It's Friday at Island Runaways' headquarters and that makes us happy. Truth be told, we're not in the islands today, so as our thoughts turn to Caribbean getaways and tropical escapes, we felt a need to chase the blues away. Mr. Kenny Chesney's providing some celebration-inspiration: Do you know that song of his, "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"? I love how it starts, "I've been up to my neck workin' six days a week, wearin' holes in the soles of the shoes on my feet." Well,

Happy Friday, fellow Island Runaways! We hope you have a Caribbean getaway or an island escape somewhere on your horizon. In the meantime, while we're on the mainland, we thought we'd indulge in a little island dreaming, courtesy of the man himself, Jimmy Buffett. How big of a Buffett fan are you? The reason I ask is that "drifting toward the tropics," the quotation on our picture, is a little line that comes from one of the band leader's newer songs, "Einstein was a Surfer."

Have you ever listened to Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" in the Florida Keys? Or Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" on Tortola? Or maybe you were enjoying a Caribbean getaway in Jamaica, and heard the perfect island song? I remember sitting at Rick's Cafe on the Negril cliffs, with my Island Runaways co-conspirator Zickie, a Red Stripe in my hand, when they started playing Bob Marley's classic reggae tune (and one of our favorites) Redemption Song. Life couldn