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Key NorthWest Parrot Head Newsletter February 2007
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In This Issue
Happy Valentines Day,
Chinese New Year,
President's Day
and Mardi Gras from
Key NorthWest!
Club Events
Concert News, Setlists and More
Jimmy Buffett News Items
Recipes
Other News
Contact Information
Ahoy there Parrot Heads!
Next Phlocking
Our next phlocking is from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on
Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Lagniappe in Portland.
Join us as we celebrate Mardi Gras, Chinese New
Year, President's Day and any other celebratory
subjects that come to mind!!!
Jimmy Buffett Concerts
We hope you and yours are well and we wish you all the best for Valentines Day,
Mardi Gras, Chinese New Year and President's Day! Gung Hay Fat Choy! (Happy
New Year (Fins Up!) in Cantonese! Laissez les bons temps rouler!" (Let the Good
Times Roll!-Fins Up in Cajun!)
Here's what else is going on!
Join us Sunday, February 18 from 2:00-5:00 pm at Lagniappe at 1934 NE Alberta
St, Portland, OR (503) 249-7675 for the February phlocking. Here's a link to a
map with driving directions: http://tinyurl.com/2wrb2u We'll be having a
pre-Mardi Gras phlocking and enjoying the food and beverages of New
Orleans! Mardi Gras beads will be available with the proceeds going to
hurricane relief. We're partying with a purpose once again!
Meanwhile, back here in Key NorthWest, we've been busy thinking about where we
live. We believe in helping out the beautiful area where we live. Rivers cross this
region and we see them every day. They are vital links between cities, waterways for
nature, commerce and recreation and they frame the world we live in. Some of us live
on them, with Portland having the second largest houseboat community in the world,
after Amsterdam. The rain that falls around here eventually finds it's way into any of
the dozens of these natural wonders and we all benefit when they are taken care of
and allowed to thrive.
The next confirmed Jimmy Buffett concert dates are as
follows:
Last year Steve Eberhard suggested that we clean the area along the Columbia River
between the Interstate Bridge and the Railroad Bridge. You may already know that
March 24, 2007 - Bankie Banx Dune Preserve, Anguilla, the Columbia River is the second biggest river in the United States and the Interstate
highway bridge is one of the most popular crossing points. The area on either side
BWI - Ticket Info: http://bankiebanx.net/jb.html
also gets a fair amount of use during the year and includes homes (both floating and
July 21, 2007 - Midwest Bank Ampitheatre (Tinley Park) traditional), businesses, walkways and other things. During the annual Vancouver
- Chicago, IL - On sale: Monday, February 26 at 10 AM fireworks display on July 4th (the biggest west of the Mississippi!) many people come
here. We enjoyed cleaning it last year so we thought it might be nice idea to formally
July 28, 2007 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, adopt it. So we applied and our application was recently accepted so we will be
cleaning this entire area at least twice a year for the next two years and having a blast
WI - On sale: Monday, February 26 at 10 AM
doing it.
September 2, 2007 - Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, MA On sale: Monday February 26th at 10:00 am EST
$43.50 - $128.50
The Adopt-A-River program is a broad-based stewardship effort created by the 1993
Oregon Legislature, and is administered by SOLV in partnership with the Oregon
State Marine Board.
September 8, 2007 - Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, MA -
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On sale: Monday February 26th at 10:00 am EST
$43.50 - $128.50
Here's an aerial image of the area we have adopted, outlined in blue on the south side
of the island:
Internet Presale Info:
Start:Fri, 02/16/07 10:00 AM EST
End:Sat, 02/24/07 05:00 PM EST
The password is: "shark"
Most shows are broadcast live on Radio Margaritaville:
http://www.radiomargaritaville.com and Sirius Radio
Channel 31.
Full Concert Schedule:
http://www.margaritaville.com/tour_dates.php
Here are the set lists from recent shows:
Amway Arena - Orlando, FL
Party At The End Of The World Tour
Thursday February 8th, 2007
Hot Hot Hot
1 Brown Eyed Girl
2 I Will Play For Gumbo (with Sonny Landreth)
3 Pencil Thin Mustache
4 Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
5 Weather With You
6 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
7 Come Monday (with the Beach Band - Ralph, Mac,
Robert)
8 Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
9 Bama Breeze
10 Cheeseburger In Paradise
11 Why Don't We Get Drunk
12 Everybody's on the Phone
13 One Particular Harbour
This portion of the river is over two miles long and gets quite a bit of use, with
houseboats, boaters, residences, businesses and a great deal of daily vehicle traffic
and recreational use. We look forward to making taking care of a small piece of a
great river and giving back something to the beautiful area we call home. If you want
to help out, send an email to [email protected] and we'll keep you posted
on all of our work parties and other activities related to this project.
!
Intermission
14 Floridays ('06)
15 Window On The World
16 The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
17 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
18 Getting the Picture (New song not played on RM)
19 A Pirate Looks At Forty
20 Desperation Samba (Halloween In Tijuana) (intro by
Robert and Peter)
21 Dixie Chicken
22 Volcano
23 Margaritaville
Here We Are video
First Encore:
24 Fins
25 Piece Of Work
Second Encore:
26 Tin Cup Chalice
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center - Tallahassee,
FL
Party At The End Of The World Tour
Saturday February 10th, 2007
1 Brown Eyed Girl
2 Hey Good Lookin'
3 Pencil Thin Mustache
4 Weather With You
Here are some recent reviews of Jimmy's concerts:
Buffett pleases, which isn't surprising
posted by Jim Abbott on Feb 9, 2007 12:31:33 AM
There aren't too many surprises at a Jimmy Buffett concert anymore, but the people in
the grass skirts and feathered headgear keep coming. Near the end of his generous,
highly spirited concert on Thursday at the Amway Arena, Buffett did a nice job of
explaining the reason as he offered his own thanks for such enduring fan adulation.
"I always liked coming here," Buffett said of Orlando. "I know what I'm gonna get." So
do the fans and Buffett and his 13-member Coral Reefer Band didn't disappoint at this
stop on a mini-tour across Florida. After all these years (the man is 60 now), Buffett is
still one of the most reliable commodities in the music business. The songs remain the
same and that's OK.
In that spirit, there were the usual assortment of signature songs in Buffett's 2-plus
hours of music: "Come Monday," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,"
"Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Son of a Son of a Sailor," "Fins"and the obligatory
"Margaritaville." Early in the show, which was divided into two sets that ran over an
hour each, Buffett announced that the band was "fully charged." That showed in a
performance that was among the sharpest musical presentations he has offered here
in recent memory.
It didn't hurt that core members such as guitarist Mac McAnally, percussionist Ralph
MacDonald and keyboardist Mike Utley were augmented by a couple of guests: slide
guitarist Sonny Landreth and Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne. Buffett exploited the
Little Feat connection with a sassy version of "Dixie Chicken" that opened with
Payne's raucous, pounding piano solo. Landreth, meanwhile, especially made his
presence felt on "I Will Play for Gumbo," which was elevated by his greasy slide work.
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5 Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
6 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
7 Come Monday
8 Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
9 Bama Breeze
10 Cheeseburger In Paradise
11 Why Don't We Get Drunk
12 License To Chill
13 One Particular Harbour
Intermission
14 Knees Of My Heart
15 Floridays
16 Getting the Picture (not on RM)
17 Window On The World
18 Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
19 A Pirate Looks At Forty
20 Desperation Samba (Halloween In Tijuana)
21 Dixie Chicken
22 Volcano
23 Margaritaville
Here we Are Video
First Encore:
24 Fins
25 Southern Cross
Second Encore:
26 Changing Channels
The Clevelander - Miami, FL
Saturday February 3rd, 2007
Special Super Bowl show for Anheuser-Busch VIPs
1 Fins
2 Brown Eyed Girl
3 Boat Drinks
4 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
5 Getting the Picture
6 Weather With You
7 Jamaica Mistaica
8 Come Monday
9 Hey Good Lookin' (with Kenny Chesney)
10 Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
11 Cheeseburger In Paradise
12 Bama Breeze
13 Desperation Samba (Halloween In Tijuana)
14 Volcano
15 Margaritaville
Along with the monster hits, Buffett also included a nice cross-section of other
favorites. "Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit" turned into a swing number atop its steel drums and
pedal steel guitar, while "Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana)" showcased the
band's feel for Latin rhythms. At other points, Buffett took a quieter approach, doing
"A Pirate Looks at Forty" as a duet with McAnally, who offered a melodic acoustic
guitar solo.
Along with the music, there were the usual assortment of videos on the big screens
above the stage — Buffett surfing and frolicking with the Sports Illustrated swimsuit
models and fans acting silly in the parking lots — but otherwise there weren't many
gimmicks.
In the end, when Buffett was alone with his guitar to sing "Tin Cup Chalice," it was a
reminder that his style and songwriting, while not too surprising, still work pretty well
without all that.
Which way to Margaritaville?
By Mary Leslie
Feb 11, 2007
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
An excited throng of fans packed into the sold-out Civic Center on Saturday night,
waiting for Jimmy Buffett and his band, The Coral Reefers. A sea of Hawaiian shirts,
beads, flowers and grass skirts rumbled with anticipation as the ParrotHeads (Buffett
fans) shook hands and toasted cups.
Then Buffett, 60, walked on stage with a his 13-piece band and a big grin, waving to
audience members seated behind the stage. The singer kicked off his flip flops,
grabbed the microphone and smiled. “Let's just get started - what do you think?” he
asked. The crowd erupted. The band began with “Brown Eyed Girl,” and the crowd
sang along, screaming between each verse.
“Just trying to keep summertime alive in February,” said Buffett at the end of the tune.
“Now, let's get cookin'.” Scott Green of Ft. Walton Beach, who wore a lei and a grass
skirt, brought seven friends to the show and said this was his sixth Buffett concert.
“We have followed him around different states,” Green said. “It's exciting every time I
see him.”
Green said he and his pals had been partying since 3 p.m. and drinking blended
concoctions served from the Margaritaville bus. When Buffett began “It's 5 o'clock
Somewhere,” the fans raised their hands with five fingers outstretched, waving them
around for the band to see. “It's a Saturday night, and it looks like some of you may
have started (partying) a little early,” Buffett said. The fans roared.
"
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Jimmy is in the latest Swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated. Here's what he has to
say:
Encores:
16 Southern Cross
17 Piece Of Work
18 A Pirate Looks At Forty
Jimmy Buffett News Items
Jimmy will be performing a concert this year on
March 24 on the island of Anguilla. Tickets are
$100 and therre are also "Parrotheads in
Paradise" deals, including rooms and concert
tickets, start at about $800 for three nights. The
concert is hosted by Anguilla reggae star Bankie
Banx at his beachfront Dune Preserve and will be
on March 24 at 3 p.m.with tailgatong starting at
noon. The event is a fund raising event on
Anguilla benefiting Anguillian charities. More
information about the show is available here:
http://bankiebanx.net/jb.html.
Jimmy Buffett Q&A
"I'm just doing my part to add a little more escapism to an otherwise crazy world,"
says Jimmy Buffett, smiling like a man who just tasted the perfect margarita. You'll
find plenty of touches of Buffett in this year's Swimsuit issue. The singer-songwriter
agreed to donate one of his guitars for charity, and he autographed it—Play well, fins
to the left, fins to the right, Jimmy Buffett—before it was passed on to 20 of the
models in this issue, each of whom signed the guitar during her photo shoot. The
guitar will be auctioned on eBay, with bidding set to close on Feb. 23. The proceeds
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The University of North Carolina Wilmington
(UNCW) offers an honors course called
Parrothead Studies. The class studies the
phenomenon of Jimmy Buffett fandom as a form
of leisure studies. This class is taught by
Professor Dan Johnson and Professor Candy
Ashton, self-professing Parrot Heads themselves.
Here is the course description: "Using various
theories of leisure behavior, the Office for
Parrothead Research investigates the motivations
and experiences of Jimmy Buffet fans (a.k.a.
Parrotheads). Students in this seminar will (a)
learn and apply various theories of leisure
behavior, with a focus on serious leisure, to the
Parrothead phenomena; and (b) learn and apply
research skills in survey and qualitative methods
to study Parrotheads." Fins Up!
Jimmy Buffett has been nominated for a CMT
Music Award in the category Wide Open Country
Video Of The Year for his video "Bama Breeze."
This year introduces the new Wide Open country
video of the year category, nominees for which
include Jimmy Buffett's "Bama Breeze," Sheryl
Crow and Sting's "Always on Your Side" and
Willie Nelson's "You Don't Know Me." The honor
is intended for "artists who stretch the boundaries
of mainstream country music," according to
CMT.Here are the other nominees in the category:
Alison Krauss and Union Station - "If I Didn't
Know Any Better"
Jack Ingram - "Love You"
Johnny Cash - "God's Gonna Cut you Down"
Pat Green - "Dixie Lullaby"
Sheryl Crow and Sting - "Always On Your Side"
Shooter Jennings - "Gone To Carolina"
Willie Nelson - "You Don't Know Me".
The 2007 CMT Music Awards will be held April 16
at Nashville's Curb Event Center.
will go to the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic and the Habitat for Humanity Musicians'
Village, two organizations close to Buffett's heart. Last month SI's Richard Deitsch sat
down with Buffett (http://www.margaritaville.com/) for a wide-ranging Q&A.
SI: Two years ago you wrote a 4,700-word article in the Swimsuit Issue about battling
tarpon on a windswept coral reef in the Virgin Islands. You're becoming a Swimsuit
issue veteran?
Buffett: I'm thinking that's a pretty good thing to be a veteran of (laughs).
SI: So why are people inherently drawn to a guitar?
Buffett: It's an interesting question because there is a magic about a guitar that is
unexplained. I've seen where a song can change people's concepts. The thing about
the guitar is the portability of it. If you look back historically, musical instruments were
large and cumbersome items that did not have the portability. The thing about a
guitar, having played mine in a lot of places, is it goes with me everywhere. I have
learned over the years that a guitar is a passport and will diffuse situations. It really
allows you go beyond borders. The fact that you can carry a guitar with you and
create magic and joy, not to get too sappy and romantic about it, it's a cherished thing.
It's magic in and of itself.
SI: Have you played the guitar that's being auctioned?
Buffett: It was my studio guitar at my place in Sag Harbor. And I played it when we
went down to do the video in St. Barts. It plays great. It traveled well. It seemed when
the girls got the guitar, it was like a teddy bear. One of the photographers, Pamela
Hanson, told me the guitar became like a mascot out there. I love that because I think
that brings out the magic of the guitar. When I was looking at all the footage of the
Swimsuit shoots to assemble a video for SI, I loved that a lot of the girls were saying,
‘Oh, I just wish I could play it.' I think that guitar had a pretty good time out there. I
know I wish I could have been caressed by that many beautiful women.
SI: The guitar you donated is one of only 168 in existence. Why did you choose that
particular guitar for SI?
Buffett: I did two guitars with the Martin Company and the Shellback is my favorite. A
Martin Guitar is really the pièce de résistance. In fact, I know exactly where I was
when I bought my first Martin.
SI: So where were you?
Buffett: Chappy's music store in Pascagoula, Mississippi. It was 1967 and it cost me
$418. That was a lot of money at the time. The Martin guitar is not a musical
Jimmy recently was part of the Sports Illustrated
instrument. It's a piece of art. I played them all my life and I've loved them. The
swimsuit edition. He donated a guitar to be
company came to me and offered to put me in the limited edition series and I was
auctioned off for hurricane relief. See articles on honored. We did the first one and it sold out in no time at all. They came back and
the right about that.
asked if I wanted to do another but I didn't want to get over-commercialized. I had a
Martin that was my boat guitar. It went everywhere around the world with me and was
Jimmy Buffett's video of "Getting the Picture" is on stolen out of a boat somewhere down in the Caribbean. I miss that guitar so much. It
was a guitar I could throw on bunk. It wouldn't warp and I didn't have to baby it. It just
iTunes.
Tiki Barber's final game (the Pro Bowl) included a worked. So I told them if we were going to do another guitar, I wanted it to be
something that could be thrown into a bunk area, something beautiful but tough
play designed by Jimmy on his boat.
enough to be a boat guitar. They came back with the shellback design. It's a more
Unfortunately the play resulted in an interception
durable guitar because you have a mahogany front as opposed to a spruce front. You
to the Ravens' Ed Reed during the first-quarter,
don't get quite the resonating tones of the wood but it didn't matter to me. I wanted
halfback option pass. The play was designed by
Jimmy when NFC coach Sean Payton was out on something that you could backpack around the world with.
Buffett's boat a few days before Super Bowl XLI in
SI: The proceeds from the sale will benefit both the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic
Miami.
and
the Habitat for Humanity Musicians' Village. Why those charities?
Jimmy played a small concert the night before the
Buffett: I was born in a little town called Pascagoula, which was devastated by the
Super Bowl in South Beach for Anheiser Busch
(thefolks maikng Landshark Lager). He was joined storm and is not so much on the recovery radar. So I've been trying to focus attention
there and get help. I believe simply New Orleans is the cultural soul of America and
by Kenny Chesney for "Hey Good Lookin". The
needs to be saved. There are plenty of problems there , and there always will be. But
set list is above.
there is a unique thing about New Orleans culturally: Whether we like it or not or know
Some of the ads for the upcoming tour dates are
it or not, we need New Orleans. I went back and played Jazz Fest and we had record
calling it the "Bama Breeze" tour.
crowds. But it's a war zone there. We tend in our lives to go on to whatever the next
Panama City Beach in Florida will be home to a
thing is. I'm one who is ready to bring the troops home and send them to New
new Margaritaville.
Orleans. Let's fix us first.
Two other Margaritaville restaurants are planned
SI: Are you looking forward to the auction?
to open in 2007, one in Phoenix AZ and another
Buffett: Yeah, I'm even going to bid on that guitar (laughs).
in Cozumel Mexico.
Jimmy took delivery of a new boat called "Groovy"
SI: You also wrote a song (Getting The Picture) for the issue. Swimsuits and sun.
in St Barts. The boat is reported to be a Tofinou
Must have been real tough to draw inspiration?
9.5 m designed by Michel Joubert.During the
Buffett: Let's face it, it's not hard to be inspired by 20 of the most beautiful women in
launch the boat somehow became stuck to the
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cradle and couldn't be lifted off. After some prying,
she was released. Once that was done, Buffett
and friends, including 83-year-old Marius
Stackelbough of Le Select, enjoyed a brief
christening, then he went out for an afternoon sail.
the world. I have been in worst places to get inspired. Mac McNally, who is my
producer, kind of came up with the chorus and I worked on the verses. The fact of it
was we could either be subtle or tongue in cheek about it. Or we could just be totally
shameless and throw Sports Illustrated in (laughs) the lyrics. It's fun and escapism,
not a big stretch for me. What was fun was you were really writing a fun song.
Upcoming Events In Key NorthWest
SI: Did any of the models in the video ask you for guitar lessons?
Buffett: Yeah, Brooklyn (Decker) asked me for guitar lessons. I told her I could teach
her three chords in about an hour.
Here are some upcoming shows at the Alladin Theater,
3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland, OR 97202 Info
Phone: 503-233-1994 Office Phone: 503-234-9694
Ticketmaster Link for Online Tickets The shows below
are All Ages, Doors open at 7:00 pm and Showtime is at
8:00 pm
Monday, February 19, 2007 - Jake Shimabukuro (Ukelele phenomenon that played with Jimmy and the
Reefers at several shows over the past couple years) Tickets $16.50 advance / $18.00 day of show
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Todd Snider
Tickets $18.50 advance / $20.00 day of show
SI: Free of charge?
Buffett: Absolutely (laughs).
SI: Did you grow up rooting for a particular sports team?
Buffett: I was an Alabama fan and then I became a Florida fan later on. The rest of
my family were Auburn fans so just for spite I just rooted for Alabama. Later on I
became an LSU fan when I dated a girl from LSU. My allegiances were not cemented.
SI: But your real passion is the New Orleans Saints, right?
Buffett: I was at the first win for the franchise in 1967. It was against the Eagles and
Walter "The Flea" Roberts ran a kickoff for a touchdown. I have been a New Orleans
fan since the very beginning.
SI: So this year must have been unbelievable?
Buffett: I was in Tangiers for the Saints-Eagles playoff game. The hit Reggie Bush
took was one of the hardest hits I've ever seen. When he got up, well, I know about
adrenaline and I know about crowds. When he got up I said to myself: they are going
to win the Super Bowl. I've gone through Archie Manning, Kenny Stabler, and Bill
Here are a few upcoming festivals:
Kilmer, everybody. When I was 18 years old and working on Bourbon Street -- some
Portland Jazz Festival - February 16-25, 2007. World football players have the propensity to hang out in bars after games, you know -- we
class jazz greats performing all over Portland. More info were the hangout spots for a lot of the original Saints. Today any Saints team
members or staffers eat and drink for free in Margaritaville in New Orleans. What
at: http://www.pdxjazz.com/
Sean Payton and the Saints did was beyond football.
Newport Seafood and Wine Festival - Friday,
SI: What would it have meant to you had the Saints won the Super Bowl?
February 23 to Sunday, February 25 in Newport, OR.
Buffett: Well, I have been a Miami Heat fan since the beginning. So I got that title. I'm
More info at: http://www.newportchamber.org/swf
also a Saints fan in football and a Cubs fan in baseball. It would have been amazing.
McMinnville Wine & Food Classic - Friday, March 9 to
SI: Did you play football in high school?
Sunday, March 11 in McMinnville at the Evergreen
Aviation Museum. More info at: http://www.macwfc.org Buffett: I played junior varsity until got hurt. I ran track and played baseball.
Friday, April 13, 2007 - Hapa - from Hawaii
Ticket Price: $22.50 advance / $25.00 day of show
St. Patrick's Day Celebrations will be happening all
over, but the biggest on the West Coast is at Kells at
112 SW 2nd, Portland from March 16-18, 2007. More
info at: http://www.kellsirish.com. Jake's Famous
Crawfish at 401 SW 12th Ave., Portland and Biddy
McGraw's at 6000 NE Glisan, Portland are among the
many places with parties going on that day (Saturday,
March 17, 2007).
SI: Any memorable sports-related gigs as a kid?
Buffett: I was a water boy for the Senior Bowl in Mobile. We were part of the South
team. Afterward, we got the chin straps, jock straps, and programs. And we got them
all signed. There were no Ebay then but we sold them. That was my first kind of
awareness of big time.
SI: How did you end up a Cubs fan?
Buffett: I ended up a Cubs fan because Chicago is one of the first major cities out of
South where I had enough popularity to make a living. In doing so I wound in the
company of (folk singer and songwriters) Steve Goodman and John Prine during that
great folk era in Chicago. I was always a baseball fan because Mobile, Alabama had a
lot of baseball heritage with the Aaron brothers and a minor league team. There was
no major league teams in the South in those days. When I got to Chicago we worked
at night. So Goodman would take me to Wrigley Field during the day and we would
buy a ticket in the bleachers. I remember seeing Willie Mays play for the Mets against
the Cubs. That was an amazing event for me. So those developing years musically for
me I spent a lot of time in Chicago and at Wrigley Field. And then last year we played
the field. We did two days there. It was amazing. Ironically enough, that was the
weekend New Orleans was flooded so I had a huge mixture of emotions.
Astoria-Warrenton Crab & Seafood Festival - Friday,
April 27 to Sunday, April 29 at the Clatsop County
Fairgrounds in Astoria, OR. More info at:
http://www.oldoregon.com/Pages/crabfestandevents.htm SI: How often do you come across athletes who are fans of yours?
Buffett: It happens a lot. Ken Stabler and I were friends from our high school days
and still remain friends. I remember in the heyday of the Yankees, Greg Nettles and
Goose Gossage were big friends of mine and vice versa. Today, it's [Saints coach]
Cuban Salsa Music and Cha Cha Cha!
Sean Payton. A friend of mine told me passed on a message from Sean. He said to
ask me if I remembered the guy in a shark hat that grabbed the shark in Dallas and
For those that enjoy Cuban Salsa music there are
almost got thrown out of the show. I said, Yeah, I did remember that. He said, That
several local venues where you can go these days:
was Troy Aikman, Darryl Johnston and Sean Payton. When I met Sean he said he
was a great fan of mine. And it was vice versa. It's an interesting and wonderful thing
Cubaneo was recently voted the best Salsa band in the
if you are into sports. You run into people that you admire and the great thing is that
Northwest and plays traditional Cuban Salsa at Andrea's
most are genuine people.
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Cha Cha Club, 832 SE Grand Avenue, Portland every
Thursday night and at several other places throughout
the week. Check out their calendar at:
http://cubaneoson.com/18.html
Another local Cuban band is Caña Son. They play all
over the area and you can check out their schedule at:
http://www.myspace.com/canason.
Meeting of the Minds 2007 Registration is Open!
The 16th Annual Meeting of the Minds 2007 is named
"Barefootin' Key West" and will take place from
November 1 - November 4, 2007. More information is
available here: http://www.phip.com/MOTM.asp
SI: You got invited into the Saints locker room after a win over the Niners on Dec. 3.
What happened?
Buffett: Well, I got one of two game balls for the San Francisco game. That's when I
told them I'd see them in Miami. It was a pretty cool thing. I gave the ball to my son for
Christmas.
SI: The best sporting event you have attended because of your celebrity?
Buffett: Playing a show at Wrigley Field qualifies to me as a sporting event. But the
best event I went to as a fan was Game 6 of the Pistons-Heat series last year when
we put them away.
SI: You're a Miami Heat season ticket holder, right?
Buffett: Always have been from Day One. I sit on the floor. We're going to be okay
this year. What has been nice is Jason Kapono has been getting time. And I think
Dorell Wright is going to be a player. When they won last year I was most happy for
Alonzo Mourning. He's an old friend of mine and that guy has been through some
stuff. That guy works his butt off.
"Truth is stranger than fiction" department updates: SI: Let's talk about one of the great moments in NBA history: Your ejection from the
Knicks-Heat game on Feb. 4, 2001?
Buffett:
I got tossed for yelling at a game by referee Joe Forte. It was a big
Man grabs shark with hands; Blames vodka
international incident (laughs). I'd say it's nothing I had not heard from the bench or
people around me. Yeah, my son was next to me and I apologized to him first. But it
SYDNEY, Australia - A man who caught a 4-foot shark
was a bad call. It still is a rotten call! John Starks clobbered Tim Hardaway. It was a
with his bare hands off an Australian beach said on
close game. I just said you stupid, mother------, that is the worst call I ever heard.
Friday he only tried the feat because he was drunk on
People yell all the time but he turned at me. Normally, referees do not make eye
vodka.
contact. So while he did not come over to me, he told the local security guard. By then
the crowd was getting into it. Pat Reilly was on the bench, asking 'They are kicking
Phillip Kerkhof was fishing off a jetty at Louth Bay, a
you out of the game? Alonzo was like: Sit down. You stay there. I told the security
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guard. This is probably not a good idea. Then they came to me and said they would
miles west of Sydney, when he spotted the bronze
give the Heat a technical foul. So I said, Okay, I'll go.
whaler shark swimming in the shallows, the Australian
Broadcasting Corp. reported. "I just snuck up behind
him, and eventually I went for the big grab and I fluked it
and got him," Kerkhof said.
SI: Is there an athlete you have always wanted to meet?
Buffett: There is a long list of people I have met but I'd say Zinedine Zidane. I loved
his style of play. I took my son to the World Cup in Germany. I was a fan of the
"He was just thrashing around in the water ... starting to Trinidad soccer team and we went to see the England match. You know, I've traveled
the world a lot. As crazy as the world is, it seems that music and soccer are the two
turn around and try to bite me and I thought 'well, it's
amazing what vodka does'," Kerkhof said. The shark bit true universal things people have in common.
a hole in Kerkhof's jeans, but he was uninjured.
And here's how the guitar auction idea came about:
"It's not something I'd recommend to do. When I
sobered up I thought about it and I said, 'I'm a bit of an
idiot for doing it'," Kerkhof said.
Many species of sharks are common in Australian
waters, and there are an average of 15 shark attacks
per year in the country — roughly one person each year
is killed by a shark.
Last month, an abalone diver had an incredible escape
after being almost swallowed head first by a huge shark
off the New South Wales state coast.
Talking Urinal Cakes Offer Drinking And Driving
Advice
DWI Message Played During Men's Last Pit Stop Before
Driving
February 10, 2007
SANTA FE -- New Mexico has taken its fight against
drunken driving to men's restrooms around the state.
The state has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will
deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and
restaurant patrons who make one last pit stop before
getting behind the wheel.
The top of the devices feature the state DWI slogan -"You drink, you drive, you lose."
Some Albuquerque bars installed the devices this week.
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And the state Transportation Department plans to
distribute them to Santa Fe bars and restaurants as well
as establishments in Farmington, Gallup and Las
Cruces.
The state spent $21 for each talking urinal cake for the
pilot program but will ask bars and restaurants to pay for
future orders if the idea catches on.
The cakes have enough battery power to last about
three months.
Liquor shop churns out beer from milk
Tue Feb 13, 8:27 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Great news for beer and milk lovers:
The Ballad of The World's Luckiest Guitar
A liquor shop owner in Japan's largest dairy farming
region has stopped crying about local spilt milk and
A jet-setting, 20-model odyssey ends on a high note: at auction to benefit musicians
started making beer from it instead.
from New Orleans
"We came up with the idea after hearing about surplus
BY RICHARD DEITSCH
milk," said Chitoshi Nakahara, head of the Nakahara
liquor shop on the northernmost island of Hokkaido.
"This guitar," says SI creative director Steve Hoffman, "has been intimate with 20 of
the most beautiful girls in the world." "This guitar," says Swimsuit associate editor
Milk consumption has been declining steadily in Japan,
and Hokkaido disposed of nearly 900 tonnes of milk last Jennifer Kaplan, "should have its own frequent flier number." "This guitar," says
singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, the instrument's original owner, "looks like it had a
March due to over-production, according to the Japan
pretty good time. I know I wish I could have been caressed by that many beautiful
Dairy Association.
women."
Nakahara's new brew, "Bilk" -- a combination of "milk"
So how did this 000-JBS Jimmy Buffett-Shellback signature edition guitar (number 5
and "beer" -- is about 30 percent milk. It also contains
of 168 created by the famed C.F. Martin & Company) get so lucky? Back in August,
hops, and the production process does not differ much
Hoffman was driving to a golf outing in New Jersey when he was struck by an idea. "I
from that of regular beer, he said.
was lamenting the fact that here we were, doing a music-themed Swimsuit Issue, and
we hadn't mentioned New Orleans," Hoffman says. "It occurred to me that maybe we
His shop started selling Bilk, which apart from a slight
could do something to raise some money for the musicians there."
milky scent looks and tastes like ordinary beer, on
February 1 after spending about six months developing
That's where the mayor of Margaritaville came in. Buffett agreed to donate one of his
the product with a local brewer.
guitars to the cause, and he autographed it -- Play well, fins to the left, fins to the right,
Jimmy Buffett -- before it was passed on to 20 of the models in this issue, each of
Bilk is only available at six local shops or by mail order,
whom signed the guitar during her photo shoot. (Alas, not one of them left her
but Nakahara is currently out of stock due to heavy
cellphone number on it.)
media attention.
Don't worry if you can't get hold of any, though:
Nakahara also sells beer brewed from another major
Hokkaido product -- potatoes.
February Recipes
Crawfish Étouffée
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon Pepper Sauce
2 (1-pound) packages peeled crawfish tails, deveined
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup chopped green onion tops
Hot cooked rice
Melt butter in a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over
medium heat;add onion, green pepper, celery and garlic
and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add salt and
Pepper Sauce; cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat
for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add crawfish tails, lemon juice and parsley. Cook
The guitar will be auctioned on eBay, with bidding set to close on Feb. 28. The
proceeds will go to the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic and the Habitat for Humanity
Musicians' Village, two organizations close to Buffett's heart. "I was born in a little
town called Pascagoula [Miss.], which was devastated by Katrina," says Buffett, who
has worked to focus attention on the area. "I believe New Orleans is the cultural soul
of America and needs to be saved."
This isn't the first collaboration between Buffett and SI. Two years ago he wrote a
4,700-word article in the Swimsuit Issue about battling tarpon on a windswept coral
reef in the Virgin Islands. Along with his whimsical fishing tale, the issue included a
CD that featured a single Buffett wrote for the issue, License to Chill, and a video of
him singing the tune. Because of the success of that venture and his longtime
friendship with SI Group editor Terry McDonell (the two have known each other since
the late 1970s), Buffett was happy to join forces with SI again. In this issue you'll find
another CD with a catchy new Buffett song, Getting the Picture, plus an
accompanying video starring (and inspired by) some of the world's most beautiful
women, fiddling with one very lucky instrument.
Since being donated to SI, the mahogany guitar has traveled to 14 cities in four
countries on two continents. It has docked in posh surroundings (Four Seasons Maui,
The Caves in Negril, Jamaica) and tight but memorable quarters (Oluchi Onweagba
strummed the guitar in the same tiny room at Sun Studio in Memphis where Elvis
Presley recorded his first album in 1954).
The guitar's odyssey began in late August with a circuitous journey from Buffett's
home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., to the Brazilian resort town of Itacaré, with one precarious
layover in São Paulo. There it was nearly confiscated by customs officers before a
quick-thinking Kaplan explained to them that it was part of an SI Swimsuit shoot. Upon
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another 10 to 15 minutes. Just before serving, add
green onion. For best flavor, prepare dish the day
before. Remove from refrigerator an hour before serving
and reheat just until hot to avoid overcooking crawfish.
Serve over rice.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Crockpot Shrimp Jambalaya Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pound boneless chicken breasts -- cubed
1 pound smoked sausage -- sliced
1 pound cooked shrimp
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 green pepper -- chopped
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup white wine
2 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons parsley
2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups rice -- cooked
hearing that story, Buffett smiled. "I have learned over the years that a guitar is a
passport," he said. "It really allows you to go beyond borders."
At the Swimsuit shoots, the photographers handed the guitar to the models with few
instructions. "It was like: Here's the guitar, and let's see what happens," says Marisa.
"I had never posed with a guitar before, and while I didn't want it to look like I was
making out with it, I did want it to be sexy. So I snuggled with it and gave it a hug. I
wanted it to feel wanted."
It certainly was. Ten girls kissed the guitar for the cameras (by one staffer's
estimation) and all decorated it in their own style. Brazilian model Raica Oliveira
signed Paz y Amor (Peace and Love, in Portuguese) along with her name. Israeli
model Bar Refaeli wrote Peace, Love and Lots and Lots of Music in Hebrew, while
Anne V penned a giant heart and wrote With Love in Russian. Anne says regretfully
that as a kid in Nizhni Novgorod she quit guitar lessons after just a week. "I realized I
don't have enough patience," she says. "People who conquer this, though, can make
such beautiful music."
And for those musicians who were so terribly affected by Katrina, SI is proud to have
a chance to assist them. Says Swimsuit editor Diane Smith, "A lot of the girls were
touched that their beauty could do something to help others."
To check out the Sports Illustrated video you can go to iTunes or for an except, go to :
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2007_swimsuit/video/jbuffett.html
Landshark Lager Update
Directions: Place all ingredients except shrimp and rice
in crockpot. Cover; cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Stir in rice and shrimp; cover; cook on high for 15
minutes.
Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
5 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1/2 pound andouille or other smoked sausage, cut into
1/4-inch cubes
1 (2 1/2- to 3-pound) chicken, cut up
1 1/2 quarts water
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 teaspoons Pepper Sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped green onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Hot cooked rice
As you may recall, Landshark Lager is now the beer sponsor for Jimmy's concerts.
Despite some information that it might be heading out to Key NorthWest, recent trips
to several local beverage distributors failed to locate any in our particular harbour.
The web page at: http://www.landsharklager.com indicated at one point that it was
available here, but that may have been a bit premature. We'll keep looking and keep
you posted as soon as we spot a Landshark (Lager) around here!
Here's an article about Jimmy's main Tech Guy
Faces in the crowd: Woodlands man links bands with fans
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy Dutch oven
over medium-high heat; add sausage and cook until
browned, about 7 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon
and set aside. Add chicken pieces to pot and cook until
golden brown, about 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
Add water and bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to
simmer, and cook until chicken is tender, about 30
minutes. Remove chicken from pot and cool slightly.
Remove meat from bones, discarding skin and bones;
cut meat into 1/2-inch cubes and set aside.
In a skillet over medium heat, mix remaining 3
tablespoons oil with flour and cook, stirring constantly,
until roux turns dark brown, about 30 minutes. Add
onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic and cook 10
minutes or until vegetables are tender; add mixture to
Dutch oven along with bay leaves, thyme, Pepper
Sauce, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat,
and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes. Add chicken and
sausage and simmer 15 minutes longer.
Local Internet company builds, manages Web sites for Jimmy Buffett and other
recording stars
By KIMBERLY STAUFFER
Feb. 6, 2007, 10:41AM
Houston Chronicle
COLEMAN SISSON
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Remove from heat and stir in green onion and parsley;
adjust seasoning if needed. Let gumbo stand 10 to 15
minutes. To serve, mound about 1/3 cup rice in each
soup bowl, then ladle about 1 cup gumbo around rice.
Makes 8 servings.
King Cake
Bring the Mardi Gras celebration to wherever you live!
Bake a King Cake and start the tradition!
• Age: 49
• Occupation: Owner and CEO of BubbleUp Media in The Woodlands, a digital media
management company
• Community connection: Lives and works in The Woodlands and helps businesses
reach customers online
• Fast fact: He plays the guitar and has two guitars from Jimmy Buffett.
• Quick quote: "If it hadn't been BubbleUp, it would have been serendipity"
On the third floor of an office building, Coleman Sisson links mega stars in the music
business with the fans who worship them. As the CEO of BubbleUp Media in The
Woodlands, Sisson and his team design and create Web sites for major label
recording artists, including Jimmy Buffett, Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson. The sites
feature the artists' home page, with interviews, tour dates, merchandise and news.
Once a software engineer, Sisson climbed the corporate ladder, eventually landing a
management position in customer support at a computer software company. In 1990,
someone handed Sisson a note that changed his life.
"Someone brought me a note that Jimmy Buffett had called," he said. "I thought it was
a joke. His hard drive had crashed and he was working on a book on it. I got it back.
He started calling me with computer questions, and I trained him to use the computer.
If he hadn't been a musician, he would have been a really good computer engineer."
Building a friendship
The King Cake Story
The King Cake is believed to have been brought to New
Orleans, Louisiana, from France in the 1870's. It evolved
from the Twelfth Night or Epiphany pastry made by
those early settlers. They added their own touches with
the Spanish custom of choosing Twelfth Night royalty.
A King Cake is shaped like a crown to represent the
kings. A dried bean or pea was hidden inside the cake
and whoever found it received a year of good luck and
was treated as royalty for that day. Starting around the
1930s, a tiny naked baby was used instead of the bean
or pea. The baby can be pink, brown, or golden. Some
people believe that the baby represents the baby Jesus
because Twelfth Night was when the three kings found
the baby in Bethlehem.
The payback for being king or queen for the day is that
person has to buy the king cake for the next day. That
can cost from $4.00 - $6.00 for a small, plain grocery
store cake to $25.00 for an elaborately filled and
decorated cake.
King Cake season lasts throughout Mardi Gras from
Epiphany until Mardi Gras Day. The royal colors of
purple, green and gold on the cake honors the three
kings who visited the Christ child on Epiphany.
Purple represents Justice.
Green stands for Faith.
Gold signifies Power.
The three colors appeared in 1872 on a Krewe of Rex
carnival flag especially designed for the visiting Grand
Duke of Russia. He came to New Orleans just for the
carnival, and the universal colors remain his legacy.
Here are the ingredients:
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 (16-oz.) carton sour cream
1/3 c. sugar
1 t. salt
1 pkgs. dry yeast
1 T. sugar
Sisson said the tech support phone call resulted in a friendship with Buffett and
continued involvement in helping the musician access the Internet and new
technology.
While he spent his days working in a career far from his engineering roots, Sisson
moonlighted as Buffett's "chief tech officer." When Buffett was considering buying an
AM radio station to broadcast Cuban baseball games in Key West, Fla., he sent
Sisson to investigate.
"I didn't know anything about radio," he said. "I said, 'You know, I think the Internet is
going to have radio.' He asked if we could do an Internet radio station. So we started
Radio Margaritaville. I don't know if we were the first, but we certainly were one of the
first."
Now BubbleUp Media boasts 35 clients in the music and business world. Using a
small office staff and people abroad, the company allows Sisson to return to his roots
as a software engineer. Without Buffett's influence, Sisson said life would be very
different.
"I'd be stuck in a company wearing a tie today," he said, dressed in a collared shirt
and blue jeans. "First of all, I started as a software engineer, but as I climbed in my
career, I became more and more involved with management. I got further away from
the craft. "Knowing Jimmy is what made me stay involved in tech, in what I love. I
doubted I would have started this company. Music and technology are my passions."
Sisson said his friendship and working relationship with Buffett propelled him to take a
chance.
Links on the Web
The Web sites Sisson and his team create are a link between hungry fans and
famous stars, but boiled down to the most basic function, the sites are about
communication and commerce. "We're in the business of helping businesses,"
Sisson said. "One of the things we do is to help fans. We help reach those fans and
help them get what they want from the artist."
Sisson said there are three principles to focus on when creating a site: an accessible
platform, streamlined theme and good customer relations."You've got to have a
technical platform where it's fast and easy to get the site built," he said. "The
experience on the site should be the same from message board to home to fan site.
An ugly Web site that sells something is better than a pretty one that doesn't.
"Also, customer service — respond to e-mails, make sure the site represents artists in
the best possible ways. The third thing is marketing. You've got to capture the vibe of
that artist, to give (fans) something they find valuable."Sisson said high-speed Internet
has changed the templates of fan sites. Now with streaming audio and video, fans can
get that much closer to an artist.
Mike Newman, vice president of marketing and service at BubbleUp Media, handles
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1/2 c. warm water (105 º to 115 º)
2 eggs
6 to 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
Colored frostings
Colored Sugars
Combine the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan; heat until
butter melts, stirring occasionally. Let mixture cool to
105 º to 115 º.
Dissolve yeast and 1 T. sugar in warm water in a large
bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Add butter mixture, eggs, and
2 cups of flour; beat at medium speed with an electric
mixer for 2 minutes or by hand until smooth. Gradually
stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
Turn dough out onto a lightly-floured surface, and knead
until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes). Place in a
well-greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let
rise in a warm place free from drafts, for 1 hour or until
dough is doubled in bulk.
the fan clubs, answering e-mails and posting touring dates, along with keeping visitors
posted on contests and news. "The process is down really well," he said. "We try to
make a factory out of the process." While some parts are mechanical, Newman said
drafting articles for the sites requires some real thought.
"When I write new articles for Gretchen Wilson and Big & Rich, I try to get in the
heads of the artist and try to understand how they think." As for the artists, Sisson
said their main goal is keeping fans happy."They want to take care of their fans," he
said. "More established, mature artists are fanatical about their fans. It's a business.
There is a time to play and a time to work. Never get it mixed up."
Looking ahead
The same goes for Sisson's personal work ethic. As his company has grown, he said
he's eyeing local Woodlands businesses. Besides helping music artists sell mugs and
dog tags and connect with fans, Sisson said businesses need the same help reaching
customers. Sisson said he brings the corporate world to the music business and the
flair of music marketing to the corporate jungle.
"I've never been afraid to try something out," he said. "That's the way I live my life
anyway. I love great ideas. If they don't work, maybe it was bad timing." Sisson said
the feeling of finishing a site and casting it into the public eye is akin to a musician
strumming the final chord.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
"The best part is when we launch (a site)," he said. "It feels like when an artist gets
applause on stage. When we get e-mails about how much people love the site, it's
pride, it's passion, all of those are things that make you happy and smile."
Pinch dough down and it divide in half. Turn one portion
of dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll to a
28" X 10" rectangle. Spread half of the butter and half of
the cinnamon mixture on the rolled out dough. Roll
dough, jelly roll fashion, starting at the long side. Gently
place dough roll, seam side down, on a lightly greased
baking sheet. Bring ends of dough together and form an
oval ring. If you have access to a tiny plastic baby, tuck
it into the seam before you seal it. If not, use a large,
dried bean. Moisten and pinch the edges together to
seal. Repeat this procedure with the second half of the
dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from
drafts, 20 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
Whether your favorite football team made it into the big game or not is irrelevant...
celebrate anyway! To help you out, Margaritaville has created the Big Game Party
Guide.It is an eight page guide with recipes and other things that you can download
here: http://bubbleup.vo.llnwd.net/o2/margaritaville/partyguide/biggame_partyguys.pdf
Bake at 375 º for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.
Decorate each cake with bands of colored frostings, and
sprinkle with colored sugars. Makes 2 cakes.
If you prefer to do it the easy way, make it in a bread
machine. Just dissolve the yeast in warm water first, and
dissolve the sugar, butter and salt in the scalded milk, let
cool, and put in the machine. Eliminates all of that
kneading. Some bread machines can't hold this large
recipe, so you may want to use one of the recipes
The "Live at Texas Stadium" album is now scheduled to come out on April 3, 2007,
below. Just take it out as soon as it is mixed to rise.
according to Amazon.com.
Finally, here are a couple Mardi Gras drinks to try:
Hurricane
1 oz. Rum (Myers is good for this)
1 oz. Malibu Coconut Rum
4 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 tbs. Lime Juice
1 tsp. Grenadine
Shake, serve over ice
Mardi Gras Flasher
2 oz. Dark Rum
6 oz. Ginger Ale
Grenadine (To taste)
Stir ingredients together in a highball glass with/without
Jimmy at "Work"
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ice. Add more grenadine if desired, stir again and serve.
Peter Mayer Tour Dates anounced
Peter Mayer is doing a "Stirrin' Up The Water" tour and
has the foloowing dates currently listed:
March 3 - Holy Trin. Evan. Luth. Church, Nashville, TN
March 4 - Lutheran Church of Nativity, Arden, NC
March 7 - Holy Redeemer Parish, St. Louis, MO
March 9 - The Church at Mill Run, Hilliard, OH 4
March 17 - United Church of Christ, Norwell, MA
March 18 - On the Path Wellness Center, Pembroke,
MA
More information is available at
http://www.petermayer.com
Jimmy at the Super Bowl - More Work, Work, Work!
Scott Kirby coming to the West Coast
Scott Kirby, who plays in Key West and other places and
often opens for Peter Mayer is touring the West Coast in
March. The current list of dates are:
March 23 - Silverdale, WA
March 24 - Tacoma, WA
More information is available at:
http://www.scottkirby.com
Well, that's it for now Parrot Heads. We hope that you and yours have a phantastic
2007 and we get to see you around the "island" real soon!
As always, if you have any questions, comments, ideas or announcements, let us
know at ([email protected]). Details about our events and more are located
on the club web page calendar at (http://www.keynorthwest.org) which also includes
the interactive Northwest Regional Parrot Head Calendar!.
We hope you are doing well and we see you soon!
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Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
(Let the Good Times Roll!)
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
(Happy New Year in Chinese)
Phins Up!!
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Phearless Leaders
Key NorthWest Parrot Heads
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