A Concert Or An EXPERIENCE - Parrotheads in Amish Paradise

Volume 13
In this Issue:
Pg. 1
A Concert or Experience
Pg. 2
Soccer Amish Style
Purser’s Report
Marketing Genius
Pg. 3
Much More Than Cowbell
Pg. 4
Myrtle
Pg. 5
Myrtle Con’t
My Thoughts
Pg. 6
Shark Bites
Pg. 7
Shark Bites
Pg. 8
Jack’s Back
Pg. 9
Name That Jimmy
Captain & Crew
Pg. 10
PHIAP Election Ballot
Pg. 11
Name That Jimmy Answers
TS MOTM Schedule
TS Schedule
Pg. 12
Jakie’s Journal
A Spooktacular Welcome
to New Members:
GREG & LAURA WACH
The news magazine
of the Parrotheads
in Amish Paradise
Issue 9
October 2009
A Concert Or An
EXPERIENCE
By Bob Hess
September 17, 2009
Harmony Hall, Middletown, PA
A
ttendees at a benefit
concert for the Center
For Independent Living of Central PA were treated to a wonderful evening of music.
The concert started with our ever-popular Tropical Soul. It was really great
to hear Dennis, Dave, & Jere perform both original songs and tried and true favorites from the Tropical Soul repertoire.
After a brief intermission, Peter took the stage with Scott, Mark, and Chris.
What followed was not just a concert, but also an experience that was relished by
the audience.
We can listen to Peter’s CDs and sing along to our favorites and appreciate
the musicianship we hear. In my humble opinion, to truly appreciate him, you must
see him perform. His mastery of the guitar, his energy in performing, his songwriting skills, and his vocal prowess are honestly amazing. Jane and I remember
the feelings we had after hearing our first Stars & Promises show six years ago. I
remember Lynn commenting that we must hear this Christmas show; we were not
disappointed. This concert surpassed that experience.
Delving into tunes recorded as many as 20 years ago, Peter always makes
every song seem fresh. Piece of Paradise, Romeo’s Garage, Chain of Love, Shall
We Dance, Susannah, BB’s Got The Blues, and more filled the hall with wonderful
music. Then, to add icing to the cake, three Beatles tunes complimented the evening. Having been Beatles fans for many
years, (just ask Jane where she was that
night in February 1964) it’s sometimes
difficult to appreciate others’ arrangements, but Peter displayed his arranging
genius and breathed new life into Come
Together, Penny Lane, and Ob-La-Di, ObLa-Da. These 3 tunes are part of Beyond
Abbey Road, Peter’s Beatles tribute CD,
hopefully being released in November at
Meeting of the Minds in Key West. We’ve been waiting a long time! Just ask Sue.
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ity and group of people, which is one of the
ideas the Regional leaders suggested we
try to tap into.
The Black Beards are in the middle
This year the PHIAP entered the world of sports ownership; of their season and are playing hard and having fun. The
well not really, but we are sponsoring a youth soccer team rec program stresses equal play for all and not wins or
in the Palmyra Rec program. The team consists of fifteen
losses; this is a great approach to helping the boys develop
fourth through sixth grade boys who were willing and eager their skills and learn the game of soccer without the presto pick a Tropical themed nickname. There were some
sure that comes with the travel programs. If you happen to
good suggestions including the Parrot Heads, Dark Palms, be in the Palmyra area some Saturday afternoon and have
and Pirates Black Storm, but the Black Beards won easily
a little free time, stop by Forge Elementary and cheer on
as everyone liked the play on words.
your Black Beards! We’re easy to find because we’re wearSponsoring a youth team may seem odd for a lot of ing the customary Amish black jerseys. If you have a youth
old-school Parrot Heads, but it’s a great way to get our
team or program in your area that could use some support,
name out in the community and get the word out of what
please let one of the board members know and we’ll see
we do to an entirely new bunch of people who may not
what we can do for them.
have otherwise heard of Parrot Heads and the PHIAP. One
of the assistant coaches is a closet Parrot Head and has
The Elections will start as of tonight's meeting: Steve
attended quite a few Buffett shows. He didn’t know there
Augustine will have a ballot for each member that is allowed
was a local Parrot Head club and he said that he and his
to vote in the election. If you would prefer to vote, online
wife will try to stop by a meeting to see what it’s all about
please talk to Steve on how you can do this.
and, at the very least, hear some good Trop Rock music. It
Thanks for taking some time and choosing your
also allows us to venture out to a more family related activ- Board of Directors.
SOCCER AMISH STYLE
September 2009 Treasury
Jimmy Buffett continues to show everyone his marketing
genius! The new line of Paradise Key Iced Tea is his latest
offering. (Limited availability soon in the Southeast? Hey,
we don’t all live in Florida!)
And who wouldn’t want the Margaritaville Tailgater Grill?
(Only $399.99 on your favorite plastic!) Speaking of tailgating, you don’t have to shop anywhere except your favorite
Margaritaville store. With a line of tequila, beer, chips, salsas, chicken, shrimp, and the Margaritaville Explorer Frozen Concoction Maker, your tailgating experience is a
breeze. I can’t find a Margaritaville or Landshark canopy
(come on Jimmy, you’re slipping), but you can always
decorate a plain white one with beads and leis and blowups and banners. And be sure to pick up a new t-shirt and
hat and flip-flops. And a chair for when you’ve had enough
liquid refreshment and need a short nap. Or maybe one of
Jimmy’s books for some quiet time.
Now, if only he’d come up with a good-weather juju!
Balance in Account
Raffles & 50/50
Account Balance
8/31/09
9/30/09
$2,832.48
130.00
$2,962.48
PM fundraiser
Bike Ride
Memory Walk
Sponsorship
Total
9/30/2009
100.00
65.00
65.00
100.00
330.00
$2,632.48
Invoices
Center for Independent Living
National MS Society
Alzheimer’s Association
Trop Rock Music Awards
Money Paid Out
Account Balance
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difficulty
in getting
By DJ Jeff
through
the orThere's always great mudeal. You might not recognize the
sic to be found on any given night name Larry Hoppen but you most
in Nashville. That's probably why certainly will recognize the band
the town is nicknamed "Music
he has been a central part of
City". While in town recently, I
since 1972. The band is Orleans,
went out to find some of that
the 70's band whose hits include
great music and ended up falling
"Dance With Me" and "You're Still
into the Mother Lode. The event
the One". Orleans was not only
was a benefit for an organization
the headlining group for the night;
called "You Got the Power". Their they also were the house band for
main mission is to help victims of the singers who followed. By the
violent crime work through not
end of the night, it was quite obvijust the trauma of the crime but
ous what an amazing and versatile
also to help them find the strength band Orleans was and still is toand power needed to get through
day.
all of the subsequent events inThe audience was treated
cluding facing not just the onto several hits sung by Jimi
slaught of obnoxious crossJameson, former lead singer for
examining from a defense attorSurvivor; a rousing set from John
ney but also to face the perpetra- Cafferty including coming out to
tors themselves.
the audience and actually climbOne of the organization's
ing onto one of the tables to sing
co-founders is a man named Larry his biggest hit "On the Dark Side";
Hoppen whose family were vicseveral hits sung by Wayne Nelson
tims of such a crime and found
from The Little River Band, and a
MUCH MORE THAN COWBELL!
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surprise appearance by Tommy
Tutone who had the crowd on
their feet for "Jenny 867-5309".
As if this wasn't enough to
not only show Orlean's versatility
as musicians, they also welcomed
Joe Boushard to the stage to sing
his former band's biggest hit, a
little ditty called "Don't Fear the
Reaper". Just try to picture a
band whose biggest hit was a soft
ballad and general sound classified as soft rock cover one of the
most classic hard rock tunes of
the 70s. They pulled it off and
sounded exactly like Blue Oyster
Cult! Of course, one of the best
moments of a night filled with lots
of reminiscing (yes, we heard that
song, too) was when Joe turned to
percussionist Wells Kelly and
shouted "we're gonna need a lot
more cowbell on this one!". I actually had a chance to talk with
Joe for a bit and we discussed
what it was like to already be a
cultural icon and then have that
status taken to an even higher
status when your song becomes
part of comedy history. Joe told
me that not only has that infamous skit from Saturday Night
Live been included on Will Farrell's, Horatio Sanz', and Christopher Walken's DVDs (of which he
was also proud of the residual
checks he receives), he was most
proud of the fact that when you
Google the word 'cowbell', his
band's name is the first entry. Go
ahead, check it out, he's right!
The whole event was so
similar to so many of the trop rock
events we enjoy. All night, the
stage was filled with several musicians who really enjoy working
together; it was quite obvious that
there were so many personal
bonds between all of them. It was
a magical night in Music City!
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Beck’s Myrtle Beach Chronicles,
Refuge for Parrot Heads
by Wayne and Kelly Beck
My wife Kelly and I have always made our yearly vacation plans
at local beaches such as Rehoboth and Ocean City, Md. This
year we decided to travel farther to a new latitude for a new
attitude and booked a room at Myrtle Beach, S.C. and it was
worlds above what we had expected. The true experience did
not begin in Myrtle but actually at South of the Border, which
we’d heard is a tourist trap that should be avoided, but, me being me, curiosity was screaming in my
head and we made a pit stop there. I had a ball looking through the junk shops and taking pictures and
actually getting the best tamale I’ve ever had, served by a Mexican lady that had a thicker mustache then
their mascot Pedro; the ‘stache even dipped down to a faux handlebar, but I thought it rude to whip out a
camera for a picture of the caterpillar she was sportin’.
Kelly went to the information building to collect Myrtle coupons and information on
attractions and was helped by the friendliest man. This was a preview of the mentality we
came to see everywhere in South Carolina, and they gave us a shortcut from SOTB to Myrtle.
I used the restroom and want to warn everyone to either wait until their next stop or stop
before SOTB. Think penicillin!
As we were approaching Myrtle Beach, the first thing that I noticed was a huge
Landshark billboard; I said to Kelly, “I think I’m going to like this town.” We checked
into our hotel and decided to go out for dinner and see what’s around. Our first stop was Broadway on the
Beach and Margaritaville and it was everything I’d dreamed of, even nicer then the Orlando location that
Kelly and I visited on our honeymoon. There was a tiki bar outside with Landshark and Lone Palm on tap.
Lone Palm was my favorite; it resembles Yuengling more than it did Landshark. It was time to get dinner
so we went to the pleasant hostess and she looked concerned and said that it’s an hour and a half wait
and I said “and the problem is”; she laughed and gave us a buzzer and we proceeded to the bar. While
enjoying a Landshark and the best margarita I’ve had outside of Cheeseburger in Paradise, the lights
started flashing and strobing, sounds of thunder stifled the patrons and the band and all the televisions
instantly tuned to the weather channel and a report that Hurricane Myrtle was making its was from
Margaritaville to Margaritaville. Looking up, we saw a spinning funnel cloud at the ceiling. A giant bottle of
Margaritaville Tequila dropped down to a giant blender, liquid poured out, and the mixing commenced as
tailgate videos came on television and the entire restaurant sang along with Margaritaville being pumped
through the sound system. It was a magical time, and we’d been in town only a few hours.
No matter where we went everyone was moving at such a slow pace and we truly realized what it meant
to be “Living and Dying in 3⁄4 Time”. The speed limit was 35 at places but everyone drove at 25 or 30 and
was in no hurry. Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite restaurant is Cheeseburger in Paradise
and since they are no longer in York, PA, I have to travel to Pasadena, MD, or Delaware to enjoy it. There
was a Cheeseburger in Paradise there and the food was actually better! Since Margaritaville Holdings
sold their stake in the chain to OSI, they’ve had issues with expansion and even closed some restaurants,
but this one is the real deal and can be the savior for the brand. One place I was warned about from by
locals was 5 O’Clock Somewhere, which has nothing to do with Buffett, and the owner is a jerk (to use a
more family-friendly phrase) and fights often break out there.
No matter where we went Landshark was pouring freely; a few places actually ran out or had to tap new
kegs. We met great people who were willing to talk to anyone and make them feel welcome. All of
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Beck’s Myrtle Beach Chronicles, Refuge for Parrot Heads, cont.
by Wayne and Kelly Beck
the restaurants, from the larger ones such as Margaritaville, Senor Frogs, House of Blues (where we
saw Dan Ackroyd at the next table) to the smalerl places, were unique and a few had a Key West feel,
such as River City Café on 21st St., where the food was excellent and the fun is looking at all the license
plates which cover 100% of the walls inside and out.
Finally, the unofficial pastime for Myrtle is shark-tooth hunting on the beach and it’s a 24-hour activity.
Even at midnight on the sandbars that appear out of the low tide, the water was like bath water and
midnight swims are not uncommon. I never thought I’d be in the ocean at midnight. Myrtle is a top
destination for me when I just want to get away for a few days and stay in the U.S. Here are the
highlights that I recommend for everyone:
Margaritaville, Cheeseburger in Paradise, River City Café, House of Blues, New Boardwalk(2010), Broadway on
the Beach, Gay Dolphin, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Sugar(candy shop), Tiki Jim’s, Broadway fish feeding, Muriel’s Inlet,
Shark tooth hunt, Captain Diligad’s, lazy rivers at hotels, Drunken Jack’s.
MY THOUGHTS by Peggy Stephens
I enjoyed the article RANDOM THOUGHTS by Paul Costello that was shared in last month’s newsletter. Especially his very first
thought: “Obituaries would be far more interesting if they told you how the person died, wouldn’t they?” You see, I have developed a
morbid curiosity for reading the local obituaries. I know, I know, my husband thinks the same thing, but I get a kick out of it. You see,
there are so many different ways to report that someone has “gone to the great beyond.” Most people just die or pass away. Some
pass on, some enter eternal life or eternal rest. Others just enter into rest, maybe go to Heaven. Some have gone home to be with
the Lord, some are called by the Lord. Do you think He knows your number or does He just call out “Hey you, buddy, come on,
you’re coming with me.” Can you refuse His call?
Often a person passes away peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends. Do you need an invitation for this? Some join their
departed spouse or peacefully exit this world. Recently, someone was healed. HUH?? Too many times a person dies unexpectedly,
or suddenly transitions into eternal rest, but there are no details. I’ve even seen obits written in the first person. These are just scary.
My favorite obit, though, is the woman who “left the building.” I’m not kidding. I scanned the entire obituary looking for a reference
to Elvis. There was none.
Too few times it is reported that a person has lost his or her courageous battle with some dreaded disease or as a result of an
accident (motorcycle, car, drowning). You see, these are the details I need to know. I have also noticed that there is a trend with how
you depart this world depending on your funeral home. Anyway, I will continue to read and wonder. Me? I plan to go “kickin’ and
screamin’’........Any thoughts?
THOUGHTS
WATCH OUT, KEY WEST...HERE WE COME!
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Shark Bites
...all the news that’s fit to print.
Thursday, November 12
7:00 p.m. Location TBA
*SPECIAL NOTE*
Due to Stars and Promises 2009,
the December meeting will be
December 3rd
Ronald McDonald
House Dinners
Volunteers needed
for Oct 27th, Nov
24th, and Dec 22
Contact Bob
Hess2831@Comcast.net
PHiAP Holiday
Party
January 9, 2010
American Legion,
Mechanicsburg
More TBA soon!
STARS &
PROMISES
2009!
THURSDAY
DECEMBER10TH,
2009
Same place as last year, don’t
miss this INCREDIBLE night of
music and fellowship with
Peter Mayer and
Friends
Ticket info coming soon/
And, yes, Virginia, there will be an
open house social at Jeff and
Melinda’s house afterwards...no
word yet on that Santa Claus thing
Upcoming Donations
During November and December, monthly donations will be for Shalom House
Veteran Women’s Shelter. More information coming from Lynn Stewart coming
soon. Please, keep this important charity in your hearts during the next few
months!
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NEW WAY COOL T-SHIRTS
COMING SOON...STAY TUNED!
...all the news that’s fit to print.
2009 Trop Rock Music Awards
Friday Nov 6th, Key West, FL
PHiAP is proud to have two of our members nominated for three
awards! PHiAP is also a Proud Sponsor of this year’s Awards. Best
of Luck to the following!
Duo/Trio of the
Year
Trop Rock Radio
Station of the Year
Trop Rock Radio Show
of the Year
Tropical Soul
SandBar Radio
The Amish Beach Party
DJ Jeff/Programmer
Hosted by DJ Jeff Allen
POLAE
PLUNGE
2010
The Sauce
Boss
April 17th, 2010
Appalachian Brewing Company,
Jan 1st, 2010
More coming soon!
Harrisburg
Save that date!
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The following are the shirt
imprints on the backs of your
PHellow PHlocksters from
last month’s PHiAP gatherings. Do you remember who
was wearing these shirts?
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JACK’S GOT YOUR
BACK!
BY JACK WITMER
Don’t turn around….Jack might
have YOUR back this month!
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Trivia - Name that Jimmy
Jimmy Buffett is not the first nor will be the last Jimmy. Test your knowledge of famous Jimmy’s below. The answers
along with a scoring grid is included below. Good luck. Thanks go out to Patrick O’Leary for the quiz.
1. He was President of the United States
2. TV Preacher with a weakness for hookers
3. Inka Dinka Do
4. Singer and Sausage Maker
5. He died on NYPD Blue
6. Baseball Hall of Famer from way back
7. Dolphins Coach
8. Corrupt boss possibly buried in the Meadowlands
9. Led Zepellin Guitarist
10. Purple Haze
11. Pinocchio’s buddy - poetic license taken here
12. American folk tune
13. Former Boston Red Sox player ”Fear Strikes Out”
14. Blues singer mentioned in “Six String Music”
15. Famed New York Writer
16. Famous present day wrapper
17. Had a Number 1 Bestseller on the NY Times Fiction and Non-Fiction lists
18. Actor who played JJ on 70’s sitcom “Good Times”
19. He and his brother were famous Big Band leaders
20. He sang “If You Want To Be Happy for the Rest of Your Life”
(Never Make a Pretty Woman Your Wife)
21. The Marvallettes want to know when he will return
22. “It’s a Wonderful Life”
see page 11 for the answers
The Captain and the Crew
Captain
VACANT
captain@amishparrotheads.com
First Mate
Jeff Slaugh
firstmate@amishparrotheads.com
Purser
Deb McDonald
purser@amishparrotheads.com
Scribe
Jane Hess
scribe@amishparrotheads.com
Cruise Director
Sue McCaughey
cruise1@amishparrotheads.com
Cruise Director
Patrice Hall
cruise2@amishparrotheads.com
Newsletter Staff
TequilaTimes@amishparrotheads.com
Crew Member - Member Liaison
Jay Bailey
crew1@amishparrotheads.com
Crew Member - Ronald McDonald House Rep
Bob Hess
crew2@amishparrotheads.com
Crew Member- Members special events
Shauna Manana
crew3@amishparrotheads.com
Jr Crew Member
Joe Baldwin
crew4@amishparrotheads.com
Membership Directors
Michelle Baldwin
membership@amishparrotheads.com
Mary Chopak
membership2@amishparrotheads.com
Music Director
Dennis McCaughey
music@amishparrotheads.com
Navigator - WebMaster
VACANT
webmaster@amishparrotheads.com
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Hey,
Key West,
Get ready
cause
Here
We
Come!
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Trivia - Name that Jimmy
Answers:
1. Jimmy Carter
2. Jimmy Swaggert
3. Jimmy Durante
4. Jimmy Dean
5. Jimmy Smits
6. Jimmy Foxx
7. Jimmy Johnson
8. Jimmy Hoffa
9. Jimmy Page
10. Jimi Hendrix
11. Jiminey Cricket
12. “Jimmy Crack Corn”
13. Jimmy Piersall
14. Jimmy Reed
15. Jimmy Breslin
16. Jimmy Ray
17. Jimmy Buffett
18. Jimmy Walker
19. Jimmy Dorsey
20. Jimmy Soul
21. Jimmy Mack
22. Jimmy Stewart
Of course you knew this one!
How Did You Do?
20 and above…Your name is Jimmy
15 and above… Your dog is named Jimmy
10 and above…Someone in your family is named Jimmy
5 and above…You like the music of Jimmy Ray
0 and above…You are a few French fries short of a happy meal
Tropical
Soul
Schedule
Key West Here We Come --- AGAIN!!!! Sue McCaughey
Can’t believe it’s that time of year again. For all of you who are making the trip to Key West
for MOTM yet again, you will have lots of chances to catch Tropical Soul on the island that
week. We arrive Sunday, November 1 and will be staying until Monday, November 9. Here
is the Tropical Soul schedule for the week.
Monday, November 2 through Sunday, November 8, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hogs Breath Saloon
And locally:
Dennis with R Scott Bryan and special guests
Thursday, October 1- 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
Wednesday, November 4, 9:00 pm - midnight
Liberty Forge, Mechanicsburg PA
Casa Pool Bar
Saturday, October 3- Private Party Middletown, PA
Wednesday, October 7- 8:00 pm-11:00 pm Dennis solo
Dennis is thrilled to be playing this gig with none other than
Loxley’s, Lancaster, PA
James “Sunny Jim” White
Thursday, October 8- 7:00pm PHiAP Meeting
Friday, November 6, 10:00 am - noon
at Underdog’s Harrisburg, PA
Sarasota Bay PH Club Bloody Mary Party
Friday, October 9- 6:00-9:00pm
Moondancer Winery, Wrightsville, PA
Dennis with John Patti on steel pans
Saturday, October 10- 8:00 pm-11:00 pm
Friday, November 6, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Bogey Macaws, York, PA
Jimmy Dreamz Key West Event
Thursday, October 15- 8:00 pm-11:00 pm
Dante’s
Loxley’s, Lancaster, PA
Friday, October 16- 9:00 pm-12:00 am Dennis solo,
Dennis with R Scott Bryan
Knicker’s Pub,York, PA
Tropical Soul is also thrilled to be nominated as Duo/Trio of the year
Friday, October 23- 9:30 pm-11:30 pm Dennis solo
at the 2nd Annual Trop Rock awards that will be held at the Casa
Fennici’s, Hershey, PA
on Friday night starting at 7:30 pm.
Saturday, October 24- 9:30pm-12:30am,
Annie Bailey’s,Lancaster, PA
This will be a fun and exciting year in Key West –
looking forward to hanging with lots of PHIAP members there.
Jeff Slaugh
2665 Pinewood Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
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JAKIE’S JOURNAL
Birthdays
October 9
October 14
October 25
October 26
October 26
October 27
October 31
November 2
Anniversaries
Deb Gelnett
Laura Wach
Frank Amicucci
Michelle Butler
Steve Meyer
Don Isabella
Adam Zurick
Elaine Hamburg
October 13
October 19
October 20
October 25
October 30
November 3
November 4
November 8
Dave Ebright
Steve & Sue Meyer
Dick & Margaret Duncan
Larry & Dolly Kmetz
Jared & Angela Sullivan
Doug & Sharon Clouser
Wayne & Kelly Beck
Jack Witmer
Total PHIAP Membership October is 117!
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