April - June 2015 Sally Spenny Volume XII, Issue II Editor
2015 STATE OF THE PHLOCK
Did you know Parrot Heads tiki bars inside and outside our cluding 9 Canadian Parrot in Paradise, Inc. “officially” homes! Head Chapters and the one turns 21years old this year? and only Australian Parrot And here we are … year’s later. Head Club down under! Our Yes, Parrot Heads in Para- We continue to share that same membership remained solid dise, Inc. is “growing older tropical dream of escape!! We & we closed out the year with but not up” all want to win that lottery and a reporting of 26,500 mem- disappear to those little lati- bers. Though recorded in our PHIP tudes! But until then, you, the Parrot Head history book that PHIP Parrot Heads continue to Our fundraising efforts were Scott Nickerson founded the devote your time and energy to in the millions and our Chap- Atlanta Parrot Head Club in the organization. It’s in your ters reported a whopping 1989, it wasn’t until 1994 that Parrot Head DNA and it’s why $3,272,021 making our 13 Parrot Heads in Paradise, we are all still here. year total $39.9 Million Dol- Inc. became a reality! lars!!! Before we begin reporting the Yep! We’re pretty much still facts and figures for 2014, we At the National Level and youngsters as age goes. would like to take a moment to annually, our PHIP Chapters remember those parrot heads we supported familiar named So how could we have turned lost from our ranks last year. As charities such as: the calendar over to begin in past years, PHIP said farewell 2015? to yet more of our wonderful The American Cancer family members. They were Society It seems like yesterday that husbands, wives, mothers, fa- Susan G. Komen we were still exploring the thers, sons, daughters and co- Ronald McDonald House internet hoping for some Buf- workers. They were good ALS Bucket Challenge fett Concert news or shared friends, long time club mem- MS Bike Rides Buffett stories. We stood in bers, volunteers and people with Walk for Alzheimer’s line or dialed in on our land heart. They were PHIP Parrot (National PHIP Walk lines hoping to get Buffett Heads! We will remember we Team raised $140,000, Tickets to any Buffett con- are less in numbers without well over the $100,000 certs. We sought out our kin- them, but greater with heart for goal) folk in parking lots, bars and having known them. Sail on … Wounded Warriors in beach towns. We collected Disabled Vets Associa- Buffett music. We wore our And now, what you’ve been tion Buffett concert and our Mar- waiting for … Habitat for Humanity garitaville T-shirts hoping to The 2015 State of the Phlock!! Special Olympics get noticed by other Parrot Save the Manatee Heads. We pillaged Concert At 2014’s end our annual mem- banners, collected Parrot bership statistics were reported Head SWAG and even built by 227 Parrot Head Clubs, in- cont. next pg. Make A Wish neighbors when disaster strikes and There’s still so much fun ahead in offer assistance when possible! 2015 as we continue “growing Within their local communities, You boast about being a PHIP Par- older but not up”. Unleash that PHIP Chapters supported many rot Head to anyone who will listen inner child more often and stay smaller local causes: in the hopes they will join our true to your Parrot Head DNA! ranks, put on their grass skirts, co- Local food banks conut bras and get involved. Our retired Director of Member- Local Children’s Health and ship, Bob Heffelfinger once told Education Causes Yes, PHIP Parrot Heads, you con- me “Small voices, when com- Animal rescues and shelters tinue to amaze and astonish those bined, can deafen!”… And I be- Planting community gardens of us who know you as family! lieve him!! used for food sharing And many of you are “officially Food Donations/ recognized within your own com- Congratulations from your PHIP Volunteering at Homeless munities because they reap the Board of Directors on another Shelters fruits of your labors! stellar year!!. Senior Citizen Assistance Collections of Pop Tops Donations of Clothing (coats, mittens, gloves, shoes PARROT HEADS ON VACATION TAKE TIME & hats) Christmas toy drives TO HELP OUT LOCAL SCHOOL! The “Midwest Region and Beyond” delegation had a PHUN week on To name but a few … Ambergris Caye, Belize in February 2015. We had Parrot Heads from Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Arizona, Texas and Maryland More importantly, PHIP Parrot phlocking in sunny San Pedro. In the mix were 4 current club presi- Heads unselfishly donated dents and one past president. 223,000 Volunteer hours in 2014 bringing our 13 year total to 3,407,000 donated hours!! Those On February 17, representatives of the group went to the San Pedro donated hours included: Roman Catholic Elementary School and donated 32 backpacks, boxes of school supplies, learning materials and toys to principal Rosario Adopt A Highway/Adopt A Guerrero. Spot Coastal clean ups Several employees at our host hotel Banana Beach, have children at- Earth Day events tending this school and their appreciation and gratitude was immeas- Trees planted urable. The Roman Catholic school is the largest on the caye. Meals on Wheels deliveries Food Deliveries to the less We had a phantastic time in San Pedro and giving back to their com- fortunate munity left a warm spot in our hearts. Reading to Seniors Hosting Water Stops at 5K Jim Brogren Runs Midwest Region co-RC Cooking/Serving Meals at President - Lakes Area Parrot Shelters Heads "2011 Golden Coconut" But, it’s not all about work!! Let [email protected] us not forget PHIP, Inc. is a so- cial organization!! You partici- pate in parades! You host local Chapter and Regional events! You tailgate! You support the local economy at your restau- rants & bars! You support each other in good times and you check on your Parrot Head
Page 2 Here are the Top 20 Club by mem- bership numbers per your Annual 2015 PHiP The Latest Renewal numbers. Board Of Hummin’ CONGRATULATIONS to you all Headlines for growing/maintaining large Directors memberships!
1. Villages PHC 1515 2. Charlotte Harbor PHC 600 3. Key West PHC 528 4. Tampa Bay PHC 524 5. San Diego PHC 491 6. Sarasota Bay PHC 478 PHiP State of the Phlock Pgs 1-2 President 7. Central Oklahoma PHA 435 Belize School Donation Pg 2 Chris Zuest 8. Galveston Bay PHC 407 [email protected] Top 20 PHIP Clubs Pg 3 MOTM Schedule Pgs 4- 5 9. PHs of Central Florida 405 Vice President 10. Emerald Isle PHC 367 Andy Harrell PHIP Interim Reports Pg 5 [email protected] Spring Breach at PHIP Pg 6 11. San Antonio PHC 349 PHIP Alzheimer’s Teams Pg 7 12. Western New York 348 Secretary David Cohen PHiP Financials Pgs 8-10 13. Lone Star PHC 343 [email protected] Arizona PHC Wigs Big Pg 11 14. Panama City PHC 341 Dir of Finance Domino College List Pg 11 15. Metro PHC 340 Charlene Schultheis Jimmy Buffett Concert Pgs 12-13 [email protected] 16. Quad City PHC 333 PHIP Contests Coming Up Pg 13 Dir. of Membership Parrot Head Club Birthdays Pg 14 17. Emerald Coast PHC 327 Charley Gingrow Regional Events Pg 15 18. Space Coast PHC 297 [email protected]
Convention Guide Ad Pg 16 19. Hanover Area PH Society 267 Dir. of Conventions 2014- 20. Cedar Creek Lake PHC 262 Andrew Talbert [email protected]
BEST WISHES in the coming year to ALL of our Parrot Head Clubs!!! Fins way up!
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Page 3 Meeting of the Minds Schedule Announced! By Andrew Talbert, PHiP Director of Conventions
Ladies and Gentlemen! It’s Your in the Mini Mart. Coral Reefer ing an exclusive MOTM appear- Meeting of the Minds 2015 Sched- Alumni Roger Bartlett will be on ance with Mike Nash and Thom ule! all the stages at MOTM, but first Shepherd to bring on some of the he is playing a gig with a full band best Trop Rock talent on your Hello Everyone! Here is the enter- and a few trop rock friends! Girlz stage. tainment announcement for the Rule, Kristi, Lynley, and Heather, 24th Annual Meeting of the Minds are back again this year with their Nov 6th, Friday morning, Brent 2015! Can you say FIVE DAYS fancy footwear and great sounds. Burns is on for the early shift at AND NIGHTS OF TROP ROCK The Southern Drawl Band is on the Casa --Welcome back Brent! AND CORAL REEFERS?? http:// the main stage at the Casa Marina For the first time we welcome Don www.phip.com/meeting-schedule starting early on Thursday! The Middlebrook and Living Soul on Singer Songwriter Showcase with the Street Festival stage on Duval Where can you find 5 days of mu- John Frinzi and Friends on Thurs- Street. The Young Rebel Goombas sic, a gift bag, a t shirt, a free shut- day afternoon is going to ROCK are next on the street festival tle around the island, and all in a you with a two hour special set. stage! Enjoy your time in down- tropical destination for $90.00? The Coral Reefers as always, with time Key West with thousands of ONLY at MEETING OF THE many solo artists, and singer song your PHriends! But hurry back to MINDS IN KEY WEST!! writers will have one of the coolest the Casa because the John Frinzi sets of MOTM 2015. We’re Band is back! John will be on the Wednesday morning, Nov 4th, we pleased that The 2015 Trop Rock Casa Marina stage first with a full- start off with The Calypso Nuts Music Awards will be back on the on set of his music. Then 3rd Annu- cranking up the sounds in the gift main stage at the Casa Marina on al Beachside Album Hour show is bag stuffing area. Then James Thursday night! Then we wel- on! Don’t miss this year as another “Sunny Jim” White, a tradition at come back to the MOTM main classic Jimmy Buffett album, Meeting of the Minds, will be on stage Homemade Wine! We finish A1A, is played from beginning to the beach stage. Next is Steve off Thursday evening with The end with Roger Bartlett and the Hopper with some fresh music all Young Guns of Trop Rock. For Coral Reefers! They will be there the way from the shores of Ten- this set you are going to see the with “The Shrimper Dan Band” nessee! The JPs and Friends will next generation of Trop Rock mu- aka The John Frinzi Band. The be playing an exclusive event for sic artists for a very special review Sauce Boss, Bill Wharton, is back MOTM only--a set not to be that will only happen on this stage with his band! Can you say GUM- missed! Aaron Schertz and Friends at MOTM! Melanie Howe is mak- BO, we need YOU to help stir it! return to MOTM! No stranger on the trop rock circuit, he is bringing a show you won’t see anywhere else in Key West during MOTM. Welcome back to MOTM Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe, a terrific duo from Texas. Jerry Diaz and Friends are back, with a stage full of friends to play your favor- ites. Tropical Soul is a great way to close a Wednesday evening on the beach in Key West.
Duo Latitude, Tom and Michelle Becker, start off the Mini Mart Party and registration at 9 AM on Thursday morning!!! The stilt walkers and other cool attractions will be there with lots of shopping
Photo By Rob O’Neal Cont. on next page
Page 4 After the big stage winds up make The classic Jim Morris is on the PHIP INTERIM REPORTS sure you find your way over to the beach on Sunday to close MOTM beach stage with the Jerry Diaz Late 2015. For those who have never Just a reminder that with summer Night Jam on the Beach. seen the Sunday brunch on the Casa comes Interim Reports, which are Marina beach you need to come on due beginning July 1st and must be Jim Hoehn starts off on Nov 7th, Sat- out and grab a chair to take it all in. received no later than July 31st. urday with his quick stories, focus on three chord music, and extensive The Casa Marina Resort is already As always, these should be submit- knowledge of music in general. Jim sold out in several classes of rooms. ted electronically to phipmember- will ease you into Saturday on the If you register for MOTM and [email protected] and labeled as beach with over twelve hours of mu- BOOK YOUR ROOM at the Casa INTERIM REPORT in your subject sic from your favorite bands and Cor- Marina Resort prior to June 30, line. al Reefers! Ramajay Intercoastal will 2015 you will be put into a drawing be first on the main stage. Then Club for FOUR NIGHTS in a Casa Mari- For new officers or new chapters, Trini and the entire Coral Reefer na OCEAN FRONT 2 BEDROOM the Interim Report is simply a brief Band is back to rock the stage. There SUITE!! There is nothing better free-form synopsis of your Club's may be some cool surprises you just than winning a fabulous suite at the charitable, civic and environmental can’t see on the big tours! Howard Casa .Don’t forget we sold-out the activities for the period 01/01/15 - Livingston and the Mile Marker 24 Casa Marina in the spring! Here is 06/30/15. It should contain who, Band returns to the main stage at the the place to go online to book your what, when & where and should Casa Marina!! Howard always rocks room at the Casa Marina Resort: provide a contact name, if appropri- the crowd and loves to make some- http://waldorfastoria.hilton.com/en/ ate. All Chapters must file an Inter- thing cool happen. Here is a MOTM wa/groups/personalized/E/EYWCM im Report ... If there is nothing to exclusive - the Peter Mayer, Brandon WA-ZZPAR7- report, please so state. Mayer and Scott Kirby trio with Coral 20151101/index.jhtml Booking on Reefer backing from Eric Darken and the phone, use the special code for Reporting of man-hours donated is Jim Mayer. Then SEVEN time CMA our Parrot Head Rate: ZZPAR7 not required on Interim Re- musician of the year Mac McAnally is The Casa Marina phone numbers ports. However, please continue to back. No words are really needed. His are: 888-303-5717 or 305-296- track these figures throughout the time as a Coral Reefer Band member 3535. The 2015 MOTM dates are year ... Your cumulative annual to- is only a part of the music he plays. on the PHiP web site for use in tals are due with your Annual Re- To finish off the big stage Jimmy and booking your rooms right now! newal. the Parrots are back with some high http://www.phip.com/meeting energy music! The CORAL REEFER As approved by the PHiP Board, BAND will be supporting this set. Get Are you going to MOTM for the effective 2008, there is a $100 pen- ready to ROCK on Saturday night at first time, have questions, or want to alty for any Chapter filing an Inter- MOTM !! share a room or a ride? Use our im Report after 07/31/15. brand new online MOTM forum - check it out! This is a place for eve- Please do not hesitate to contact my ryone to help each other, ask ques- office with any questions or con- tions, and make the whole MOTM cerns. experience even better. http://motmforum.phip.com/
Until next time, I’ll see you, down Charley Gingrow the road… Director of Membership PHiP, Inc. Andrew
Andrew Talbert Parrot Heads in Paradise PHiP Director of Conventions Meeting of the Minds 2015 “A Salty Piece of Land”
Page 5 IT’S SPRING BREAK AT PHIP!!! It’s Spring Break at PHIP… Chris “Papa” Zuest, PHIP Chairs are assigned. As always, However, we’re not taking time President the MOTM Registration opened away from our work to play in January 1st!! the sand just yet! In fact we’ve To fill the Board position, begun a little house keeping by PHIP recently held a “Special We’d also added a new feature introducing a new website, Election”. His long-time assis- on the MOTM menu … “The we’ve rearranged the PHIP logo tant (Ms) “Charley” Gingrow MOTM Forum”! It is there you and we have a newly elected was recently elected to fill that can create a login, read about Director of Membership. position. We’d like to remind “Travel Help for Rides & everyone the PHIP Member- Roommates”, read about our We would like to take this op- ship Department remains open Volunteer opportunities as well portunity and THANK our re- to all of our members, not just as catch up on your favorite tired PHIP Board member, Bob club officers. If you have a MOTM Artists. It’s going to be Heffelfinger, PHIP Director of question concerning anything the newest “web hangout” for Membership for 12 years of ser- membership, please feel free to all things MOTM. You can vice! After many years at his email us at phipmember- find the MOTM Forum at: desk, "Uncle" Bob Heffelfinger [email protected]. http://motmforum.phip.com. decided to retire at the end of 2014. You may have also discovered The developers continue to the new look to your organiza- work on enabling us to change “Bob leaves PHiP a much better tion’s website. Still a work in photo features, update MOTM place that he found it. It would progress, we wanted to make it information and add new links be hard to list all that Bob has appealing to all parrot heads and pages as we progress to a accomplished in his years, all and user friendly. There are fully functional informative site. the programs Bob has estab- still some things to build on Please bear with us as we re- lished, all the programs and our new window on the World main under construction for a people Bob has touched, all the Wide Web but as of this arti- little longer. work behind the scenes he has cle, leader’s, chapter infor- done to make this organization mation, Regional Communica- This is your organization and what it has grown to become tors and so much more can all your website. We hope you are and especially all he has done to be found by clicking on the pleased with our Spring efforts make it better for you the mem- Chapters link on the home to make things look new again. bers. Many of us can't remem- page. The MOTM pages are up Drop by and let us know what ber a PHiP without Bob and his and some will be updated as you think!! leadership will be missed.”... contracts are signed & MOTM
Page 6 2015 Alzheimer’s PHIP National Team… Kick Up those Flip Flops!
If your club is considering or Some of our clubs choose to tions with Screen Shots has made the decision to be- do outside fundraising to con- come an important participant tribute so this is very im- If you are NOT spearheading in our PHiP National Alzhei- portant to remember if you your club’s Alzheimer’s Team mer’s Team for 2015 then you choose to donate but NOT for 2015, please pass this infor- should know we have added a sign up for the walk: WHEN mation along to who is within new Communications person DONATING ANY MONIES your club!! for Alzheimer’s. TO ALZHEIMER'S YOU MUST DESIGNATE THE Thank you for considering and/ Hillbilly PHC member Marga- MONEY TO GO TO THE or being a part of our ret Sells has stepped forward to WALK! "Alzheimer's Walk" National be the new PHIP Alzheimer’s Team!! As of this writing we National Team Communicator. You can find the original link already have 15 Parrot Head You will be receiving Alzhei- to the instructions page to Clubs signed up and it’s early!! mer’s PHIP Team communica- start or restart your club’s A HUGE THANKS to our re- tions from her soon. Should team at the bottom of our turning clubs!!!! you need to communicate with Why We Walk page. her beforehand, her contact DON’T FORGET OUR 2015 email is: To find that link, please fol- PHIP ALZ. NATIONAL TEAM [email protected] low these simple instructions: CHALLENGE … To double the amount of participating 2014 We have begun working on the Go to alz.org and click on Club Teams and we had 50 2015 Alz Team spreadsheet Walk To End Alzheimer’s Teams last year! where we record your team’s Click Teams efforts and make sure you get Click National Teams We’d LOVE to reach our goal of the credit you deserve. Marga- 100 Teams in 2015. ret will soon be requesting the PHIP is listed under the We know what you Parrot Heads following information from the Gold/Silver Level Team Log- can do when challenged!! 2015 participating clubs: os Click the PHIP Logo and in LETS’DO THIS!!! Team Name the Why We Walk Section at the bottom, find the link for Charley Gingrow Are you participating in the detailed registration instruc- Walk or donating Money to the PHIP Director of Membership Walk efforts. (This would in- clude monies raised from any event “other than” the Walk). One of the Your Club’s Walk Location top ten 2013 (City & State) if you are creat- PHIP team ing a “Walk Team”. club “Flip IF you plan to participate Flop” awards with Alzheimer's in 2015, given out at please let me know the name of MOTM your team captain if it is differ- 2014.! ent from your club’s name. Please put ALZHEIMERS IN- FO in the subject line and email the info to me at:
Page 7 Financials Contributed By: Charlene Schultheis, PHiP Dir of Finance
Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc. Financial Statement - General Fund - YTD as of March 31, 2015
Income:
Balance 12.31.14 $5,929
Membership/Handbooks-CD $29,763
Total Income $35,691
Expense:
Background check $96
Bank Charges $13
Board Meeting/Meetings $4,441
BubbleUp LLC $6,000
Charity
Nellie Carlen - Alzheimer's $1,000
Office Supplies $117
Return Items $75
Scholarship $59
Web Site $238
Total Expenses $12,038
Ending Balance: $23,653
Page 8 Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc. Financial Statement-Scholarship YTD as of March 31, 2015
Income:
Balance 12.31.14 15,123 Credit Card Partner 251 Interest 2
Total Income 15,376
Expense:
Total Expense 0
Ending Balance: 15,376
Parrot Heads in Paradise Financial Statement Relationship Savings YTD as of March 31, 2015
Income:
Balance 12.31.14 $26,029 Interest 9
Total Income $26,038
Expense:
Total Expenses $0
Ending Balance: $26,038
Parrot Heads in Paradise Financial Statement Relationship Savings (MOTM) YTD as of March 31, 2015
Income:
Balance 12.31.14 $28,200 Interest $10
Total Income $28,210
Expenses:
Total Expenses $0
Ending Balance: $28,210
Page 9 Parrot Heads Income: In Paradise, Inc. Financial Statement MOTM Balance 12.31.13 $3,912 YTD as of March 31, Registration $33,744 2015 Discover Rebate $5
Total Income $37,661
Expenses:
Authorize.net (transaction fees) $53
Bank Charges $1,503
City of Key West $776
Entertainment $585
MOTM $1,000
Mini iPad $212
Office Supplies $73
Postage/Printing $2
Rey Flores - misc. art work $600
Tax software (1099) $66
Total Expense $4,870
Ending Balance: $32,790
Page 10 Arizona PHC Wins Big for Charity! Masters, Barb and John Young.
I'm still in shock! The Arizona vious high bid of $2,500 Parrot Head Club returned to the (which we held) for our entry Kathy Pfister My Nana's Salsa Challenge Event in the Margarita Mix Off. Arizona PHC President after a couple years hiatus. The $10,000 is the new record!!!!!! PHiP Western Region Co- return can only be described as Yes, we got a cool $10K for a Regional Communicator triumphant! Margarita and accompanying gift package. It really helps The event benefits the Arizona when there's an NFL player in Hemophilia Association. Monies the crowd. Our gang went raised go towards sending kids back on Sunday and got the with blood disorders to a "safe" high bid of the day of $3,500 camp in Northern Arizona. for another Margarita!
We won Best Booth and People's I could not be more proud of Choice (most money in the tip jar our event Chairs, Jan and Julie - $1,700). We also broke the pre- Lockwood, and our Mix Off
Acadiana PHC Isle O' Bama PHC PHs of New Mexico Annapolis PHC Isle of Iowa PHC PHs of Puget Sound Arizona PHC Jersey Shore PHC PHs of the Lower Ohio Valley Barefoot Children of FLL Lake Havasu PHC PHs of the Phininsula Berks County PHC Lakes Area Parrot Heads Phun Coast PHC Blossomland PHC Last Mango PHC Pirates of the Susquehanna Blue Hen PHC Lone Star PHC Quad City PHC Canyon Lake PHC Los Angeles PHC San Antonio PHC Cedar Creek Lake PHC Low Country PHC San Diego PHC Central Illinois PHC Lower Alabama PHs Savannah PHC Central Oklahoma PHA Metro PHC Seguin PHC Central Texas PHC Miami PHC Southeast Iowa PHC Charlotte Harbor PHC Midwest Indiana PHC Southern Illinois PHC Chicago PHC Milwaukee Area PHA St. MinneSomePlace PHC Clinton County PHC Music City Phins Tampa Bay PHC Club Finz Nautical Whalers The Villages PHs Coastal Jersey PHC North Coast PHC Towns Around Biloxi PHC Delaware Seashore PHC Northern Illinois PHC Treasure Coast PHC Detroit PHC OBX Pirates PHC Tulsa PHC Dubuque Phlockers Parrot Heads in Natural Set- Vermont PHC Emerald Isle PHC tings (PHINS) Wagoner PHC Galveston Bay PHC Parrot Heads of the Prairie Wasatch Mountain PHC Heartland LakeSharks PHC of Eastern Massachusetts West Georgia PHC High Desert PHC Phlock of South Jersey Western New York PHC Hillbilly PHC PHs in Michiana Youngstown PHC Houston PHC PHs of Central Florida
Congratulations to all! Keep up the great work. Be sure to post your community service/fund raising events to the PHIP club leaders lists! Or, clubs can send an email directly to [email protected] with “Domino College” in the subject line.
Page 11 JIMMY BUFFETT CONCERT APRIL 1, 2015 AT KEY WEST! “Check One Off” the Bucket List by Steve and Gayla Mitchell, Van Horn, TX
We don’t know where to start to somehow saw this—or heard day, through some hit and miss tell about our phantastic trip to about it from his staffers—and he communications, we were told to Key West and a rare chance to get thought he’d like to know more be at the San Carlos Theater to meet Jimmy Buffett face-to- about the people behind the lone- around 3:00 pm. That morning we face, on (of all days) April Fools some ‘dot’ located in, or near, the dropped by the Smokin Tuna and Day, 2015. middle of nowhere. listened to John Frinzi for a while, then we dropped by to have a mar- The ‘link’ to our amazing good Not long afterward, we were locat- garita at…o.k. guess… fortune comes via our listening to ed by some of Jimmy’s group Margaritaville Cafe!—and then we Radio Margaritaville so frequently around the middle of last summer went to the beautiful and historic over the years, and more recently, (2014), and they inquired as to our San Carlos Theater (a/k/a Institute) to our interest in watching Marga- Parrot Head history, etc. (that for a look. Big wooden doors in ritaville TV, which is a really cool was, and is, a long story). Any- front were locked, so we went new ‘media’ that JB and his top- way, they indicated that Jimmy around back and saw a beehive of notch staff now offer his Parrot might want to call and talk to activity as a great number of work- Head audience. Apparently, so us. We thought that was very ers and technicians were hauling we’re told, the Margaritaville TV cool, but due to Buffett’s super- gear into the theater, working on staff is able to see ‘where’ their busy 24/7 schedule that phone call laptops outside, and so to speak— telecast (or webcast?) is being never materialized. We had nearly setting up Jimmy Buffett and the watched all over the coun- forgotten about it when we re- Coral Reefers' circus. try. Many of our San Antonio ceived another communication PHC friends are aware that we live from the Margaritaville crew ask- Later, we met in front of the thea- out on the far western side of San ing if we’d like to attend the con- ter and Buffett’s organizers came Antonio (in a suburb called “Van cert at the San Carlos Theater in out and identified us and two other Horn”—about a 6 1/2 hour drive Key West (on April 1st). We were couples, who had ‘won’ the grand due west on Interstate 10). Ap- overjoyed—except about the prizes on Margaritaville TV and parently, one night the Margari- date—hoping that nobody was on Sirius/XM radio. We were tak- taville TV staff (& Jimmy) looked plotting a big (& heartless) ‘April en in to the theater where we were on their ‘map’ of viewers and we Fools’ joke on us. ;-) allowed to sit up front and watch showed up as the only ‘dot’ on the the sound-check, which was really map surrounded by a vast area of So, we booked our trip, and off we cool. There’s lots of joking and ‘darkness’, and Jimmy Buffett went on March 31st. The next bantering around between Jimmy Buffett and the band, with Mac MacAnally venturing guesses as to how long the concert might last. (His estimate started at 2 1/2 hours, then after Buffett made some comments about things he might mention, went up to 3 hours, then after even more ideas were bounced around, Mac joked that it was starting to look like a 4-hour concert).
As the sound check wrapped up (+45 minutes), we were told that we would meet and greet Jimmy Buffett, and have a chance to talk with him. Wow! This is where “Bucket List” comes true! Jimmy bounded down from the stage—he is so dynamic and FULL of ener- Cont. on next page
Page 12 gy—we were able to chit chat INFORMATION ON CONTESTS COMING UP from PHIP, Inc. with him and take photos. We Director of Membership, Charley Gingrow had a terrific conversation with NEWSLETTER CONTEST GOLDEN COCONUT AWARD Jimmy that lasted about 5 minutes or so. He is genuinely interested The annual PHiP Newsletter Contest Entries for the 2015 Golden Coco- in his fans and he sort of lit up nut Award of Excellence, presented when we told him that we were will officially open in June and I by Margaritaville, Inc., will be ac- the people behind the ‘lone dot’ encourage each & every one of you cepted beginning in June 2015, with in the darkness that he’d been to submit your best for considera- tion. every chapter, regardless of size or intrigued about. He told us about age, having an equal opportunity to how excited he was that the San win this most coveted designation. Carlos concert (a pet project of RULES his) was to be broadcast to the All clubs are eligible to partici- RULES Malecon (the famous seawall— pate ... public area) of Havana, Cuba, Submissions must be received All clubs, with the exception of where U. S. Embassy staff, and in this office no later than Au- previous Golden Coconut recip- others, would gather and hear the gust 15, 2015. Entries received ients, are eligible to enter the show live. after 8/15 will be returned uno- contest ... pened ... Entries must be received by There is so much more to tell, but Judging will be done by a panel PHIP Dir of Membership no we’re getting writer’s cramp. of five (5) volunteer judges se- later than August 15, 2015 ... (and, y’all may be dozing-off by lected at random, whose deci- Entries received after 8/15 will now anyway). We just want to sion will be final. be returned unopened ... say that we really appreciate Jim- Electronic submissions, in my Buffett and his terrific execu- Both hard copy and on-line newslet- MSWORD format, are accepta- tives and staff for treating us so ters are eligible for consideration. ble and encouraged ... well. We are very glad that our However, on-line newsletters must Entry is to be by blind essay - being a little, isolated, ‘dot’ be printed out and submitted in hard No recognizable references to served to get us a chance to go copy form. club name, city, state, local and see Jimmy and the band in a charities, etc. may be included. fantastic (close-up and intimate) PRIZES: Entries with any discernable concert venue—the San Carlos, in 1st Place ------$ 300 donation to reference will be returned to the Key West. That’s our story and your local charity of choice, author for editing, if time al- we’re sticking to it!! 2nd Place ------$ 200 donation to lows. your local charity of choice, There is no minimum nor maxi- 3rd Place ------$ 100 donation to mum length for the submission Steve and Gayla Mitchell your local charity of choice. Judging will be conducted by a panel composed of previous TO ENTER: Golden Coconut Award win- Please send seven (7) originals of ners, whose decision will be the SAME issue of your most recent final. newsletter to: The 2015 Golden Coconut Award PHiP Membership winner will be announced at the Newsletter Contest General Membership Meeting dur- P.O. Box # 1011 ing Meeting Of The Minds. Johnson City, TN 37605 Last year's winning essay, as well Winning entries will be announced as previous winning essays are post- at the Club Leaders Brunch during ed at: www.phip.com under Meeting of the Minds. "Golden Coconut Award" in the pull-down menu and may be used REMEMBER: Your newsletter may as a guideline. not be the best ... but it may be the best the judges see! Please direct your entries, and any Picture from the sound check! questions to: Watch for emails coming your way! [email protected]
Page 13 Congratulations To All Of Our Parrot Head Clubs Celebrating Birthdays This Quarter! April Birthdays Date May Birthdays Date Coosa Landsharks 04/12/11 San Diego PHC 05/11/95 Strange Birds of Little Rock 04/18/04 PHC of Connecticut 05/16/92 Miami PHC 04/16/03 Lake Lanier PHC 05/01/94 Phun Coast PHC 04/26/03 Isle of Iowa PHC 05/09/97 PHs of Central Florida 04/19/92 Southern Idaho PHC 05/08/09 Sarasota Bay PHC 04/15/96 Pirates of the Red 05/15/12 Atlanta PHC 04/01/89 Ocean City PHC 05/03/98 West Georgia PHC 04/23/13 Tri-City PHC 05/27/07 Central Illinois PHC 04/23/94 Mid-Michigan PHC 05/28/03 Finz Up, Lake Monroe! 04/28/12 Traverse City PHC 05/20/05 Derby PHs 04/06/95 PHs on the Pamlico 05/03/05 Pontchartrain PHC 04/21/11 Central Oklahoma PHA 05/17/93 PHC of Eastern Massachusetts 04/08/94 Last Mango in Paris 05/16/04 Nautical Whalers 04/03/00 Cedar Creek Lake PHC 05/19/00 Potomac Highlands PHs 04/23/98 PHs of the Old Dominion 05/12/95 St. Louis PHC 04/01/90 Vermont PHC 05/23/95 Towns Around Biloxi PHC 04/07/99 Central Wisconsin PHC 05/25/99 Pleasure Island PHs 04/29/98 Pirates of the Northwoods 05/20/09 Toes in the Water PHC 04/25/11 Saskatoon PHC 05/16/10 Western North Carolina PHC 04/12/98 June Birthdays Date Jersey Shore PHC 04/03/00 New Smyrna Beach PHC 06/30/10 Western New York PHC 04/01/97 Key West PHC 06/29/98 Youngstown PHC 04/19/07 Space Coast PHC 06/22/05 Tulsa PHC 04/28/93 Tallahassee PHC 06/17/96 Hanover Area PHS 04/10/99 Northwest Georgia PHC 06/22/08 Ocean State PHC 04/11/94 Northern Illinois PHC 06/14/99 Houston PHC 04/01/94 Northwest Indiana PHC 06/09/00 Lone Star PHC 04/14/95 PHC of the Northern Tropics 06/09/08 Party Pirates PHC 04/29/13 Blossomland PHC 06/24/14 Southern Wisconsin PHC 04/17/93 PHs of the Triad 06/07/99 London PHC 04/01/98 Coastal Jersey PHC 06/12/03 Pirates of the Susquehannah 06/02/05 Black Diamond PHC 06/10/03 Presque Isle PHC 06/08/04 Low Country PHC 06/04/96 Pickwick PHC 06/08/04 Southside Virginia Landsharks 06/10/02 PHs of Puget Sound 06/11/95 Australian PHC 06/21/01
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WHO: Palmetto PHC WHO: Delaware Seashore PHC th WHAT: Fin-Fest 16 Shark Poker Crawl WHAT: 16 Annual Boat Drink Bacchanal WHEN: May 2, 2015 WHERE: Dewey Beach, DE WHERE: Columbia, SC WHEN: May 16, 2015 BENEFITS: Young House Family Services WHY: Delaware SPCA MORE INFO: fin-fest.com MORE INFO: www.deseashorephc.com/ boatdrinks WHO: Barefoot Children of Ft Lauderdale WHO: Pelican Coast PHC WHAT: Water Taxi Pub Crawl WHAT: Pelican Coast Daze - “Volcano” WHEN: May 15-17, 2015 WHEN: June 6, 2015 WHERE: Riverside Hotel, Ft Lauderdale, FL WHERE: Lake Charles, LA BENEFITS: American Lung Association BENEFITS: Multiple charities MORE INFO: www.barefootchildrenphc.com MORE INFO: www.pcphc.org/DAZE
WHO: Quad City PHC WHO: Parrot Heads in Natural Setting WHAT: Quad City Charity Golf Outing WHAT: 18th Annual PHiNs Golf Tournament WHEN: June 6, 2015 WHERE: Eagle Landing Golf Club WHERE: Rock Island, IL WHEN: June 20th, 2015 BENEFITS: Rick’s House of Hope BENEFITS: Community PedsCare MORE INFO: http://www.qcph.com MORE INFO: http://www.phinsjax.org/
WHO: Parrot Heads of Puget Sound WHO: North West Arkansas PHC WHAT: Laid Back Attack WHAT: Beach House on the Hill WHERE: Olympia, Washington WHEN: July 18, 2015 WHEN: July 9-12, 2015 WHERE: Fayetteville, AR WHY: USO Northwest BENEFITS: TBD MORE INFO: http://laidbackattack.com/ MORE INFO: [email protected]
WHO: Southeast Iowa PHC WHO: Galveston Bay Parrot Head Club th WHAT: 5 Annual Woodphlock 2015 WHAT: 16th Riddles in the Sand WHEN: July 18, 2015 WHEN: July 23 - 25, 2015 WHERE: Burlington, Iowa WHERE: Victorian Condos, Galveston, TX BENEFITS: Young House Family Services BENEFITS: Multiple Charities INFO: www.southeastiowaparrotheadclub.com/ MORE INFO: http://gbphc-riddlesinthesand.com
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