Instant Pot Shrimp and Grits

I am a huge fan of shrimp and grits. When we travel around the South I will often get shrimp and grits at every restaurant we go to, if they serve it. I love trying different versions of this dish but my favorites usually involve a tomato based gravy with andouille sausage and very cheesy, flavorful grits. If you are looking for restaurant recommendations I must tell you that Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant has the best shrimp and grits I have ever tasted. Hands down, bar none, the be...
Tags: Cook, Parenting, Recipes, Bob, South, Margaritaville, Cooper, Jimmy Buffet, Old Bay, Red Mill, Hawk Winery Restaurant, Instant Pot Shrimp, Tbsp Parmesan, Tbsp Boursin

Skiing in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Ski weekends aren’t easy anymore. Once they were simple escapes to the snow where you could shell out a little money for a lift ticket, sleep on floors, and eat Power Bars on the chairlift. But as we get older, they become full-on mini vacations. A ski destination now has to have good places to eat. And breweries. And maybe even a spa for a post-ski massage. Those places exist, but they’re also full of vacation-like prices, with $130-a-day lift tickets that earn you the right to wait in 10-15...
Tags: Travel, Utah, Texas, America, Georgia, United States, Ski, Skiing, New Mexico, Park City, Madrid, Santa Fe, Vermont, Honshu, All, Rocky Mountains

Cheeseburger In Paradise Soup

Oh, my stars, this was sooo good! There’s only 2 things that would’ve made it better. If I was eating it in a Tropical oasis and Jimmy Buffet was singing Margaretville. Ok, maybe a Margarita itself would make it even better too. [Author: Andrea N.]
Tags: Crafts, Margarita, Jimmy Buffet, Margaretville, Andrea N, Paradise Soup

More on the Changing Nature of Retirement

There's been a recent flurry of articles on retirement, mostly focusing on older people staying in the workforce longer than prior generations. An examples is Harvard Business Review's When No One Retires. It covers the fact that the world is rapidly getting older, as is shown in the article chart below. It also goes into detail on what this means for corporations and their workforces. Key quote: This societal shift will undoubtedly change work, too: More and more Americans want to work...
Tags: Sales, New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Cnbc, Margaritaville, Baby Boomers, Jimmy Buffet, Stanford Center, Jialu Streeter, Stanford Another, Boomers Work

50+ Best Selling Christmas CD’s on Amazon!

50+ Best Selling Christmas CD’s on Amazon One thing that I love about this Christmas season is hearing all the variety of Christmas songs. I have my favorites that I love & want to hear more of, but I love hearing new versions of favorite songs & totally new Christmas songs as well.   I am always on the hunt for new Christmas music, so we wanted to put together a roundup of some of the most popular as well as classic Christmas CD’s available right now on Amazon. We’d love to hear from you, to...
Tags: Amazon, Downton Abbey, Kacey Musgraves, Treasury, James Taylor, Kelly Clarkson, Idina Menzel, Neil Diamond, Garth Brooks, Frugality, Blake Shelton, Vince Guaraldi, Amy Grant, Sarah Mclachlan, Loretta Lynn, Kelly

Jimmy Buffet, ‘MAGA’ Hats and Tight Races: The U.S. on the Eve of an Election

Updates from around the country as candidates make their final pitches to the voters who will help reshape America for the next two years.
Tags: News, America, Jimmy Buffet

What Music Rules The Car - Country, Rock or Hip Hop?

Cars have been linked to the music industry for as long as both have been around - in advertising, consumption, and even lyrical content. Thanks to new analytic technology, it's now possible to quantify this relationship between the musical and the automotive. _____________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies In yesterday's post, we looked at radio's sales outlook for automotive ad dollars, as well as the way car companies continue to use Classic...
Tags: Apple, Music, Bruce Springsteen, Chicago, Tom Waits, Guest Post, Streaming, Prince, Detroit, Frank Zappa, Jason Aldean, Bob Seger, Music Business, Broadcast & Satellite, Weird Al Yankovic, Fred

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 13 Episode 6 Recap

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 13 Episode 6 Recap In the previous episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Dennis learned the troubling truth about his prized car and Mac and Charlie confronted a childhood nemesis over a stolen bicycle. What does this next installment have in store? Let’s find out as we recap It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia season 13 episode 6 ‘The Gang Solves The Bathroom Problem!’ As A Gay Man Frank had bought the gang tickets to an upcoming Jimm...
Tags: TV, Movies, Mac, Philadelphia, Recap, FXX, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Dennis, TV Recap, Frank, Dee, Charlie, Jimmy Buffet, Piña Colada Song, Buffet, ComingSoon

The 7 most haunted bars in the US

Every town in America seems to have its own ghost stories. Often, those stories revolve around children’s tales passed on from generation to generation. Some of the stories, however, are only for people of the legal drinking age. In small towns and big cities, there are bars where the patrons allegedly never left. These are the seven most haunted bars in the US. 1. Kells Irish Pub in Seattle, Washington View this post on Instagram ...
Tags: Travel, US, America, Chicago, Roy, Travel Tips, Michael, Simon, Tony, Emily, Chicago Illinois, Weiss, Stone, Fournier, Milwaukee Wisconsin, Sadie

How Cult Leaders Use Music For Mind Control

All summer long, Refinery29 will be examining cults from every angle: pop culture, fashion, food, beauty, and their controversial origins. Let’s dig into the fascination behind this fervor with " Cult Fridays ."Music is a powerful tool that can inspire intense, usually pleasurable feelings. It does something chemically to our brains when we hear and perform it. Think about the ways humans use music: we make playlists to seduce and set a rhythm during both sex and exercise ; stores pipe it i...
Tags: Fashion, Music, New York, Bruce Springsteen, Nicki Minaj, New York City, Moon, Cia, Kesha, Mind Control, Cornell University, Russell, Jimmy Buffet, Kohn, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, NEDA

Mark Haskell Smith's Playlist for His Novel "Blown"

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, Lauren Groff, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Heidi Julavits, Hari Kunzru, and many others. Dark and funny, Mark Haskell Smith's novel Blown is an engaging literary thriller. Publishers Weekly wrote of the book: "Darkly amusing...[Smith] has a fine-tuned ear for witty re...
Tags: Music, Los Angeles, David, Smith, Denver, Maui, Toro Y Moi, Steely Dan, Kirkus, Don, Publishers Weekly, Atomic Books Comics Preview, Dan, Peg, Jimmy Buffet, Oates

The 2018 margarita of the year is . . .

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and this has us thinking about one of our all-time favorite beverages, the venerable margarita. The core of the margarita that Jimmy Buffet memorialized in 1977 is based on a combination of tequila, lime, and orange liqueur. But evolution has been kind to the margarita, and since that time the drink has benefited tremendously from the advent of premium tequilas and craft liqueurs, as well as the tireless creativity of mixologists around the gl...
Tags: Mexico, Branding, Jimmy Buffet, Mike Newman, Los Angeles Barcelona Osaka

Jimmy Buffett Sings A 75th Anniversary Tribute to ‘Oklahoma!’ (Watch)

Ever wondered what a Jimmy Buffett and “Oklahoma!” mashup would sound like? Well, wonder no more. During this weekend’s performance of Jimmy Buffet’s new Broadway show “Escape to Margaritaville,” the iconic singer appeared in the show’s closing number for a rendition of “Surry with the Fringe on Top” in honor of the 75th anniversary of […]
Tags: News, Broadway, Oklahoma, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Buffet, Surry, Escape to Margaritaville

Who Do You Want to Serve Through Your Business?

Travel Experta, Expat Mama, Educator and Entrepreneur - Inspiring Families to New Horizons Summer is a time of fun and enjoyment. There are a number of things that a person can do to fill their time during the summer months. With all of the festivals and concerts out there, music lovers will have a lot to do this summer. You will have to take the time to narrow down the bands you want to see and then get tickets as needed. The amount of research that is put into finding the best concerts will m...
Tags: Travel, Sponsored, Georgia, Billy Joel, Zac Brown, Fenway Park, Fenway, Jimmy Buffet, Eddie Vedder, Zac Brown Band, Fenway Park For, Billy Joel Another, Alexa Tickets, Jimmy Buffet Mr Margaritaville

every fad has come back…at least once…

We’re gearing up for the Puppy Bowl!! Saturday 9: Boat Drinks (1979) 1) Jimmy Buffett is singing about his bandmates watching hockey in a sports bar. Since it’s Super Bowl weekend, our first question is: In cold weather, which sport to you watch most: football, hockey, or basketball? Football. 2) Jimmy sings it’s just 20º outside. How high will the mercury reach where you are today? It’s not so much the temperature as it is the wind chill.. 3) “Boat drinks” are mixed drinks designed to enhan...
Tags: Inspiration, Paul Mccartney, Caribbean, Key West, Sirius, University Of Miami, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy, Pirates, Jimmy Buffet, Tonya Harding, Keith Richard, Saturday 9, Tequila Sunrise Cuba Libre, Jane in Key West, Pirates Jack Sparrow

New Margaritaville Beach Resort to Open in Bahamas

For those that just can’t get enough Jimmy Buffet vibes, you’ll be happy to know that there will soon be a new Margaritaville Beach resort complex in Nassau. Margaritaville Holdings is building Margaritaville at The Pointe, a $250… The post New Margaritaville Beach Resort to Open in Bahamas appeared first on Cruise Maven.
Tags: Travel, Places, Travel Tips, Bahamas, Nassau, Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet, Pointe, Margaritaville Beach, Nassau Margaritaville Holdings

Buffett Performs at Key West Margaritaville

Jimmy Buffett performed at his Margaritaville restaurant in Key West on Saturday night, and new senator-elect Doug Jones from Alabama was in the house: Alabama’s new U.S. Senator-elect got a special serenade from one of its favorite sons. Doug Jones was in Key West, Florida this weekend with his wife, Louise, to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. During the visit, the couple visited the Margaritaville restaurant where they we recognized by owner and entertainer Jimmy Buffet, a native of M...
Tags: Music, Politics, Alabama, Key West, Buffett, Special Appearances, Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett, Louise, Key West Florida, Jimmy Buffet, Doug Jones, Key West Margaritaville, Melanie Buffett

50+ Best Selling Christmas CD’s on Amazon!

50+ Best Selling Christmas CD’s on Amazon One thing that I love about this Christmas season is hearing all the variety of Christmas songs. I have my favorites that I love & want to hear more of, but I love hearing new versions of favorite songs & totally new Christmas songs as well.   I am always on the hunt for new Christmas music, so we wanted to put together a roundup of some of the most popular as well as classic Christmas CD’s available right now on Amazon. We’d love to hear from you, to...
Tags: Amazon, Downton Abbey, Kacey Musgraves, Treasury, James Taylor, Kelly Clarkson, Idina Menzel, Neil Diamond, Garth Brooks, Frugality, Blake Shelton, Vince Guaraldi, Amy Grant, Sarah Mclachlan, Loretta Lynn, Kelly

Is It Five O’Clock (or 1700 Hours) Somewhere?

You’re probably familiar with the song “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” by Jimmy Buffet and Alan Jackson. It was the number one country single of the year back in 2003. A few years later, Jimmy Buffet submitted several trademark applications based on the song, which are now registered, including for example, IT’S FIVE O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE and IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE, for restaurant and bar services (Reg. Nos. 4,125,663; 4,962,176).  The entity Margaritaville Enterprises, LLC (“Margaritaville”) is now...
Tags: Alan Jackson, Branding, Trademarks, Margaritaville, Mark, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Buffet, Mixed Bag of Nuts, Ttab, Gastown, Gas City, Tucker Chambers, Notice of Opposition, Similarity of Marks, Reg Nos, Margaritaville Enterprises LLC Margaritaville

This Man Is The Secret Weapon That Investors Believe Will Save SoundCloud

News came late last week that SoundCloud had been saved, for now, by an emergency $169.5 million cash infusion. Co-founder Alex Ljung would step aside to make room for new CEO Kerry Trainor. But how can the new exec turn the deeply unprofitable music streamer around? Fortunately, he has a secret weapon, Fred Davis. _________________________________________ Over the last few weeks, even as SoundCloud teetered on the brink of total collapse, long time music industry advisor and invest...
Tags: Spotify, Music, Singapore, Davis, Streaming, Temasek, Music Business, Music Tech, Bruce Houghton, Trainor, Fred Davis, Raine Group, Northstar, EMI, SESAC, National Music Publishers Association

9 summer adventures in Jamaica

SOMEWHERE IN THE distance, you can hear the faint cadence of steel drums. The sweet, spicy flavor of rum lingers on the tip of your tongue, and the salty sea has nearly turned your hair into dreadlocks. There’s only one place in the world to achieve such a holy trifecta of summer vacation sensations, and that place is Jamaica. Summertime is ideal for hitting the island — its waters, its waves, its waterfalls. And Couples Resorts, with multiple properties on the island, is the ideal home base whi...
Tags: Travel, Google, Adventures, Jamaica, Cruising, Resort, Caribbean, All Inclusive, Kayaking, All, Negril, Rick, Dunn, Seven Mile Beach, Jimmy Buffet, Watersports

Ten reasons to hold your breath about FYF

Oh, this lineup. Do we have this straight? Nine Inch Nails, Iggy Pop, Björk, Missy Elliot, Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak, Nicolas Jaar, A Tribe Called Quest, Run the Jewels and Flying Lotus — all playing FYF Fest this weekend? Be still our 808 hearts. That’s just from the first two lines of the flyer. The bigger (three days for the first time), broader (more even than in recent years) and bolder FYF starts Friday, and having witnessed the ups and downs of the festival over the years, we have these...
Tags: Music, Featured, Egypt, Ocean, Aclu, Vogue, Modesto, Solange, Coachella, Preview, Kombucha, Frank Ocean, Iggy Pop, Keith Morris, Chicano Batman, Anderson Paak

Intimate Brunch Wedding at Historic Mansion :: Ashley & Mike

Photography by Liz Banfield. If you’re starting to plan your own wedding and feeling overwhelmed, you need to read this now! With past marriages behind them and a blended family to celebrate, Ashley and her groom Mike knew to focus on what really mattered for their spring Minnesota wedding. They chose an elegant yet relaxed morning wedding for just twenty-five guests, and the most insanely gorgeous airbnb as their base for the whole weekend. Our favorite details? Their simple (yet very moving) ...
Tags: Minnesota, Minneapolis, Green, Wedding, Madonna, Spring, John, Kate, Prince, Norman, Vintage, Classic, White, Eden, Romantic, Liz

Street Rodder Road Tour Hits The Beaches On The Gulf Coast and California

Maybe it is because I grew up in Ohio, but the ocean just fascinates me. Maybe it started with Captain Hook in Peter Pan and progressed to Jan and Dean, the Beach Boys, and Jimmy Buffet. The ocean just has a calling, and hot rods and the beach simply go together. Who doesn’t remember Annette and Frankie and all those wacky characters and cars in those beach, surf, and hot rod movies of the ’60s? The 2017 ARP/STREET RODDER Road Tour summer ends in style in October as we cruise the beach towns of ...
Tags: News, Mississippi, California, New Orleans, Ohio, Coast, Gulf Coast, Peter Pan, Chatsworth, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Frankie, Jimmy Buffet, Halloween Party, Ventura California

'Generic' Dad Needed For A BBQ In Hilarious Craigslist Ad

No barbecue is complete without a dad standing at the grill, flipping burger patties and telling dad jokes. That’s why a group of party planners in Spokane, Washington, put an ad on Craigslist seeking just that. “NEEDED: Generic Father for Backyard BBQ,” reads the ad’s title, which was posted to the volunteer page on the Craigslist site for Spokane. A group of men in their 20s who asked to be identified as “The Boys” will be hosting the barbecue, their representative, Dane Anderson, told HuffPo...
Tags: Google, Craigslist, News, Bill Murray, Bill, Huffington Post, Anderson, Murray, Carla Herreria, Spokane, HuffPost, Spokane Washington, Stan, Jimmy Buffet, Dane Anderson

Margaritaville Cincinnati to Close

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville restaurant in Cincinnati will close its doors after four years of operation, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville inside the casino will close on April 23, according to a tweet from its main account. The casino said a new concept will be taking its place but did not offer specifics. “Jack and the Jimmy Buffett-themed restaurant have enjoyed a four-year partnership and are mutually grateful for the opportunity to have worked to...
Tags: Music, Jack, Cincinnati, Business Empire, Margaritaville, Bobby, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Binion, Jimmy Buffet, Margaritaville Cafes, Cincinnati Business Courier, Margaritaville Cincinnati, Chad Barnhill, Gayane Makaryan, Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, Burger Palace

Parrotheads Can Rejoice As Jimmy Buffet Prevails In Trademark Dispute

Jimmy Buffet won a trademark dispute and precluded the applications for “Marijuanaville” marks from registering due to a likelihood of confusion with his famous MARARITAVILLE® mark for clothing (including shirts and caps), nightclub services, and other goods and services. The Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffet fans, can rejoice in the win. The dispute involved pro se applicant Rachel Bevis who wanted to register for the mark “Marijuanaville” in connection with “T-Shirts, Hats, Sweat Shirts, sweat pants,...
Tags: Advertising, Marketing, Infringement, Branding, Trademarks, Board, Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett, The Board, Jimmy Buffet, Buffet, Dilution, Famous Marks, Law Suits, Bevis, Marijuanaville

Coolest towns in the USA 2017

The 24 coolest towns in the USA – 2017 WARNING: If you’re looking for some algorithmically-based, data-driven list of towns, you may want to ignore this article altogether. Because when it comes to places, we’re pretty whimsical. Instead of sitting around an office analyzing data, we’re listening to people’s stories from the road. We’re checking out the spots they’re adding to travelstoke. And somewhere in the mix, a few places capture our imagination beyo...
Tags: Travel, Usa, Texas, Maryland, Navy, California, Montana, Oregon, Boston, US, Alabama, America, Los Angeles, Georgia, Austin, Atlantic

REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this final re-visitation of a full seven days of music industry news, Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' smashes records, music streamers are paying less to licensing orgs, Jimmy Buffet over extends himself, and much, much more! Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' Breaks 1st Week Album Record In 4 Days When Does Brand Extension Stretch Too Far? Jimmy Buffet To Open Margaritaville Retirement Community Pandora Top Spins: Future Makes Four Appearances, Maroon 5’s ‘Cold’ Debuts In Top 10...
Tags: Music, Ed Sheeran, Music Business, Music Tech, Owen Davie, Jimmy Buffet, Jeff Azoff Brandon Creed, Chicago Public Schools Irving

When Does Brand Extension Stretch Too Far? Jimmy Buffet To Open Margaritaville Retirement Community

Most musicians are long past worrying about selling out to be in an ad or endorse a product; and one of the king's of brand extension has been Jimmy Buffet with his Margaritaville lifestyle brand. But do his new Margaritaville Retirement homes go too far; or is Buffet smart to admit that his brand will die with him?  You decide:  ________________________________ In case you haven't had enough of the Cheeseburger in Paradise lifestyle yet, you will soon be able to retire to Jimmy Bu...
Tags: Music, Marketing, Buffett, Music Biz Podcast, Daytona Beach, Margaritaville, Bruce Houghton, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Buffet, Florida Margaritaville