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Any other "Parrotheads" among us?

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#1

Inadvertently hi-jacked an operations thread. I was tickled to find Ric is a Parrothead.
Now if you are wondering what a Parrothead is, then you are not a Parrothead.
So, any other Parrotheads among us?
Ralph

#2

Maybe.

#3

Sheesh! I don’t have the foggiest notion what a parrothead could possibly be. But I have a more pressing question…who is Jimmy Buffett??? :wink:

#4
Mik said:
Maybe.
Mik, There is hope for you yet as the force pulls you away from the Dark Side :D Ralph

He had returned to the sea, and his heart was a low country heart…Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley

#5
Richard Smith said:
Sheesh! I don't have the foggiest notion what a parrothead could possibly be. But I have a more pressing question.....who is Jimmy Buffett??? ;)
http://www.margaritaville.com/index.php?page=parrot
#6

If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane

#7

depend on how many margaritas have been poured into me.

#8
Victor Smith said:
depend on how many margaritas have been poured into me.
Ditto! Where's my shaker of salt? ;) Buffet just reminds me of a crazy night 15 years ago spent dancing the night away at the Big Kahuna in Ocean City, Md with a hot but virginal, late 20-something, biker chick but that's another topic entirely....

-Brian

#9

Hey Brian,
That sounds like a night that drained the “arr” from parrot.

Sort of Ooooh - “arr”. :wink:

#10
Steve Featherkile said:
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane
Are we being "coy" ? Is this an admission of guilt? ;) Ralph
#11
Brian Donovan said:
spent dancing the night away at the Big Kahuna in Ocean City, Md with a hot but virginal, late 20-something, biker chick but that's another topic entirely....

-Brian


I have similar thoughts. Professionals would probably refer to them as delusional :lol:
Ralph

#12

I’ve always looked at “Jimmy Buffett” as the “alter - ego” of normal father’s, husbands and hard working males. He is a philospher, jester, author and ballader that has put his theories to music and made a small fortune hosting parties for a bunch of otherwise normal people. The great escape from every day life. Kenny Chesney has learned from the master and is carrying on the tradition for another couple of generations.

#13

I’m a Parrothead, though I haven’t been to a show in ages. Too hard to get tickets around here, the shows all sell out in about 5 minutes, and the ticket places want huge money for em!

#14

“It’s five o’clock somewhere.”

#15
Ralph Berg said:
Steve Featherkile said:
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane
Are we being "coy" ? Is this an admission of guilt? ;) Ralph
It's these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes Nothing remains quite the same
#16
Steve Featherkile said:
Ralph Berg said:
Steve Featherkile said:
If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane
Are we being "coy" ? Is this an admission of guilt? ;) Ralph
It's these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes Nothing remains quite the same
Steve, I guess you are finally coming out of the closet :) Mik still seems to be on the fence. I've been going to the shows since 1975. I did skip this year, for the first time in a while. Always a great show and an even better time. Tickets are hard to get now a days. He doesn't play as many shows as he used to. I can remember when he did 5 nights at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. The first time I saw him was at the University of Michigan. A music recital hall with great acoustics and maybe 500 seats. If you have never been to a show, it is well worth the trouble and expense. Ric, you are right. We can't all be Jimmy Buffett, but we can "escape" for one night, and try to bring a little of that escapism back home with us. Ralph
#17

Ralph,

I had tickets once, in Sandy Eggo. I was already to go when I got called back to the ship with a 48 hr notice to take another ship’s commitment.

So many nights I just dream of the ocean
God I wish I was sailin’ again

#18
Ralph Berg said:
...Mik still seems to be on the fence...
My head hurts, my feet stink and I don't love Jesus....

Cruelest thing I did to my 15 YO was get her hooked on Jimmy Buffet and Fleetwood Mac… she will also listen to The Irish Rovers, Glenn Miller and bluegrass

#19
Mik said:
My head hurts, my feet stink and I don't love Jesus....
I had a good laugh the first time I heard that one. They must have had a good time recording it. You have to have a great sense of humor to write classics like that, as well as "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw." Mild by today's standard, but outrageous at the time. Ralph