Volume 14, Issue 6 A Publication of the Chicago Parrot Head Club June 2007 From the Captain’s Chair FREE TIME? WHAT'S sleeves. So stay tuned! Oh just as rewarding and the zoo THAT? It has already been a yeah, don't forget to invite actually serves some pretty very busy year and an even your friends and bring in items tasty boat drinks! And don't busier summer is now upon for the raffle. Right now we’re forget, we will be going to an us. No wonder my fam- looking for bottles of booze online only newsletter in the ily keeps wondering why I'm and gift cards for various very near future. If you still never around. SORRY MOM! prizes. Like I said, we have a want your newsletter mailed I'LL TRY TO CALL MORE OF- few surprises up our sleeves. to you just let one of the crew TEN! Anyway, as I announced Windy City Sol is a huge un- members know and we will con- last month, we are in the proc- dertaking and we need every- tinue to send it to you. And ess of putting together our one’s help to make this a suc- you can always check out the next big Party with a Purpose cess, not just this year, but current newsletter on the event. After several sugges- for years to come. Let’s make club's website as well as the tions, numerous discussions at sure that when we show up for official calendar of events for various drinking establish- Memory Walk on September this summer. Concerts and ments throughout the greater 16th and present the Alz- tailgating and pub crawls OH Chicago land area and count- heimer’s Association with a MY!! There's no shortage of less Coronas, a name for this check, they'll know exactly partying and certainly no event has finally been se- what Partying with a Purpose shortage of purpose this sum- lected: WINDY CITY SOL. So is all about. I would like to mer. So have fun, be safe, now we have the name to go take a moment and thank eve- wear sunscreen and I'll see with the time and place, Sat- ryone for being so receptive you this summer! But for now urday, August 25th at 115 to the changes that we have I’d better just call my mom. Bourbon Street in Merrio- been beginning to implement, Cheers! nette Park, IL from 2-6 especially our new meeting Mike pm. As of right now we do not date and place. Yes, I know, have the bands officially set, pulling buckthorn at the zoo but rest assured, we have a was a bit more tiring than the few surprises up our highway clean-ups, but it was
CHARITY PAGE: Party with a Purpose (AKA GOOD DEEDS FOR THE DAY) Charity Chair: Kurt Rubin
Well, first off I would like to Brookfield Zoo in our first ad- if you have any questions. thank everyone who contrib- venture clearing buckthorn Memory Walk uted to the toiletries drive last from the woods. The weather month. My car’s never smelled was pleasant and the cicadas After the concerts are done this nice before. A couple of were nice enough to not be and the tailgating finally winds huge boxes and a giant stack of where we were working, for the down, it’s time for Memory brand new bath towels went to most part. For those of you who Walk. On Sunday, September some very appreciative women’s still need to do an environ- 16th, we’ll be heading down to shelters. Now remember, this is mental project for concert Montrose Harbor to walk along an ongoing program so please tickets, and also for those of the shores of Lake Michigan for keep them coming. you who just want to do your one of our favorite charities. Last year, we broke our club re- A huge FINZ UP to Hollywood part for mother earth, you still cord for the third straight year Blvd for once again hosting us have two more chances to do with well over $17,000 given to for a private screening of the that before concert time. The Alzheimer’s Association. This Pirates of the Caribbean; At first will be our highway year we hope to shatter that World's End. At the end of the cleanup along Cermak just west mark and then some. Get regis- evening, just over $1400 was of Rt. 83. This will be on Satur- tered with our team and start raised for Misericordia and left day June 30th at 10am in the soliciting your friends, your us all wondering if we have in- Holiday Inn parking lot. Mike family and everyone else. Now deed seen the last of Captain “Rafone” Erickson and Aymee for those of you who like a lit- Jack Sparrow. I for one hope Zimmerman have volunteered to tle party with your purpose, not. Thank you to everyone who head up the cleanup. Then on don’t forget to invite those came out and enjoyed the movie Saturday, July 14th we will friends and family to Windy and truly made this a Party with again be helping clear buck- City Sol at 115 Bourbon Street a Purpose. thorn, but this time it will be at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle in Merrionette Park, IL on Sat- ENVIRONMENTAL PRO- at 8:30am. Remember to wear urday, August 25th. $30 pays JECTS long pants and bring work for all of your food and drinks from 2-6pm. Plus we have some A big thank you goes out to gloves. As always, feel free to great entertainment for you so everyone who headed out to contact me at [email protected] get your tickets early.
Page 2
(ex charity captain, now in charge of SOCIAL DISTURBANCES : By Bloody Bill “what should we do now? “Stuff)
Well twist me barnacles! Is Month outings the next couple Make sure to get on board for that sunlight? Warm breezes months due to the 4 th of July the Tailgreat party for Tinley, and hot weather? Ye gotta love holiday and another event in Au- and the busses to Alpine! the smell of Summer in the air, gust….keep reading for that one! On August 4 th . KOTM-Train and with it the sweet cool taste But don’t forget our One Par- Crawl ! Yes, you have read that of boat drinks, the sounds of ticular Tuesdays , start time: right! We will be boarding the steel drums and that calypso 6:30 pm. Every second Tuesday METRA with all day passes and vibe, the feel of the warm wind of every month, we will have an do a pub Crawl by Train!!! It movin Sou’ Sou’East, and the open invite to our members to looks like the train will leave sights of less and less clothing have a nice Happy Hour at from Brookfield and head West on all those glistening bod- Cheeseburger in Paradise in and back again! As to where and ies……WHOA there big fella, Downer's Grove to see Frank when? You’ll have to get on keep on course! We have had Whiting perform our favorite board the Great Space Coaster some great times to discuss, and Buffett tunes! Come out and en- to find out! more to come! On a quick joy the boat drinks, friendships August 12 th ! Kane County Cou- note...even though we hacked or just to get out for a bit! Fins gars Game! Start Time: 2:00 through the zoo with a machete up! PM. Jimmy Buffett Day at the in the tropical heat and humid- th On July 7 , we will be hosting a game with a tribute band after- ity (those of you that were White Sox game outing ! Tick- wards, Cocoloco! Start signing there, you know what I mean!), ets and a special up NOW if you plan to attend! it ended incredibly with petting Sox/Parrothead t-shirts are We have reserved seats at a and feeding stingrays and drink- available, so please contact cost of just $10 per ticket! ing Lava Flows on the Tiki Deck. Karen Boylan for details as they Keets are welcome to come en- What a way to welcome the take on the Minnesota Twins at joy the fun!!! Season! 3:00.
Blarney Island Parrothead Kick Off the Month Happy Hmmm….what could we be miss- weekend is on August 18 and 19! Hour at Pilot Pete’s in Schaum- ing…..it has been said before, Check the official Blarney Is- burg turned out to be a great and I will note it again. Jimmy land website at time in the tropical airport at- Buffett , live in concert! The www.blarneyisland.com for de- mosphere, and we even survived Bama Breeze Tour will be set- tails. C’mon out and enjoy the the minor “hurricane” that st tling in Chicago on July 21 at music and atmosphere of How- blasted the area as we enjoyed th Tinley Park and the 28 at Al- ard Livingston and Mr. Myers in the lobster roll, coconut shrimp, pine Valley. Anyone with extra the fun and sun at the Key West and boat drinks! We will not be tickets must sell them for face of the Midwest! having any actual Kick off the value! No scalping in the club! Page 3
Attention Parrotheads We Have Announcements!!
Misericordia's Family campus for a wonderful after- conjunction with FireWorks for Fest noon of food, fun, drink, live en- Kids Foundation would like to tertainment, kids games, rides, invite you out for this event. This event is quickly approach- bingo, raffles, shopping and a The FireWorks for Kids Foun- ing on Sunday, September 9. dation and the charitable arm huge flea market. This is a And we need your help! It is of the Chicago Fire major great opportunity for everyone time to *PARTY WITH A PUR- league soccer team has been to see the beautiful grounds at POSE*! We have once again working with local Chicago land Misericordia, and to witness businesses and individuals to been asked to help out at the firsthand the incredible spirit help make this event a success. fest by POURING BEER! We of the residents and staff. Our These companies have pur- need volunteers, ages 21 and club has supported Misericordia chased tickets which have been over, to help serve up ice-cold for many years. Family Fest is a donated to the foundation to Budweiser Beer. Our shift is great way for us to celebrate allow groups such as yours the from noon - 6 pm. And we need the relationship we have built chance to attend a Fire game. lots of help - especially earlier Please come early to enjoy the- with this fabulous local organi- in the day. Volunteer parrot FireFest area which includes zation. Come out and spend the heads are asked to dress in interactive games, inflatables, day! This is a 'keet friendly parrot head attire. There will music and other activities for event. Sign up will begin at the fans of all ages. FireFest will be be Jimmy Buffett music playing July club meeting. You can also inside the stadium at Gate B. in the background, as we bring a contact Barb directly - Would love to see you and your bit of Margaritaville to this [email protected]. group at Toyota Park on July very special day. The Festival Remember - space is 12th at 8:00pm. when the Fire is held on the grounds of the *extremely* limited. Thanks! take on the Houston Dynamo. North campus at 6300 N. Ridge The tickets should be in by in Chicago. Please remember Chicago Fire Tickets June 24th. If you would like that you don't need to be a vol- tickets, just drop a line to Mi- Michelle DiGiacomo is a new unteer to participate at the chelle at directeffect member to our club and she has @ameritech.net. She will con- fest. Misericordia's Family Fest a huge amount of soccer tickets tact you when she gets them is for all ages. Nearly 13,000 (1,000 to be exact) for the Chi- and mailing them to you is an people from all around Chicago cago Fire game on Thursday, option. Thank you Michelle for and the suburbs flock to the July 12th. The Chicago Fire in offering these tickets to us!!!
Page 4
Announcements continued...
MOTM each other. In the past, we have found this to be helpful. Be- FYI, there are les than 1000 sides, this is Key West-some They’re Growing Older But spots left for MOTM registra- nights you need to be reminded Not UP! tion. Once they are full, that is yourself. it! So hurry up and go to PHIP.com and get yourself 07/1 John Simons 07/3 Art Comings registered. This cost is only 07/5 Kristyn McClearn $75 and that gets you in to 07/6 Billy Brehm some of the best parties in Mike Erickson Key West. And speaking of 07/8 Jennifer Marren some of the best parties, Janice Osowski don’t forget to sign up for the 7/9 Ty Needham 7/10 Dennis Koliboski Great Lakes Sunset Cruise on 7/13 Ed Wilmot Thursday November 1st. The
cost for this is $33 per per- son. This price is the same as YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD it was last year. This includes PILOT HOUSE CREW Mike Bresnahan– President all of your beer, wine and rum Blarney Gras [email protected] for the two hour cruise. The Blarney Gras on Blarney’s Island boat leaves at 4:30 from the Ed Wilmot– Treasurer Conch Republic. is on July 15th!!! If you’ve never [email protected] been to the island, it is a MUST! For those of you that are head- It’s certainly a tropical escape. Doreen Warner– Newsletter Editor ing down to Key West for Mr. Myers will be playing from [email protected] MOTM, could you please email 2-6. With warm weather, great Mike with the following infor- Billy Brehm– Social Director friends, tropical music, ice cold mation: [email protected] beers and great boat drinks, Name what could be better than this? Kurt Rubin– Charity Director Dates you’ll be in Key West See you there! [email protected]
Hotel name Micky O’Connor– Membership LET’S GIVE A HUGE WARM [email protected] Your cell phone number PARROTHEAD WELCOME TO
We will have all of this informa- THIS NEW MEMBER Travis Noparstak– Member at Large tion printed on a name tag so Donna Pacione [email protected] everyone can keep in touch with Page 5
Heard it on the Coconut Telegraph
Mac MacAnally There are still spots left on the Alpine Valley Bus- ses. So if you have not signed up or you have addi- On Friday, July 20th, yes, that's the night tional guests you would like to bring with, now is before TailGreat, Mac McAnally will be com- the time to get on board! Just go to ing back to the Coliseum in Mokena. Ticket www.chicagoparrotheads.com and download the price is $15. The venue is located at 191st registration form and mail it to the club P.O. Box. and LaGrange Rd. It's just south of I-80 on In a nutshell, $60 covers all of your tailgating food the east side of LaGrange rd, behind the and drinks for the entire day. If you have never White Castle. I know what you're thinking. I been to Alpine, let me just say, you are in for a won't say it. Anyway, Jean Motal has volun- ride you will not soon forget. Ok, sure, there are teered to pick up tickets for anyone who cases of people having no memory at all of the en- wants them. Just contact the crew and we tire day but that's another story. Say, I should will get you in contact with her. Tickets for probably mention the date. It's Saturday, July the show tend to increase on the day of so 28th, just one week after the Tinley concert and get them in advance to avoid paying a few ex- TailGreat. So get ready kiddies for one wild trip ! tra bucks. And while you are at the Coliseum, try the Loaded Corona., it's a bottle of Co- rona topped off with Margaritaville Island Lime Tequilia and lime. It’s a fine way to kick off the concert weekend.
This year, we’re heading back to the forest preserve for TailGreat 2007. On Saturday, July 21st from 12-4 we will be out at Burr Oaks picnic grove located at 136th and Harlem Ave. (Just 5 miles north of the concert venue) It’s on the east side of Harlem and we’ll be at the first picnic pavillion. Not like we're hard to spot. $10 will cover all of your food and non-alcoholic drinks as well as entertainment provided by Frank Whiting. Many of you remember Frank for the tremendous show he put on at the Cocobowl Pool Party. Tailgreat is BYOB so bring your coolers and your favorite boat drinks. For those of you not heading to the concert, the party will keep going until dusk. That's when the cops will ask up to leave. But in the meantime, we'll have Radio Margaritaville playing on the Sirius radio so you can at least catch the start of the show. Remember, all are welcome to attend but we need a head count. Prepayment would be nice too as there's a lot of food to buy. As always, we could use some help with setup, cleanup and grilling. Kurt needs the occasional break from the grill. So let's start praying to the Tiki Gods now for good weather, because we already know it will be a day filled with good drinks and even better friends. See you there!
Page 6
UP COMING EVENTS
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
June 20 21 22 23 Highway Cleanup 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 White Sox Beach Bash July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Morton Arbo- retum-Cleanup 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Club Meeting at Buffett-Tinley McNally’s Park 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Buffett-Alpine Valley Bus 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Www. Mrmyers.com SAVE THESE DATES!!!!! Www.piratesover40.com June 30 OD TAPO IMI-Crystal Lake Gala Www.beachbumband.com July 13 Mr. Myers at KeyWester’s in Naperville Www.boatdrunks.com July 15 Blarney Gras at Blarney Island in Antioch Www.odtapoimi.com July 20 Mac MacAnally show at the Coliseum Www.matthall.net August 4 KOTM Train Crawl Www.southofdisorderband.com Www.a1a-live.com August 12 Kane County Cougars Game Www.cheeseburgerinparadise.com August 18 Blarney Island Parrot Head Weekend Www.margaritaville.com August 19 Blarney Island Parrot Head Weekend Www.blarneyisland.com August 25 1st Annual Windy City Sol Www.phip.com Sept. 16 Memory Walk
Page 7
MCA/CPHC PO Box 6313 Villa Park, IL. 60181
June 2007
Notice: If there is a date next to your name, and it matches the date of this newsletter, it’s a sign! It’s a sign that your membership is due for renewal. Please submit your dues within the next 30 days to keep your member- ship in good standing. The other number on your label indicates the number of points you have accumulated for the current year. If you need more information or have a question about points, please see Micky O’Connor. The Midwest Caribbean Association/Chicago Parrot Head Club is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to assist in community outreach programs and to provide for its members a means of social interaction for people interested in Jimmy Buffett’s music and tropical spirit. Annual dues are $25 for a single member, or $35 for a couple or household. For more details, call the Club Hotline at 630-729-3156 or write to MCA/CPHC, P.O. Box 6313, Villa Park, IL 60181. You can also email us at [email protected], or visit our website at www.chicagoparrotheads.com. WELCOME!