PARROT PRESS Metro Parrot Head Newsletter August 2010 NY, NJ, CT Vol. 18 No. 8 TALES FROM MY BANK OF BAD HABITS Well, the last couple of weeks were pretty busy for us Metros. Maybe busy isn’t the correct word, fun may be a better word. It was a pleasure sitting under the trees in the Fresh Pond Park at the family picnic, trying to stay cool in 95 degree weather. Many spent the afternoon in the water, a sure fire way to cool down. Lon didn’t. He spent that hot day cooking on two charcoal fires, and we certainly thank him for that. Joe coordinated the Metros manning the water stop for the Wounded Warrior riders in Amagansett. It wasn’t much fun in the heat, but very rewarding for those that helped. Then for several Metros, off to “Rock the Farm”, the fundraiser that ended the day for the Wounded Warrior Ride. Great music, food, booze and most important, great friends. And, Joe kept going, selling raffle tickets there for the event. Did anyone win a raffle prize there, I didn’t. Then, a week later, the first Metro sunset booze cruise, sold out, and from what I heard, a great night. I wish I was there. A great job done by Ray, Ralph and Fred. I think this may just become another Metro tradition. What’s next? Buffett at Jones Beach, Tuesday August 31 st . We will set up a tailgate to the left of the bathhouse, on the side closer to the venue gates. This area was requested by Coral Reefer management since we are hosting the Coral Reefer Meet and Greet, and they have new guidelines to follow this year. The Meet and Greet should be around 5PM. I will do my best to get as many Coral Reefers there as possible. The Wantagh Fire Department, a bunch of great guys, is hosting Jimmy and the Parrots at their tailgate which we hope to locate next to ours. I understand that Ed Travers and Barometer Soup are expected to also set up and play in the area. We will try to get there as early as possible to set up, please join us. We will send out email updates on Jones Beach over the next few weeks. I’ve spent a lot of time in the East End this year, both on my boat and on land. It’s my favorite place to be in the summer. My time there brought back the memory of an article I read years ago about another fan of the East End. The article appeared in the June 2000 edition of Offshore Magazine, since renamed Northeast Boating Magazine. We are reprinting this article without their permission, please don’t tell. I think you will enjoy it even though the type face is a little funny. It was optically read electronically from a photocopy of the article. You’ll find it right inside. Have a great August, Dave Pohorylo Just one more candle & a trip around the sun……. Robert Davis 1 One Particular Harbor August Stephen Frey 1 Last Mango in Paris Thomas Vogel 1 Cheeseburger in Paradise 2010 Maria Flick 2 Changes in Latitude Donna von Kroge 2 Volcano Scott Willett Jr 2 Peanut Butter Conspiracy Richard Ries 3 Cuban Crime of Passion “Wild Bill” Marion 5 Sending the Old Man Home Richie Bautista 7 Gypsies in the Palace Traci Donaldson 7 Boat Drinks Robert Chase 8 12 Volt Man George Pagnotta 11 Boat Drinks Welcome Bill Rudge 13 Migration Jerry FoleyFoley!!!! Marianne Straaik 13 A Pirate Looks at 40 Julie Davenport 14 One Particular Harbor Craig Steuber 17 Trying to Reason… The Dustin comic Dennis Ench 17 Fins strip recently had a Jim Totino 18 One Particular harbor JB theme. Find the Pat Monnia 18 Floridays Shawn Byrne 18 Come Monday comics from that Scott Lubliner 22 Tampico Trauma week throughout this Scott Willett 22 Death of an Unpopular Poet issue of the Parrot Jean Keyes 23 Floridays Press Saul Alter 24 Barometer Soup Georgie Mantovani 26 Margaritaville Sue Terry 27 Desperation Samba Marty McAteer 29 The Wino & I Know Jim Hill 30 One Particular Harbor Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Park GET THERE EARLY & SET UP WITH PHELLOW METRO PHRIENDS! Tuesday, August 31 ststst Jones Beach, Wantagh NY Look for entertainment by Ed Travers Barometer Soup Jimmy & the Parrots! Be on hand for the Metro Meet & Greet with the Coral Reefers! Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Park ROAD CLEAN -UP/ SAG HARBOR CRUISE The fall road clean-up of Highway 114/ Boat Cruise is on for October 2 nd . Because of various conflicts, the date was changed, so mark your calendars. The boat ride will be a 2 hour sunset cruise around Sag Harbor and Shelter Island. It will pass close to Jimmy Buffett’s house and beach and neighbor, Richard Gere’s house. We can bring our own coolers with food and drinks and Parrot Head tunes will be playing. We can also make stops at Murph’s Pub for drinks & darts and The Corner Bar for snacks. The boat only takes 25 people so the first 25 people who volunteer for the road clean-up and send in a check will be on the boat. Clean-up volunteers that do not want the boat ride are welcome to help too. The boat will leave about 5pm so the road clean-up can start around noon. Please e-mail me at [email protected] if attending and send your check (payable to MPHC) for $28pp as soon as possible so that you will not miss the boat. Peter Bosshard Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Park METRO PARROT HEAD BOOZE CRUISE The First Metro Parrot Head Club Booze Cruise was a complete success. Perfect weather, a great band and 94 Metro friends combined together to create one fantastic evening and fundraising benefit in the memory of our dear friend, John Baldwin. A donation for $1,500 was sent to the American Heart Association today in memory of John. Peter Bosshard I Can’t See the Future, But I Know It’s Coming Fast Three years is not nece ssarily a long period of time. H owever it is a whole diff erent world in the Willett househ old. In 2007, we had 2 junior h igh school boys and were high school hunting. Now, we have 2 teenage boys (that are growing an average of 2 inches per night), one of whom is now driving (a whole story in itself) and we are deep into the 8 lb college directories. Time is very precious within our f amily especially as the boys turn very quickly into young men. Through this metamorphic phase that slowly crept into our lives, one thing had remained constant & that was the publication of the Parrot Press. Every month, a movie was chosen and the assembly line began: fold, tape closed, stamp, and attach the address label. By the time the movie was over, hundreds of Parrot Presses were ready for the post office. Then technology kicked in and the first edition of the eParrot Press was sent via the Internet in January 2010. Although I will miss those movie nights, we are thoroughly enjoying these new adventures and eagerly anticipating the journey ahead. Beca use of this, I would like to pass the Parrot Press to Lorraine & Eric Rosen. I know they will take the Parrot Press to a whole new dimension and I can’t wait to see what they have in store for all of us. It’s been a great experience for me and I loved ev ery minute of having such an important part in the MPHC . H owever, the time has come to move on. I would never have been able to pull this off without the help of some very special people…. Joe Lombardi……who passed all of his Parrot Press knowledge to me Al Straaik….what can I say Al? You were the guiding light that first year & the 2 nd …… Peter Bosshard…..I will miss the monthly roster updates, but still expect the Spring Countdown Dave Pohor ylo…..It was a pleasure & experience….one that we can reminisce over those Patrons Scott & Brian….I was always amazed at how quick those little hands could put those newsletters together! Scott….who was the voice/creator of MANY Banana Winds and my partner in life as well as with this endeavor we took on many issues a go. Other people also deserve a big thank you for helping in many different ways in the production of the monthly newsletter and I thank you all very much. It is bittersweet, but I am happy to be the first to welcome the Rosens on board! You’ll do great! “Thank you with a infactatude, it's a brand new day” Kerry-Anne Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Park LI August Happy Hour hosted by the Rosens~ 8/21 @ 7PM RSVP [email protected] Jimmy playing the Gulf Shore Concert ONE PARTICULAR MORNING When a die-hard fan met Offshore readers’ favorite singer in Long Island waters, she was surprised and almost speechless. By Katie M. Yeomans He waved first. We were speeding across flat waters along the eastern shore of Shelter Island toward Sag Harbor, New York, when I noticed a small yellow skiff slapping fast across the water. The 16-or-so-foot skiff caught my eye because it looked out of place. A long-and-skinny flats skiff painted a tropical, Florida yellow, it looked better suited for stalking tarpon and bonefish than plowing through choppy Northeast waters in search of striped bass.