and a roundup of the latest headlines. Special guests Patti and Hud. (Cameos by Jennifer and Lee.)”

    Before we start, here are some hijinks recorded with Mickey’s laptop, pre-podcast.

    The silliness continued as we started brainstorming other business ventures in which Jimmy could invest.  After restaurants and casinos, branching out into strip clubs seemed inevitable; and here are some of the names we came up with for such a Buffett-themed establishment:

    With all that tomfoolery out of the way, here are the show notes:
    Pitchfork.com’s “20 Great Simpsons Music Moments”
    NJ.com’s story on the Dept of Justice’s approval of the TicketMaster / Live Nation merger
    Buffett Info.com wants you to adopt a manatee for Valentine’s Day, from the Save the Manatee Club.  Here’s our manatee, Chessie.
    The Paul Shaffer’s Day in Rock from January 16 could have been included in our previous episode, but missed it by mere minutes.  Compare the comments to how Shaffer described the same incident last year, as heard in Episode 60

      >  Download Episode 119

Saturday, January 16 2010

Episode 118: A Monkey in the Wrench

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, January 13 2010 (10:00 PM - 11:30 PM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “Another concert roundup, more headlines, and the gang looks at the top Buffett CDs of the decade.  (Cameo appearance by Jennifer.)”

    The “Stuck in the ’80s” podcast site; and Sean Daly’s Buffet Hotel review.
    Harp sounds taken from Audio Network PLC.
    Some U2 tickets, as a visual aid.  From metro3845‘s eBay auction.  Free shipping!

U2 in Miami

    A show notes blog exclusive: here’s an outtake from this week’s show.  This was the original ending, but it was cut for time and because the answer to Mickey’s question is rather predictable.  Nevertheless, it provided some lively conversation which we hated to throw away [9:03 MP3].

      >  Download Episode 118

Thursday, January 14 2010

Jimmy’s Message for Haiti

From Jimmy’s YouTube channel:

    “Jimmy Buffett asks Parrotheads to help Haiti in this time of need.  Simply text haiti to 90999 to make a $10 donation to the American Red Cross Relief for Haiti.”

Thursday, January 07 2010

And the winner is…

    The contest Scott began in Episode 115 is over.  A name has been drawn (during halftime of tonight’s GMAC Bowl game—Fire Up Chips!).  And that name is announced in the following video…

    The winner needs to submit their address information to us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and we’ll send the prize out immediately.
    P.S.: video is also viewable at YouTube and Facebook.

Sunday, January 03 2010

Episode 117: Aughts to Tweens

Show Notes:
Recorded Wednesday, December 30 2009 (10:00 PM - 12:00 AM) at Zodiac Racquet Club, Southgate MI
    “More news, another concert medley, and if you can figure out our rules for the next contest, you deserve a prize right there. (Special guests: Hud, Jennifer, Brian, Nathan, and Jocelyn.)”

    I’ve listened to our discussion of the next contest four or five times and still can’t figure out what the rules are.  This however is what Scott had to say, when I begged him for some clarification.  “Here is what I came away with….  Our listeners pick their top 5 songs of the decade….. we each pick 10…. which we will narrow to 5…........  The listener who matches our 5 will then receive the glass…....  In case of a tie we draw out of a hat.”
    Got it?
    Send your top five Jimmy Buffett songs of the decade to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
    And now the show notes: 
    Billboard‘s End of Decade lists
    Buffett World’s story on PBI aviation departure procedures.
    Schou’s “Margaritaville Outdoor” page
    Pollstar’s Top Acts of the Decade
    WLUC’s story on the Island Grill.  The Freep‘s article on the Island Grill.
    Waking Ned Devine on IMDb.  Key West on IMDb.

      >  Download Episode 117

Sunday, December 20 2009

Mike’s Guide to Shopping for Jimmy Buffett’s Birthday (and Christmas)

    P.S.: a few things from Schmoe (he meant to advertise Kindle editions, but those are not linkable):

    P.P.S.: and a few more, from Mickey: