partying with a purpose!.

February 2009
PHofNC
PO Box 97993
Raleigh, NC 27624
...partying with a purpose!.
Here‘s the official list
of Tour Dates for
Jimmy Buffett‘s
Summerzcool 2009
Tour from
Margaritaville.com
04.21.09 - VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE - Charlotte, NC
04.23.09 - TWC MUSIC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK - Raleigh, NC
(More information to follow as plans evolve!)
04.25.09 - FORD AMPHITHEATRE - Tampa, FL (on sale 2/7)
05.14.09
05.16.09
05.19.09
05.21.09
- CRICKET WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE - Phoenix, AZ (on sale 2/9)
- MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA - Las Vegas, NV (on sale 2/9)
- SLEEP TRAIN PAVILLION - Concord, CA (on sale 2/9)
- VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER - Irvine, CA (on sale 2/9)
06.18.09 - SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER - Camden, NJ (on sale 2/9)
06.20.09 - SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER - Camden, NJ (on sale 2/9)
06.23.09 - POST-GAZETTE PAVILION - Pittsburgh, PA (on sale 2/9)
06.25.09 - COMCAST CENTER - Mansfield, MA (on sale 2/7)
06.27.09 - COMCAST CENTER - Mansfield, MA (on sale 2/7)
08.06.09 - RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER - Cincinnati, OH (on sale 2/7)
08.08.09 - TOYOTA PARK - Bridgeview, IL (on sale 2/9)
08.11.09 - VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER - Indianapolis, IN (on sale 2/9)
08.13.09 - DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE - Detroit, MI
08.15.09 - TOYOTA PARK - Bridgeview, IL (on sale 2/9)
08.23.09 - BOARDWALK HALL - Atlantic City, NJ (on sale TBA)
08.26.09 - NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATRE - Wantagh, NY (on sale TBA)
08.29.09 - ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATER - East Troy, WI (on sale TBA)
09.03.09 - NISSAN PAVILION - Bristow, VA (on sale TBA)
09.05.09 - NISSAN PAVILION - Bristow, VA (on sale TBA)
10.15.09 - CRICKET WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE - Chula Vista, CA (on sale TBA)
10.17.09 - MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA - Las Vegas, NV (on sale TBA)
10.21.09 - KEY ARENA AT SEATTLE CENTER - Seattle, WA (on sale TBA)
10.24.09 - MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA - Las Vegas, NV (on sale TBA)
11.19.09 - AIR CANADA CENTRE - Toronto, Ontario (on sale TBA)
11.21.09 - MOHEGAN SUN ARENA - Uncasville, CT (on sale TBA)
11.24.09 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - New York, NY (on sale TBA)
Compiled from information submitted by ―Doc‖ Bruce Crandall and BuffettWorld.com
A Monthly (Parrot Head Time) Publication of
the Parrot Heads of North Carolina
Island Times
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Submitted by Julia Hujar
In December 2008, Julia Hujar and Taylor
Icenhour each earned her Silver Award in Girl Scouting,
the second highest award offered, by helping a younger
troop bridge to a higher level and by building bird houses.
They learned about the eco-system and taught what they
had learned to a younger troop as well.
They are already hard at work hoping to earn the
top Gold Award. Congratulations, Ladies, well done!
Watch for more exciting ‗keet news next month
from Ali-Kate and Gillian Hujar, who are working toward
their Bronze Award.
If you ‗keet has accomplished something
newsworthy, please submit it to [email protected] so
we can offer them the credit they deserve too!
PARROT HEADS IN PARADISE (PHiP) SCHOLARSHIP
Three awards: $5,000; $3,000; $2,000
For additional information and forms for this great opportunity for yourself, your children and/or your
grandchildren, e-mail [email protected] with your request.
Be sure your ‗keets sign the ‘keet attendance sheet at our events so we can verify their Parrot Head
involvement. It‘s a great way for them to help others while helping themselves.
2009 PHofNC Board
Deena Perillo
President
[email protected]
Ginny Markart
Communications: Newsletter Editor
[email protected]
Car Rental Discount Code
The Paradise Charitable Foundation has a
Worldwide Discount deal with AVIS Car
Rental ...for all of you, all year round. You don‘t
have to attend MOTM or any other Parrot Head
event to use it.
Call AVIS at (800) 331-1600 and mention AVIS
Worldwide Discount (AWD) # K199476, or simply
click on the link at www.paradisefoundation.org
Art Markart
Membership
[email protected]
Dan Hujar
Events & Activities
[email protected]
Alan Jones
Finance
[email protected]
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A
QUICK REVIEW OF
2008!
January
Jimmy‘s sister Lucy ―Lulu‖ releases cookbook: ―Crazy Sista Cooking‖
Jimmy plays a benefit show in Hong Kong and for troops aboard the USS Harry Truman (right)
February
February 4th was the 7 year anniversary of Jimmy getting ejected from Miami Heat game
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis prepares for spacewalk to Buffett‘s ―Oysters and Pearls‖
A Michigan company would begin making chips and salsa for Jimmy‘s Margaritaville Foods
Harrison Ford reveals to Barbara Walters that he pierced his ear after a birthday celebration with
Jimmy and the late Ed Bradley
Buffett building a new restaurant in Waikiki, Hawaii called ―Jimmy Buffett‘s At The Beachcomber‖
March
Panama City Margaritaville opens on March 5th
On March 12th, Comedy Central‘s ―South Park‖ lampooned Jimmy Buffett (right)
March 17th marked the 30 year anniversary of the release of ―Son Of A Son Of A Sailor‖
April
Jimmy and Jane Buffett pledged $50,000 at Comedy Central‘s ―Night Of Too any Stars Autism Benefit‖
2008 tour kicks off April 21st in Houston
May
Buffett plays New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 3rd
Jimmy‘s latest novel, ―Swine Not?‖ is released May 13th
It‘s reported that the Atlantic City Trump Casino will be turned into a Margaritaville Casino
June
―Scenes You Know By Heart‖ DVD released exclusively through Walmart on June 3rd
Buffett plays Atlanta, Raleigh, Detroit, New York City, and Philadelphia
July
Because of the credit crunch, work was slowing on the Margaritaville Casino in Biloxi
August
Jimmy performs at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island on August 3rd
September
September 6th Mansfield show time moved up to 3 pm because of the approaching Hurricane Hanna
Buffett performs two shows in Paris, marking the second year in a row he‘s played Paris
Mohegan Sun Margaritaville opens on September 29th
October
Coral Reefer Nadirah Shakoor releases album ―Nod To The Storyteller‖
Jimmy visited Google Headquarters where he spoke and performed
November
Captain Tony Tarracino died on November 1st
Jimmy performs November 2nd at a Barack Obama rally in Tampa, Florida (right)
Jimmy performed a private show at the Mohegan Sun Margaritaville Cafe
Coral Reefer Mac McAnally won CMA Musician of the Year at CMA Awards on November 12th
December
Jimmy Buffett turns 62 years old on Christmas Day
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Phinding Phriends
By Laura-Leigh Rowlette
The year was 1996. The month is a little more sketchy, but it had to be some
time in the spring. Steve and I had met just the year before and recently moved
into our first house in Clayton, NC, from our college area apartment near NC
State. We were still a fairly new couple and had hit it off the previous summer
with our first ‗official‘ date being a Buffett concert at Walnut Creek. Ohhh, if
only we could hold onto that concert moment forever….
Then it happened.
At the time I was working at the Duke Eye Center in Glaucoma research and
used fresh pig eyes as my model for testing drugs to
treat the disease. I know—gross. Bottom line is, I
started a separate ―tissue transport‖ business of driving
down east to Clinton, NC, to the slaughter house very
early each morning to collect the eyes from the freshly
done-in pigs to take back to Duke to do my experiments
for the day. I would leave my house about 4:30 in the
morning so I could be at Duke to start my ‗other‘ work
day around 8:30. Early one morning as I head out in my
car, I was
listening to
WRDU 106 FM which used to be Raleigh‘s Classic Rock station (now
a country station).
Between songs, the early morning DJ read out a few public
service announcements, with one in particular catching my
attention. I heard something about ―Parrot Head Club‖ and then
―party,‖ and I scrambled for my cell phone. ―Parrot Head Club‖!! I
didn‘t even know there was such a thing. Could this be for real?
During the next
song I called the station and the DJ answered, sounding
half asleep. I asked him if I could get some more
information on the Parrot Head party he had just
advertised, and after a few minutes of him shuffling
through papers, he found the flyer he had read and gave
me a name and number. ―J May‖ is all it says for the name,
he said. And he had to spell it too me. ―Just a J, and then
May.‖ I called the number on my way home from work
that afternoon, not knowing what to expect. Well, I found
my first life-long friend at that moment. I talked to
JMay Weaver for over an hour. We had a ball recalling Buffett
concert memories, and she told me all about the Parrot Heads of
NC that had just officially started the year or two before. She
told me about the clubs next party, coming up in a few weeks,
called the ―Fool Button Party‖. It was hosted by the clubs
president and founder Whit Procter on his family‘s farm just
outside of Raleigh. I jumped up and down about it to Steve when
he got home that evening, and we put it on the calendar.
The weekend of the party, we packed up our camping gear and
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headed out to Wendell (I think). As we arrived, they had
folks standing out at the front of the long drive greeting
people and directing them where to go. Right from the
start, we noticed how friendly and easy to talk to everyone
was. We didn‘t know a soul except for JMay, but that was
only through one phone call. We found ourselves embraced
by the best group of people and new ‗phriends‘ that anyone
could ask for. We were greeted with hugs by JMay and
Robert (and met their boys and even their dogs). We met
Paul and Deena, and Whit and Dani (who were not even an
item at that point).
This story would not be complete if I didn‘t mention Dani‘s ―fern-kini‖ (sorry, I don‘t have any pictures of
that). Scott Knickerson and Jeff Pike were there as the entertainment
one minute, and then just hangin‘ out and partying as two of the guys,
the next. Cindy, Kendra, Joey, and a bunch of Richmond Parrot Head
club members were there handing out their famous Jell-O shots, which
they still do at every party we‘ve seen them at since! There were
friends from the Atlanta parrot head club as well. Andrea and
Courtney (I think it was the Atlanta club, my memory is a little fuzzy).
Bill Burton and Donna and backwards boB were there. Tim Knobeloch
was our next door neighbor when the tents started going up! There
were many more new friends that we would run into again in New
Orleans (can‘t forget Jen, whom we nicknamed ‗Corona Girl‘ due to her
big Corona bottle costume) and Key West. Some we have lost track of, but feel certain we will run into again
in the future. We had such a blast camping, hanging out with everyone, and enjoying the fantastic pig picking
and music. We had nothing but smiles the whole party, and as we left the next day, we knew we had found
something special. (Sorry if I forgot to mention anyone—my memory
is struggling a little – he-he).
And, so it happened, the moment of our first ‗date‘ has been captured
forever. Twelve years later, we find that the majority of our best
memories and moments have been surrounded by Parrot Head parties,
trips, and concerts.
We also love that no matter what NC coastal beach we visit, we have
Parrot Head friends there to greet us and catch up with! Can‘t beat
that!
Thanks so much to Scott Knickerson for starting this whole
organization, and to Whit for starting such an amazing group in our
area! The ‗PHool Button‘ Party on the farm was one we will remember
for a lifetime. Steve and I feel so lucky to have found you all, and we
certainly have found
our place in this world
and our phriends for
life!!
Happy New Year
everyone, and we are
thankful for all our
Parrot Head phamily and look forward to making even more
life-long friends in 2009!!
(For even more photos of Laura Leigh & Steve‘s memories,
log onto her site on Facebook.com.
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Happy Valentine’s Day…
Contributed by “Doc” Bruce Crandall
Top Ten Pirate Pickup Lines
10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?
9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?
8. Come on up and see me urchins.
7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.
6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.
5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?
4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?
3. Ya know, darlin, Im 97 percent chum free.
2. Well blow me down?
1. Prepare to be boarded.
Bonus pickup lines (when the ones above don't work, as they often won't)
They don’t call me Long John because my head is so big.
You're drinking a Salty Dog? How'd you like to try the real thing?
Wanna shiver me timbers?
I’ve sailed the seven seas, and you're the sleekest schooner I’ve ever sighted.
That’s the finest pirate booty I’ve ever laid me eyes on.
Let's get together and haul some keel.
That’s some treasure chest you've got there.
Top Ten Pickup Lines for the Lady Pirates
10. What are YOU doing here?
9. Is that a belayin' pin in yer britches, or are ye ... (this one is never completed)
8. Come show me how ye bury yer treasure, lad!
7. So, tell me, why do they call ye, "Cap'n Feathersword?"
6. That's quite a cutlass ye got thar, what ye need is a good scabbard!
5. Aye, I guarantee ye, I've had a twenty percent decrease in me "lice ratio!"
4. I've crushed seventeen men's skulls between me thighs!
3. C'mon, lad, shiver me timbers!
2. RAMMING SPEED!
...and the number one Female Pirate Pick-up Line:
1. You. Pants Off. Now!
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The Raleigh parade is the 2nd largest in the Southeast, with over 3,500 marchers, including floats, pipe and drum
bands, horses, dancers and many recognizable mascots. Join the Parrot Heads of North Carolina as we march
through the streets of Raleigh—to
the tune of Buffett favorites, of
course—handing out leis, beads
and membership applications!
Assembly will begin at 10:00am
at the parking lot on the corner of
Wilmington and Lenoir Streets,
adjacent to the Raleigh Convention
Center.
Parking of non-parade vehicles is
not permitted in the Assembly Area.
The only vehicles that are permitted
to park in the Assembly Area are
those vehicles traveling on the
parade route. Parade participants
should either park on city streets or
in downtown parking garages (free
on weekends).
The Legend of St. Baldrick’s and the Bald Parrots!
Once upon a time, in the town of St. Baldrick‘s, near the fiefdom of MargaRaleighville,
several of the town folk decided slay the dragon that preyed upon children. It seemed
that when the dragon breathed his fire upon them, they became very sick and suffered
the plague of cancer. They gathered together, fittingly did battle under the courtly
banner as Parrot Heads, and the group of three soon became five.
Together they solicited the town folk—family and friends alike—near and far across the land—asking for
pledges of whatever paltry funds their fellow citizens could spare, and, in return, they shaved their heads to
show solidarity with the stricken children. Over $1,467.00 raised by this valiant team that first year!
Now, this year, these very same men, plus a few more, have vowed to outdo themselves. If you are
wanting to become one of them, Vassal Alan Jones (captjones61 @ yahoo.com) and Doc Bruce Crandall
([email protected]), have undertaken to unite all that wish to rally around this admirable cause. It is they
who hold the secret to spinning gold from their yarns.
If you wish to watch this macabre act of hear shearing, come to Napper Tandy‘s Irish Pub, 126 N. West
Street, Raleigh, on March 7! The time has yet to be disclosed.
Most importantly, however, do your part to give this tale a ―happily ever after‖ ending. Log on to: http://
www.stbaldricks.org/participants/team_info.php?TeamKey=2009-3832# and make a donation—remember,
none would be too meager . You will become an honorary member of the legion that will make a difference.
(Thanks to Beth Cross for sending the link to this great cause.)
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Phood
3
P Dinners
Phriends
Phun
...Partying with a Purpose
Parrot Heads of North Carolina
The beginning of 2009 also brought with it another PHofNC
social activity—an opportunity to get together—eat (phood), with
other Parrot Heads (phriends), eat (phood) and make memories ( a.k.a.
stories to tell and laugh about later! Pictures are welcome to verify
the legends...)
P3 Dinners will take place all through 2009—and beyond—all
across the Raleigh area, usually on the last Saturday of the month.
Please check the PHofNC web site calendar (www.phofnc.com) for
verification of date, time and location.
 January 24—Dan & Aimee Hujar‘s Home, Cary—6 p.m.
 February 28 - Monte‘s Sports Grille, Fuquay Varina—7 p.m.
(Receive a 10% discount on the food portion of your tab)
Hosts: Art & Ginny Markart
Entertainment: our own Donnie Howard (7:30—10;30 p.m.)
 March 28—Jack Astor‘s, Cary—7 p.m.
 April 25—Tim Knobeloch‘s 50th Birthday Party! (Kinston)
 May 30—Durham Bulls Game—7:05 p.m.
Terrace Boxes—against the Buffalo Bisons
 June 27—Duane & Angie Teston‘s, Rougemont
 July 25
 August 29
 September
Parrot Heads of North Carolina
P.O. Box 97993
Raleigh, NC 27624
E-mail: [email protected]
and
 October
 November
 December 19—Potluck @ Perillo‘s—7 p.m.
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Soup’s On!
Photos by Ginny Markart and Aimee Hujar
Aimee and Dan Hujar cooked up a
menu of homemade soups –all delicious, I might add! Hopefully she‘ll
forward a few of the recipes for
this newsletter (hint, hint!)
Great evening, Dan & Aimee; thanks
for your hospitality and setting the
P3 bar so high!
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The Jimmy Buffett
1.0 shot Peach Schnapps
1.0 shot Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
1.0 shot Pineapple Rum
6.0 oz. Tropicana Twister Orange, Pineapple, Banana Juice
Fill blender half way with ice, add alcohol then juice, blend.
Garnish with pineapple slice and enjoy!
Alcohol does not make you FAT - it makes you LEAN .... against tables,
chairs, floors, walls and ugly people.
(sent in by Dave Knobeloch)
Now Your Cookin’
Chicken Wing Dip
By Eric & Deanna Ramse
1 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (or Neufchatel), softened
3/4 cup Franks Red Hot (1/2 bottle or so)
1 cup super-chunky bleu cheese dressing (Marie‘s, Marzetti...)
2 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken (3 breasts)
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Marinate chicken in Franks' in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Spread cream cheese on bottom of 8"x8" baking dish.

Layer with chicken mixture, bleu cheese, and Cheddar cheese

Bake for 15-20 minutes in the preheated oven, until cheddar is bubbling.

Dab excess oil off top off using a paper towel.

Serve with tortilla chips and celery sticks.
I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. When they get up in the morning,
that’s as good as they’re going to feel all day! - Frank Sinatra (submitted by Dave Knobeloch)
When we drink, we get drunk, When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit
no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven, So, let‘s all get drunk, (screw) and go to heaven
—Brian O‘Rourke (submitted by Dave Knobeloch)
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy!
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Eric's (Ramse) Super Duper Gumbo—Mardi Gras will be upon us before we know it.
Here's a great gumbo recipe! Make sure to put on some Zydeco while you're cookin!
Meats:
1 lb andouille or smoked sausage, sliced into 1/2" rings
1 lb 21/25 (medium sized) shrimp, deveined and cleaned
1 lb chicken meat of some sort, whatever you've got. Chopped into bite size pieces.
Veggies (The Holy Trinity)
2 green peppers, diced
2 onions, diced
2 cups celery, diced
Spices and herbs and dried goods:
1 full head garlic, minced
3-4 bay leaves
bunch of chopped fresh parsley
4-5 sprigs fresh thyme or a few teaspoons
dried thyme
2 tsp filé powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
Creole seasoning to taste
8 cups chicken broth, homemade is best
For roux:
1 cup flour
1 cup canola or peanut oil
DirectionsIf chicken is uncooked: Sauté garlic in
some oil over low heat for 10 minutes or so.
Add chicken and toss on as much Creole seasoning as you like. Sauté until cooked through, dump all of that in
a bowl and save it. Juices, grease and all.
If chicken is cooked...sauté the garlic and reserve for step 4.
Make your roux. If you've never done this, prepare to be patient. In your Dutch oven, add 1 cup of
canola or peanut oil. Add flour 1/4 cup at a time and stir vigorously with a whisk until all the flour is fully
incorporated. Now, put that over medium heat and stir CONSTANTLY. The darker the roux gets, the more
flavorful it will be but for the love of all that is delicious do not stop stirring or it will burn, I gar-un-tee!
This can take 30 minutes or so, get yourself a beer and stand there.
When the roux is at least a honey brown color, dump in your Holy Trinity and remove from heat and
stir.
Add all ingredients except shrimp and file to Dutch oven. Return to stovetop and simmer on low for
at least an hour. Longer is fine, but aren't you hungry yet?
About 5 minutes before you're ready to take it off, add the shrimp and file powder, stir it up. Watch
out for the thyme sprigs and bay leaves! Get 'em out of there!
Serve over white rice with Tabasco on the table and some hot French bread.
A little time consuming to do the roux, but the rest is easy. Maybe 45 minutes total prep time,
including the roux-making. This makes around 8 nice size servings. Good for the body, good for the soul.
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Easter Baskets for
Ronald McDonald House
In Q 1 we are collecting items for
Easter Baskets for hospitalized children
through Ronald McDonald House, Durham.
Please begin to gather items —
wrapped candy, small surprises, new
stuffed bunnies and other animals, and, of
course, plastic grass, cellophane, and baskets too! Bring your donations to the February and/or March social gatherings, so
we can make sure we have enough of everything ahead of time.
We hope to put together about 40
baskets on March 28, just before the P3
dinner at Jack Astor‘s in Cary, at Debbie
& Paul Eberle‘s home (also in Cary).
We will be delivering them to Ronald
McDonald House on Good Friday, April 10,,
and you‘re welcome to come along.
Island Times
Deadline
Be a part of this publication—and earn club points at
the same time. Share an experience, anecdote,
appropriate joke, recipe, etc.—maybe even an idea for a
monthly column!
So, pick a topic, any topic. Type it out and e-mail it to
me for inclusion in the next newsletter. We‘re interested
and waiting to read it!
A benefit to sending the newsletter via e-mail is that
we don‘t have to worry about space limitations—adding
pages doesn‘t cost anything extra.
A great big thank you to everyone who sent in their
contributions for this newsletter. (I love your enthusiasm!)
Please note that the deadline for each issue of Island
Times is the Monday after each social meeting (the second
Saturday of each month).
PHofNC ID Badges
If you don‘t have your
PHofNC photo ID and club lanyard, send your
photo to Art Markart, membership chair, at
[email protected]. Check the web
site—www.PHofNC.com—for additional
information.
This
could be
your ad!
Do you own a
business or practice
a trade that the
rest of our members
could benefit from?
This could be your
ad in our newsletter;
$25 for six
insertions.
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Ronald McDonald House is looking for 6-10 volunteers to recycle
pop tabs on Feb. 21st @11:00 AM. (for about 3 hours)
Volunteers will be at the North Raleigh Hilton - far Left entrance as
you face the hotel. (If anyone is late getting there they can drive around the
left end of the building. You can’t miss the 2 huge blue dumpsters!!)
Note: Do not wear your nicest clothes as you will be walking in and
out of the dumpsters and picking up boxes and bags of tabs.
Double-Credit for Your Volunteer Hours
As one of the
requirements of our
charter, every
Parrot Head Club
sends a quarterly report of our
charitable efforts, both monetarily and
in man-hours, to PHiP.
for heaven points and the other for
PHiP! All the man-(and woman-) hours
you donate to your kids‘ schools,
scouts, church, hospital, civic
organizations, and any other volunteer
group can also go on that PHiP
quarterly report!
Parrot Heads get to count our
personal good deeds count twice—one
Please let Deena ([email protected]) ,
know your totals each quarter.
Live Acoustic CD to Be Released
Upcoming for Jimmy Buffett is a new live acoustic CD which will be
comprised of the intimate final encore songs he does at the end of each show,
sometimes alone, sometimes with Coral Reefer Mac McAnally. It will be a unique
collection unlike anything he has released before.
Hey, What About US?
Submitted by Bruce Crandall
Residents of South Carolina can now get an official Parrot Head vanity
license plate. The Parrott Head plate is available to all SC residents,
with proceeds used to support the Palmetto Chapter of the
Alzheimer's Association and the Upstate SC Chapter of the
Alzheimer's Association. The cost for the plate is $30.00 every two
years in addition to the regular registration fees. Applicants must submit a completed application for Special
License Plate (MV-95) along with required fees. This plate is available in the field offices and through mail.
PHOFNC MERCHANDISE
There are still magnets, t-shirts ($15), and ladies spaghetti-strap tanks ($21—in
assorted sizes) available for sale.
If you are interested, e-mail or see Art Markart at any PHofNC function -he‘ll
probably have a few with him!
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One More Candle
and
A Trip Around the Sun!
Compiled by Art Markart from the information you submitted on your membership application/
renewal. If we missed your special day, please let us know, so we can update your personal data—
birthdays and anniversary—in our records. E-mail it to the PHofNC membership director, Art
Markart at [email protected].
February Birthdays
3
Mike Teston
4
Harry C. Smith
10 Tommy Morgan
Mike and Harry,
Sorry we missed it,
but we wish you a
happy belated
birthday!
10 Megan Eberle
13 Jerry Paciorek
15 Kenneth Aiken
15 Hugo Duarte
There are no
February Anniversaries
listed in our records,
based on information submitted
on membership registrations/renewal forms.
22 Chuck Brown
26 Tony Perillo
Stepped on a Pop-Tops…Pick It Up!!
Pop-Tops, no matter how many or how few, can be brought to any PHofNC meeting,
social or business, and they will be given to either Beth Cross or Dave Knobeloch, a
Ronald McDonald House Board member, who will add it to the valuable collection at the
Durham site.
Please check out the article on page 10 about helping out with the hauling of this
recycled collection of another man‘s trash!
(Just another good reason to drink more beer!)
2007 TOTALS
2008 TOTALS
19,432 pounds
16,441 pounds of pop tabs
$11,707.82
$23,680.63*
for our Families
* This includes the amount collected from the American Legions in the Raleigh area, who also
diligently collect these pop-tops.
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February 2009
March 2009
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Date— Friday, February 6, PHofNC Member
Donnie Howard performs at Connolly‘s Irish Pub,
Cary—@ 10 p.m.
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Date—March 7
St. Baldrick‘s Charity Event (& Shearing)
at Napper Tandy‘s—Time TBA (see page 7)
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Date—February 14—Happy Valentine‘s Day!
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Date—March 14
Business Meeting @ 3:00 p.m.
St. Patrick‘s Day Parade, Raleigh @ 10 a.m.
Social meeting immediately following
(see page 7)
Stool Pigeon Coop & Bar,
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410 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh—(919) 831-0400
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Date—March 28
P3 Dinner—Jack Astor‘s, 2300 Walnut St.,
Date—February 21
Cary—(919) 859-2224 (see page 8)
Ronald McDonald House pop-top haul
Please check you e-mails (and the about to be
launched NEW & IMPROVED web site—
www.phofnc.com) for any additions or updates on
the above events and activities.
North Raleigh Hilton @ 11 a.m.
(see page 13)
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Date—February 21
UNC-TV Pledge Drive Phone-a-thon
Happy
(see below)
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Valentine’s
Day!
Date—February 28
P3 Dinner @ 7 p.m.
Monte‘s Sports Grille
324 Broad Street, Fuquay Varina
(919)-567-0900 (see page 8)
R.S.V.P. to [email protected] by February 20.
Every year the Parrot Heads of North Carolina volunteer to
man the phones at the UNC-TV studios during pledge week.
―The participation of volunteers from all over North Carolina
is an essential part of UNC-TV's continued success. Volunteers are valued for their time,
energy, experience, and expertise.‖
But we know they really want us there for our tropical outfits. So put on your full
Parrot Head regalia - they put those wearing hats in
the front! - and show up at UNC-TV, 10 TW
Alexander Drive, RTP, between 2:30and 7:00
p.m., to participate in this valuable—and fun—
experience.
RSVP to Liz Losey ([email protected])
(Look closely and notice the tropical shirts!
—Isn‘t that former president Donald Bryan in the
far left corner! - March 12, 2006)
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The Perplexities of Life:
(for those of you who can‘t access Rob Barnes‘ astute observations on Facebook.com every day!
1. Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
2. What disease did cured ham actually have?
3. Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?
4. Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the
ground?
5. Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?
6. Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?
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Jimmy Buffett sang back up on the Eagles' album The Long Run
Boston is the city that inspired the song Boat Drinks
Jimmy Buffett is the seventh richest rock star, earning approximately 44 million in 2006 alone....
Source: Rolling Stone Magazine
A Jimmy Buffett concert consists of 26-30 songs and two separate encores.
The song "Come Monday" is played during the first set of the show, which leads to the
intermission.
There has never been a concert where "A Pirate Looks at Forty" hasn't been played during the
second set.
He is one of only 7 authors to have a number one book on the "New York Times" bestseller list for
both fiction and non-fiction.
James William Buffett was born on December 25th 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
What Makes 100%?
Submitted by Deena Perillo
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more
than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.
How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K is 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But, A -T-T-I-T-U-D-E = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
And, B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T = 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%
AND, look how far ass kissing will take you… A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G = 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%
So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that while Hard work and Knowledge will get you close,
and Attitude will get you there, its the Bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top.
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