President: David Pohorylo 35 Boot Shop Lane PARROT HEAD Monroe, CT 06468 (203)261-1381 [email protected] PRESS
Executive Vice President: Metro Parrot Head Monthly Newsletter January Lorraine Bosshard 2011 NY, NJ, CT 6 Mountainview Court Fort Salonga, NY 11768 Vol. 19 No.1 (631) 757-4043 Treasurer: Peter Bosshard 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 Westbury, NY11590 516-807-8191 [email protected] Banana Wind Sue Leudesdorff [email protected] LI Coordinators Ray Leudesdorff Cell 516-768-9348 [email protected] Ralph Wotruba [email protected] Eastern LI Joe Lombardi (631)324-9354 [email protected] NYC Coordinator Terri Amundsen TALES FROM MY BANK OF BAD HABITS (718)956-5658 Upstate & Ct
Coordinators Carol Pohorylo Well, 2011 is here. I had hoped to write a profound article to start the year off, (203)261 -1381 but after several days of soul searching, nothing profound has come forth. So, [email protected] let me just say that I have high hopes for 2011. I’m expecting that our economy will Western Coordinators completely rebound; local, state and federal taxes will be severely cut; gas prices will Linda Peter/Larry DeGennaro declin e to under $1 per gallon; new forms of sustainable energy will be discovered on [email protected]
[email protected] Long Island; world peace will be achieved; and all Metros will buy their Frosted Party NJ Coordinator tickets by the second week in January. I’m sure when we look back a year from now, Tracey McGowan all of these goals will be reached, except probably the Frosted Party one. [email protected] 732-668-1620 Ticket Liaison Tom Dalton (631)979-8 Continued on page 2 [email protected]
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TALES FROM MY BANK OF BAD HABITS
I have just a little business to cover. I’ve started writing our 2010 annual report for PHIP and I’ll send out a summary to all of you when it’s done. We will also send out our second annual financial report as soon as it’s completed. Please get your 2011 dues checks in the mail to Peter if you haven’t done so yet. Seriously, please buy your Frosted Party tickets as soon as you can. It’s not an easy job putting the party together when we have to guess at turnout. The New England Convention is coming up pretty soon and we would really like to send a club basket. Please help us collect items for the basket. And lastly, I will be retiring as your president when I complete my third year this August. I’m confident that we can find another Metro as crazy as yours truly, and the seven presidents before me, to guide the club into the future. I’ll talk to you more on this in the coming months.
Happy New Year, Dave Pohorylo
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
Attention All Metro’s Please send us Pictures, Stories, Recipes, Jokes or your best Boat Drink Recipe or articles that you would like to share with the rest of the Phlock. Email them to Metroparrot1@aol and we will try to get it in the next news letter Cut off is the 23rd of the month
Thanks Eric & Lorraine
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PARROT HEAD NEWS!!!!
Buffett to Play Australia in January
HAPPY HOUR INFORMATION!!! 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. Long Island Happy Hour January Happy Hour Clothing Drive for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island Farrell's 263Higbie Lane West Islip Ny 11795 631-482-1951 631-482-1952 Check the time its earlier than usual 3pm -7pm Music by Ed Travers So empty out those closets and bring a smile and sing along with Ed and warm up the needy!! *It’s also on January 22nd which is the 4th Saturday (due to scheduling conflicts)
The Parrot Head Club of CT invites you "aboard" 2011 NEPHC "A Lovely New England Cruise"
Join us Thursday February 24th (or come Friday) until Sunday February 27th at the Windsor Marriott Hotel as we join forces for what is sure to be an amazing "cruise"!
We have an amazing entertainment line-up in store for you throughout the weekend! We also have fun, games and plenty of other surprises that will be announced soon!!
We have recently announced the following entertainment --
Steve and Guy - Thursday Evening
Bob Karwin (dirty show) - Thursday Evening
Jamie's Junk Show - Friday Afternoon
Island Castaways - Friday Night
Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band - Friday Night
Tropical Soul - Saturday Afternoon
Jimmy & the Parrots - Saturday Night
Bob Karwin will be performing his "dirty show" on Thursday night and will also be performing on Saturday afternoon also. For those of you at MOTM last year on the CT Thirsty Thursday cruise, Bob was a blast. We are so glad to have him at our convention. He is a MUST see!!
Our registration fee is STILL THE SAME as it was when we last hosted in 2004 -- - only $50 per Parrot Head!
Check for more updates at our website http://nephc2011.phcoct.org/
So, don't just sit there --- register now because our "ship" is 30% to its capacity ALREADY!!!
Letter from the Editors
Hi All Metro Parrotheads,
Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays and the company of our Parrothead Family.
Just a couple of things we would like to let everyone know regarding the newsletter.
We ask everyone’s cooperation with getting articles and notifications to us by the 23rd of each month for inclusion into the next month’s newsletter. This is necessary for layout purposes, and by the way, we hope you like the new layout with our club officers listed on the front page.
Next, we ask that if anyone has any issues with having your picture included or if you don’t want your picture in the Parrot Press, kindly let us know at [email protected]. We will do our best to keep you out of the newsletter. Please understand that a lot of the pictures we use are already on Facebook, and we use those for that very reason. They are already out there. If you notice a picture out there that you are not too fond of, just let us know. We will make sure not to use it. Conversely if you have a GREAT picture you would like everyone to see, by all means, send it on to us.
We also want to clear up any confusion regarding E-mail notifications of parties. Lots of us have parties in our homes and because we don’t all live in homes large enough to accommodate everyone, we have to limit our guest lists.
If you are hosting a party or club event in your home and would like everyone to know about it, kindly notify us at [email protected] and let us know that you would like that notification to be in the newsletter. Again, if at all possible, by the 23rd of the previous month. Of course last minute inclusions may have to occur and we will always do our best for anything that is in the club’s best interest. (Remember that we also have our handy dandy Our Banana Wind E-mail notification system of anything that may have to go out to our members between newsletters)
We will not automatically include E-mails about parties that we personally receive or hear about as we don’t know whether you want everyone to know about your party. We want to respect your privacy…. until you tell us not to.
We try our best to get everything in that we can each month and want to let you all know that we feel privileged to be able to do this for all of you.
If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or compliments, and yes…we take those too, please know that the line of communication is always open through [email protected], and we take great pleasure in hearing from everyone. We will always do the best job we can for each and every one of you.
So, thanks for your attention on these issues and we look forward to better things ahead for everyone in 2011! A Happy and Healthy one to all of us!
And now, Back to the Island…… Eric & Lorraine Jimmy Buffett 2010 Year in Review
He just turned 64, but Jimmy Buffett continues to go at it at a strong pace. And in 2010, he had another big year. What do you think was the biggest Buffett story of the year?
January
Margaritaville Key West celebrated its 25th anniversary Buffett performs at his Hawaii restaurant On January 13th, we launched Jimmy Buffett World 5.0, completely revamping the site to the look it has today Haiti struck by massive earthquake, Jimmy cuts video pleading for help Jimmy plays benefit shows in Tahiti and Bora Bora, raising $40,000 for a local school Buffett attends NFC Championship game between the Saints and Vikings. He played a surprise show for some lucky tailgaters before the game.
February
In early February, tour dates started trickling out. By the third week of February, nearly every show had been confirmed Jimmy attend the Super Bowl in Miami In mid-February tickets for the first summer tour dates began going on sale Jimmy gets a mention on the NBC show “30 Rock” Buffett plays a final leg of the Summerzcool Tour, hitting Florida and South Carolina
March
Filling his airplane with tents, Jimmy flew to Haiti to help with earthquake relief efforts While in Haiti, Buffett performs for American troops at the US Embassy On March 19th, the CMT Crossroads episode featuring Jimmy and the Zac Brown Band debuts Jimmy plays surprise show at his Margaritaville in Panama City, Florida
April
Our April Fools joke had Buffett building a Margaritaville in Dubai. We even hooked a Radio Margaritaville host with that one Margaritaville beats out Planet Hollywood for a piece of land in Hollywood, Florida The 200th episode of South Park lampooned Jimmy Buffett again On April 20th a live acoustic album entitled “Encores” hit stores The Under the Big Top Tour kicked off in Tampa, Florida. Portions of the soundcheck were live- streamed on Ustream for the first time During soundcheck on the 24th, Jimmy pulled out his iPad and chatted with fans that were watching the Ustream live-stream Native Georgian Zac Brown joined Jimmy on stage at his Atlanta show
May
On May 1st, Buffett plays Nashville for the first time since 2003. Many fans had trouble getting to the show as heavy rains caused historic floods in the region Jimmy makes the inaugural flight into the new Boscobel Aerodrome in Jamaica Plans for the Margaritaville Beach Hotel are first announced After a two week break, Jimmy hits the road again playing shows in Indy, Cincinnati, Houston, and Dallas Jimmy’s official website Margaritaville.com gets a makeover, and we took you back to see how the site looked over the past 10+ years On the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy is referenced in the Top 10 List Buffett performs at an event honoring Michael Douglas By the end of May the Gulf oil spill disaster is raging and Buffett joins with a Florida boatbuilder to help with relief efforts
June
On June 5th, Buffett toured Florida’s beaches with Governor Charlie Crist to see the effects of the Gulf oil spill Buffett helped Briggs & Stratton cut through the red tape to get generators to Haiti A gift-wrapped Jimmy speaks and performs for graduating students at the Lawrenceville School near Princeton, New Jersey It’s announced that a Margaritaville Hotel will be built in Myrtle Beach Jimmy visited his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, to see how their work was going combating the Gulf oil spill On June 18th, the newest Margaritaville opens in Niagara Falls, Canada A show for the Gulf Coast is announced by Jimmy. Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band are also announced as performers Buffett performs shows in Boston, Detroit, and East Troy, WI On June 28th, amidst the height of the Gulf oil disaster, Buffett opens the Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola, Florida Tropical Storm Alex forces a postponement of the Gulf Coast concert. The event is rescheduled for July 11th. Chesney and the Zac Brown Band are unable to attend on the new date Buffett plays a surprise show at his sister’s restaurant in Gulf Shore, Alabama
July
Jimmy is interviewed on Anderson Cooper 360 as they walk along the Florida beach On July 11th, Jimmy plays a free show for over 35,000 fans on the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama. The concert is streamed live on CMT
August
On August 3rd, Jimmy played a surprise show at his newly opened Margaritaville in Niagara Falls The tour is back in session again, as Jimmy plays shows in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Long Island, and Bristow, VA Buffett streams video of the entire Pittsburgh show on Ustream The Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane brought the Stanley Cup to the August 14th show in Chicago Jimmy pens a happy birthday letter to his 8th grade Catholic school teacher, who turned 102 Buffett attends birthday party for former president Bill Clinton It’s another mention on TV… Jimmy is referenced in an episode of Memphis Beat
September
On the 9th, Jimmy visited his alma mater again (Southern Miss) to discuss a couple of projects that he’s working on Zac Brown Band releases new album that includes a duet with Jimmy Buffett plays a show in Paris. Watch a video chronicling his trip to France
October
Jimmy plays a fundraiser for Florida governor candidate Alex Sink Buffett plays a Fall tour leg on the West Coast with stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Las Vegas On October 20th it’s announced that a Margaritaville Cafe will be built at Chicago’s Navy Pier The TV show “Modern Family” mentions Buffett in an episode
November
Coral Reefer Mac McAnally wins CMA Musician of the Year for the third straight year On November 22nd the Margaritaville Nashville opens its doors It’s announced that Jimmy will perform in Australia in January, the first Down Under tour in 20 years
December
On December 2nd, Jimmy made a surprise appearance at the Margaritaville Nashville Buffett performs at the Andy Roddick Charity Gala in Austin, Texas on the 4th A Land Shark Bar & Grill restaurant is announced to be coming to Myrtle Beach A private show for American Express cardholders is held in Houston Margaritaville Eyewear is now available for purchase A third Sydney show is announced, plus a show in New Zealand Buffett, along with Robert Greenidge and the Coral Reefer Band, perform “Winter Wonderland” on the Today Show On Christmas Day, Jimmy celebrated his 64th birthday
Caribbean Harvest recipe Growing Older But Not Up!
John Brown 9 Big Top Joann Zahn 9 Come Monday Kevin Karmel 10 One Particular Harbor Ed Kelly 11 TOO MANY!!!! Dan Martin 15 Trying to Reason Anne Nomer 17 A Pirate Looks at 40 1 oz white rum Christine Baldwin 18 Door #3 1 oz coconut rum Lisa Maria Blinn 18 School Boy Heart 1/2 oz creme de Stan Piland 20 Son of a Sailor bananes Jim Terciak 24 It’s 5 o’clock Somewhere 1 oz passion-fruit Bobbie Ann Kelley 25 Somethin’ So Feminine juice Russell Nomer 25 A Pirate Looks at 40 1 oz mango juice Stella Brody 25 One Particular Harbor 1 tsp grenadine syrup Mitch Goldberg 27 Changes in Latitude Wayne Hulse 28 Son of a Son Elsie Poucel 28 Cheeseburger in Paradise Shake and strain into Wendy Way 30 The Weather Is Here… a cocktail glass. Kelly Farley 31 Margaritaville Louis Iannaco 31 Take Another Road
Here’s a combination Drink and Snack
Winter Solstice:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
Add 1 ¼ oz. Brandy, 1 ¼ oz. Rosemary Infused Pear Nectar (recipe follows), 1/3 oz of Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur, and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with a Rosemary sprig and serve.
Rosemary Infused Pear Nectar recipe:
In a jar combine 1 ½ cups of good quality Pear Nectar such as Kern’s, and add 5 sprigs of fresh Rosemary. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours or up to 2 days. Remove and discard the Rosemary before using. The infused nectar will keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Pair this with
Union Square Café Bar Nuts:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine : 1 ¼ lbs of toasted* unsalted assorted nuts, 2 tablespoons of coarsely chopped fresh Rosemary, 2 teaspoons of dark brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of kosher salt, ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 1 tablespoon of melted unsalted butter.
*Spread the mixed nuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in the oven, stirring once or twice, until light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Combine all the other ingredients in a large mixing bowl, stir in the toasted nuts making sure to coat them all with the melted butter. Serve warm. Can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week.
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!