President: David Pohorylo PARROT HEAD 35 Boot Shop Lane Monroe, CT 06468 (203)261 -1381 [email protected] PRESS Executive Vice President: Lorraine Bosshard Metro Parrot Head Monthly Newsletter April 2011 6 Mountainview Court NY, NJ, CT Vol. 19 No.4 Fort Salonga, NY 11768 (631) 757-4043 Treasurer: Peter Bosshard 6 Mountainview Court Fort Salonga, NY 11768 (631) 757-4043 Secretary: Marianne Straaik 25 Rhode Island Ave An Unexpected Encounter with Jimmy Buffett Massapequa, NY 11758 (516)795-4126 ------------------------------ By Joe Lombardi Parrot Press Lorraine/Eric Rosen 737 Highview Ave Westbury, NY11590 One day last month when I was at work I had to deliver some surveys to Village Hall in 516-807-8191 [email protected] North Haven. I enjoy going there because I always manage to take a slight detour past Banana Wind the head parrot’s summer compound, which is basically across the street. Sue Leudesdorff [email protected] LI Coordinators Ray Leudesdorff Cell 516-768-9348 On this particular trip, after the detour, I stopped by the 7-Eleven in Sag Harbor to get a [email protected] cup of coffee. While I was pouring the coffee, on the opposite side of the coffee station Ralph Wotruba 631-891-8006 was this familiar looking guy wearing a ball cap and aviator glasses. I wouldn’t have [email protected] given it much thought, but I noticed that his navy blue jacket had “Continental Drifter, III” Eastern LI stitched in white. So I asked him, do you work on the “Continental Drifter, III”? Joe Lombardi (631)324-9354 [email protected] NYC Coordinator Terri Amundsen “No Metrojoe, I own it”. I have to admit it always surprises me that Jimmy remembers (718)956 - 5658 who I am. “What are you doing this far north at this time of year?” I asked. Upstate & Ct Coordinators Carol Pohorylo (203)261-1381 [email protected] Western Coordinators “I had to come up to New York City on some business and I thought that I’d spend some Linda Peter/Larry DeGennaro time out here writing.” he replied. “Are you working on a new book?” I asked. “No” [email protected] [email protected] replied Jimmy, “I working on some new songs”. NJ Coordinator Tracey McGowan [email protected] 732-668-1620 Ticket Liaison We had finished making our coffees and got on line. I paid for Jimmy’s coffee and as we Tom Dalton walked out the door, Jimmy said “Walk with me; I want to tell you something”. I really [email protected] (631)-379-8337 should have gone back to the office, but this was definitely one of those “don’t ask Webmaster permission - beg forgiveness moments”. Larry "Squid" Kiewra [email protected] Continued on page 2 An Unexpected Encounter with Jimmy Buffett So we walked down Main Street to the Long Wharf and sat on a bench overlooking the water, not too far from where he docks the Continental Drifter each summer. Jimmy was quiet for a while. He seemed to be collecting his thoughts. I looked over at him and said, “Thanks for bringing “Fin-Land” to Jones Beach this year.” He laughed and said that ever since the Park Police loosened up a bit, Jones Beach has been one of his favorite venues. He always liked stage being out in the water; well, except for that one year when the storm tide flooded the backstage area ruining a lot of equipment. We continued the conversation for a while, I didn’t take notes or record what we said, but from what I recall, the exchange went something like this; JB: You may have heard that had a little mishap in Sidney. MJ: Of course I did. You got a lot of people nervous. (He took off his ball cap and showed me the remnants of what had to have been a huge knot.) JB: I’m back surfing so I’m doing fine. But you know, as we were flying over those war islands in the Pacific on the trip home, I came to realize that I’m getting too old for this. I’m retiring for touring after this summer. As much as I enjoy performing to 10’s of thousands of those crazy Parrot Heads, it’s time. Besides Jane, you are the first person I’ve told. Ramos doesn’t even know. Boy is he going to be pissed. MJ: I thought that something was up. Your schedule seemed to be more ambitious that it’s been the past couple of years and you’re returning to a lot of cities that you haven’t visited in some time. Now I have a question... why are you telling me this? JB: It’s simple. Who’s going to believe you? For years you’ve been writing these fictional facts and factual fictions stories on April Fools. Everyone will just think that this is one of those stories. MJ: You’ve read those stories? JB: Sure. You used to mail me a newsletter each month. At first I didn’t read them, but then you wrote that story about me replacing all of the Coral Reefers. It caused such a commotion that I thought I should pay more attention. MJ: Fair enough. I find it hard to believe that you are retiring. Aren’t you going to miss performing? JB: I didn’t say that I was going to retire from performing. I’m retiring from touring. Between the Margaritaville Beach Resorts in Pensacola and Hollywood, Florida, the Margaritaville Casino Resort in Biloxi, and all the Margaritaville Cafes, I’ll always have a place to sing and play and I figure with the resorts instead of me touring the country, Parrot Heads can come to the beach and see me. MJ: For someone known for having “Beach-Bum” persona, its sounds like you’ve planned everything out. JB: Being a beach bum is harder work than you think, MJ: Of course it is. JB: I’m not planning on making a big deal out of my retirement. There won’t be and big announcement and I’m not going to do one of those farewell tours. This way, if I change my mind, people won’t compare me to Brett Favre or, worse yet, Cher. We spoke for a while longer, a little about the new album (it could be released later this year in time for the Holidays) but mostly about the outlook for his Cubs and my Yankees. I also let him know, in no uncertain terms that I was still annoyed at him for doing that voodoo ceremony at Fenway Park in 2004 that “reversed the curse”. At that point curiosity got the best of me, and channeling my inner Kramer I blurted out, “Did you really have to trademark the term “Tiger Blood”? Because I have to tell you, with all due respect, it seems to me with that move, you’ve jumped the Landshark.” He just shrugged his shoulders, smiled and said, “It seemed like a good idea. Only time will tell.” Then we said our good-byes. Jimmy headed over the bridge and returned home to write songs and I went back to the office. 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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. Congradulations!!! LARRY THE LIZARD BECOMES A GRANDFATHER BEFORE JIMMY BUFFETT. AT AGE 49. WE WELCOME TAYLOR LEE INTO OUR LIFE ON MONDAY NIGHT MARCH 7 TH 2011. AT 11:49 PM. 8.4 / 21 INC.