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Los Angeles Parrot Head Club
Inside This Issue
Prez Perch Page 2
Election Process
Page 6
Member-ship
Page 7
Sponsors Page 7
Pool Party Page 8
Golfing Page 10
Charity Page 12
Coconut Telegraph
Page 13
Member Spotlight
Page 14
Vegas Concerts
Page 6
Cruise Page 15
...Still Searchin’...
The Lost Shaker...
Third Quarter August 2005
Friday night, July 22, was a blowout at Tia Juana's as Jerry
Gontang graciously shared the stage with Jim Hoehn and Hugo Duarte.
Early Parrot Heads and many others packed the Long Bar and rocked
for hours. After-wards, many crossed the park-ing lot to the
LaQuinta for a party hosted by the Tiki Guy at in Kris and Frank
Bellino’s room. The door was open for a free flow of partiers, with
lots of liba-tions and munchies and an all around good time!
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Migration PHun by Frank Bellino and Matt Fritch
Special Olympics by Ronnie Trowbridge Saturday, June 11, was a
magical day for the LAPHC. The sky was overcast, but the weather
was very pleasant. Once again L. A. Parrot Heads de-scended upon
the Long Beach College campus to assist with the 2005 Special
Olympics. Twenty-six Parrot Heads par-ticipated this year, a great
turnout. Most worked with the Bocci Ball athletes while Joe and
Patrice Marquart helped with the Aquatics competitions. Didn’t get
to visit with the Marquarts after the games started but assume they
did an outstanding job. Rod Lang showed up with his lovely bride
and fifty of his clos-est relatives. Way to go Rod!
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Reefers, Tina and Heather, Give The Raffle Winner, Parrot Pam,
The Prize!
Some of our Special Volunteers!
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Come Saturday, Parrot Heads from Southern Cali-fornia and beyond
gathered to confess their sins – or commit a few - at Saturday’s
Migration 2005. It was an-other great party that raised some for
charity through a coordinated venture among the LAPHC, OCPH, High
Desert, Inland Empire and San Diego Clubs. Volun-teers from all
these great Parrot Head Clubs were shaking their tail feathers from
the front door to the mini-mart, to the silent auction and all
kinds of raffle bidness. Our working together never looked PHiner!
The party got started at high noon with Jim Hoehn joining us from
Wisconsin. He took time out of his busy writing schedule to
serenade the early arrivals that were eager to get a head start on
the festivities. Following Jim was our southern friend Hugo Duarte,
making his Migration premier. We love to hear Hugo’s stories and
original tunes such as “Hillbilly Beach”--perfect music to get the
toes tappin’. It was great to have him back on the left coast.
Unkle Mon-key took to the stage next and made the already loose
crowd looser with their fun mix of Buffett and island favor-ites.
Meanwhile, those in attendance noticed the arrival of some very
special guests, Coral Reefers Tina Gullickson and Heather Perry,
looking stunning as always. The ladies made some lucky Parrot
Heads’ days with a special photo-op raffle and mingled with the
crowd with their “beefy
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henchmen” Steve Kennedy and Mike McLain in tow. Both Steve and
Mike appeared to be enjoying their shadowing way far more than they
shoulda. But hey, someone’s gotta do it!!! And the raffle was a big
hit this year...as ever! The ticket sellers made the rounds and
made the rounds again, and afterwards lined up at the bar hot,
thirsty , and pleasantly exhausted! We gave our last drop of sweat
for the Club and loved it!!! The winning num-bers were posted by
the door which gave us all yet another gathering spot to catch up
with friends, laugh, at stories and dance a little. Everyone got a
prize, or so it seemed! The tacos made the rounds con-stantly…and
it was even easy to get a drink this year from the cute barmaids!!
A happy heart makes for a happy party!!
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From the Bridge by Prez Steve Wesolowski
The first half of the year is well behind us now. It’s hard to
believe that it has gone by so fast. Ya’ll have done a lot of good
so far. We had an-other great PHINS TO THE WEST, worked with
SPECIAL OLYMPICS, had some great Phlockings, (especially the pool
party at the Hill’s), and had an-other successful MIGRATION.
We have a great lineup of events planned for the re-
maining months. August will be BEACH CLEANUP and Phlocking.
September we will have a joint Phlocking with High Desert PHC.
October brings Bowling and JB shows in Vegas.
November is MOTM and the Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena followed by
our Holiday party at the Sagebrush in December. So you see, there’s
lots of PHun to be had. Thanks to everyone who has come out and
participated in our events. Ya’ll have a wonderful Board of
Di-rectors that are working their tails off
to make this club the best. Check out our website often and come
out
and join your fellow Parrot Heads in stuff that just comes
naturally, PARTYING WITH A PURPOSE!
Migration PHun, cont’d
Part of the Crowd Enjoys the Great Bands
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Next up was a quick live auction hosted by LAPHC Founder/Former
Prez Mike McLain. The friendly bidding raced sky-ward as charitable
Parrot Heads attempted to get their hands on some great items
autographed by you-know-who. The entire back room was devoted to
some really cool silent auction stuph. Many closed in on their
chosen items circling sharks; fins to the left, fins to the
right…we all kept a watchful eye on the bid sheets for our soon to
be stash. Taking the stage to a rousing ap-plause was the crowd
favorite Stars on the Water which as always, rocked the house. The
crowd was dancin’, singing and having a great time with Jerry, Matt
and Randy. The huge rotating fan by the door was the most popular
spot in the place after a whirl around the dance floor! The wet
sultry look was definitely in!!! We love Tia Juana’s but it’s gotta
be the hottest place in town. Hot in more ways than one! There were
smiles everywhere and everyone seemed to be having a great time.
There was talk and laugher with people meeting going on all day.
Just ask the Rainbow Boys….they were definitely chick magnets that
day!
(Continued from page 2) Once the party cleared at Tia Juana’s at
9:00 p.m., some ventured on over to Knowlwood for a frosty beverage
and a bite to eat. Jim Hoehn was already at the mic with his
guitar, so the transition over was jut
about uninterrupted! As the night progressed, Jim was joined by
Jerry, Hugo and friends for a long round of original tunes and
forgotten favorites; a great way to top off a great event. Before
the night ended Nellie Carlen and Mike McLain made a special
announcement regarding next
year’s Migration. We’re moving to the Coast Hotel in Long Beach!
Those that attended the Bon Voyage Party in April know that this is
a great cool, refresh-ing, waterfront venue with plenty of partying
room. Another splen-did adventure is in store. So….until next
year…Fins up Parrot Head Nation—Keep Living the Dream!!
The Bellinos, Plaskys, Half of the Trowbridges, and Jeannette
Teti Chat with Hugo Duarte, Great Guy
Jer Goes to Heaven Singing with Pert Tina and Heather
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Because of the outstanding per-formance by the LAPHC at the 2004
event, we were specifically requested to once again work with the
Bocci Ball and Aquatic venues. The competition was fierce but
friendly. The athletes were marvelous and very dedi-cated to their
sport. It was a very special day for some very special people.
During a break in the action, Jim Hill made the acquaintance of a
couple of spectators who remem-bered the Parrot Heads from last
year’s event. They were im-pressed with us then and thought we were
once again doing a great service. These guys men-tioned that they
had seen a young couple at Cabo some time this year and that they
were wearing Buffet/Parrot Head shirts. The young couple identified
themselves as Jimmy Buffet fans but didn’t say to which club they
belonged, if any. Buffet fans are everywhere. Jim gave them his
best pitch for the Buffet Fan Club, local, national and
interna-tional. Gave them the complete history from get to go. He
continued on even as they were backing away and
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looking around for an escape door. Actually, they were great
sports and seemed to really appreciate Jim’s en-thusiasm, the
club’s dedication to Buffet and our com-mitment to the Special
Olympics. From what I saw and heard, I believe that each Parrot
Head Club member ended the day with a self-satisfied,
good feeling about themselves. There’s nothing like giving of
your time and of yourself. Thanks to Rod Lang, our Charity
Director, for working closely with the Special Olympics organizers
and getting us all together … thumbs up to all the LAPHC members
who participated this year! Look forward to doing it again next
year. Speaking of the end of the day, many LAPHC mem-bers gathered
at BJ’s Chicago Pizza and Grill in Belmont Shores for beer, wine
and grub. One club member, Jim Hill, was seen sam-pling all seven
of the house’s spe-cial exotic brews in vastly oversized glasses,
followed by some serious drinking. Another, our own club president,
Steve W, was caught sneaking down the street to the
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Special Olympics, cont’d
Lynne and Dave Michaels, John Larson and Ed Kochanek
Strategically Plan Their Move for Bocce Ball
Just PHinning and Waving at The After Party at BJs
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...sat on the beach and made up this song... And I can't be your
hero today Your wholesale price is much too high to pay Bargain
basement atmosphere is no way to sell love And I can't be your
superman above No I can't be your hero today That is all I really
want to say Go find a leading man who wants to play But I can't be
your hero today I Can’t Be Your Hero Today….Down to Earth, 1970
Special Olympics, cont’d
sports bar for a couple of quick tequila shots. BJ’s didn’t
offer hard stuff. Somewhere between the beer and wine guzzling, we
mused where Ken and Michelle Levinson got to; as of this writing we
figure they are still trying to find BJ’s. Overall, great food,
drink and friends. A few members then found themselves at Joe’s
Crab Shack for an after dinner drink or two or three, where they
were entertained by dancing bartenders and waitresses. Some very
weirdly attired patrons also joined in for a rol-licking good time.
Great day! Thanks everybody. See ya’ll next year, same time, same
station.
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Jim Hill Invites All To “Come On Down, This Is Great”
Parrot Heads Love the Athletes
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The officer nomination period will be open for the full month of
October. All members of the LAPH Club in good standing may nominate
someone for an office. Each nomination(s) must be in writing and
sent to Steve Wesolowski at either 4150 Sunnyside Avenue, Los
An-geles, CA 90066 or [email protected]. Current officers
are considered nomi-nated unless that officer chooses not to run.
Nomination period closes October 31. Nominated members will be
asked if they choose to run or not. If a nominated person chooses
to run, he/she will be identified on the ballot for the election.
During the month of November, the election process will be by
written ballot and each Club member may vote for one person to each
Board position. Election forms shall be completed, signed and
returned to the LAPHC President. By November 30, the election
process will end and all ballots must be in the hands of the
President. The LAPHC Presi-dent, with the assistance of one Board
officer, will tally the ballots and ensure no more than one ballot
per Club member. The LAPHC President will notify all elected
officers. The tally will be announced in a timely manner and
communicated to all Club members. If a position is not contested,
the ballot process shall be deemed unnecessary for that
po-sition.
Upcoming Election Process from the Club’s By-Laws
Hello PHello PHun Seekers! Hold the last two week-ends open on
your calendar for more PHun times with Buffett at the Vegas MGM.
We’re all staying at the San Remo/Hooters Casino Hotel to party
with Mac McAnally and very special friends on 10/21 then the
following day we’ll take to the parking lot for another party
beginning at 11 a.m. After Buffet’s concert go on back to the San
Remo for Stars on the Water who will tuck us in at 2:00 a.m. The
following Saturday it’s just as crazy..with the Last Man Standing
Party at Tommy Rockers on Friday and more phun in the parking
lot and of course the after concert party with Stars on the
Water who will again rock us until 2:00 am! So get some sleep and
get yourself to Vegas October 21-22…or October 28-29….or both!!!
There’s still Buffett tickets left through the usual places,
al-though our club tickets are history. Book a room at the San Remo
as the San Remo/Hooters Casino Hotel and TropoTravel.com have put
together a great rate. Call now…..don’t procrastinate or put it
off…whatever! 877-359-8767.
Gypsies in the Palace Returns to Vegas!! Oct. 21-22 and 28-29,
2005
So long Tom Keeting, it was great hearing your stories and
jokes...great laughing with you! You are a great friend to all who
know you, a one-of-a-kind personality we shall never forget. You
did so much for the club and our events, and left us with fond
memories. Be happy “Parrotkeet” and do great things. Hopefully
we’ll see you around and party with you soon!!
TOM KEETING FLIES THE COOP
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Date and Time Event Location
Sept 2-4 Parrot Grande Phoneix, Arizona
Sept 10 Phlocking with High Desert PHC 18719 Munsee Rd, Apple
Valley
October 8 Anniversary Party with Bowling El Dorado Lanes,
Westchester
November 4-6 Meeting of the Minds Key West
November 12 Phlocking Sagebrush Cantina
November 20 Doo Dah Parade Old Town Pasadena
August 13, 1:00 pm Phlocking at PMYC Marina del Rey
August 13, 10:00 am Beach Clean-up at Mother’s Beach Marina del
Rey
December 10 Holiday Party Sagebrush Cantina
October Officer Nomination Month
November Officer Voting Month
Membership Report by Nina Hill
We have three new members! Let’s hear it for Phyllis Mortimore
who pitched in at our Mother’s Beach clean-up and was seen dancing
at PMYC. Phyllis made herself right at home and attended a Board
meeting as well. We also welcomed Zak and Jessica Adams, who are
friends of Karen and Bill Hignite. They were spotted at Phins and
at the Avi rou-lette tables. Fun people! The Board has begun
discussions on ways to increase membership...a new membership event
and/or drive that will bring in new people. We’ll be soon asking
for your help to re-cruit new members to add to the fun at all our
parties and charitable ventures. Stay tuned!
A Word About our Sponsors by Patti Kochanek
Hilo Hattie - The Store of Hawaii - is the larg-est retail
source for Hawaiian and Island Life-style products. Established in
1963, Hilo Hattie has grown to be one of the most recognized brands
in Hawaii - a name you can trust. They offer you the best possible
online shopping experience in the true Aloha spirit. Hilo is there
to help you any way we can. Customer Service Reps are available
Mon-Fri
from 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m, Ha-waii Standard Time at 888-526-0299.
Of course you can email them anytime and expect a re-sponse within
the next busi-ness day [email protected]
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July 9th...just another day of fun in the sun at Jim and Nina
Hill’s home in Granada Hills. The Parrot Heads arrived in full
regalia to chat, preen, imbibe and fanta-size at pool side with
friends from all over. This year we had an auction of some really
PHine stuff. Prez Steve was in charge of doing the auction double
talk he does so well as the bids flew. First up was a PARROTHEAD
license plate and a G-mail ac-count LAParrothead . A tousle was put
up by Jim Hill with Matt Fritch and Robert Plasky taking him on
early. Rod Lang hung in there almost to the very end giving Jim
Hill a run for his money…but alas the li-cense and handle went to
Jim. Waytogo Jim! Then there were box seats at the Burbank
Starlight Bowl for the Mark Wood and the Parrot Heads performance
in July. Once again, Jim Hill came in the top bidder and with his
lady Nina sat and chilled with Frank & Kris Bellino and Ronnie
& Diana Trowbridge in styling box seats as the rest of us
grunts went about our daily toils on that evening. Three photo
shots were offered as well. Robert Plasky snared one which he will
share with his lovely wife Audrey (me!) and his
amazing dog Kozette. The other two were garnered by the
Bellinos, one in which they will be sitting pretty as the rock
stars they are in their photo op, and the other Frank so graciously
gave to Parrot Head Susan Fishman who magnanimously donated the
G-mail ac-count. Good things come to good people!! After a spread
of food which went from one end of the pool to the other, we
applauded Tom Keeting who has contributed much to the club as he
gets ready to fly off to be a big-time corporation owner in
Illinois. Tom was
given a tropically framed certificate attesting to his PHine
standing in the club, and a cake was decorated in his honor
complete with a rubber duckie. Tom shall be
missed….but look for him at Phins to the West in 2006! The
afternoon pro-gressed into the evening with jello shooters
abound…this time in spiral cyl-inders catapulted by a blower and a
blowee…a twosome is needed to do it justice! Not for the
faint-hearted! Blen-derman John Larson was making the rounds with
his glorious “pink tit-ties”….oh so scrumptious…being the DRINKS
that they are! And the brewski was as always a big hit. I so
enjoyed being on the long tall end of it with little Kelli
Wesolowski on the “receiving end”. It was by far the most lopsided
brewski with major dumping all over Kelli. Then Blenderman came
to
Kelli’s aid (as if SHE needs help?!)….and it was payback time to
me. The brewski is becoming quite the Parrot Head weapon these
days! John Barone was talking about an upcoming pit stop in
Pittsburgh. He’s taking with him on this good will mission, a
brewski which was signed by our LAPHC. It will be our “phins across
the nation” to our Parrot Head friends in Pittsburgh with an invite
to come see us at Phins to the West and bring it on back to us.
PHine idea John!
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PHLOATING AROUND AT THE HILL’S by Audrey Plasky
Parrot Head Play Time….Can Us Kids Ever Have Enough Toys?!
Robert Plasky, Tom Overstreet, Cindy Davis & Chris, Bill
& Karen Hignite, and John Barone Get Wet & Wild
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The pool was a welcome refresher to warmed up Parrot Heads. The
usual misbehaving occurred with folks be-ing pushed in, dropped in
and torpedoed in. The pool was littered with hats and sunglasses
from unsuspecting victims or inebriated frolickers who plain forgot
about their apparatus. And what a show of shows! Our own LAPHC
Jumbo Butts (Jim Hill, Steve Wesolowski and John Larson) performed
No Mirrors, No Scales, No Problems for us. The first live
performance I do believe! Accompanied by our Bob Karwin, they sang
their own Jumbo Butts song with choreography you just had to be
there to believe! It was oh so funny. We all just had the most fun
that day which was capped off for me sitting poolside as John
“Blenderman” Larson held court with his hilarious stories of going
to the doc-tor, etc. etc. We have some funny people in our
LAPHC…that’s what makes a party for me. And this day was a good
one! Thanks Jim and Nina for your hospi-tality and that great
venue...made even better with expert pruning by Lee and Rick Bacon!
Let’s do it again next year!
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Phloating, cont’d
This Famous Larson Brewski Will Travel to PH Clubs In
Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, and
Other Places, With Its Final Destination….. Phins to the West
2006
Coordination Like This Has Never Been Seen Before
“No Mirrors, No Scales, No Problems”
How Many Rubber Ducks Can Ride On Your Board?
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Somehow I think the L.A. Parrot Heads have sung the Boat Drink
song one time too many….especially the chorus which goes “I wanna
go where’s it’s warm.” Face it, no matter when we plan our big
golfing ven-ture at the Valencia Greens into our schedule….it turns
out to be the HOTTEST day of the year. Such as it was….this PHine
day in May was a hot one and 70 Par-rot Heads and Phriends had a
hot time in the old town again. As we got out of our air
conditioned car at the Greens and hit the siz-zling’ pavement I
champed my hat to my head, lathered on a fair amount of SPF 30 and
booked
on over to the clubhouse ready for a play day in the sun, ready
for anything. That is…after a visit to the bar for a tall one of
gin and tonic. Then another! We all took to the Greens shortly
thereafter and I must say, next year I’ll go easy on the gin and
tonics! I remember falling into the water, having John and Robbie
Larson’s son turn the sprinklers on me, malleting the crap out
of
those bouncy little things Tom and Ginger brought with them,
turning around the “next hole this way” signs to mess with the team
following us, and laughing my head off laying flat out on the
greens. Anything beyond that due to the early libations on a hot
day, I had to rely on hubby Robert and PHriends to fill me in. We
all came to play, and not neces-sarily golf! There was a fair share
of missteps into the water…I am told. Many saw Neil flip in,
although he denies it saying he was pushed, Kelli Wesolowski also
spent a fair share of time in and around the water as well. Slugger
Michele Levinson banked a shot off a rock sending it soaring into
the parking lot. Lynne Michaels was spotted…a few times…performing
a sand wedge shot using a putter; Terry Seck and Nancy Seck, as
well as Dave Michaels proved to be their teams’ steady consistent
players,
pranksters Tom Keeting and Ginger Blake came to play with their
audio, multi-colored soft bouncy things, as super dynamo Kenny
Levinson dug in a ball half-way to China! After we sunk all the
balls we could and scores were
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Boink, Kersplish and Woosh Golfing at Valencia Greens by the
Plaskys
What Happens On The Greens Stays On The Greens!!
Tiger Wanna Be’s Get Ready To Do Some Putt Putt Golfing
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tallied, it was over the hill to John and Robbie’s house in
Granada Hills for refreshments, nourish-ment and a fair amount of
bull being tossed about on various individual accomplishments on
the greens. Awards were given out amid cheers and envious sneers to
winners. Left Coast PHC cleaned up...taking most of the trophies
for best team, best wench...beyond that everything was fuzzy (what
can I say?!) Many thanks to Kris Bellino and Diana Trowbridge for
creating one of a kind awards. These Parrot Heads are really
creative! Everyone had a grand ole time….it was especially great
partying at the Larsons. When we party at Parrot Head homes we can
really let our tail feathers fly…..as if anything has stopped us in
the past! Thanks to everyone who had a hand in our most successful
Golfing at the Greens.
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Anticipating the Shot Gun Start..Jim & Nina Hill and
Robbie
A Team that lays together, stays together!
After Party at the Larsons Was Way Perfect! Waving the Greens
Flag
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For those of you who missed the Hill’s pool party ya’ll missed a
real treat with the Charity auction. The auction action started off
very sedately with Jim Hill winning two box seat tickets and a
parking pass to the “Jimmy Buffett Tribute” performance at
Bur-bank’s Starlight Bowl. Next up were gift certificates for
Bradford Renais-sance Portraits, thank you again Patty, which were
picked up by Frank and Robert. And then the action started, a
bidding duel worthy of Sotheby or Christie. At stake, the LA Parrot
Head Pride Pack with in-cluded the g-mail account
[email protected] AND a California license plate “LAPRTHD.”
The bidding soon cleared the $100 mark, and a short time later it
crossed the $200 threshold. On pass $250, pass $275. The action
finally paused; the party had become quiet, had the bidding reached
its climax? Steve was gripping the micro-phone – “going once, going
twice, SOLD! Yes, Jim Hill had successfully bid $295 for the Pride
Pack. Congratulations to our auction winners, Jim, Robert, Frank
and all the other bidders who made the auc-tion a great part of a
great pool party. Our designated charity for the auction is the
Marine Mammal Center in San Pedro. The Center has been particularly
stressed these last couple of months due to overwhelming number of
sick Sea Lions. Looking ahead on our the charity horizon, we’ll be
doing a baby products drive in the fall as well as our annual Toy
Drive for Los Angeles County Fire De-partment at the Christmas
Party. Phins, Rod Lang, Charity Director
Charity Report By Rod Lang
Parrot Phact—- Jimmy Buffett The Encyclopedia of Rock, compiled
by Nick Logan and Bob Woffinden, states that, "Buffett's talent was
hardly the sort that could be straight-jacketed by Nashville's
or-thodox music establishment. After signing with ABC-Dunhill, he
recorded his second debut album, ironically again in Nashville,
though this time with greater artistic free-dom. Released in 1973,
A White Sport Coat and Pink Crustacean helped to establish him, and
it was a reputation he was able to enhance with his next album,
Living and Dy-ing in 3/4 Time, which received good re-views, and
contained the single "Come Monday". Jimmy plunged from the frying
pan of Nash-ville into the fire of Key West. Key West in the early
70's was much different that the Key West of today. Smugglers,
servicemen, and shrimpers populated the island that had a
reputation for harboring those seeking a lifestyle somewhat to the
left of norm. Boarded store fronts dotted Duval St., and any
dilapidated building that housed a busi-ness invariably served
alcohol; over or un-der the counter. The proverbial end of the
rainbow carried pot, but no gold. This was the cultural "melting
pot" that was to inspire Jimmy to write "The Wino and I Know", "My
Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I Don't Love Jesus", "Tin Cup
Chalice", and "I Have Found Me A Home" among others. As Bob
Anderson says about Jimmy in 1986 inter-view in High Times, "Every
outlaw has a good story, and Buffett has an eye and ear for
them."
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Lynn Sisco was seen at the Baja Sisterhood Group one evening.
The theme be-ing Trailer Park Trash in honor of several members’
housing choices. On the menu was spam/mac ‘n cheese, vodka &
Tang and rum & Hawaiian Punch. En-tertainment was a rousing
game of bingo with proceeds going to a needy family. Pat Chambers
was recently spotted in his backyard refereeing a tangle between
Lady and Percy with Lady trampling Percy whist trying to exit the
tortoise mansion. Audrey Plasky was engaged in some fancy footwork
on a televised segment of Animal Planet while showing her Kozette
at the Nuts for Mutts Dog Show. The “whirling dervish” Kozette
pranced away with blue ribbons in Most Beautiful AND Most Obedient
(with tricks!). Recoveree Ed Kochanek was seen proudly flashing his
new airport metal detec-
tion card which entitles him to walk through the buzzing metal
sensors without being routinely strip searched. Female airport
security very sad. Seems there’s a lot of buzz around the Club
about the upcoming nominations for LAPHC Board offices. The
feathers are a stirring and beaks a beaking. Should be an
interesting November election. Nancy Seck has reason to walk tall
these days. She’s just been appointed Director of Nurses aka VP
Patient Care Services at the Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks.
Her days of giving enemas are now officially over! Nancy and
Terry’s son Chris has a paying job in DNA research for Cal Poly.
The Secks are happy thinking he may have a real job after college!!
Tom Keeting is doing fine in Chicago making lotsa $$$. If fine is
working long hours and partying less??? Hmmmm. And was that Rita Jo
Smith touring with and guarding Oprah at Disneyland one Saturday?
And what about LAPHC Founder Dan McLain, “Top Son” of proud parents
and Club Founders Mike & Bev McLain. Dan was seen doing a photo
shoot at Pax River Maryland with a Navy test pilot while stationed
at the Pentagon. Way to go Dan and all the others in the service
who keep us all safe here at home! Editor’s Note: Coconut Telegraph
needs input, so email us to keep this going!
Aftereffects of a Lopsided Brewski
Jimmy Was In the House at Migration
4-Wheelin’ Kelli
This & That
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The Lost Shaker
Third Quarter 2005, Volume 9, Issue 3 August 2005, Page 14
Member Spotlight — Jeannette Teti
Hi, I’m Jeannette, a baby boomer born at Los An-geles’ Queen of
Angels Hospital to my loving pa-rental units, Pierino and Aurora
Teti. Growing up in Pennsylvania, Dad originally phlocked to
Amer-ica from Italy when he was just a little boy. Mom was born in
Michigan until my grandparents de-cided to phlock to the warmth of
the west. Ulti-mately I became the second of three siblings mak-ing
me the challenged middle child with brothers at both ends! Growing
up in Los Angeles my early years con-sisted of grass bomb fights,
penny candy from the local Five and Dime store, the Monkeys and
Bobby Sherman – yes, I was the protected daugh-ter. No Woodstock
for me! As I became more mature, Competitive Wally Ball (volleyball
in a rac-quet ball court) became my sport of choice along with
cruising Van Nuys Boulevard sipping Cold Duck with my friends
listening to Led Zeppelin and any other music that would rock our
wheels. I call myself a “soccer slut” in the kindest way. During
the recent Gold Cup I was getting up at 1 –3 am to watch the live
game, and it’s not unusual for me to sit through a 6-12 hr.
televised game. Yes, I do love those tight butts on soccer players!
I also enjoy a rare night hike in Griffith Park with the Sierra
Club, or kicking back to enjoy a Merlot or Mar-garita while
lis-tening to sounds from the Caribbean, Brazil, Hawaii and of
course Jimmy! I attended John Marshall High School focus-
ing on Art, Creative Writing, History and Geography. Although
dad was a teacher I was an under achiever--couldn’t make up my mind
what I wanted to be whenever I decided to grow up. (Editor’s Note:
Sounds like a Free Spirit to me!) Once I started col-lege, Art
History and Anthropology/Archeology major seemed like the direction
I should follow leading to a caer in finance which seemed like the
natural course of action. Obviously, I still don’t know what I want
to do when I grow up. After a thorough research via
anthropology/archeology research, I did learn there was a Pharaoh
Teti but you can also find my sur-name on manhole covers in Italy;
so much for a fu-ture as royalty! After being briefly married for
20 years, my best phriends and extended family, the Bellinos and
Trowbridges, brought me to a Phlocking at Chuy’s. I fell for the
whole package! What a great mix of peo-ple – craziness abounds but
passionate about their cause. The music and fun is more than I
expected. I still have problems describing the wackiness of Pirate
Golf to those not in the know or the incredible feel-ings of
contributing at the Special Olympics as a member of the LAPHC! I
love being a Parrot Head and truly look forward to all of the
adventures still to come! I recently took on the task of LAPHC
Secretary to complete Patty Ko-chanek’s term. Parrot Head Director
of Secretary??? I think I’ve finally found my calling!! Bring it
on!!
Edititor’s Note: Jeannette has been voted by the Board to fill
the vacant Board position of LAPHC Secretary
Jeannette with Parrot Head-Pal, Kris Bellino
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Third Quarter 2005, Volume 9, Issue 3 August 2005, Page 15
The Atlanta Parrot Head Club is once again orchestrating a
Parrot Head cruise for the masses. It’s called Back to the Islands,
Back to the Sea and registration is now open. A bunch of LAPHC
Parrot Heads have signed up for the cruise and will show those
Parrot Heads just how to party!! As of early August, 380 Parrot
Heads from 30 states and 48 PHIP Clubs have registered for the 8th
annual PHlocking to the islands. Cast off is Satur-day, March 4
aboard Carnival Liberty for 9 days and 8 nights..departing Ft.
Lauderdale with the navigational direction set for 5 salty pieces
of land: Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Antigua, Tortola and New
Providence (Bahamas), for a return Sunday, March 12. As always the
ship will have non stop Parrot Head activities and class tropical
Parrot Head entertainment. Prices range from $564 to $1,088 per
person (depending how much you want to cruise in style). Add on a
port tax of $211 and arrange your own transportation to Ft.
Lauderdale and you’re set! Registrations require a $300 per person
deposit which is fully refundable until December 19, 05. The cruise
is being limited to 400 Parrot Heads, and a waiting list will be
started for an additional 100. So come on Parrot Heads….join the
Atlanta Parrot Head Club and 400 of your closest PHriends on a
cruise you’ll remember a life time!
Back to Islands; Back to the Sea Parrot Head Cruise, 2006—March
4, 2006
Which Way Would You Choose?
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Third Quarter 2005, Volume 9, Issue 3 August 2005, Page 16
The Lost Shaker
Published for the los angeles parrot head club
FOUNDERS OF CLUB
BEV AND MIKE McLAIN
OFFICERS President—Steve Wesolowski Vice President—Robert Plasky
Treasurer—Kelli Wesolowski Secretary—Jeannette Teti Director of
Communications —Frank Bellino Director of Special Events—Steve
Wesolowski Membership Director —Nina Hill Charity Director — Rod
Lang Web Master—Dave Goodale Editor of the lost shaker—Robert
Plasky Marketing and Sponsorship—Patti Kochanek Member At Large—Jim
Hill
Los Angeles Parrot Head Club The Lost Shaker 4150 Sunnyside
Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90066 Web site:
http://www.laparrotheads.com/