D ETROIT P ARROT H EAD C LUB N EWSLETTER March & April 2015 Volume 22 Issue 3 The Tail Feather The Detroit Parrothead Club is a not for profit corporation whose sole purpose is to assist in community outreach programs and to provide for it’s members a means of social interaction and meeting people interested in Jimmy Buffett’s music and tropical spirit. We are proud to be the 5th official club in Parrot Heads In Paradise 2015 Board Members The Sun is trying to Shine !! President: Keith Vohwinkel Greetings Parrot Heads! ballads. The DPHC pro- couldn’t get any better, vided pizza to our atten- one of the Club’s new fa- Vice President: Carol Ann King Welcome to Spring! dees as well as the Ea- vorite bands, BackTrack gle’s members in atten- Still no concert an- blew the roof off the Ea- dance. Again, a great way Treasurer: Kim Buffa nouncement... to start the weekend! gles with some awesome Fingers crossed, should classic rock and roll. They hear something soon. Saturday, started off in- Secretary: Doug Nichol were the best I’ve seen Watch the Club Website nocent enough, but soon them! and your email for details became a tsunami of fun! Members at Large: once we have a confirmed The room crawl at the date. Remember, you must Our friends at The Coun- Super 8 was crazy. Lots Dennis Farquhar be an active member when try Smokehouse in Al- the concert is announced of imaginative decora- mont provided an incredi- to request Club Tickets. tions and some very cool ble feast for the guests. Lori Manary We dined on tasty pork, Now would be a great adult beverages. Every- beans and awesome slaw. time to pay your annuals one had a great time. In Dave Strilcov dues, as the fee goes up We’ll use these guys fact, some Parrot Heads April 15th. again! had so much fun they We pulled off a great We went into this party missed the entire eve- Beach Party March 6-9 in planning on breaking even Imlay City. I say pulled ning. No names, you on the costs. However, off, because we really did- know who you are. Once due to the efforts of some n’t get started until Janu- the party moved to the of our members we had ary. It was an incredible great success with a Chi- Eagles Club, things nese Auction and a cou- team effort and a big really got rockin. Ten “Thank You” to all that ple other raffles that net- Beach Drive kicked helped and participated. ted us profit of about things off with a couple $650.00. At the April The weekend began with Board Meeting the entire Dennis Panars at the Ea- great sets of music. They had most everyone on the $650.00 was donated to gles Club Friday night. As ALS. always, Dennis did a great dance floor kicking job treating us to some of things in to high gear. our favorite songs and Just when you thought it (Continued on page 3) P a g e 2 The Tail Feather Let’s Celebrate MARCH BIRTHDAYS APRIL BIRTHDAYS Mark Coddington 3/4 Janice Book 4/3 Paul Saloka 3/4 Maureen Edson 4/4 Judy Culbertson 3/5 Donna Morawiec 4/4 Sherry Henhawk 3/5 Luke Bove 4/7 Ronald Malendowski 3/5 John Heimstadt 4/7 Mary Strilcov 3/5 Donna Perry 4/11 Raymond Vargo 3/6 Jody Sheibels 4/13 Steve Morawiec 3/9 David McDade 4/19 Ken Janiczek 3/10 Sharon Malendowski 4/20 Drema Piech 3/10 Debra Lang 4/23 Edward Sadler 3/12 John White 4/23 Sandy Panars 3/14 Jeff McDougall 4/29 David Strilcov 3/18 Karen Charnecki 4/3 Karen Felmlee 3/22 Anne Dieters-Williams 4/8 Tony Kay 3/22 Debbie Baugh 4/9 Linda Pudlik 3/22 Chip Lynch 4/14 Kelly Bammel 3/27 Michael Smith 4/19 Sue Bales 3/31 Val DiCosmo 4/28 Debi Vaught 3/8 Kelley McNeil 3/23 March and April Birthdays Nicole Koppin 3/31 Joining our DPHC Phlock Joel & Debbie Baugh—Canton John & Lauren Nemetz—Clarkston Matt & Karen Charnecki—Rochester Hills (Firefighter) Steve & Karen Wilmoth—Richmond Nicole Koppin—Madison Heights Michele Maczka—Warren Sheri Lange—Rockwood Wendi Parks—Manchester Bridgitte Pruitt—Allen Park P a g e 3 The Tail Feather Membership Anniversaries MAR. Anniversaries Years APRIL Anniversaries Veronica McDougall 1995 20 Years John Heimstadt 1998 17 Jerry Smith 1993 22 Cindy Heimstadt 1998 17 Mark Coddington 1994 21 Betsi Vohwinkel 1999 16 Marcie Coddington 1994 21 Keith Vohwinkel 1999 16 Michael Goggins 1998 17 Kari Hearsch 2002 13 Steve Morawiec 2001 14 Jeff McDougall 2004 11 Donna Morawiec 2001 14 Dave Downs 2005 10 Michael Dillon 2003 12 Phyllis Downs 2005 10 Theresa Pelt (Seymour) 2006 9 Jody Sheibels 2005 10 Rhonda Pulver 2006 9 Paul Sheibels 2005 10 Brad Schoen 2007 8 Carl Stieler 2006 9 Kelly Basher 2010 5 Donna Perry 2008 7 Richard Basher 2010 5 Jeffrey Trujillo 2008 7 Mike Giroux 2013 2 Kim Trujillo 2008 7 Marvin Martens 2013 2 Janice Book 2008 7 Chuck Poulios 2013 2 Gina Schoen 2009 6 Nan Poulios 2013 2 Kathy Hall 2011 4 Bailey Werner 2013 2 Eric Hall 2011 4 Kristen Davis 2014 1 Robert Hughes 2011 4 Rachel (The Wan- Susan Hughes 2011 4 dering Parrothead) Kobylas 2014 1 Kristen Miceli 2011 4 Chuck Stout 2014 1 Marilyn Danowski 2011 4 Greg Danowski 2011 4 st Kyle Miceli 2012 3 Dues Increase May 1 , 2015 Sharon Przybyla 2012 3 Effective May 1, 2015, the Detroit Parrot Head Jamie Hoover 2013 2 Club will increase the “Annual Dues” to $20 per Beth Hoover 2013 2 year, per member. Keith (FireComic) Pelt 2013 2 The good news…For those members that renew an- Val DiCosmo 2013 2 nually between May 2015 and December 2015 you Rachael DiCosmo 2013 2 can save $5.00 by renewing early. Your yearly An- Katie Doherty 2014 1 niversary Date will remain the same. Matt Eastman 2014 1 Connie Graham 2014 1 You will have until April 15, 2015 to pay your 2015 dues. So, if you normally renew December 2015, but John Lillenthal 2014 1 you renew this year before April 15th, 2015, you will Jacob Liss 2014 1 not have to pay the increased due fee until you renewal Mary Liss 2014 1 date in 2016. Kyle Saloka 2014 1 Message from the Prez. : (continued from page 1) Again, and big thanks to all those that attended and especially to those that stepped up to pull this great party off! Please watch the website and calendar for details on our upcoming events and charity opportunities. Fins, Keith P a g e 4 The Tail Feather Trivial Time Courtesy of Dave McDade Detroit Parrot Head Club Trivia Contest by Dave McDade Guidelines (rules): 120 total questions, 10 each month published in the Tale Feather Points are awarded for each correct answer (points vary based on the question difficulty) All answers must be emailed to the judge (David McDade) within 3 days of the posting date of the Tale Feather. Points will be tallied & results published in the following months Tale Feather November and December questions will be published in November newsletter. Winner(s) will be based on total points accumulated at the end of the year. Winner(s) will be announced at the Christmas party and presented an appropriate trophy and our undying gratitude. March Who stole Jimmy Buffett’s TV guide? (according to his own song) 10 What is the name of the popular band that plays often for the DPHC? 5 What does the term “Coconut Telegraph” refer to? 10 Who was “Little Miss Magic” written for? 5 What famous model appears in the video of “One Particular Harbour”? 5 What popular music magazine did Jimmy write for in his early years? 5 What song propelled Jimmy to “super stardom’ status? 5 What are Parrot Head children referred to as? 5 What was the title of Jimmy’s true novel? 5 Who’s Presidential Inauguration did Jimmy first perform? 10 April What is the name of Jimmy’s newsletter? 5 Who introduced Jimmy to Key West? 10 Referencing question #2, what song does Jimmy mention his initial trip to KW? 10 What movie’s soundtrack, starring Tom Cruise, has a JB song in it? 10 What is the song title referenced in question #4? 5 In what scene can the song be heard? 15 What Eagle’s song does Jimmy sing backup on? 15 What Buffett song does the “Eagles” Glenn Frye sing on? 5 What JB song does Roy Orbison sing backup on? 10 What movie starring Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston did Jimmy write the soundtrack? 5 Dave McDade is the creator & decides the final winners based on correct answers submitted. Send all trivia answer submittals to: [email protected] Answers to February Trivia Questions: We will publish the answer key for February Trivia along with the answers to March and April ques- tions in the next Tail Feather issue. Thank you for being very patient. P a g e 5 The Tail Feather The Detroit Parrot Head Club Charity Page John Schwantes, Chair Saturday April 16 and Jun 27th Forgotten Harvest Warehouse Re-Pack (12 and older). Address: 21800 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park, MI 48237 April 18: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, June 27: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (note different times) RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/459327100890012/ Saturday May 9th 9am - Noon Gilda's Club Metro Detroit Garden Clean-up.