Hellooooooooooo Tampa Bay Parrot Heads!
I hope each and everyone of you is having a PHabulous Christmas and looking forward to a PHun PHilled and safe New Year's. I would like to thank you for the pleasure of serving as your President for the past two years and for the honor it will be to serve for the next two. I am blessed to have so many wonderful PHriends! May you each have a blessed holiday and a prosperous New Year!
Fins Up! Skipper Bryan
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Happy Holidays & Meetings
Helloooooooooooooooo Tampa Bay Parrot Heads!
What a PHabulous Holiday Party this past weekend we had at the beautiful Treasure Island Community Center! We send out our thanks and gratitude for the volunteers that helped to clean-up and set-up and for those that opened their hearts to give to Toys for Tots, Animal Shelter and the Food Bank. We raised over $5,000 in goods to help with someone's Holiday season. We also want to say a special thanks to Mikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee & Karen they took all of the leftover food that members prepared for our Christmas Party and delivered it at about 1 AM to homeless people sleeping around churches and office buildings around downtown St. Pete. The people were very thankful. They also will be passing the toys on to the foster angel’s program this week when we deliver the new bicycles. I think I am also correct, that Pete and Loni gathered up all the pet food & supplies and delivered it thanks to them too! I know there are bunch more of our PHabulous club members that gave and help deliver and we want to thank them all for their kindness and generosity!
Come join us for our meeting this Wednesday at Whiskey Joe's! We'll have some great raffle prizes and it'll give you a chance to be with your PHamily.
Put 12/29/10 on your calendar! Our 5th Wednesday will be at Whiskey Joe's to celebrate New Years Parrot Head style! We'll have live music and lots of PHun.
What a PHabulous Holiday Party this past weekend we had at the beautiful Treasure Island Community Center! We send out our thanks and gratitude for the volunteers that helped to clean-up and set-up and for those that opened their hearts to give to Toys for Tots, Animal Shelter and the Food Bank. We raised over $5,000 in goods to help with someone's Holiday season. We also want to say a special thanks to Mikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee & Karen they took all of the leftover food that members prepared for our Christmas Party and delivered it at about 1 AM to homeless people sleeping around churches and office buildings around downtown St. Pete. The people were very thankful. They also will be passing the toys on to the foster angel’s program this week when we deliver the new bicycles. I think I am also correct, that Pete and Loni gathered up all the pet food & supplies and delivered it thanks to them too! I know there are bunch more of our PHabulous club members that gave and help deliver and we want to thank them all for their kindness and generosity!
Come join us for our meeting this Wednesday at Whiskey Joe's! We'll have some great raffle prizes and it'll give you a chance to be with your PHamily.
Put 12/29/10 on your calendar! Our 5th Wednesday will be at Whiskey Joe's to celebrate New Years Parrot Head style! We'll have live music and lots of PHun.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
TBPH Holiday Party this Saturday!
On Palm Tress, on Beaches, on Paradise! Off to the Tampa Bay Parrothead Holiday Party we go!!!!!
Shake the dust off of your favorite Parrothead Holiday apparel and come out and join us this Saturday (12/11) ring in the Holiday Season with the sounds of Patrick Foy and the Conch Critters.
Remember to bring your unwrapped toys, unwrapped pet toys/supplies or non-perishable food for the charity drive. What better way to celebrate than to give! It’s what we're good at doing.
Where: Treasure Island Community Center
When: December 11 - 7:30 til 11:30p,
What: BYOB & dish to pass (Turkeys and ham provided)
We may a surprise visit from that special someone!!!!
If you can help out for set-up, please be at the Treasure Island community center at 6pm to set tables and lay out decorations. Clean-up is right after the event and usually pretty quick.
If you can do either, please RSVP to DOROTHY BEDLIN at dbedlin@msn.com no later than Thursday, midnight. As always, We appreciate each and eveyone of you and want to thank you for making our events a success!
Fins Up
Shake the dust off of your favorite Parrothead Holiday apparel and come out and join us this Saturday (12/11) ring in the Holiday Season with the sounds of Patrick Foy and the Conch Critters.
Remember to bring your unwrapped toys, unwrapped pet toys/supplies or non-perishable food for the charity drive. What better way to celebrate than to give! It’s what we're good at doing.
Where: Treasure Island Community Center
When: December 11 - 7:30 til 11:30p,
What: BYOB & dish to pass (Turkeys and ham provided)
We may a surprise visit from that special someone!!!!
If you can help out for set-up, please be at the Treasure Island community center at 6pm to set tables and lay out decorations. Clean-up is right after the event and usually pretty quick.
If you can do either, please RSVP to DOROTHY BEDLIN at dbedlin@msn.com no later than Thursday, midnight. As always, We appreciate each and eveyone of you and want to thank you for making our events a success!
Fins Up
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Key West,
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Key West,
Not a creature was stirring, not even the houseguest.
No stockings were hung by chimneys this time,
No need for a chimney in the Southernmost clime.
Tourists were nestled all snug in their beds,
While tunes from the Conch Train danced in their heads.
Mama in her Kino's and I in bare feet,
Settled down with mojitos for a sweet Christmas treat.
When out in the harbor there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my hammock to see what was the matter!
Out to the porch I stumbled through clutter,
Cranked open the jalousie and threw up the shutter.
The moon through the palm trees beamed galore,
And gave a luster of midday to the cruise boats offshore.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh with eight tiny Key deer.
With a little old driver, so quick to honk,
I new in a moment it must be St. Conch.
More rapid than powerboats, his Key deer flew,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called to them, too.
Now, Mira! Now Lewis! Now Bethel and Curry!
On Wardlow! On McCoy, On Spotswood.... HURRY!
From the end of North Roosevelt, to the foot of Duval,
Now, dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
Like banana leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with a sunset, there up in the sky.
Up to my widow's walk the Key deer they flew,
With a sleigh full of mangoes, and ole St. Conch too.
And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof,
The disco-like beat of each tiny hoof.
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
Down the gumbo limbo, the ole conch came with a bound.
On his shoulder he carried an iguana with warts;
Wore a souvenir T-shirt and little red shorts.
He wore flip-flops and sported a palm frond chapeau,
Carried a Pina Colada with an umbrella to go.
He was puffing away on a Cuban cigar,
Blowing rings toward Havana, over the bar.
Even though his get-up made me think, "Yikes!"
His snowy white beard said "Hemingway Look-Alikes".
A bundle of coconuts he held with great care,
So he looked like a vendor from Mallory Square.
His eyes how they twinkled! His slow Southern drawl,
Revealed he'd been bar-hopping down on Duval.
He worked fast and furious, without a flub-a,
Leaving little presents, for each and every Bubba.
Then laying a finger aside his sunburned nose,
Giving a big nod, up the gumbo limbo he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh and his Key deer they fled
Right up U.S.1 toward Homestead.
And I heard him exclaim as he soared past Key West Bight,
Merry Christmas to all, have a happy Conch night.
Compliments of Ms. Karen Rohlfs
Central Texas Parrot Head Club
Not a creature was stirring, not even the houseguest.
No stockings were hung by chimneys this time,
No need for a chimney in the Southernmost clime.
Tourists were nestled all snug in their beds,
While tunes from the Conch Train danced in their heads.
Mama in her Kino's and I in bare feet,
Settled down with mojitos for a sweet Christmas treat.
When out in the harbor there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my hammock to see what was the matter!
Out to the porch I stumbled through clutter,
Cranked open the jalousie and threw up the shutter.
The moon through the palm trees beamed galore,
And gave a luster of midday to the cruise boats offshore.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh with eight tiny Key deer.
With a little old driver, so quick to honk,
I new in a moment it must be St. Conch.
More rapid than powerboats, his Key deer flew,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called to them, too.
Now, Mira! Now Lewis! Now Bethel and Curry!
On Wardlow! On McCoy, On Spotswood.... HURRY!
From the end of North Roosevelt, to the foot of Duval,
Now, dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
Like banana leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with a sunset, there up in the sky.
Up to my widow's walk the Key deer they flew,
With a sleigh full of mangoes, and ole St. Conch too.
And then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof,
The disco-like beat of each tiny hoof.
As I drew in my head and was turning around,
Down the gumbo limbo, the ole conch came with a bound.
On his shoulder he carried an iguana with warts;
Wore a souvenir T-shirt and little red shorts.
He wore flip-flops and sported a palm frond chapeau,
Carried a Pina Colada with an umbrella to go.
He was puffing away on a Cuban cigar,
Blowing rings toward Havana, over the bar.
Even though his get-up made me think, "Yikes!"
His snowy white beard said "Hemingway Look-Alikes".
A bundle of coconuts he held with great care,
So he looked like a vendor from Mallory Square.
His eyes how they twinkled! His slow Southern drawl,
Revealed he'd been bar-hopping down on Duval.
He worked fast and furious, without a flub-a,
Leaving little presents, for each and every Bubba.
Then laying a finger aside his sunburned nose,
Giving a big nod, up the gumbo limbo he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh and his Key deer they fled
Right up U.S.1 toward Homestead.
And I heard him exclaim as he soared past Key West Bight,
Merry Christmas to all, have a happy Conch night.
Compliments of Ms. Karen Rohlfs
Central Texas Parrot Head Club
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
TBPH MEETING TONIGHT! Reminders and Happenings
Hellooooooo Tampa Bay Parrot Heads! Don't forget we have a meeting tonight at Whiskey Joe's. Bring your Lanyard with your name badge!
Be prepared to do your Parrot Head Christmas shopping! We have our PHeeding the PHlock Cookbook with proceeds going to Tampa Bay Watch! We also have some of the Saving Paddy Doyle Cd's with proceeds going to Save the Manatees. Both will make great gifts and help our charities.
Also, by special request from many of you, Tiki Doug will be set up next to the store selling is hand carved bone jewelery. He will be donating 10% of his proceeds to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in our clubs name.
I hope you all have made plans to attend our Christmas Party on Dec. 11th if not look for a flyer at the meeting.
We have a couple of unofficial happenings this weekend. On Friday night our on Captain Dom is inviting us out to hear his son at Snapper's for a Parrot Head Night!
Friday the 3rd of December, Danny Bianchi (Captain Dom’s Son) will be hosting the Snappers Comedy Club on us 19 in Palm Harbor!!
Parrot Heads, show your club ID and get in for half price!!
Enjoy all the comedy, and all the jokes that his son tells about Captain Dom!
Hope to see you there for a drink or 2 and laugh your butt off!! Dom
Then Saturday on the 4th, The Yard is hosting Sunny Jim & John Frinzi
This is a holiday special - two for price of one this Saturday, Dec. 4th at The Yard with Sunny Jim White & John Frinzi. Gates open at 6:00 for a meet & greet. They are scheduled to start playing at 7:00.
There is a $15.00 donation per person for the artists. Please bring a dish to pass, lawn chairs and BYOB.
As most of you are familiar with the Rough Riders and how they deliver teddy bears to children in hospital at Christmas time.....We will be collecting teddy bears for Rough Riders this Saturday.
Please let us know if you are coming and if you know of someone that would like to join us, please forward this email to them.
Mark & Sharon Leverett
theyardtampa@gmail.com
8016 N. Meadowview Circle
Tampa, FL 33625
813-493-1931
That's all I have for today! I hope I see you all there tonight!
Fins Up!
Your Skipper
Bryan
Be prepared to do your Parrot Head Christmas shopping! We have our PHeeding the PHlock Cookbook with proceeds going to Tampa Bay Watch! We also have some of the Saving Paddy Doyle Cd's with proceeds going to Save the Manatees. Both will make great gifts and help our charities.
Also, by special request from many of you, Tiki Doug will be set up next to the store selling is hand carved bone jewelery. He will be donating 10% of his proceeds to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in our clubs name.
I hope you all have made plans to attend our Christmas Party on Dec. 11th if not look for a flyer at the meeting.
We have a couple of unofficial happenings this weekend. On Friday night our on Captain Dom is inviting us out to hear his son at Snapper's for a Parrot Head Night!
Friday the 3rd of December, Danny Bianchi (Captain Dom’s Son) will be hosting the Snappers Comedy Club on us 19 in Palm Harbor!!
Parrot Heads, show your club ID and get in for half price!!
Enjoy all the comedy, and all the jokes that his son tells about Captain Dom!
Hope to see you there for a drink or 2 and laugh your butt off!! Dom
Then Saturday on the 4th, The Yard is hosting Sunny Jim & John Frinzi
This is a holiday special - two for price of one this Saturday, Dec. 4th at The Yard with Sunny Jim White & John Frinzi. Gates open at 6:00 for a meet & greet. They are scheduled to start playing at 7:00.
There is a $15.00 donation per person for the artists. Please bring a dish to pass, lawn chairs and BYOB.
As most of you are familiar with the Rough Riders and how they deliver teddy bears to children in hospital at Christmas time.....We will be collecting teddy bears for Rough Riders this Saturday.
Please let us know if you are coming and if you know of someone that would like to join us, please forward this email to them.
Mark & Sharon Leverett
theyardtampa@gmail.com
8016 N. Meadowview Circle
Tampa, FL 33625
813-493-1931
That's all I have for today! I hope I see you all there tonight!
Fins Up!
Your Skipper
Bryan
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