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Buffett Tickets Will Go On Sale Saturday

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 3, 2009

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band return to the Ford Amphitheatre on April 25 as part of the "Summerzcool Tour."

Buffett has just released a live DVD, "Scenes You Know By Heart," and is planning an all-acoustic album.

Tickets - $36, $96 and $136, plus service charges - go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the box office. Call (813) 740-2446. Tickets also are available by telephone from Live Nation at (877) 598-8698.

Badu Twitters Daughter's Birth

Erykah Badu gave birth to a baby girl this weekend - and Twittered about the experience.
Universal Motown Records Group, the singer's record label, says the baby was born Sunday and both mother and daughter "are doing fine." The father is Badu's boyfriend, rapper Jay Electronica.

The couple blogged about the birth on the Twitter Web site. Badu said she had a home birth that lasted about five hours and that she didn't use painkillers.

Badu has a son and a daughter from previous relationships.

Bon Jovi Gains New Jersey Fame

A note from New Jersey to Jon Bon Jovi: You may have been snubbed by the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, but you're still wanted in the Garden State.

Bon Jovi and 12 others - including NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and civil rights activist Paul Robeson - were named to the New Jersey Hall of Fame on Monday. The honor is meant to highlight positive contributions made to a state often stereotyped as a land of corrupt politicians, belching refineries and gangsters.

"This group of hall of famers embodies the spirit of New Jersey, a combination of drive, determination and creativity that has led them to greatness," Gov. Jon Corzine said in a written statement.

Collins Charged With DUI Again

California authorities say they arrested actor and TV host Gary Collins on suspicion of drunken driving.

According to an arrest report, deputies in the coastal county of Santa Barbara pulled Collins over Saturday evening after noticing him driving a motor home erratically. The 70-year-old was arrested by the California Highway Patrol after failing a field sobriety test. He was released after posting $25,000 bail.

The arrest comes roughly 13 months after Collins pleaded no contest to driving under the influence and served a four-day jail sentence in a suburb of Los Angeles. Records also indicate he was convicted of DUI in 2004 in Malibu.

Collins is a former host of the "Miss America Pageant."

Today's Birthdays

Actress Blythe Danner is 66. Football Hall of Famer Bob Griese is 64. Singer-guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks) is 62. Actress Morgan Fairchild is 59. Actor Nathan Lane is 53. Actress Maura Tierney is 44. Rapper Sean Kingston is 19.

Sources: Tribune reporter Curtis Ross, The Associated Press

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