fall treasure hunt - Parrotheads in Amish Paradise

Tequila Times
Volume14 Issue 10
November 2010
FC Treasure Hunt
Membership renewal
2. C
aptain’s Log
and Purser’s Report
3. A Trip to the Rock
4 Buffett in Paris
5 Buffett in Paris, cont.
6 B uffett Plates and
Margaritaville Trivia answer
7 Cruisin Dan
8C
haritable Events at PSU, Captain
and Crew and “NOT Jack’s Backs”
FALL TREASURE HUNT
9 Shark Bites
by Dan Hall
10 Jakie’s Journal
The final treasure hunt (road cleanup) for 2010 was held on Saturday, October 16, on our club’s assigned
two-mile stretch of Route 441 near Three Mile Island.
The weather was ideal and the task was accomplished in no time at all. I think everyone was anxious to
chug on over to the Blue Room in Middletown afterwards for lunch, college football on TV, and a festive
adult beverage or two.
As usual, a few interesting treasures were found. Larry found a small ESPN football. Steve found a
Van Halen CD. Tim found some pictures of ladies sporting very skimpy outfits (Anna was overjoyed).
PennDOT has recognized the Parrotheads in Amish Paradise as 10-year participants. It’s good to be us!
Hats off to everyone who helped out this year and especially to Rick Clapper for coordinating the effort.
2011 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL & REBATE
The news magazine
of the Parrotheads
in Amish Paradise
Well – it’s that time of the year again - time to renew your PHIAP
membership for 2011. If you renew before December 31, 2010, you can get
an instant $5 rebate. Renewal or new memberships will be only $15 for
singles and $30 for family memberships. If you wait until after January 1,
2011, single membership will be $20 and family membership will be $35.
Renew now!
Remember the $5 instant rebate ends on December 31, 2010. Complete your membership application
today.
According to the By-Laws, annual membership renewal is due by January 1, 2011. Membership
forms* are available from Michele Baldwin and Mary Chopak at most club events or send an email to
[email protected] or [email protected]. All applications must
be completed in full and signed.
Get in on the excitement and join the Amish Parrotheads as they venture into a new year and be part
of the phun, phellowship and phlockings.
*Log onto the PHIAP website at www.amishparrotheads.com to download the application and review
the By-Laws.
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Captain’s Log
OK, I’m under strict orders to get the
Captain’s Log turned in before most of the Tequila Times crew heads for Key West. Who
Captain Patrice
knew that the Tequila Times editor could order
around the Captain? Sad but true.
We’ve got some exciting events coming up in the next few months that I want to let
everyone know about, especially our new members. We ended 2009 with 117 paid members
and now have 145 members. Math sucks but that gives us almost 30 new members who
might not be familiar with these annual events. First up is Peter Mayer’s Stars & Promises
Show-The Story of Christmas. You won’t find a more beautiful holiday event than this one.
If you want to get away from the hype-hype-hype-buy-buy-buy-rush-rush-rush nuttiness that
can overwhelm us at this time of year, come to this show. The beauty of the music, the talent of the musicians, and Peter’s peaceful aura will put you in the true holiday spirit. This
year’s show will be Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 7 PM at the Highland Presbyterian
Church in Lancaster. Check out Shark Bites in this issue for more information or talk to Sue
McCaughey.
At the other end of the holiday spectrum, in terms of peacefulness and spirit, is our
own “The Holidays Aren’t Over Until We Say They’re Over” Holiday Party. This is one of
the most fun events we put on all year. The party is going to be held on Saturday, January 8 (gee, I think that’s also someone’s wedding anniversary) at Liberty Forge in Mechanicsburg. Doors open at 6 PM. There will be a delicious dinner provided by Altland House. Entertainment will be provided by the Tropical Soul Trio (Dennis, Heather
& Dave), also known as Tropical Soul 3.0. Make sure you have your dancing shoes on. They’ve
promised us a rockin’ good time. We will also have our traditional Chinese Gift Exchange. If you
want to participate, bring a wrapped gift with a value of around $15. You don’t have to have to take
part in gift exchange if you don’t want to but it’s lots of fun. The holiday party is open to everyone,
so bring your friends, neighbors, family. Tickets will be $22 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Again, you’ll find more information in the Shark Bites or ask Cruisin’ Dan.
As everyone probably knows by now, I really hate winter but our wintertime club events
make it a little more bearable.
Fast Breaking
News from
MOTM!!
Purser Scott just called
to report that our very
own Tequila Times has
once again taken first
place for best club
newsletter!! We submitted our large 14
page May 2010 newsletter for consideration. Thank you to the tireless
staff of the TT including Jane Hess, Dani Hoy, Jeff
Slaugh, Barb Tyree and Shauna Manana. And a
BIG THANK YOU from the staff to all the Amish
Parrotheads for taking pictures and writing articles. Without you, there
would be no newsletter, let alone a
two-time award winning newsletter!
They’re Back!!
Happy Shark stick-on emblems
should be available to our club
members at a special discounted price at our next meeting.
Hey they’re just in time to be used as stocking stuffers!!
October 2010 Purser’s Report
Balance in Account
Income:
9/30/10
2,464.23
Raffles & 50/50
Dues
T-shirt sales
Misc.
142.00
35.00
30.00
6.00
213.00
Total Income
Expenses:
Newsletter printing
Leukemia/Lymphoma donation
Total Expenses
Balance in Account
10/31/10
18.66
50.00
68.66
2,608.57
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A Trip To The Rock
By Mary Chopak
On a recent trip to Spain, we visited the most famous rock in the world – the Rock of Gibraltar. The Rock is
located on the south end of Spain and belongs to the United Kingdom. What I found truly amazing is there
are over 35,000 people living at the Rock of Gibraltar. Our group was bused in and had to “cross the border”
from Spain to England and show our passports. There is a “small” town around the base of the rock and an airport which we had to drive across to enter the town. We then had to take a smaller bus to get around the
steep hills and narrow streets. The rock is full of tunnels and caves and has a colorful military history. The bus
stopped at St. Michael’s cave and we walked the dark cavernous passageways. Cathedral Cave is the main
chamber and is so large that it is used as an auditorium for concerts.
One of the main attractions at the Rock is the Barbary Apes. There are close to 200 of the wild apes roaming
the rock. Some of them are quite large and can get very aggressive with visitors. They can be seen climbing on
or in the buses and cars and are always looking for treats, but we were told not to touch them because they
may bite.
The Straits of Gibraltar connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and from the rock you can see
Spain and Africa while standing in England. Currency is the pound and “Spanglish” is spoken which is a cross
between Spanish and English. It’s ironic but one of my favorite side trips while in Spain was a trip to England!
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Buffett in Paris
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By Rick Bodner
W
e (Brenda and Rick Bodner) recently
returned from a GREAT week in
Paris and Amsterdam, having used
Buffett‟s UNDER THE BIG TOP
September show in Paris as our excuse to party over
there again! The show was FANTASTIC, in the intimate OLYMPIC Theater, with no seating on the
main floor (one BIG Pit!), but for us „mature‟ Parrotheads there were reserved balcony seats which
loomed almost over the stage. We were able to
stand within feet of the stage for a while, then retire
to our upstairs seats and enjoy the rest of the show.
Tailgating was a blast! We scoped out the locale the
day before the show and identified a sidewalk café/
bar adjacent to the Olympic that had the
„appropriate character‟ for a Parrothead Tailgate
Party. On show day, we got to the café around 1:30
pm, just before a cloudburst hit Paris, and were
greeted with “hey, didn‟t we party with you here last
year?” Turned out it was couples from Canada, South Florida, and Belgium who recognized us
and invited us to their table under the awning (good thing – as it POURED!) By the way, we
had also bumped into these same Canadians and South Florida folks one morning last February
in a nearly vacant Fort Lauderdale shopping center parking lot as we were decorating our
rented RV in preparation for a Buffett concert that night! As the afternoon went by, scores of
Parrotheads wandered by all responding to our shouts of “FINS UP!” By 7 PM there were a
few hundred Parrotheads partying in and around the café, much to the interest and delight of
the locals.
We met two recently retired couples from York, PA at the tailgate who were there because at
the 2009 Buffett Camden show they had seen a mature couple with a sign saying “We‟re Going to Paris!” and thought that it would be fun to also do a Paris Buffett show. They were
amazed when they discovered that it was we who had held up that sign last year in Camden!
We invited them to join the Amish Parrothead phlock!
We spent the last hour before the show mixing with the international fans who were waiting in
line to enter the theater and stake claim to floor space next to the stage. We even met Pittsburgh Parrothead „Crazy Debbie‟ (a friend of Dan & Patrice) with whom we‟d corresponded
but had never met. All in all, a FANTASTIC and memorable show - our 70th!
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We took the opportunity after the show to take the train to Amsterdam for a few days of sightseeing, etc. Amsterdam was delightful, interesting, and a pleasant wind-down after Paris. Canals, windmills, coffee houses, Heinekin, “red-lights” and everyone speaking English made it
a very worthwhile destination but after a week in Europe, we were ready to head back to PA!
(We‟re already looking forward to Buffett in Paris next year!!)
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Make it a REAL Buffett Tailgate!
By Brian Rodgers
Recently, it was time for me to update my car registration. I thought
I would take the time to investigate a personal license plate, one of
those cool ones you always see at the Buffett shows in the parking
lot or hanging on the walls of your favorite beach bar. Thinking
that all the cool easy ones were taken, I decided to take a look and
check. Well, my first few attempts were all taken; I then checked a few
websites to come up with some new ideas. Putting them through
the PENNDOT Driver’s Service website, I found quite a few that were
available and thought I would share these with you. If you’re willing
to fork over to the state the additional $20 for the personalized plate,
here’s the list!
BUFF8, VOLKANO, LFINSR, PHNS2RT, PHNS2LF, PHNZ2R, PHNZ2L,
VLCANNO, GONNA1A, A1A AVE, AVE A1A, 3QRTTIME, CREOLA,
COCOTL, CRLRFER, CRLREFR, PHINZZ, PHINZ2R, PHINZ2L,PHAN JB,
JBUFFET (and last, but not least!) TRPLSOL, TROPSOL
Margaritaville Trivia Answer from October
(QUESTION: The first Margaritaville restaurant and store opened in Key West
in 1985. The most recent opening was in 2010 in Niagara Falls, Canada (our
signed club t-shirt is on display there). How many Margaritavilles are there?)
PyrateHead packs for MOTM
No, the correct answer is not as many as you want there to be. The actual
ANSWER is: There are 19 Margaritaville stores and restaurants (not counting
the Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola Beach, FL):
Key West, FL - 1985
New Orleans, LA - 1992
Negril, Jamaica – 1996
Montego Bay, Jamaica – 1996
Charleston, SC – 1998
Orlando, FL – 1999
Cancun, Mexico – 2002
Ocho Rios, Jamaica – 2002
Las Vegas, NV – 2003
Myrtle Beach, SC – 2004
Grand Turk, B.W.I. – 2006
Grand Cayman – 2006
Glendale, AZ – 2007
Cozumel, Mexico – 2007
Panama City Beach, FL – 2008
Mohegan Sun, CT – 2008
Waikiki Beach, HI – 2009
Niagara Falls, Canada – 2010
Nashville, TN – 2010 (opening soon, road trip anyone?)
Patrice and I have only managed to visit the Margaritaville locations in Key
West, New Orleans and Orlando so far. What about you? Drop a line to the
Tequila Times to share your experiences.
Having a cheeseburger and a festive adult beverage at as many Margaritaville
restaurants as possible is on my “bucket list”. So far my favorite one is at
Universal’s City Walk in Orlando. I sampled my first Landshark Lager sitting on
the Porch of Indecision there. But even better is sitting at the Lone Palm Airport
under the wing of Jimmy’s Grumman Albatross, the Hemisphere Dancer, and
having a cold draft beer – a Lone Palm Ale of course. That’s right, his seaplane
is parked right there!
“Honestly, I’m pretty sure they’re not going to
run out of rum.”
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Cruisin’ Dan’s Quick Reference Calendar
(the one stop shop for event information)
Fall 2010 – Part 2
Here are some of the upcoming events as 2010 draws to a close.
But wait! Things are already shaping up to get 2011 started out with a bang (or a dip in the Susquehanna). Check the club website, Yahoo Group
email list and the PHIAP Facebook page for additions and updates. Contact me for more information or to have an event added to this list.
December 12: PETER MAYER’S STARS AND PROMISES
7:00 pm
Highland Presbyterian Church
500 E. Roseville Road
Lancaster, PA
Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students
Please contact Sue McCaughey to purchase
tickets.
December 12: BILL “THE SAUCE BOSS” WHARTON
3:00-7:00 pm; food 2:00-6:00 pm
The Big Owl Tiki Bar
3015 Kent Narrows Way South
Grasonville, Maryland 21638
Admission $40; 410-827-6523
http://thebigowl.com/
December 18: CHRISTMAS IN THE CARIBBEAN
Berks County Parrot Head Club
Jimmy and the Parrots with
Coral Reefer Band members Doyle Grisham,
Nadirah Shakoor, and Michael Utley!
Miller Center for the Arts - Reading, PA.
Tickets: $40 Reserved; $35 General Admission
Sovereign Center Box Office
(In Person Purchase Only)
700 Penn Street
Reading, PA
www.ticketmaster.com
1-800-745-3000
http://www.berkscountyphc.org/
January 1, 2011: 1
4th Annual Penguin Plunge
City Island, Harrisburg
12 noon
To benefit the Harrisburg Humane Society
January 8: P
HIAP Holiday Party
Liberty Forge Golf Course
3804 Lisburn Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
6:00 pm-11:00 pm
Tickets: $22 PHIAP members; $25 non-members
Music by Tropical Soul with Copper Sky
January 28-30: 9
th Annual Midwinter Meltdown
Manassas, VA
http://www.parrothead.org/events/
midwinter11/
Advance Planning:
February 5: C
oastal Jersey Parrot Head Club’s Mardi Gras Party
6:00pm-10:00pm
The Green Room at the Sawmill Cafe
1807 Boardwalk
Seaside Park, NJ
Hosted by DJ Jeff Allen
Music Jimmy and the Parrots and Tall Daddy (Tall
Paul and Crawdaddy)
February 25-27: 16th Annual New England Parrot Head
Convention
Windsor, CT
Hosted by the Parrot Head Club of
Connecticut
http://nephc2011.phcoct.org/
February 25-27: Cabin Fever
Under the Big Top in Your Flip Flops
Beaver Falls, PA
Hosted by the Steel City Fins PHC
http://www.steelcityfins.org/events/
March 5, 2011: Delaware Seashore Parrot Head Club
Tropical Icebreaker
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Mango Mike’s
97 Garfield Parkway #2
Bethany Beach, DE
Music by Jimmy and the Parrots
More details coming soon!
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Community Service
From Ahlea Isabella:
Hello fellow Parrot Heads!
Even when I am away from the Parrot Heads for school
here at Penn State I am constantly busy helping out the
community with service projects. I wanted to give
everyone a heads up on an upcoming event that any Parrot
Head could be involved with!
Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Foundation Tailgate Party Nov. 13th, State College, PA
I am an intern for this amazing foundation that provides
funding to families in Pennsylvania having trouble paying
bills while going through cancer treatments. They’re
biggest fund-raiser is on Saturday, November 13th, in State
College. If you’re a Penn State (or Ohio State!) fan, they will
be showing the game on the big screen, having a huge
buffet, bar, and over 200 silent auction items. I have
checked out the silent auction items and they are
outstanding (i.e. - some NFL, NHL autographed items and
tickets!) More information is at www.
bobperkscancerassistancefund.org - or feel free to ask me!
Just thought I’d give a heads up of some great ways to help
out the community outside of PHIAP!
“NOT” Jack’s Backs
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Captain and Crew
Captain
Patrice Hall - [email protected]
First Mate
Lynn Stewart - [email protected]
Purser
Scott Stephens - [email protected]
Scribe
Shauna Manana - [email protected]
Cruise Director
Sue McCaughey - [email protected]
Cruise Director
Dan Hall - [email protected]
Crew Members at Large
Jane Hess - [email protected]
Michele Baldwin – [email protected]
Deb McDonald – [email protected]
Jr. Crew Member
Joe Baldwin - [email protected]
Membership Director
Michele Baldwin - [email protected]
Mary Chopak - [email protected]
Music Director
Dennis McCaughey - [email protected]
Tequila Times Staff
Barb Tyree, Dani Hoy, Shauna Manana
[email protected]
Navigator – Webmaster
Dave Hamburg - [email protected]
Photos/Historian
Jeff Allen - [email protected]
Shark Bites
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Page 9 The “Sauceboss” Bill Wharton,
December 12th
Bull & oyster roast
$40 Tickets selling now
Includes food, beer, wine & soda, cash
bar available. Food served from 2-6,
sauce boss 3-7
Gumbo served after show!
Call now to order tickets!
410-827-6523. Show will be set up under
a tent with heaters.
Tequila Times
Peter Mayer’s Stars and Promises
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Highland Presbyterian Church
500 E. Roseville Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Stars and Promises Story of Christmas celebrating 10th anniversary
7:00 pm
Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students, with a $5
discount given to all tickets purchased prior to November 1,
2010.
You can order your tickets by making your check payable
to Highland Presbyterian Church and mailing, along with a
SASE to:
CHRISTMAS IN THE CARIBBEAN is almost sold out. The Berks
County Parrot Head Club presents this wonderful holiday event,
Sue McCaughey
featuring Jimmy and the Parrots with very special musical
925 Indian Springs Drive
guests Nadirah Shakoor, Michael Utley, and Doyle Grisham
Lancaster, PA 17601
of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band! The date is Saturday,
December 18, starting at 6:00 p.m. (opening act is Plenty
Problems, a high school steel drum band). The event will be held at the Miller Center in Reading, PA. Tickets are on sale NOW
and are $35 for General Admission. You can purchase tickets at the Sovereign Bank Center Box Office in Reading, PA, or via
Ticketmaster. You can also call 1-800-745-3000 for tickets. For more information, please www.berkscountyphc.org.
Parrotheads in Amish Paradise Annual
Island Time Holiday Party!!!
Our annual Island Time Holiday Party will be held on
Saturday, January 8th, 2011, at the Liberty Forge Golf Course
near Mechanicsburg.
3804 Lisburn Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 691-5335
Come one, come all! This event is open to everyone so bring
your friends, neighbors, in-laws or outlaws. The cost is $22
per person for club members and $25 for non-club members
and includes the evening’s entertainment as well as some a
great meal. There will be a cash bar.
Entertainment will be provided by Tropical Soul with Copper
Sky.
Time: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 pm.
Reservations are required and payment must be received
prior by Friday, December 31. No exceptions!
Note: Under 21 permitted.
To make your reservation send a check payable to PHIAP to
me at the address below or see me to sign up at the monthly
social in November or December .
Dan Hall
17 Long Lane Drive
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-1196
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Participation in the traditional holiday gift exchange
is voluntary. If interested bring a wrapped gift of
approximately $15 value to drop off and draw a number at
that time. Detailed rules will be announced before the gift
exchange begins.
There is no monthly meeting scheduled in January so mark
your calendars and plan to attend this party instead.
January 1, 2011 - City Island, Harrisburg
Registration begins at 10am Plunge PROMPTLY at Noon
NEW THIS YEAR: Too chicken to take the plunge? Raise funds instead to stand in the “CHICKEN COOP” at the event
(good natured ridicule from other participants is likely!)
Join the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, Inc. at the 14th annual Penguin Plunge, where participants plunge
into the icy Susquehanna River (or stand in the “Chicken Coop”) to raise funds
for homeless pets! This annual event has become a Harrisburg and
HSHA tradition for hundreds of animal lovers, and all proceeds benefit the more than
500 homeless pets at HSHA.
There is no registration fee for the event, however the animals request that participants
raise or donate at least $40. Free long sleeve event t-shirt to those
who raise $75 or more!
See Dan to sign up for the PHIAP Plunge Team or donate to the cause.
Come on out and support our team!
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JAKIE’S JOURNAL
Birthdays
Happy Anniversary
Or, I really do appreciate the fact you’re sittin’ here….
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Dec
Dec
Dec
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25
29
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3
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Margaret Duncan
Bill Long
Greg Wach
Chuck Katerman
Sharon Gelnett
Dave York
Lisa McMullen
Andy Chopak
New Members
Nov 11 Rich &
Tracey Peterson
Nov 21 Tim & Anna
Gawel
Nov 28 Andy & Mary
Chopak
Dec 3 Ed & Mary
Greiman
Dec 8 Tom & Martha
Orndorff
Maria Maurer
Becky Maurer
Kelley Maurer
Ken Kemper
Betty Kemper
Total PHIAP Membership for 2010 is 145 strong!