The news magazine of the Parrotheads in Amish Paradise
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The news magazine of the Parrotheads in Amish Paradise
Volume 14 In this Issue: Issue 3 April 2010 Diane Greenawalt remembers this from her days as a teacher. Kids love to get teachers on April Fool's Day. You're shoe is untied." "You've got a bug in you hair." "Your car tire is flat." It so delighted them! One year we decided to get even. We told our classes that at 2 p.m. there would be a special assembly. We told them Loo Flirpa was coming! The kids were excited as we got in line in the hall. We could hear them talking and wondering who was Loo Flirpa? They started to get impatient because the line wasn't moving. We told them, “Don't worry Loo Flirpa was coming!!!” Finally word started to spread from one class to another and we could hear groans as they realized that there would be no assembly because Loo Flirpa was April Fool spelled backwards! We trooped back into our rooms. The kids were ticked but the teachers laughed and laughed! Pg. 1 April Fools Pg. 2 Captain’s Log, Purser’s Report Alhea Takes on Another Challenge Pg. 3 Follow in Our Wake Encores CD Review Pg. 4 Shark Bites Pg. 5 Shark Bites Pg. 6 Jack’s Backs Pg. 7 Potent Potables Pg. 8 Fingers Come Home From Barbara Tyree: My husband had a coworker who could not "touch type", only hunt and peck. They switched the keys on his typewriter and he could not figure out why everything was typing wrong. He asked several coworkers to test it out and see what was wrong. All of the others were touch-typers and had no problem getting the right letters to type. By the end of the day, he nearly threw the typewriter out the window. This guy was a major target...they also superglued his phone receiver down once and he clocked himself in the head with the entire phone. Pg. 9 Fingers Comes Home, cont Peter Mayer Group From Melinda Slaugh: As you can imagine, this is a major family tradition with Jeff and me. Here are some of our best: Pg. 10 News from Cheeseland Pg. 11 Captain & Crew Tropical Soul News Beach Front Radio ☻We bought our house through a Sale by Owner. The new owners moved up the road and put what would become our house for sale. We bought it from them and stored away the For Sale by Owner signs. On March 31 at 1:00 in the morning, we sneaked up to their new house and planted the signs in their yard. Sunday morning came and they couldn't understand why everyone was calling them to ask why they were moving again. Took them about a hour to figure out we'd put the signs on their lawn. Pg. 12 Jakie’s Journal Jack Witmer recalls, “My brother and I used to switch salt for the sugar in the sugar bowl. This was fun at breakfast time when we had cereal.” ☻I always had a rivalry with my neighbor about who would get their red tomatoes first. Some years he would win. Some years I would win. One year, I hung a whole bunch of bright red Christmas ornaments on his plants. He can home thinking he'd hit the jackpot. When he realized what they were he laughed so hard he split his pants. ☻One year Jeff was having some difficulty with one of his nightclubs and the IRS. It appeared the nightclub mistakenly put $60,000 on his paperwork instead of $600 and the IRS wanted their money! That all got straightened out, but I couldn't resist when April 1 came around. I obtained an IRS notice from work, scanned it and changed the info on it to make it seem like now they wanted even more money because he'd lied about the original problem. I even found an IRS envelop to put it in. He swore up and down and complained and stomped for the entire day until finally around dinnertime I asked him what day it was. I asked him three times and finally he got it. He told me I won the prize for the best gag. And a family tradition from Lisa McMullen The news magazine of the Parrotheads in Amish Paradise My mother loved fooling my brother and I on April Fool's Day by sticking strange things in our lunch boxes. One time I remember getting a wooden moose. Another memorable moment was when I bit into my sandwich only to find there was nothing in it. Just two slices of bread. Another interesting item was plastic green grapes. So, naturally I carried on this tradition with my own children with the fake fruit, statues, boxes of Mac n' Cheese or jello, etc. When they stopped bringing lunches to school I had to get more creative by putting weird things in their back packs -- like stuffed animals (and they were in high school, so this did not please them), strange clothing, frozen meat, etc. Yep, good times. Volume 14, Issue 3 Page 2 H Tequila Times APPY SPRING EVERYONE! Flowers are blooming. Peepers are peeping. Baseball starts in a few days. I am one happy camper. This Captain’s Log is going to have to be short and sweet this month. I’m writing this from my dad’s house in Cumberland, otherwise known as that “godforsakenhellhole-I-call-home,” the Tequila Times deadline is looming large and the computer just ate my original draft. (I hate computers.) I just want to say thanks to everyone who came out to the Peter Mayer show and who helped out with the load in/ load out and CD sales. A special thanks to Dan and Dani Hoy. Dan had signed up for CD sales but I needed someone at the club table. We had thought the tables were going to be together but the club table was waaaay upstairs. Dan and Dani took one for the team and agreed to go to the hinterlands to hand out flyers and applications. Thanks, guys. The show, by the way, was fabulous. And just so everyone knows, I did not tackle Peter and make him take me up on stage. He asked me to come up and dance. And, as most of you all know, I’ll dance at any opportunity anyway. And who am I to say “no” to Peter Mayer? It was pretty amazing to be standing up there looking out at the audience. And then to look over and see Peter singing next to me, well, that’s one I’m going to remember for a while. Next up for us is Bill Wharton, the Sauce Boss. I’m really looking forward to this event. I looooove the Sauce Boss. And having KD Moore opening is an extra treat. If you don’t have your tickets yet, don’t miss this one. It’s going to be a LARGE time. I was listening to Bill’s new CD, “Hot and Heavy” on my drive down to Cumberland. It’s excellent. You may have heard a couple of the songs on BeachFront Radio. I’m hoping Bill does “Get Naked and Surf” at our show. A surf song on a blues CD? I’m sure it would give some blues “purists” the vapors but I love it. Also, on the morning of the Sauce Boss show, that’s April 17th, is our spring road clean up. We are going to be joined by some of the TMI people so it would be great to have a big turn out of club members, really impress them. Plus, having the extra help will make the job go super quick so we can all get cleaned up and get ready for some gumbo! OK, time to send this off to the Tequilas Times and then watch some more women’s basketball and/or women’s golf with my dad. It’s what he likes to do. Fins up, Ahlea Isabella Takes on Another Challenge! with every given chance and that even the smallest monetary donations can make the biggest difference. If you are able to make a donation to my run, I, and those supported by the American Cancer Society, would be incredibly grateful. My fundraising page can be found at: http:// main.acsevents.org/goto/ahleaisabella and you can follow me as I rant and rave about the last few weeks of training on my blog at: http:// amiportfolio.blogspot.com/ ain t p Ca og? L ’s For a person whose philosophy of life includes a sandy beach, hot sun, good music, cool water, and cool drinks, why on earth would I choose to train for a 13.1 mile race throughout the hilled streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania? Well, fellow Parrot Heads, I’m doing it for the many close friends and family of mine that have been affected by cancer, those who make my life as special as it is. I’m running for The American Cancer Society DetermiNation program, their fundraising sector for athletes. In the last century, the American Cancer Society has used its donations to support research that has helped avoid 650,000 cancer deaths. As a longtime Parrot Head, I know how important it is to help others Captain Patrice March 2010 Treasurer’s Booty Balance in Account on 2/23/10 Membership Dues Collected Raffle & 50/50Penguin Plunge Sauce Boss Show Buffett Tickets T-Shirts Deposits Thru 3/31/10 Account Balance Invoices: Deb McDonald (tee shirts) Bill Wharton aka Sauce Boss Jane Hess (printing Jan/Feb) Total Paid Out Account Balance on 3/31/10 $1,405.50 $ 470.00 $ 255.00 $ 670.00 $4,352.00 $ 110.00 $5,857.00 $7,262.50. $ 400.00 $ 600.00 $ 15.84 $1,015.84 $6,246.66 Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 3 “FOLLOW IN OUR WAKE” THE ATLANTA PH CRUISE B y DJ Jef f A l len tally yet), it has raised over a quarter of a million dollars! This year the musical line-up was stellar beginning with singersongwriter Jim Since the launch of BeachHoehn. Also on the boat was THE Front Radio almost two months ago, hottest band in the Trop Rock World I’ve had the opportunity to visit some right now Ramajay Intercoastal with great places promoting the station Tall Paul and Quincy Yates. To top it but it’s going to take quite a bit to top all off, none other than Coral Reefer Nadirah Shakoor and her band Outside Art who, combined, brought a way funkier feel to the cruise than it’s ever had before. I also had the pleasure of filling in as DJ between sets and also got to do my own show from poolside on The Lido Deck during one of our my week on “The Big Boat” on The days at sea. Atlanta PH Cruise. For those not faWith stops miliar with this event, it is closely riin St. Maartin, St valing Meeting of the Minds as THE premiere national Parrothead event. Lucia, and St. Kitt, it was more fun This is an annual cruise that brings than imaginable. about 500 Parrotheads from around Each port brought the country for a week filled with insomething differcredible music, breath-taking ports, ent. Altogether, I and nightly mayhem. The cruise enjoyed some benefits Breast Cancer Research and, to date (not including this year’s great rum tasting, bartering with lo- Encores - by Dan Hall Walmart has listed Jimmy Buffett’s upcoming live album “Encores”. It contains 2 CDs, is exclusive to Walmart and will be released on Tuesday, April 20th. BuffettNews.com, states that “Encores” will be also be released on Mailboat Records on the same date. The new live acoustic album will be comprised of the intimate final encore songs from concerts - many solo - and some with band members or special guests during the 2008 & 2009 tours. The track list is now available: Disc 1 01 . Come Monday 02 . Tin Cup Chalice 03 . Growing Older But Not Up 04 . Coast of Carolina 05 . Paradise 06 . Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Tequila Times cals for goodies, zip lining through the rain forest, a huge beach party where I joined the band on cowbell, and skinny-dipping in the Caribbean Sea. Hey, you’re never too old to cut loose, are ya! This is truly a vacation for any Parrothead to consider. The food on the ship was great every night, the staff were stellar and, most importantly, we all left the ship not only catching up with tons of old friends but meeting so many new ones. Keep your eye on the site at www.parrotheadcruise.com. My hat goes off to Brent Jones from The Atlanta Parrothead Club for putting together another monumental cruise filled with life long memories for all of us! 07 . Nautical Wheelers 08 . Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season 09 . Banana Republics 10 . He Went To Paris 11 . Last Mango In Paris Disc 2 12 . L’Air De La Louisiane 13 . Reggaebilly Hill 14 . Coast Of Marseilles 15 . Lovely Cruise 16 . Oysters And Pearls 17 . Wildflowers 18 . Defying Gravity 19 . It’s A Big Old Goofy World 20 . Death Of An Unpopular Poet 21 . Blowin’ In The Wind 22 . A Pirate Looks At Forty Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 4 Tequila Times Shark Bites SAUCE BOSS! April 17th Doors open 5 PM Abbey Bar at ABC Harrisburg, PA A benefit for the Planet Gumbo Featuring K.D. Moore Tickets only $25 and are extremely limited!!! Contact Dan for more info at: [email protected] ...all the news that’s fit to print. TAKE NOTE! NEXT MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL , Wednesday May 12th , 7:00 p.m. at the Abby Bar at ABC Harrisburg, PA Don’t forgetYour Club Discount is good up til March 31stGet Your Tickets NOW! BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE Saturday May 1st Clearview Bowling Lanes Mt Joy, PA This is one of our most fun events where we get to Party With a Purpose while bowling! For more info, contact Lynn at [email protected] SUMMER IN PARADISE II JULY 17TH, 2010 5 PM TO 10 PM MOUNT HOPE WINERY, PA Featuring- Tropical Soul Calypso Nuts Brent Burns Tickets only $35 Special VIP tickets only $100! For tickets and more information, essummerinparadise.com Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 5 Tequila Times Shark Bites Road CleanClean-up First One of the Season! April 17th, 10 AM Meet at the TMI Welcome Center ...all the news that’s fit to print. Come out and see Our friend Mark Holland From the Peter Mayer Group Sunday April 11th Presented by Bad Dog Music For more info, visit BadDogMusic.com WE NEED YOU! TICKETS ONLY $45, INCLUDES 2 BUFFETS We all know you’ve been there and done that. AND great stories. DRINK TICKET FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFODESEASHOREPHC.COM We all know you have some We all know you probably even have some pictures to prove it. So, why not share with the rest of us? Send your stories, ideas, and suggestions to the Tequila Times Staff at [email protected] Creative? Then join the staff! Volume14, Issue 3 Page 6 Tequila Times Jack’sBacks Volume14, Issue 3 Page 7 Tequila Times PotentPotables compiled by Jane Hess Oh, we do love our drinks! Thanks to all who contributed this month. We’d like to hear from more of you next month! Raspberry Cooler – submitted by Ginny Isabella 1 oz. Raspberry Vodka 1 oz. Grenedine (the cordial with alcohol) Sour Mix Combine, then shake to mix, then top with a Splash of Sprite and a cherry! Cranberry Mojitos – submitted by Barbara Tyree (everyone say “mo-hee-toes”) 4 to 5 limes 3 cups loosely packed fresh mint leaves 1⁄2 cup sugar 1 bottle (32 oz) cranberry juice cocktail 2 cups gold or light rum 3 cups club soda or seltzer, chilled 8 cups ice cubes mint sprigs for garnish 1. From limes, grate 1-tablespoon peel and squeeze 1⁄2 cup juice, blend with sugar. 2. Muddle mint, then add lime mixture. 3. Into large pitcher, pour mint mixture, cranberry juice and rum. Stir well, until sugar is dissolved. Stir in club soda. 4. To serve, add ice to pitcher or pour over ice in glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs. Should make about 10 cups. Serve in tall mojito glass, with mint sprig for garnish. Captain’s Grog, from the Toms River House restaurant. NJ – submitted by Dan Hoy This is Irish coffee with a twist. Make an elixir by mixing one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon ginger, two tablespoons of raw sugar, and a half teaspoon nutmeg with 1/2 cup of rum, and 1 cup of water. Bring to a simmer in a sauce pan and stir frequently. The ginger will gel and become really disgusting, but after simmering for a half hour, remove from heat and let it settle. Take the clear liquid and save it in a bottle and refrigerate. A little cloudy is not a problem. Try to avoid getting any jelled ginger in the mix. In a heat-roof cup combine one cup of good strong hot coffee, one shot of rum, and one shot of the elixir. On top of that float a tablespoon of heavy cream barely whipped, and garnish with cinnamon. Serve to your crew with a plate of ginger snaps. Nothing like it after a night raid takin’ booty from the crown off the coast of Bermuda. ** But this one is my favorite! I challenged Jack Masterson, a beer drinker, in the email I sent requesting drink recipes. I told him that no, PBR is not a mixed drink. And here is his response! Name me a fruity drink that won a blue ribbon in 1893....that’s right, PBR did!! PBR contains only the finest of hops and grains...how fine is that?!!!?? And to make you happy, the next time I drink a Pabst, I promise to stick one of those fruity drink umbrellas in the can and hum “Wasting away again in Margaritaville” as I drink it!! Volume 14, Issue 3 Page 8 Tequila Times Fingers comes home: Storied musician returns to Miss. G by Billy Watkins • [email protected] • March 14, 2010 reg "Fingers" Taylor has spent a large portion of his adult life with a harmonica between his lips, making it weep, howl, plead and bleed. Still, the instrument mystifies him. "It's a mighty, mighty machine with a tiny, tiny body," he says. "I guess that's always intrigued me about it. How can such a big sound come from something so small?" Fact is, it can't - except in the hands of a select few. Taylor's unique gift of coaxing a harmonica into becoming something almost human helped create music history. The 57-year-old graduate of Callaway High School, who recently moved back to the Jackson area, was an original member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band. He was there when Buffett made it big, toured with him for 24 years, and still plays with him on occasion. In 2009, he joined Buffett for a show in Chicago. His impact on Buffett's career was huge. According to Norbert Putnam, who produced Buffett's first six albums that included the iconic Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, Taylor and keyboard player Mike Utley were key ingredients to Buffett's rise to fame. "If I had lost either of them, I don't think Buffett's records would have been nearly as successful," Putnam says. "Fingers' harp became identifiable with Buffett's music. "And Fingers used to get the live shows started for Jimmy. The curtain would go up and there would be Fingers Taylor and Coral Reefer. Fingers would get the crowd all wound up, and then introduce Jimmy." After nearly four decades on the road, Taylor returns to the Jackson area to be near his mother, Doris, and many longtime friends. "It's where I belong," he says. He comes bearing gifts for all music lovers - hundreds of harmonicas that he intends to make sure do not gather dust. "There is no way to begin to measure what that means to the Jackson music scene," says Malcolm White, a former music promoter and now executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. "It could help get national acts here, if they think there is a chance Fingers Taylor might sit in with them." "He's happiest when he's playing," says longtime friend Vicky Dent of Brandon. "That's one of the things I love about Fingers. He has never viewed himself as a star. He just likes playing the harmonica for people." He grew up the eldest of three children in Wichita, Kan. "Greg had terrible allergies when he was younger," his mom says. "The winters were horrible, and Greg's daddy's folks were from Alabama. We loved the South. So we moved to Jackson in 1969 when Greg was a junior in high school." He first attended Murrah, where he was editor of the student newspaper, then finished at Callaway before heading to the University of Southern Mississippi to study journalism. Music had already touched his soul. "From the time the Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show when I was 10 years old, and all throughout the British Invasion, I couldn't get enough of it. I loved the (Rolling) Stones, the Animals, the Dave Clark Five, all those bands." He began to study the people who inspired the British groups and discovered many were blues performers from the Mississippi Delta. "I started listening to them," he says. "Guys like Sam Myers. Fred McDowell. Howlin' Wolf. Muddy Waters. "Their lyrics were so powerful ... even poetic to a point. I was blown away. And that's why I was thrilled to find out we were moving to Mississippi. This is sacred ground to me." Taylor had taken piano lessons in Kansas, but the blues turned him on to the harmonica. He played both in different bands while at USM, but it soon became clear he had a special relationship with the harmonica. He always kept one stashed in a blue jean pocket. It came in handy one night in 1973 when Buffett, then a struggling musician who had also attended USM for a while, came to Hattiesburg to play The Hub, a popular bar. "I'd never seen him before," Taylor recalls. "I remember he was wearing a 10-gallon hat and had long, long blonde hair. It was just him and his acoustic guitar." Buffett had heard about the local dude who could make a harmonica talk. Midway through the show, he invited Taylor to join him for a few tunes. "We had a good time and I could tell that Jimmy, at some point, was going to do something different and important," Taylor says. "But at that time, I was a little better off than he was. He had no car. No money. And he needed to get to Mobile to see some girl. He asked me to drive him down there, and I did." A year later, when Buffett signed a record deal with ABC/Dunhill and started putting a band together, Taylor was the first musician he called. Buffett added Roger Bartlett on guitar, Harry Dailey on bass, Phillip Fajardo on drums ... and away they went. By 1975, they were opening shows for Linda Ronstadt, Roger McGuinn and Jerry Jeff Walker. In 1977, Buffett wrote the Caribbean-flavored song Margaritaville, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard singles chart. The tune's carefree island theme became Buffett's calling card, and a string of hits followed: Cheeseburger In Paradise; A Pirate Looks at Forty; Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes; and Son of a Son of a Sailor, among others. After opening for the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Jackson Browne over the next three years, Buffet and the Coral Reefers became headliners in 1981. Except to stop long enough to record an album, they stayed on the road for most of the next eight years. If they took a brief break, Taylor would find someone else to play with, such as legendary singer/ Volume 14, Issue 3 Page 9 Tequila Times Fingers con’t Pg 8 songwriter James Taylor (no relation). They toured the country together in the mid-1980s. One of their stops was the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. "When we weren't playing, I wasn't good for James, and James wasn't good for me," he says, managing a smile. "We both had developed some bad habits. I never really thought drugs or booze would make you a better player. It just seemed to be part of the schematics of the business." They grabbed him hard. Not until a couple of years ago did Fingers Taylor shake free. He realizes it is a daily battle, and that is another reason he has settled in the Jackson area, surrounding himself with people who care about him more as a person than a musician. "It's been a long, hard road for Greg," says Doris, who was widowed in 1993 when Taylor's dad, Seth, died of leukemia. "But I'm glad he's back home. He's exercising now, and we're seeing to it that he eats healthy and takes care of himself." Even during the glory days, Taylor would find time to come back and play Jackson. "Some of my most enjoyable times I had booking bands was when Fingers and Sam Myers would get together on stage at George Street Grocery," White says. "They would have these 'harp offs.' It was amazing to watch them go at it." Taylor is slowly working his way into the metro music scene. He performs most Thursday nights with Mark Whittington at Soulshine Pizza in Ridgeland. He plays gigs at various places with Chris Gill, a popular local musician who shares Taylor's passion for the blues. "Fingers takes a show to the next level," Gill says. "First of all, you realize you're playing with a legend, so it probably makes me step up my game. But what he adds is incredible energy. "He played about five numbers on my 2009 CD (Harmony St.) and I can tell you he hasn't lost a thing. He would hear a song one time and do it in one take." Gill laughs. "We're playing A Closer Walk With Thee at (Wells Memorial United Methodist Church in Jackson) at 11 a.m. (today)," he says. "I like doing the version bluesmen Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee used to do. I asked Fingers if he had ever heard of them. He said, 'Yeah, I toured Australia with them one time.' "That is typical Fingers. You can hardly name somebody he hasn't played with. We are so lucky he chose to come back home." Reprinted with permission. The Clarion-Legder Peter Mayer Group by Sue McCaughey It doesn't get any better than getting the chance to play at a prestigious venue like the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, and getting to do it when a musician such as Peter Mayer is the headliner is just the icing on the cake. The Tropical Soul Trio had an amazing time on Friday, March 26. Dennis, Heather and Dave played a six-song set to open the Peter Mayer Beatles Show. Several Tropical Soul originals, an original tune by Heather, and finally, After it was over, we got to enjoy "the best show in Walkin' In Memphis by Marc Cohn were on the set list. town." The Peter Mayer Group never disappoints, and these Beatles tune were amazing. Volume14, Issue 3 Page 10 Tequila Times News from Cheeseland - by Dan Hall Just when you thought the only worthwhile things to come out of Wisconsin are cheese and Leinenkugel’s beer, Milwaukee journalist/author/singer/songwriter/ storyteller Jim Hoehn has come up with not one but two new CDs – Royalty Check Hotel and Thongs In The Key of Life, Vol. IV. For those who may not be familiar with him, Jim is a frequent entertainer at Meeting of the Minds in Key West and many Parrot Head events across the country such as Stars Fell on Alabama and Pardi Gras in New Orleans. He performed at our Amish Beach Bash in September 2007. He has opened for such notable songwriters and performers as Rodney Crowell, Jerry Jeff Walker, Robert Earl Keen, Todd Snider, Warren Zevon and many others. Jim adheres strictly to his musical philosophy of six strings, five fingers, three chords, no problem. Released in 2009 Royalty Check Hotel is his latest recording. Recorded at Sugar Studio in Bastrop, Texas, it includes 10 original songs brought to life under the production guidance of legendary Texas guitarist John Inmon. It also features Bob Livingston from the Lost Gonzo Band on harmony vocals. One of our club members, Tracy McFatridge, has her name listed on the liner notes “for a spot on the stage”. Check it out! Here is the track listing: 1. Howie Played Accordion 2. Three-Chord Barbecue 3. Dark Side of the Island 4. Tedium of Cool 5. Callin’ In Gone (and you thought it was a Boat Drunks song) 6. I Still Like Herb Alpert (my favorite) 7. Tree House Peace of Mind 8. The Dancing Flamingo Queens 9. Poker Night at the Purgatory Lounge 10. Palm Tree Kind of Day I’m not sure where the Royalty Check Hotel is located but according to Jim it features clean rooms and affordable rates. All songwriters must pay cash in advance. No whiners or rap music allowed. I’m ready to book a room there! Now for a word about the Thongs In The Key of Life series. Be honest, how many of you knew that Jim Hoehn is the producer and mastermind behind all four compilations? That’s right, Thongs IV was just released in early March. Volume I, also known as Bare Essentials For The Beach, came out way back in 1999 and included songs by Jim Morris, Scott Kirby, Brent Burns and many others for a total of 16 songs. Thongs II came out in 2001 and features our own Dennis McCaughey’s Caribbean Holiday and songs by Hugo Duarte, Don Middlebrook and Jimmy Marventano, when his band was known as Second Wind and not The Parrots. 2006 marked the release of Thongs III and included Tropical Soul’s “Practical Dreamer” as well as songs by Sunny Jim, the Boat Drunks and John Frinzi. Thongs IV is a collection of songs by veteran tropical music performers such as John Reno and Brent Burns but also includes relative newcomers like Howard Livingston & Mile Marker 24, the Young Rebel Goombas and Ramajay Intercoastal. Songlist: 1. Magic Chair - John Reno 2. Tonight - Young Rebel Goombas 3. Sailor¹s Story - Bob Banerjee 4. Tangy Margaritas - Boat Drunks 5. Shorts, Sandals and Shades - Ray Fogg 6. Magic Cruise - Ramajay Intercoastal 7. I’ve Got A Beach In My Backyard - Brent Burns 8. Lazy Days - Larry Joe Taylor 9. Key West Address - James Slater 10. Out of the Blue (Here Comes My Paradise) - Rob Mehl 11. Southeast Texas Rain - Jerry Diaz & Hanna¹s Reef 12. Sunshine State - Lauren Adams 13. Blame It On The Margaritas - Howard Livingston & Mile Marker 24 14. Sand Dollar Millionaire - Bob Karwin 15. Callin’ In Gone - Jim Hoehn 16. Lost Keys - Kevin Mulvenna 17. Blame It On Buffett - Kelly McGuire Order either CD online from CDBaby.com or via mail by sending a check payable to: Jim Hoehn, P.O. Box 203, Brookfield, WI 53008-0203. Cost via mail is $15 per CD, plus $2 postage (per order, not per CD). Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 11 TROPICAL SOUL - SUMMER IS A COMIN' Spring is here and summer is fast approaching and Tropical Soul is ready for an amazing spring and summer. April brings a California tour, May brings Floridaze, the Navagator, a week at Margaritaville in Key West and a gig for the Miami ParrotHead club. Summer will be busy with gigs at Rockwell's, Heritage Hills, the Big Owl Tiki Bar on Kent Island, the new outdoor deck at Ski Roundtop, summer concerts in Lewes and Pot Nets, DE, just to mention a few. The full five-piece Tropical Soul Band will once again headline Summer in Paradise. August will take Tropical Soul back to Key West for four days at the Hogs Breath, a return to the Navagator and a house concert in Tampa. And not to wish the summer away, but soon it will be time to return to Key West for the third time this year and play our annual MOTM week at the Hogs Breath. Tropical Soul will have gigs as solo, duo, trio, and four- and fivepiece bands. Heather and Dave from Copper Sky will be joining Dennis as much as possible and he, in turn, will be playing with Copper Sky. Dave and Heather will also be making the trek to Key West in November to play at MOTM. The website is continually being updated, so check it out at www.tropicalsoul.net. What’s New on The BeachFront? Tequila Times THE CAPTAIN AND HEKIDS The PHIAP Board Of Directors Captain Patrice Hall - [email protected] First Mate Lynn Stewart [email protected] Purser Deb McDonald [email protected] Scribe Shauna Manana [email protected] Cruise Director Sue McCaughey [email protected] Cruise Director Dan Hall [email protected] Wow, it’s been a wild ride on The BeachFront so far! In less than two months on the air, we’ve reached the Top 10 on the Rock Station chart and have hit NUMBER ONE on the Americana Station chart on Live365. We’ve also logged over 30,000 streams and have hit our 2,500th Fan on FaceBook. BeachFront Radio is the newest Trop Rock station on the Internet. We feature the best in Trop Rock as well as rock and country classics that are great to sing along to. Along with that, we also air the best Trop Rock radio shows out there including the awardnominated Big Burrito and Island Time Radio plus the award winning Time After Island Time and The Amish Beach Party w/DJ Jeff Allen, the only daily live Trop Rock show on the Internet. BeachFront Radio is also the exclusive home of Navigator Happy Hour with hosts Mad Marty and Sure Shot Shelly plus we’ve got some more unique shows in the works! After already hitting Pardi Gras in New Orleans, Jimmy Buffett Tailgaters in Columbia, SC and Orlando, FL, and eight days on The Caribbean on the Atlanta PH Cruise, we’ve got more stops in the works. In the next few weeks, BeachFront Radio will be part of Flipperstock in St. Louis, Parrothead Rendezvous in Panama City Beach, FL, and another huge Buffett Tailgater in Nashville, TN. We’ll also have Official BeachBums at SpringPhling in NJ and Phins To the West in CA. Stay tuned for big news on TropStock In the Village in Cocoa Village, FL in October and our Cruise To Key West in November! Crew Members at Large Jane Hess [email protected] Michele Baldwin – [email protected] Scott Stephens – [email protected] Jr. Crew Member Joe Baldwin - crew- [email protected] Membership Director Michele Baldwin - [email protected] Mary Chopak - Member- [email protected] Music Director Dennis McCaughey - [email protected] Tequila Times Staff Jane Hess, Dani Hoy, Shauna Manana, Jeff Allen [email protected] If you’re not part of the fun yet, stop by our site today and sign up to Navigator – Webmaster become an Official BeachFront BeachBum on our website at BeachFrontRadio.com and join us on our fan page at Facebook.com/BeachFrontRadio. Dave Hamburg - [email protected] And most importantly, keep your player on BeachFront Radio every day at BeachFrontRadio.com…Your Island Escape starts right here! 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