Friday, June 27, 2008
The Rum Daddy
Paul is a friend of mine who gets paid to drink rum.
The Rum Daddy: "Paul “Rum Daddy” Artrip resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a well-known rum aficionado and rummier to many rumophiles and Parrot Head clubs. His extensive personal collection includes over 150 rums, rons, rhums, and cachacas."
The Rum Daddy: "Paul “Rum Daddy” Artrip resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a well-known rum aficionado and rummier to many rumophiles and Parrot Head clubs. His extensive personal collection includes over 150 rums, rons, rhums, and cachacas."
Labels: drink, food, parrot head, parrothead, rum, WTF
Saturday, September 01, 2007
TheStar.com - entertainment - The complicated uncomplicated life of Jimmy Buffett
TheStar.com - entertainment - The complicated uncomplicated life of Jimmy Buffett: "The complicated uncomplicated life of Jimmy Buffett"
ep 01, 2007 04:30 AM
Sometimes Jimmy Buffett's world gets a little too complicated.
After a lifetime spent in the pursuit of uncluttered self-contentment – "some music, a couple of hours in the water, a nap in the afternoon is all I really need," the American folk-pop icon said during a recent interview – he seems to have achieved exactly the opposite.
He's the head of a massive and complex empire that embraces recording, distribution, music publishing, merchandising and concert interests; the creation of several bestselling novels and an autobiography; Internet radio; movie and stage musical productions; two restaurant chains; a brewery, and a casino resort that will open in Biloxi, Miss. in 2010, not far from his birthplace in Pascagoula.
The 61-year-old accidental mogul, who also flies and collects antique planes and regularly sails his own yacht to distant and exotic destinations, says he has "about 4,000 or 5,000" people working for him and a handful of executives who take care of the various day-to-day operations of his multi-faceted business.
But though he likes to think he has his hand on the wheel, that's not always the case. A few months ago the much-mythologized, free-spirited macho icon worshipped by hundreds of thousands of self-proclaimed Parrotheads approved a general U.S.-food industry-inspired ban on Canadian seafood in his restaurants and immediately found himself at odds with his legions of Canadian fans, as well as relatives in Newfoundland.
Labels: Music, parrot head, parrothead, Philly Parrotheads
Friday, August 31, 2007
The nine essential Jimmy Buffet songs - Music News & Trends - BostonHerald.com
The nine essential Jimmy Buffet songs - Music News & Trends - BostonHerald.com: "The nine essential Jimmy Buffet songs By Jed Gottlieb Friday, August 31, 2007 If you want to run a marathon - or spend the weekend sucking down margaritas - all your body parts need to be working in concert. Big accomplishments only happen when the little things operate in perfect harmony. Take a Jimmy Buffett show for proof. Structured with the intricacy of the human body - a big, balding, tequila-infused human body uniformed in flip-flops and a Hawaiian shirt - a Buffett concert is built of songs you know by heart that are greater than the sum of its parts. To illustrate how all the vital organs play their part, we’ve dissected Buffett’s likely Gillette set list (our apologies to “Operation” creator Milton Bradley)."
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Labels: Buffett, Music, parrot head, parrothead
Sunday, July 15, 2007
*Stars on the Water* - Richmond, VA - August 24-26, 2007
"*Stars on the Water*
Dear Parrot Heads,
We hope you will join the Parrot Head Club of Richmond for the 13th annual
*Stars on the Water* weekend party in Richmond, VA, August 24-26, 2007.
*Stars* is our biggest and most ambitious party/fund raiser of the year, and we
need YOUR participation to help make it successful.
Featuring: Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band, the Sunny Jim Band, the
Calypso Nuts, Scott Kirby, John Frinzi, and *The Wrest.
*_The Wrest _ (http://www.thewrest.com/) is a popular Richmond party band
that everyone enjoyed at Stars 2006. Check out their songlist at
_www.thewrest.com_ (http://www.thewrest.com/) .
Friday, 4:00 - 11:00 p.m.: Cheeseburger in Paradise Poolside Party with
shows by John Frinzi and the Sunny Jim Band! Food and beverages included.
Saturday, 10 a.m - 5 p.m.
: Poolside entertainment with our friends the CalypsoNuts and Jim Morris and
the Big Bamboo Band! Lunch and beverages included. Parrot head fun and
games, great raffle and door prizes!
Saturday evening, 6:00 - 11:00: Keep your dancin' shoes on, because The
Wrest is going to keep us entertained in true party style - outside by the pool!
Tropical buffet of heavy hors d'oeuvres included. Cash bar.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Scott Kirby singing all of our favorites!
Joining Scott will be Dave Edmiston and Emily Leader. Delectable brunch
included. Cash bar with mimosa and bloody mary specials.
*All of the weekend's activities will be held poolside, weather permitting.
Rates per person:
Friday Only................$ 50.00
Saturday Only............$ 90.00
Friday & Saturday.......$120.00
Saturday & Sunday.....$115.00
Sunday Only..............$ 35.00
Entire Weekend..........$140.00
*Stars* Hotel Information:
For the twelfth straight year, we're returning to our home away from home,
the Holiday Inn Central on the Boulevard - and these fine folks are reserving
the entire hotel just for US! Rooms are available at the parrot head group
rate of $72.00 per room per night, plus tax.
Important Hotel Procedure: In order to reserve your room at the Holiday Inn,
you must first register for *Stars.* You will be contacted by the Holiday
Inn in the order of registration to reserve your room. No exceptions!! NOTE: If
you request a balcony room, you will be expected to decorate it! Many Stars'
guests have waited years for the chance to show off their decorating skills,
and we get fussed at when balconies are left naked - and cool balconies add
to the festive atmosphere.
Registration Info:
We will close registration on August 17 or when we hit 275 people, whichever
comes first, and Stars has sold out the past four years. Island time is
cool, but we'd hate for you to miss out on all the phun!
A printable registration form is available on our club's website:
_http://www.phcor.com/stars
Proceeds will benefit Greater Richmond Chapter of the Alzheimer's
Association and St. Joseph's Villa (_www.neverstopbelieving.org_
(http://www.neverstopbelieving
*Please note: *Stars* is an adult party, and as much as we hate imposing
this restriction we ask that you not bring children with you, or if you must,
that you make arrangements for them to remain outside the party area on Friday
and Saturday. 21 years of age and older, please.
*Canine companions: The Holiday Inn is a pet-friendly hotel, and we're dog
lovers, too, but the area around the pool gets very congested. Please plan on
keeping your dogs outside the pool fence, for their safety as well as that of
our guests. We appreciate your cooperation.
WHY YOU SHOULD COME TO *STARS*: When you arrive at the Holiday Inn, you've
reached more than just your hotel destination, you're at the party!
Everything happens right here, and the Holiday Inn Central offers a perfect setting
with its friendly, casual atmosphere and lots of rooms overlooking the pool and
all the goings-on. Park your car, unpack your bags, and relax! We'll even
provide your transportation to and from the airport or train station if you
need a ride. Besides being welcomed by our club members who are truly happy to
see you, you'll be treated to full-length shows by all of our entertainers,
and your food (Friday night, all day Saturday, and Sunday brunch) and beverages
(Friday night and Saturday poolside) are included in your registration fee.
We'll have tempting raffle prizes, too. We think you'll agree -- *Stars*
really is your one-stop parrot head party, and the very BEST DEAL around!
"We're stayin' at a Holiday Inn full of parrot heads,
We meet there once a year..."
PLEASE JOIN US!
Labels: Buffett, Music, parrot head, parrothead
Friday, June 22, 2007
PreParty IN AC
To all our Parrothead Friends Attending the Atlantic City Show!
Jersey Shore Parrotheads will be hosting a Party from 12noon-8pm at the
DuckTown Tavern in Atlantic City.
Print out the attached flyer, and bring it to DuckTown... the flyer will
enable you to receive reduced priced drinks!
I hope to see everyone There!
Sincerely,
Carol Ridler President
Jersey Shore Parrothead Club
*Please feel free to "PASS" along to any of your friends going to AC Buffett on Sat June 30
Pass Located HERE
Pass Located HERE
Labels: Buffett, parrot head, parrothead, Philly Parrotheads
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Parrot Heads PHlock together to party with a purpose
The Walton Sun: "Twice a month, a group of people decked out in bright, tropical clothing gather at different restaurants and bars in the Destin and Panama City area to listen to music, drink, dance and have fun.
Sounds usual. However, members of this group have an angle to partying, which they believe sets them apart.
Parrot Heads are proud to be known for “partying with a purpose.” Their partying leads to fundraising for charitable organizations.
Mike Schneider of Destin is past president and one of 20 charter members of the Emerald Coast Parrot Head Club, which was chartered in 2000. He had never been a member of the Parrot Heads before, but he is a big fan of Jimmy Buffet music and the laid-back lifestyle he sings about.
“It’s a fun group,” said Schneider, “a light-hearted group. I like that it’s musical and its tropical theme and that it helps area groups. Members are really active in the community.”
The ECPHC, based in Destin, boasted 581 members last year and was the third largest in the Parrot Head Nation. It is a non-profit corporation and supports local environmental causes through fundraising and volunteering. Centered around the tropical spirit of Jimmy Buffett's music, social functions incorporate that flavor and coastal philosophy into the group’s twice monthly meetings. “PHlockings” are usually held at F"
Sounds usual. However, members of this group have an angle to partying, which they believe sets them apart.
Parrot Heads are proud to be known for “partying with a purpose.” Their partying leads to fundraising for charitable organizations.
Mike Schneider of Destin is past president and one of 20 charter members of the Emerald Coast Parrot Head Club, which was chartered in 2000. He had never been a member of the Parrot Heads before, but he is a big fan of Jimmy Buffet music and the laid-back lifestyle he sings about.
“It’s a fun group,” said Schneider, “a light-hearted group. I like that it’s musical and its tropical theme and that it helps area groups. Members are really active in the community.”
The ECPHC, based in Destin, boasted 581 members last year and was the third largest in the Parrot Head Nation. It is a non-profit corporation and supports local environmental causes through fundraising and volunteering. Centered around the tropical spirit of Jimmy Buffett's music, social functions incorporate that flavor and coastal philosophy into the group’s twice monthly meetings. “PHlockings” are usually held at F"
Labels: Buffett, parrot head, parrothead
Parrot Heads raise $35,000 to fight cancer
SouthCoastToday.com: Parrot Heads raise $35,000 to fight cancer: "NEW BEDFORD — Everyone likes to have a good time, but the Nautical Whalers Parrot Head Club will tell you it's a lot more fun when you party with a purpose.
The nonprofit organization, which draws its inspiration from feel-good musician Jimmy Buffett, is widely known for its charitable endeavors. The 190-member Nautical Whaler's chapter of the worldwide contingent recently presented a check for nearly $35,000 to the Jimmy Fund-Dana Farber Cancer Institute on behalf of the nine New England Parrot Head chapters.
'Our goal is to have fun and help out people who need it,' said Brian Woolley, a cancer survivor who founded the local chapter of the Parrot Head Club in 1999, along with his wife, Maureen. 'We saw a real need in the area and decided to do something.'
'Around that time we founded the group I was in an accident that kept me laid up for 18 months,' said Ms.Woolley, noting that Mr. Buffett's music helped lift her spirits during the difficult time."
The nonprofit organization, which draws its inspiration from feel-good musician Jimmy Buffett, is widely known for its charitable endeavors. The 190-member Nautical Whaler's chapter of the worldwide contingent recently presented a check for nearly $35,000 to the Jimmy Fund-Dana Farber Cancer Institute on behalf of the nine New England Parrot Head chapters.
'Our goal is to have fun and help out people who need it,' said Brian Woolley, a cancer survivor who founded the local chapter of the Parrot Head Club in 1999, along with his wife, Maureen. 'We saw a real need in the area and decided to do something.'
'Around that time we founded the group I was in an accident that kept me laid up for 18 months,' said Ms.Woolley, noting that Mr. Buffett's music helped lift her spirits during the difficult time."
Labels: Buffett, parrot head, parrothead
ickets for Buffett concert in Atlantic City go on sale Monday | Asbury Park Press Online
APP.COM - Tickets for Buffett concert in Atlantic City go on sale Monday | Asbury Park Press Online: "ATLANTIC CITY — Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday for the long-awaited Atlantic City debut of cult hero Jimmy Buffett.
The Key West-based singer-songwriter and his longtime backing group, The Coral Reefer Band, will bring their Bama Breeze 2007 tour to Boardwalk Hall, Boardwalk at Florida Avenue, June 30.
The concert is sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment, which owns Bally's, Casears, Harrah's and Showboat.
Show time will be 8 p.m. Admission is $226, $156, $96 and $66. To order tickets, call (800) 736-1420 or visit www.ticketmaster.com/."
The Key West-based singer-songwriter and his longtime backing group, The Coral Reefer Band, will bring their Bama Breeze 2007 tour to Boardwalk Hall, Boardwalk at Florida Avenue, June 30.
The concert is sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment, which owns Bally's, Casears, Harrah's and Showboat.
Show time will be 8 p.m. Admission is $226, $156, $96 and $66. To order tickets, call (800) 736-1420 or visit www.ticketmaster.com/."
Labels: Buffett, Music, parrot head, parrothead, Philly Parrotheads
For some, Buffett concert failed to meet expectations | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
For some, Buffett concert failed to meet expectations | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "I would say the Jimmy Buffett concert at Minute Maid Park was a little disappointing. I can understand Dr. Utley being ill (clearly he didn't take the right kind of weather with him to wherever he caught the bug), but there were a few other people missing from the stage as well. For example, the brass section was down to one person instead of the usual three. Mac McAnally trying to play the piano with a guitar strapped on was tough, although he did a fairly good job with the few chops he had to hit on the keyboard.
The sound was uneven. At times the music drowned out the lyrics and, as we all know, Jimmy's songs are 75 percent lyrics and 25 percent melody. Not sure if it was first-stop-of-the-tour logistical problems or lack of rehearsal time.
Still, a really good concert. The new songs are great. In fact the album is one of his best since License to Chill and a step above Beach House on the Moon. Who says you have to know the old Buffett songs to enjoy being a Parrothead? To those folks I say 'breathe in, breathe out, move on.'
Note to Drayton: Please ask the beer vendors not to hawk beverages during the concert. They tried to do it quietly but still, it's not a ballgame when Buffett is singing and the Coral Reefers are playing in centerfield"
The sound was uneven. At times the music drowned out the lyrics and, as we all know, Jimmy's songs are 75 percent lyrics and 25 percent melody. Not sure if it was first-stop-of-the-tour logistical problems or lack of rehearsal time.
Still, a really good concert. The new songs are great. In fact the album is one of his best since License to Chill and a step above Beach House on the Moon. Who says you have to know the old Buffett songs to enjoy being a Parrothead? To those folks I say 'breathe in, breathe out, move on.'
Note to Drayton: Please ask the beer vendors not to hawk beverages during the concert. They tried to do it quietly but still, it's not a ballgame when Buffett is singing and the Coral Reefers are playing in centerfield"
Labels: Buffett, Music, parrot head, parrothead
Man finishes stay aboard raft for veterans' cause
Florida AP News: Story: Man finishes stay aboard raft for veterans' cause: "Sampsel's primary benefactor was Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, a Key West-based cafe and retail emporium, which gave him $5,000. The remainder came from individual contributions."
Labels: Buffett, parrothead
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Hoffman: Minute Maid is ready for Parrotheads | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Hoffman: Minute Maid is ready for Parrotheads | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Jimmy Buffett's concert Saturday night at Minute Maid Park took six months to negotiate, but the ball really started rolling three years ago when the Houston Astros hired Jay Lucas to run their communications department.
Lucas is a certified Parrothead, a longtime Buffett fan.
Astros president of business operations Pam Gardner 'mentioned that the team was interested in getting a show or two at Minute Maid,' Lucas said. 'The first person I thought of was Jimmy Buffett. He hadn't played Houston in a long time. When you check out the way he packs concerts all over the country, I figured if you're looking for someone to play here, he's the one. Plus, I had struck up a friendship with people in Jimmy's management company during my years of working for the Dodgers.'
Lucas called Buffett's management and said, 'We'd like to have Jimmy play Minute Maid Park. What do we have to do to get him here?'
The first order was putting together a formal proposal. That took a month.
'Kala Sorenson, our vice president of special events, included seating charts and aerial photos from other events, like the party for President Bush and the George Strait concert. Jimmy's team wasn't familiar with our ballpark as a venue, so we wanted to show that we can stage a concert of thi"
Lucas is a certified Parrothead, a longtime Buffett fan.
Astros president of business operations Pam Gardner 'mentioned that the team was interested in getting a show or two at Minute Maid,' Lucas said. 'The first person I thought of was Jimmy Buffett. He hadn't played Houston in a long time. When you check out the way he packs concerts all over the country, I figured if you're looking for someone to play here, he's the one. Plus, I had struck up a friendship with people in Jimmy's management company during my years of working for the Dodgers.'
Lucas called Buffett's management and said, 'We'd like to have Jimmy play Minute Maid Park. What do we have to do to get him here?'
The first order was putting together a formal proposal. That took a month.
'Kala Sorenson, our vice president of special events, included seating charts and aerial photos from other events, like the party for President Bush and the George Strait concert. Jimmy's team wasn't familiar with our ballpark as a venue, so we wanted to show that we can stage a concert of thi"
Labels: Buffett, Music, parrot head, parrothead
Friday, April 06, 2007
Project to sink Vandenberg off Key West begins
Sport Fishing - Project to sink Vandenberg off Key West begins: "fter 10 years of fundraising and permitting, a project has begun to sink a retired military ship off Key West, Fla., to serve as an artificial reef.
Last Friday, the decommissioned U.S. Air Force missile-tracking ship Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a 523-foot ship that also monitored NASA space launches from 1963 to 1983, was towed from the James River Naval Reserve Fleet in Fort Eustis, Va., to Colonna's Shipyard in Norfolk, Va.
The ship also saw 'action' as a film set in the 1999 movie 'Virus,' starring Jamie Lee Curtis and William Baldwin.
The ship is to become the second-largest vessel ever intentionally sunk to become an artificial reef, according to maritime and recreational diving experts. Currently, the largest ship ever scuttled for an artificial marine habitat is the USS Oriskany, an 888-foot Navy aircraft carrier sunk in May 2006 21 miles southeast of Pensacola, Fla. To date, the second-largest vessel, the 510-foot landing ship dock Spiegel Grove, was scuttled in May 2002 about six miles off Key Largo.
Artificial Reefs of the Keys has $3 million in commitments from two Monroe County government entities, a $1.3 million pledge from the City of Key West and other funding resources to help defray the estimated $5.7 million price tag to properly sink the ship, according to Joe Weatherby, the project's coordinator and founder of ARK.
Make-ready and cleansing is being coordinated by ReefMakers, and is expected to take about a year. The ship is slated for scuttling about six miles off Key West in spring 2008.
The proposed artificial reef is expected to attract marine life, provide ongoing positive impact to the tourism-based economy and benefit the underwater environment by taking recreational diving pressure off natural coral reefs. It will also serve as a sportfishing venue for anglers.
"She's an eye-popper and doesn't look like anything else out there," Weatherby said, noting the large electronic tracking dishes that are to be removed and then reinstalled on the ship before sinking. "Portions (of the ship) will come up to within 40 feet from the surface, making it a world-class dive."
For more information on the Vandenberg, dive into www.bigshipwrecks.com. More travel details on the Keys are available at www.fla-keys.com."
Labels: ARK, Key West, parrot head, parrothead
Friday, March 30, 2007
live at texas stadium « Songs in the Key of West
Found a new to me blogger today... check him out...
live at texas stadium « Songs in the Key of West: "wow, i thought it would be good, but not amazing."
live at texas stadium « Songs in the Key of West: "wow, i thought it would be good, but not amazing."
Labels: Buffett, Music, parrot head, parrothead
6-string slingers
TUSKmag.com: "If he weren’t a long-acknowledged master, you might apply the term journeyman to Will Kimbrough.
It’d be a punning thought, based on the idea that an in-demand musician often makes his living on the road, bound to no master but unable to set up shop on his own.
But it’s mostly inaccurate, because to a lot of people, those with ears to hear outside the MTV-CMT-Clear Channel party lines, Will Kimbrough is a master musician, one who should have long been a superstar with the requisite legions of fans and followers.
If his fans’ fans would just follow, he’d probably have the big numbers. We’re talking about Kimbrough fans such as Jimmy Buffett, Rodney Crowell, Todd Snider and Kim Richey.
Kimbrough has led a number of bands, from his early days with Will and the Bushmen, cutting two discs for Capitol EMI, to The Bis-quits and Daddy projects with fellow should-be-a-star Tommy Womack. And he was the mainstay behind Snider’s Nervous Wrecks, as lead guitarist and harmony vocalist, in a relationship that continues today, with Kimbrough producing and playing on Snider’s most recent records.
He’s been a sideman with luminaries such as Crowell, Kim Richey and Josh Rouse, and produced records not just for Snider but for Adrienne Young and Kate Campbell. A couple of years back" his fellow Mobile native Buffett cut a version of Kimbrough’s song “Piece of Work,” and later invited him down to St. Bart’s to co-write some new tunes.
While they were enjoying the weather, up popped Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.
“So I had a conversation over beers and sushi with Roger Waters about Neil Young and “Rust Never Sleeps,’” Kimbrough said.
“That is something that you would have dreamed up as a teen-ager, and I actually did it. I make a living doing this,” Kimbrough said.
Labels: Music, parrot head, parrothead
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Jimmy Buffett - Live in Anguilla - 24 March 2007.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Jake Shimabukuro brings his ukulele to the Mountain Stage What do "Ava Maria," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps,"
EDGE: Jake Shimabukuro brings his ukulele to the Mountain Stage What do "Ava Maria," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "The Star Spangled Banner": "What do 'Ava Maria,' 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps,' 'The Star Spangled Banner' and the Japanese folk song, 'Sakura,' have in common?
On most days not much, but these songs are just a small sample of the deep-and-wide repertoire of Hawaiian ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro, who has been taking the uke on its own wild ride."
Shimabukuro, who has been touring with Jimmy Buffett off and on for the past year and a half, is out on the road solo promoting a sensational CD, "Gently Weeps," produced by Buffett's guitarist Mac McAnally.
Labels: Music, parrot head, parrothead
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
WWSGHD: WHAT WOULD STEVE GOODMAN HAVE DONE
Many people say Jimmy Buffett has sold out, not so, he has only taken advantage of opportunities presented to him. He has taken a #8 Song and turned it into a multi-million dollar industry. It started quite simply, Jimmy saw people selling t-shirts out side of where he was playing and decided that is someone was going to make money on his name it would be him and thus spawned the Margaritaville empire. First came "Jimmy Buffett's Caribbean Soul" which sold t-shirts and other shirts with lines and phrases from his songs. I bought my first Caribbean Soul shirts from JC Penny back in the early 80's. Next came the stores and restaurants. The he realized that Parrotheads were drinking a lot of Margarita's in emulation of his song, so he came out with his own line of Margaritaville Tequila. Margaritaville foods came next. Now we have LandShark Lager. How did all this happen, it is simple Parrot Heads are mostly middle to upper class Americans with disposable income and Jimmy has found they way to have us dispose it in his direction. He like a snake oil salesman is selling a dream and we are buying it. To be honest I am willing to bet there are a lot of other artists who if they could get away with it would be doing the same thing.
So that comes to the title of this piece, What would Steve Goodman have done, given the means would Steve Goodman had marketed himself in similar ways? What about Harry Chapin? You decide, but, just think about this if Bono and U2 came out with a Stout how many of their fans would be raising a glass of U2 Stout this St Paddy's Day?
So that comes to the title of this piece, What would Steve Goodman have done, given the means would Steve Goodman had marketed himself in similar ways? What about Harry Chapin? You decide, but, just think about this if Bono and U2 came out with a Stout how many of their fans would be raising a glass of U2 Stout this St Paddy's Day?
Labels: parrot head, parrothead
Saturday, March 10, 2007
BUY THIS DVD
That's right folks you need to head on over to the Paradise Charitable Foundation Website, go to the store and buy this DVD. Bring back memories of "Island Daze" The 15th Annual Meeting of the Minds in Key West Florida. Loaded with photos and video great music this is a must have souvenir from the 2006 Convention.
Labels: Key West, Music, parrot head, parrothead
Friday, March 09, 2007
There's just one artist perfect for new state song - Orlando Sentinel : News Columnists
There's just one artist perfect for new state song - Orlando Sentinel : News Columnists: "A movement is afoot in the Florida Legislature this year to change the state song, 'The Swanee River (Old Folks at Home),' written in 1851 by Pennsylvanian Stephen C. Foster.
Seems that someone finally realized the song's lyrics refer nostalgically to 'darkeys' on the 'old plantation.' Gee, do you think it might be time for an update? If so, where do we go from here?
The answer is one artist and one only. But that depends on whether Floridians -- read that 'state legislators' -- can stop taking themselves and this state so seriously.
Let's consider the choices, which are pretty narrow. Few songs mention Florida more than just incidentally. Take the Beach Boys' hit from the 1980s, 'Kokomo,' which declares, 'Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo. That's where you wanna go to get away from it all.' True, but who wants advice from California boys?
Then there are songs that focus on Florida, but they tend to be less than flattering, such as Eric Clapton's 'Mainline Florida,' written when he lived in Miami. Clearly, he was thrilled to get out.
What about a Florida artist?
There's Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, rock 'n' rollers originally from Gainesville. Or Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Southern rock band revived from a 1977 plane crash. How about country star John Anderson from Apopka? Or Miami's Latina vocalist Gloria Estefan? For the seniors, crooner Pat Boone from Jacksonville is an option. (Is he still alive?)
Little music from any of the above is focused on Florida.
The late folk singer Gamble Rogers told Florida stories, but his ballads aren't very melodic. Stadiums of people singing them might cause the earth to quiver on its axis. And unfortunately, nobody knows who the guy is anymore.
It's back to the obvious: Jimmy Buffett.
On his License to Chill CD, Buffett wondered, "Am I country, pop or rock 'n' roll? I know they are related."
Oh, dear. Identity crisis at 60. Let me help.
Jimmy, you're pure Floridana."
Rest Here
Seems that someone finally realized the song's lyrics refer nostalgically to 'darkeys' on the 'old plantation.' Gee, do you think it might be time for an update? If so, where do we go from here?
The answer is one artist and one only. But that depends on whether Floridians -- read that 'state legislators' -- can stop taking themselves and this state so seriously.
Let's consider the choices, which are pretty narrow. Few songs mention Florida more than just incidentally. Take the Beach Boys' hit from the 1980s, 'Kokomo,' which declares, 'Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo. That's where you wanna go to get away from it all.' True, but who wants advice from California boys?
Then there are songs that focus on Florida, but they tend to be less than flattering, such as Eric Clapton's 'Mainline Florida,' written when he lived in Miami. Clearly, he was thrilled to get out.
What about a Florida artist?
There's Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, rock 'n' rollers originally from Gainesville. Or Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Southern rock band revived from a 1977 plane crash. How about country star John Anderson from Apopka? Or Miami's Latina vocalist Gloria Estefan? For the seniors, crooner Pat Boone from Jacksonville is an option. (Is he still alive?)
Little music from any of the above is focused on Florida.
The late folk singer Gamble Rogers told Florida stories, but his ballads aren't very melodic. Stadiums of people singing them might cause the earth to quiver on its axis. And unfortunately, nobody knows who the guy is anymore.
It's back to the obvious: Jimmy Buffett.
On his License to Chill CD, Buffett wondered, "Am I country, pop or rock 'n' roll? I know they are related."
Oh, dear. Identity crisis at 60. Let me help.
Jimmy, you're pure Floridana."
Rest Here
Labels: parrot head, parrothead
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Coming This Summer
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
From Key Largo to Key West, a stretch of paradise
Tri-City Herald: Travel: "Then, finally, the signs announce Key West, where chickens wander freely, cats have six toes and the setting sun is reason enough to party.
Harry Truman loved Key West. Next to Independence, it was his favorite place in the world, our guide announced on a tour of the Little White House, a rambling Victorian structure where Truman spent 175 days of his presidency."
Harry Truman loved Key West. Next to Independence, it was his favorite place in the world, our guide announced on a tour of the Little White House, a rambling Victorian structure where Truman spent 175 days of his presidency."
Labels: Key West, parrot head, parrothead
Monday, March 05, 2007
The maestro - Jake Shimabukuro
islandpacket.com The maestro - Jake Shimabukuro: "Jake Shimabukuro, a ukulele whiz kid from Hawaii, was going about his daily business two years ago, when over the course of a week he began getting a unusual number of e-mails from friends and family.
“Like 30 in a week,” he said, “All saying, ‘Hey, did you know about this video clip of you going around on the Internet?’”
Generally speaking, this is not something you want to hear. Ever.
But in Shimabukuro’s case, the clip in question was his performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” which by then was well on its way to becoming a YouTube sensation that helped secure his position as quite possibly the country’s biggest ukulele virtuoso. “To this day I don’t know how it got on the Internet. But I’m not complaining — it’s been a great way to introduce people to my music, and I’m a big fan now of those sites because they’ve got some amazing musicians on there.”"
“Like 30 in a week,” he said, “All saying, ‘Hey, did you know about this video clip of you going around on the Internet?’”
Generally speaking, this is not something you want to hear. Ever.
But in Shimabukuro’s case, the clip in question was his performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” which by then was well on its way to becoming a YouTube sensation that helped secure his position as quite possibly the country’s biggest ukulele virtuoso. “To this day I don’t know how it got on the Internet. But I’m not complaining — it’s been a great way to introduce people to my music, and I’m a big fan now of those sites because they’ve got some amazing musicians on there.”"
Labels: Music, parrot head, parrothead
Buffett's new beer masquerades as microbrew
Buffett's new beer masquerades as microbrew: "For years, Parrotheads' beer of choice was Corona, the Mexican lager that sponsored Jimmy Buffett's concert tours.
Now, Buffett has a new beer sponsor: LandShark Lager. The beer comes in clear bottles that are emblazoned with fins and reflect the laid-back vibe of Buffett, the entrepreneur and singer who lives in Palm Beach."
Now, Buffett has a new beer sponsor: LandShark Lager. The beer comes in clear bottles that are emblazoned with fins and reflect the laid-back vibe of Buffett, the entrepreneur and singer who lives in Palm Beach."
At first glance, LandShark looks like a microbrew that's produced by Buffett himself. After all, the name alludes to the Buffett song Fins, the product is displayed prominently on Buffett's Web site and the bottle says the lager is made by Margaritaville Brewing Co. of Jacksonville.
But LandShark is brewed by Anheuser-Busch Cos. of St. Louis, although the nation's largest brewer seeks a stealth role. An Anheuser-Busch spokeswoman declined to comment on the product, except to confirm that it's made by the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light.
LandShark isn't the first beer to hide a big brewer's involvement. Anheuser-Busch's Wild Hop Lager and Stone Mill Pale Ale, both organic brews, are marketed as the product of Green Valley Brewing Co.
And Blue Moon, a purported craft beer, in fact is brewed by Molson Coors Brewing Co.
LandShark is available in Margaritaville restaurants and will be sold at Buffett concerts. For now, the beer is being distributed to stores and restaurants only in Florida. A six-pack of LandShark cost $8.09 at Winn-Dixie last week.
Dean Lavallee, owner of the 10 Park Avenue BBQ and Grille restaurants in Palm Beach and Martin counties, said LandShark has been selling briskly at his restaurants.
"It seems to go well with barbecue," Lavallee said.
And while a waiter at his Lake Worth restaurant last month told diners LandShark was made by Jimmy Buffett, Lavallee doesn't fault Anheuser-Busch for hiding its role.
"I see it as smart marketing for them," Lavallee said. "There's kind of a reverse snobbism that says if a big company makes it, it can't be good. If it was called Budweiser LandShark Lager, it probably wouldn't be selling as well."
Reviews of LandShark have been less than glowing.
Writing on the United Nations of Beer Web site, reviewer Rob Zerr gave LandShark "a solid two fins down."
"The actual taste is clean enough, but so is tap water," he wrote.
Tallahassee.com beer columnist Doug Blackburn likewise was unimpressed.
"LandShark Lager lacks taste and flavor," he wrote. "At best, it qualifies as a lawn mower beer, a post-workout thirst quencher."
Labels: parrot head, parrothead
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Doug Bennet's: This Week on the Island 02/25/2007
This Week on the Island: This Week on the Island 02/25/2007: "The construction has started at the old Jaubors Camp Ground (behind Schooner Wharf). It has been approved for 32 condo's, each with 3 bedrooms and will sell for about $2 million each."
Labels: Key West, parrot head, parrothead
Friday, February 23, 2007
Cayman Net News: Police seek witnesses to Margaritaville booze heist
Cayman Net News: Police seek witnesses to Margaritaville booze heist: "Nearly 100 cases of alcohol, including Baileys Irish Cream, rum and vodka, have been stolen from the Margaritaville warehouse on Dorcy Drive in the industrial area of George Town.
The 911 Emergency Communications Centre received a call from a staff member who had arrived at work at around 7:00 am on Thursday, 15 February and found the door to the warehouse was open.
Upon entering the premises, he realised a large number of cases of various brands of alcohol had been stolen.
The warehouse had been secured at around 6:30 pm on Wednesday, 14 February so the theft had occurred overnight, sometime before 7:00 am the next morning."
The 911 Emergency Communications Centre received a call from a staff member who had arrived at work at around 7:00 am on Thursday, 15 February and found the door to the warehouse was open.
Upon entering the premises, he realised a large number of cases of various brands of alcohol had been stolen.
The warehouse had been secured at around 6:30 pm on Wednesday, 14 February so the theft had occurred overnight, sometime before 7:00 am the next morning."
Labels: parrot head, parrothead
Thursday, February 22, 2007
London Parrot Head Club
London Parrot Head Club: "We snapped this picture of a Landshark Lager billboard in Florida. Someone 'in the know' said it's just Miller High Life and it comes out of the Jacksonville bottling plant where Miller High Life is bottled. I would have to say it tastes like Miller High Life, and it comes in the same shape bottle as Miller High Life...hmmm
John & Sue"
John & Sue"
Labels: parrot head, parrothead
Musician(s) of the Day: The Calypso Nuts
Labels: Music, parrot head, parrothead
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Well... it's Been A While
So, it's been a while since I last updated this. Work, life and this and that have gotten in the way. That and surprisingly I haven't had a whole lot to say. Yeah, right Drifty you are saying. Well, actually I have been hanging out at Club Stogie, a forum dedicated to cigars. It is a community of cigar lovers where we discuss good and yes sometimes bad cigars. We also talk about life there as well. So, if you start to miss me, well I am still around.
Labels: cigars, parrot head, parrothead
