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President: David Pohorylo 35 Boot Shop Lane PARROT HEAD Monroe, CT 06468 (203)261-1381 [email protected] Executive PRESS Vice President: Lorraine Bosshard 6 Mountainview Court Metro Parrot Head Monthly Newsletter March 2012 Fort Salonga, NY 11768 NY, NJ, CT Vol. 20 No.3 (631) 757-4043 Treasurer: TH Peter Bosshard HAPPY 20 ANNIVERSERY!!! 6 Mountainview Court Fort Salonga, NY 11768 (631) 757-4043 Secretary: Marianne Straaik 25 Rhode Island Ave Massapequa, NY 11758 (516)795-4126 ------------------------------ Parrot Press Lorraine/Eric Rosen 737 Highview Ave TALES FROM MY BANK OF BAD HABITS Westbury, NY11590 516-807-8191 [email protected] Banana Wind Sue Leudesdorff [email protected] Maybe one of us, a family member or one of our friends has experienced LI Coordinators Ray Leudesdorff an extreme health issue, Carol and I included. But for your 5 year old son Cell 516-768-9348 [email protected] to be diagnosed with a brain tumor can only be described as a nightmare. Ralph Wotruba 631-891-8006 This is the nightmare that our own Rich and Brenda Ries are living. I’ve [email protected] made you aware of their situation this past month, and to bring you up to Eastern LI Joe Lombardi date, they are in the process of determining the best method of (631)324-9354 [email protected] treatment for Sean. It’s not easy. This must be the greatest responsibility NYC Coordinator Terri Amundsen for a parent. All we can do now is provide our support for them, our (718)956-5658 Upstate & Ct Coordinators friends. This is just to let you know that our club is doing what we could to Carol Pohorylo (203)261-1381 support one of our own. We’re making the Friday night of Metro & Morris [email protected] Western Coordinators weekend in June a benefit for Sean. Linda Peter/Larry DeGennaro [email protected] [email protected] NJ Coordinator Tracey McGowan [email protected] Dave Pohorylo 732-668-1620 Ticket Liaison Tom Dalton [email protected] (631)-979-8337 Webmaster Larry "Squid" Kiewra [email protected] "Spring is sprung, the grass is ris. I wonders where the birdies is. They say the birds is on the wing. Ain't that absurd? I always thought the wing was on the bird." MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The METRO Parrot Head Club is celebrating it's 20th Anniversary and this is the start of our 19th year of collect- ing litter along Route 114 in East Hampton. Our club was the first parrot head club to adopt a highway. Many other clubs have followed our lead but none can match our 19 year commitment to keep our two (and a half) miles of highway clean. On Saturday, April 14th, we'll meet in the parking in front of the King Kullen supermarket in Bridgehampton Commons at 10AM. From there we'll make our way over to Route 114 for the clean up. While our club does many different types of community service during the year, this is the one activity that Jimmy Buffett is very familiar with. Through the years, he's mentioned it at several concerts. He really appreciates our efforts in his summer get away. When we're finished we'll take a short drive on Route 114 to the corner bar in Sag Harbor. Of course, if Murph's is open, we'll make a detour. Lon Ormanian has spent the winter refurbishing our pointy sticks so they'll be in good shape. Remember to wear suitable shoes and gloves. Orange trash bags will be provided. Anyone interested in participating in the road clean should contact Joe Lombardi at [email protected] THE METRO PARROT HEAD CLUB and CAPTAIN’S COVE SEAPORT present the 10th annual Metro & Morris fundraiser THE STORYTELLER SHOW and the BIG BAMBOO BAND A benefit for a benefit for SEAN RIES SWIM ACROSS THE SOUND Friday June 8, 2012 CANCER CHARITY The Acoustic Café Saturday June 9, 2012 2629 Fairfield Avenue Captain’s Cove Seaport Bridgeport, Connecticut 1 Bostwick Avenue www.acousticafe.com Bridgeport, Connecticut Restaurant/Doors open at 6PM www.captainscoveseaport.com Show at 8PM Doors open at 12PM Tickets $40 in advance only Tickets $30 in advance, $35 at the door GO TO www.metrophc.org FOR MORE DETAILS ADVANCE TICKET ORDER FORM THE METRO PARROT HEAD CLUB PRESENTS the 10th annual METRO & MORRIS JIM MORRIS AT THE ACOUSTIC CAFE THE STORYTELLER SHOW Friday, June 8, 2012 a benefit for SEAN RIES make checks payable to : Metro Parrot Head Club and send along with a S.A.S.E. to: Carol Pohorylo 35 Boot Shop Lane Monroe, Connecticut 06468 Name___________________________________________ Address__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Phone____________________________________________ Email____________________________________________ Quantity________x $40 = $______ ADVANCE TICKET ORDER FORM THE METRO PARROT HEAD CLUB AND CAPTAIN’S COVE SEAPORT PRESENT the 10th annual METRO & MORRIS JIM MORRIS & THE BIG BAMBOO BAND AT CAPTAIN’S COVE SEAPORT Saturday, June 9, 2012 a fundraiser for the “Swim Across the Sound” cancer charity make checks payable to : Captain’s Cove Seaport and send along with a S.A.S.E. to: Captain’s Cove Seaport – Jill Toth 1 Bostwick Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06605 Name___________________________________________ Address__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Phone____________________________________________ Email____________________________________________ Quantity________x $30 = $______ PARROT HEAD NEWS!!!! Long Island Happy Hour FINS AND PINS JOIN THE MARCH METRO PARROT HEAD HAPPY HOUR . Metro PHC’s Second Annual Night of Bowling to benefit The Hagedorn Little Village School, Jack Joel Center for Special Children Saturday, March 24, 2012 7-10 pm East Meadow Bowl, Front St., E. Meadow $25 per person includes bowling, shoes, heroes and salads RAFFLE PRIZES – 50-50 *We would gratefully welcome any prizes that you have to offer * For information, call: Linda Masten 631-863-2564 or Tracey Markland 516-385-0418 Payment must be made no later than March 12th. Send checks to: Tracey Markland, 22 Eighth Avenue, Farmingdale NY, 11735 *Ticket's are going fast, so get yours now ! We had packed Lane's last year and everyone had a great time for a very deserving cause. April Happy Hour Saturday April,14th Shooters in Wantagh The Metro North Happy Hour Takes place on the second Tuesday of each month (with the exception of our summer months). 6:30 pm at the East Side Cafe in Norwalk, CT anyone planning on attending should RSVP to Carol a [email protected] so that table space can be reserved. METRO PARROTHEAD CLUB 2011 FINANCIAL REPORT Starting Balance 1/1/11 $7,399.00 REVENUES: Concert Tickets 17,390.00 Frosted Party 9,580.00 Membership dues 3,320.00 Tee Shirts+ Jackets 5,337.00 Contributions 14,260.00 Booze Cruise/Barometer Soup 3,754.00 Sag Harbor Boat Ride 700.00 EXPENSES: Concert Tickets 16,588.00 Frosted Party 13,601.00 Contributions 13,715.00 Tee Shirts + Jackets 3,484.00 Postage 69.00 PHIP 274.00 Booze Cruise/Barometer Soup 3,636.00 Sag Harbor Boat Ride 740.00 NYS Filing fee 35.00 Deposit- J. Morris band 800.00 Pins & Fins Fundraiser 1,196.00 Ending Balance 12/31/11 7,602.00 TIKI BAR #7 Playing his steel pan and our last guest at our tiki bar is the one and only John Patti. 1. What is your favorite drink? Rum and Coke 2. If I looked into your CD collection what artists would I find? A pretty wide range of music, I listen to everything from pop, country, rock and roll and R&B to jazz/big band and all kinds of world music. You'd find cd's from Dave Matthews, Santana, Buffett, Larry Carlton, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Marley, ..... and on up to new stars of today! 3. How many instruments do you play? Well.... play and “play” are two different things. I play all sorts of percussion instruments (drum set, steel drums, latin percussion (congas, timbales, bells and blocks etc)) as well as orchestral instrument, vibes, marimba, timpani, etc. Other instruments that I am able to get around on include guitar, piano/keys... but if it makes a sound, I'll try and learn it! 4. Did you have any formal training? Yes and no. I'm self taught in most of my instruments, but i had some training as i got into middle school/high school... and of course through college. I had no lessons in steel pan, but taught myself through listening to Club Trini records, steel band groups as well as other jazz players that I tried to emulate the guitar sounds on the pan. 5. At what age did you realize that you wanted to play TropRock music? Well... "Trop Rock" wasnt really around as I was growing up and by that I mean that it wasn't as big as it is today. It was pretty much just considered "Jimmy Buffett" music. I started playing music at the age of two, got into steel drums when I was nine and in learning Buffett songs, I ended up playing a lot of parrothead events. That sort of put me in the "Trop Rock" world by default. My favorite music to play is jazz/ R&B and funk... or some type of blend consisting of that! 6. Who do you enjoy playing with? Its tough to say. I perform with about eight to nine different groups, as well as duos and special events. Im fortunate to have the chance to work with some of the bigger names in Trop Rock which is pretty fun. Each group has their unique style and attributes that make them so much fun….. that’s why I love performing with so many groups! 7.