Jimmy Buffett & Harrah's to open Biloxi casino.

[trof]

W00t!
Jimmy Buffett and Harrah’s Entertainment plan for a Margaritaville Casino & Resort on the shores of Biloxi, Mississippi.

The Margaritaville project is expected to cost more than $700 million, representing the single largest investment in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina, Harrah’s announced in a statement.

“I have always considered myself a “Gulf Coast kid,” Buffet said in a statement released by Harrah’s. “I was born there, grew up there and jumped on a stage for the first time there, before hitting the road. I have seen the world, traveled to distant shores, written a few songs and lived a few tall tales along the way, and now it is good to be coming back home.“

Margaritaville Casino & Resort will be developed on 46 acres of land south of U.S. 90 in Biloxi on the site formerly occupied by Grand Casino and Casino Magic. The Margaritaville Casino & Resort should be completed by spring 2010.

[pokerfan]

1. I need to see Buffett live some day

http://www.youtube.com/v/tn7l0FJMQD0

But the whole parrot-head cult thing is kind of annoying.

[Bake]

2. I love Buffet but this kinda reeks of "sell-out" ...

Bake

[ThomCat]

3. I agree, It sounds like he wants to get off the road

and settle down with a lot of money.

I don't think a casino is what the gulf coast needs right now. :(

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Wow - I used to respect Buffet in a sort of "I guess I should way".

I didn't repsect his music much, but he seemed like a decent liberal, even if he sold a sort of fake beach margarita-ville nonsense vision Kinkade-equivalent non-existent world.

Now I can guilt-free write no-talent gasbag off as nothing but a sellout asshat. And an immoral one, at that.

Go to hell, Jimmy Buffet.

[trof]

5. Well...some 'interesting' responses here.

The whole Mississippi gulf coast casino gig is not my thing either.
I'm about an hour away from the closest one. I went, several years ago, just to check out the scene. Kinda tacky and I haven't been back.

But if Buffett can make some serious bucks by lending his 'brand' to a casino, I have no problem with it. More power to him.

He has donated over half a million dollars to Hurricane Katrina relief, plus held benefit performances and cut a CD with all profits going to hurricane relief and rebuilding. And he's partnered up with Habitat for Humanity some projects.
He's our 'native son'.

I met his sister, Lucy, last week. She has a new cookbook out, 'Crazy Sista Cooking'.
http://www.crazysistacooking.com/
She came to a luncheon/book signing fundraiser for our local Friends of the Library group. I'd guess that she sold three or four hundred books there (good for her), but we cleared over $3000 for the library in ticket sales. She has a restaurant on the intracoastal down here
http://www.lulusathomeport.com/main/index.php
and is kind of a local celebrity. She was a BIG draw for us, and we appreciated it.

I was never an Elvis fan, and I was a young teen when he hit the Ed Sullivan show. I can't say he was 'no talent', just not the kind of talent I enjoy seeing.

Just my $.02.
:-)

[Droopy]

6. He probably is going to make millions on the casino deal

I can't say that I blame him, either. If someone was going to give me millions of dollars for a song I wrote I'd sure as hell take it. This ain't no socialist joint. :)

[Bake]

7. I can't really blame him; hell, I'd probably do the same thing

And who knows, maybe it'll be a "cool" casino. I'd probably go see him play there. He's older now, and his career has kinda peaked, I suppose. Ride it while you can, JB, even if it is a sell-out.

Bake

[trof]

8. His sister may open a restaurant there.

She said "But it's gotta be a beachy place. We haven't figured out how to truck all the sand up to the 3rd floor."
;-)

[Bake]

10. Lulu's place at Gulf Shores is always CRAMMED busy!

I'm sure they'll do well in the new place.

Bake

[BOSSHOG]

9. Hey Trof

I've seen him several times and the best was at Margaritaville on Decatur in New Orleans. A nice intimate setting of alcohol abuse, good music, wacky dancing and good company. We got all his stuff and never tire of listening to his stuff. I guess we could be considered passive Parrotheads. The Tropical Isle on Bourbon and Orleans is a great Parrot Head Bar. We haven't been to Biloxi in quite awhile. We might have to spend a night over there soon.