Route 66 Parrot Head Club The St. Somewhere Times

A club with a community service problem May/June 2015 We are a non-profit inclusive social club whose purpose is to bring together like-minded folks infused with the tropical spirit of as well as his kick-back lifestyle, music and writings. We desire to leave things a little better than we found them while having a BLAST doing it. We like to party with a purpose as we perform community service projects and donate to charities. Happy Hour & “Bored” Meetings every 2nd Thursday Join us! Happy hour starts at 6:00 p.m. Meeting at 7:00 p.m. What’s inside... 1 Front Page 10 Jimmy Buffett Concert 2 Letter From The Prez 11 MOKSARK 3 Birthdays 12 Kelly On The Lake 4 Club Events 13 Benefit Golf Tournament 5 Crawfish & Shrimp Boil 14 MOTM 2015 6 Charity 15 St. Louis PHC Events 7 Get To Know Me 16 Clinton County PHC Events 8 A Bit Of Trivia 17 Your Board 9 Rendezvous Pictures 18 Dime A Message From Our Prez... The St. Somewhere Times Route 66 PHC President PHins up from the Prez Mark Fuchs [email protected]

Hello PHriends! The weather is here! It's what we've all been waiting for! I hope you are all out enjoying the sunshine!

Our Crawfish & Shrimp boil event is coming upon us! Please help us get some of the community to attend! I know our scribe challenged you each to sell one ticket to a friend, co-worker or family member. This event is for a great cause. All proceeds will go to Russell House! Please help make this a successful! We have only sold 55 tickets.....our goal is 100 and we only have a couple weeks to go! This is YOUR club, so please help make it the great success I know it can be! We need every- one's help! Also, Colleen is still accepting booze for the "Cooler of Booze" raffle we will have for this event!

Our Krew had a GREAT time at Rendezvous in April! The weather was a little rocky, but that did not keep the parrothead nation from having fun! We listened to great music, danced, had our toes in the water and our asses in the sand, ate Cheeseburgers in Paradise and gumbo and partied with old and new phriends on the beach for three days! There may have even been a little bit of alcohol involved too!! I highly suggest you try this event next year. I promise it will not disappoint!

Remember that we do not have a Charity Director this year! If you want to chair a charity and have an event, let me know and the Board and I, will help and support you in any way you need!!

Fins up! Mark, The Prez

2 Growing Older But Not Up... May/June

Jodi Rutz 5/1 Jane Reed 5/10 Mitch Jackson 5/11 Judi Pierre 5/19 Jeff Palazzolo 5/29 Mark Fuchs 6/2 Richard Sheleski 6/5 Pam Ray 6/6 Clifford Gossage 6/16 Peggy Kramer 6/18 Gary Hoover 6/26 Craig Brown 6/28

3 ROUTE 66 PHC - 2015 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May May 14 - Monthly Meeting - Public House, St. James May 22 - Steve Bowles - Belmont May 23 - Terry Beck at Skippy's

June June 4th - Jimmy Buffet Pre-Concert Tailgating Party June 7th - MoDot Trash Pick-up - 1:00 p.m. June 11 - Monthly Meeting - Skippy's June 13 - Steve Bowles - Skippy's June 20 - Crawfish & Shrimp Boil (Russell House)

July July 9 - Monthly Meeting - TBD

August August 8 - Relay for Life, Sullivan August 13 - Monthly Meeting - TBD August 31 - MoDot Trash Pick-Up - 1:00 p.m.

September September 4 - Jumbo Shrimp at Belmont September 10 - Monthly Meeting - TBD September 19 - Winery Bus Trip

October October 3 - Boots and Bling Ball (Cuba Animal Shelter & HALO) October 8 - Monthly Meeting - TBD October 17 - Cuba Fest

November November 12 - Monthly Meeting - TBD November 21 - Christmas Party

December December 10 - Monthly Meeting - TBD

4 5 Jane Reed of the Route 66 Parrot Head Club volunteers at the Cuba, MO Animal Shelter by taking photos of the dogs and cats, editing the photos, and creating flyers for the shelter’s Facebook page. The shelter likes to show the pets in a positive light so that people can imagine them as their pets. Reed also walks the dogs and does a little socializing with the pets. This particular shoot involved taking photos of 8 boxer mix puppies that had been abandoned and neglected. It was a wild afternoon, and one of the dogs captured Reed’s sunglasses. Visit Cuba, MO Animal Control on Facebook to see the pets needing homes.

Donnie Kerksieck will be in charge of picking grapes this year for Belmont Winery. The proceeds will be split between the Cuba and Sullivan Backpack Program.

We were able to present a check for $260 to Earth’s Classroom from our Flamingo Painting Party.

Pop Tops - Please bring your collected pop tops to each meeting for Ronald McDonald House!!

6 Get to Know a Trop-Rock Musician

donmiddlebrook.net Don Middlebrook

Most of us have met him already! He has performed on Route 66 for us two times, and hopefully again next year. Yes, you guessed it...the one and only, Don Middlebrook!! We even named him our "Official" Club Band! Here is a little back- story on this extremely talented song-writer, musician and entertainer!

Don studied music at Michigan State University, where he was also a third-string Quar- terback. The story I hear, is he learned to play guitar trying to avoid football practice at MSU. About a year later, he was a member of the MSU Jazz Band. He was first chair and only chair, and the first guy to play the guitar in the MSU Jazz Band. They have kept that position in the band ever since! Don started writing songs at the age of 20 and has been Trop Rockin ever since! As a native of the cold north, Don reminds us that any coast can be home to the sounds of the sea. What started out as a musical vacation turned into a lifestyle, as Don and the crew (Tropical Soul) began touring up and down the Michigan coastline in 1991. Almost twenty-five later, over a dozen , and one stolen Jimmy Buffett TV Guide later, the vacation is still going strong. Don has opened for many famous musicians throughout the years, including The Doobie Brothers, Hall and Oates, Jefferson Starship, Meatloaf, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. He also teamed up with Greg "Fingers" Taylor, the long-time harmonica player for Jimmy Buffett. Don's songs are great stories and adventures of the world with a tropical twist!

Written by: Colleen Fuchs

7 Some trivia... 1. Where did the term “Parrothead” originate? New Orleans Atlanta Cincinnati Key West

2. What is the name of Jimmy Buffett's Fan Newsletter? The Star The Key West News Fins The

3. Jimmy's favorite charity is: Florida Conservation Society Free Save the Manatee The Red Cross 4. What two cities was "Feeding Frenzy" recorded in? New Orleans & Cincinnati Los Angeles & New Orleans Atlanta & Cincinnati Atlanta & New Orleans 5. There are only five Buffett albums that have a one-word title, one is "A-1-A," another is "Volcano," there's "Biloxi", a fourth is "Fruitcakes", what is the fifth? 6. What is the name of Jimmy's keyboard player? Bob Mann Dave Grusin Mac McAnally 7. In the song, "The Captain and the Kid", the "Captain" was Jimmy's father. True False 8. How does Jimmy like his Cheeseburger done? Medium Rare Medium Well Well Done Rare 9. "Grapefruit, Juicyfruit" is based on a evening he spent at a drive-in with some girl he had just met. True False 10. What was the name of Jimmy's first boat?

Answers somewhere else in the Newsletter. (Just a way of making sure you are reading this...)

8 RENDEZVOUS 2015 A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!!

9 JIMMY BUFFETT “IT’S MY OWN DAMN FAULT” CONCERT - JUNE 4TH There will be a St. Louis Parrot Head Club Parking Lot Tailgate Party. The details are coming together.

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it's my own ult great food dHmn fH H live music food truck event H tons of fun.

The Ultimate Pre-Party before the Jimmy Buffett Concert! Thursday, June 4th H 12pm - 8pm

Sauce Food Truck Row will line up and start serving beginning at 3pm. Then from 3:30 - 7, Rock the Boat will perform live! It’s all going down in the Hollywood Casino parking lot.

Shuttles will be available to and from the concert next door.

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Moak-say-roak? 88 AAnnnnuuaall Mock-sa-Rock! Moc-sar-ok? Huh? MissOuri, KanSas, , and OKlahoma

Diamondhead Resort Tahlequah, Oklahoma Wow! th th Make your June 12 – 13 reservations today!

Each member must make Friday Night their own reservations! “Campfire Acoustic Jam” --10 New FULL Hookups right next to the bandstand $25 per night --19 Electrical Hookups

$20 per night Tent Sites Visit http://www.diamondheadresort.us/ $15 per night Prices Subject to change! Or Call 800-722-2411 --Rooms and Bunkhouses Available

--Rafts and Canoes Available Entertainment By: --Meals also available on site Rick Lamb & The Phin-Addicts “Formerly Cruize Control” A Couple Stipulations… Saturday, 8 pm to 12 pm  Spaces available on “First http://phin-addicts.com Come, First Served” basis. No blocking off areas.

 If you stay in the full hookups or in the hotel, 6 Mile Float Starting At you must float with them. 10:00AM

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Featuring The Incredible Music of Kelly McGuire www.redfishisland.com

All proceeds to benefit The Placencia Humane Society (Belize)

www.placenciahumanesocietybelize.org

Date: Saturday, June 27, 2015

Location: The Palapa Bar on the Sea of Centralia

2217 Rainier Lane, Lake Centralia

Time: 1pm Welcome

2pm Lunch—bring a dish

3pm Entertainment begins

****Please bring a dish, lawn chairs & BYOB

(meats will be provided)

Limited tickets on sale now! Tickets Dave & Kris Ruff 548-1405 $25 per person Ken & Suzie Reinhardt 233-6515

12 Tournament Sponsor Form Mid-Ozark CASA 4th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament

All Proceeds given to CASA Program for Abused & Neglected Children 3 Person Scramble - Fri. Aug. 28, 2015

10:00 am Registration/Check-in 11:00 am Lunch 11:30 am Shotgun Start

Sullivan Country Club

Sponsor

Name: ______(Print carefully. This name will be used on signage at the tournament.)

Address: ______Street City State Zip

Contact Name: ______Phone

Ask about Champion for Children Tax Credits.

Hole Sponsor: ______$100

Corporate Sponsor: Platinum ______$1500 Gold ______$1000 Silver ______$500 Bronze ______$250

Grand Total ______More information Call: 573-259-4433 Ask for Janet Make Checks Payable to: Mid-Ozark CASA Program [email protected] Send checks and forms to: Mid-Ozark CASA Program midozarkcasa.com PO Box 260 Cuba, MO 65453

13 Hey Parrot Heads!! Are you still thinking about signing up for MOTM 2015? Stop thinking about it and let’s get it done! The Casa Marina is almost sold out and the musicians are raving about being back at MOTM 2015!! We need YOU there! Registration will close this year on September 15th! Again…The Casa Marina Resort ALMOST SOLD OUT!!! There are literally six rooms left as I talked to the staff on ground zero yesterday. THANK YOU to all who are helping sell the hotel out!! The CASA IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR MOTM!!! Here is your link to register for MOTM 2015: http://www.phip.com/motmregistration THERE ARE ONLY 66 DAYS BEFORE THE CASA MARINA FREE ROOM DRAWING!! If you register for MOTM and BOOK YOUR ROOM at the Casa Marina Resort prior to June 30, 2015 you will be put into a drawing for FOUR NIGHTS in a Casa Marina OCEAN FRONT 2 BEDROOM SUITE!! This is the third year running for this contest and there is nothing better than winning a fabulous suite at the Casa and staying for FREE at the parrot head event of the year! Here is the online link to book your room at the Casa Marina Resort: http://waldorfastoria.hilton.com/en/wa/groups/personalized/E/EYWCMWA-ZZPAR7-20151101/index.jhtml If you are booking on the phone the special code for our Parrot Head Rate is: ZZPAR7 The Casa Marina phone numbers are: 888-303-5717 or 305-296-3535. The 2015 MOTM dates are on the PHiP web site for use in booking your rooms right now! http://www.phip.com/meeting Given the Casa Marina will likely sell out in the coming days I want to make sure you know that we will maintain a wait- ing list for rooms. There is a 60 day cancellation policy for the Casa Marina during MOTM and we may have people who will change their plans as the event nears. If you contact the Casa Marina via the online links or by phone and get a SOLD-OUT message be sure to contact the Reach Resort and book there. We will add you to a wait-list to be moved over to the Casa Marina if cancellations occur!! We were successful with this plan in past years and always try to make sure we make sure the hotel is completely full of Parrot Heads!! To get on the waiting list for the Casa Marina be sure to email our Director of Registration Rick Fyffe at [email protected] As the Casa fills I will add information on how to contact the Reach Resort. http://www.reachresort.com/About-Reach-Resort REMEMBER: The Casa Marina Parrot Head rate is significantly less than the standard Waldorf Astoria Casa Marina or Reach Resort rate as we book the entire hotel each year to get the best deal for the folks attending Meeting of the Minds. The lower rate will not apply at the Reach but you will have a chance to move over to the Casa if vacancy occurs. Are you going to MOTM for the first time? Have you been going for years and want to help your fellow Phriends out with questions? Do you have questions about Key West or MOTM? Do you want to share a room or a ride? Well there is a new place for you to talk to the entire Parrot Head nation about MOTM. It is the brand new online MOTM forum. Go join and check it out! This is a place for everyone to help each other, ask questions, and make the whole MOTM experi- ence even better. Here is the link: http://motmforum.phip.com/ Until next time, I’ll see you, down the road… Andrew Andrew Talbert Parrot Heads in Paradise, Inc. PHiP Director of Conventions Meeting of the Minds 2015 "'" 14 STLPHCClub EventsClub Events

May 1 & 2 - Microfest

May 3 - Tres De Mayo At Fuzzy’s Taco’s on Watson Road

May 16 - Night At The Races

June 4 - Jimmy Buffett in STL - Tailgate Party TBA

June 27 - Boatload Of Concern At Manchester Walmart

July 18 - Tropical Night With The Grizzlies

August 22 - Beach Party (Guaranteed to be a HOT time)

September 26 - Great River Road Trip

October 24 - Pirate Party At ???

November 7 - Meeting of the Left Behinds

December 5 & 6 - Holidaze Party and Bloody Mary Brunch

15 4 CCPHC CALENDAR

MARCH • 7th – PhotRB – Triva Night @ Rolling Hills Golf Course (6pm) • 13th – CCPHC Social – Carlyle FD Cosmic Bingo (Carlyle KC 7pm)(Todd has table reserved for 12) • 14th – CCPHC – Highway Cleanup • 14th – SIPHC - 8th with Southern Drawl Band ($25 per person, 8pm-mid- night) • 19th-21st – CCPHC - Stars Fell on Alabama w/ Beach Social & Plunge • 28th – CCPHC Social - Under Janet’s Wings 9 Pin No Tap – (V&H) APRIL • 12th – STLPHC – 25th Birthday Bash @ 612 Kitchen & Cocktails • 24 – CCPHC/STLPHC/PHothRB – Conch Republic Bowling Tournament (Bartelso Bowl 2pm) ????? MAY • 2nd – CCPHC – Community Link Buddy Walk • 16th – STLPHC – Night at the Races (Fairmont Park) JUNE • 4th – Jimmy Buffett Concert in St Louis • 6th – CCPHC Golf Scramble @ Bent Oak • 13th - CCPHC – Highway Cleanup • 20th – Route 66 PHC – Crawfish Boil (Sullivan, MO) with ???? • 27th – CCPHC – Party on Centralia Lake w/ Trop Rock Legend Kelly McGuire JULY • 3rd – STLPHC – Trop Rockin Da Ridge II with ??? • 11th – STLPHC – Tropical Night with the Rascals • 11th – CIPHC – 4th Annual Leather & Leis River Run and Party AUGUST • 1st – EIPHC – CU in the Prairiebbean • 7th – CCPHC – Relay for Life @ Central HS • 22nd – STLPHC – Beach Party • 22nd – CCPHC – Bartend for Little Pig Cookoff • Tropical Night with the Grizzlies ???? SEPTEMBER • 12th - CCPHC – Highway Cleanup • 26th – CCPHC/STLPHC – Great River Road Bus Trip • 27th – CCPHC 5K @ Hazlet OCTOBER • 17th – CCPHC Birthday Winery Bus ????????? • 19th – CCPHC Birthday • 24th – STLPHC – Pirate Party NOVEMBER • 4th-8th - Meeting of the Minds in Key West FL • 28th – CCPHC - Christmas Party and Parade DECEMBER • 5th – STLPHC – Holidaze Party w/ BMB • 12th - CCPHC – Highway Cleanup

16 Your 2015 Board

Mark Fuchs Donnie Kerksieck Colleen Fuchs President Vice President Secretary/PR Director [email protected] [email protected]

Marion Laskowitz Laura Palazzolo Pam Ray Treasurer Ways & Means Director Membership Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Trudy Bowles Lisa Hoover Peggy Kramer Social Director Webmaster Newsletter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

17 This newsletter comes to you for the low, low price of 10¢ per copy, (that’s one dime ) payable to Mark Fuchs, President, Route 66 Parrot Head Club.

18 Trivia Answers

1. Cincinnati 2 Coconut Telegraph 3. Save the Manatee 4. Atlanta & Cincinnati 5. 6. Michael Utley 7. False (His grandfather - As a ...) 8. Medium Rare 9. True 10. Euphoria

If you got them all correct, you do NOT have to give Mark Fuchs a dime for this newsletter.

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