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In May 2004, Jimmy joined the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders in Irving, TX to host a concert in Texas Stadium. Joining Jimmy and the gals were reigning CMA Entertainer and Male Vocalist Alan Jackson and fellow CMA record holder George Strait. Billed as a triple header, the three fishing buddies performed nearly 60 songs over three sets to a thundering crowd of 50,000 leis and Levi wearin' red headed Parrot Necks. Alan Jackson, looking tropical in an Hawaiian shirt, opened the marathon music festival at, appropriately enough, 5 o'clock thanking the crowd for, "letting us come out here to play some country music and....whatever that is that Jimmy Buffett does."

Jimmy's stadium tour continued to Fenway Park in Boston. "Fenway Park is not just a stadium. To those who worship at the altar of baseball in New England, it is a cathedral. There are no gargoyles carved into the facade, but there is a Green Monster in left field and a pipe organ in the rafters. So, with those kinds of thoughts I climbed down from the "duck boat" that brought us to work and walked away from Yawkey Way through the tunnel and onto the centerfield turf at Fenway Park. I knew it was going to be a special weekend.

I knew we had done our part to rid Fenway of the Curse. Well, it worked, and if being onstage at Fenway wasn't enough of a thrill, to actually be credited with being part of the process of ridding Fenway and the Boston Red Sox of that nagging Curse made me a happy boy. So if you were able to attend or just want to catch a memory, here is our contribution to the Red Sox Nation."

A Salty Piece Of Land, Jimmy's latest novel picks up Tully Mars - a character from his original best seller, Tales From Margaritaville.

"It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. If you're looking for a license to chill, come along as cowboy Tully Mars takes his pony to the shore-on an unforgettable Caribbean adventure as colorful and wonderfully bizarre as cocktail hour at your favorite expatriate bar. From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two. Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 102-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty piece of land that will change his life forever."

Once again, master storyteller Jimmy Buffett weaves a mesmerizing tale that combines both humor and emotional reflection. After all, one man's cathedral is another man's fishing hole. And in Jimmy Buffett's world, paradise is just a state of mind.

Hoot is the motion picture adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s Newbery Honor-winning family bestseller. The movie revolves around a Montana boy, Roy Eberhardt, who moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls. Determined to protect his new enviornment, Roy and two other middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians and clueless cops in their attempt to prevent the adults from making a big mistake. With surprising plot twists, quirky characters, and offbeat humor, HOOT is a classic story everyone will enjoy. Packed with improbable plot twists, quirky characters, and offbeat humor, the mystery-adventure is classic Carl Hiaasen.

The film marks the big screen directorial debut of veteran TV host, director, actor and comedian Wil Shriner, who also adapted the screenplay. His involvement followed a sit down with Jimmy and author Carl Hiaasen. Jimmy had obtained the film rights to the book and asked Shriner how they could get the movie made. Shriner replied he would write it if he could direct it and an agreement was made. Frank Marshall produces along with singer/songwriter/author Jimmy Buffett, who also marks his debut on the film as a movie producer and will provide original music for the film.

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