Grab a Nice, Cold One and Your Calendar, the Fun Is Just Beginning

Grab a nice, cold one and your calendar, the fun is just beginning…..

February,2008Newsletter

In this issue…

• February Happy Hour
• Happy Hour Committee
• Mark your calendar
• Club Elections
• Relay for Life
• FloriDaze
• Membership News
• Golf Tournament
• CLUB BIZ
• Buffett News

******LOCATION CHANGE*******

*Due to the renovations at Conchy Joe’s and the Dolphin Bar being booked, we will be gathering

at the Copacabana on HutchinsonIsland. This is a great opportunity to try out a new place for a possible

second happy hour just for fun.

Wednesday,February6th, 2008 at6:00 P.M.

The Copacabana Restaurant

4304 EastOceanBlvd.JensenBeach

(Located in the CVSPlazaon A1A, HutchinsonIsland, Just north of the JensenBeach Causeway intersection.

This month’s raffle grand prize…

$50 CopacabanaGift Certificate

Girl Scout Cookies for the troops

Long time member, school teacher, Girl Scout leader, and mom to be, Jamie Law,

will bring Girl Scout cookies for you to buy for yourselves and the troops.

Just pay Jamie for the cookies and she’ll take care of the rest.

Last year we sent the soldiers 2 ½ cases.

This has become a Valentine’s Day tradition for us.

Ongoing Happy Hour Collections

Non-perishable food for the Treasure Coast Food Bank

USED Ink Cartridgesand Cellphones.

(Those big cartridges bring in a lot of $$$)

" No remanufactured" ink cartridges please.

There are some ink cartridges they will not accept.

Please email Linda for verification before you bring them to Happy Hour.

All cell phones are OK.

Members are not expected to donate every time.

Whatever you can do is appreciated.

Receive a free Raffle Ticket for any donation item that you bring.

The first raffle prize will go to donors only and donor tickets will be in all remaining picks.

(Limit 5 tickets per member per Happy Hour)

Say HELLO to our new

Happy Hour Crew

Natalie

Happy Hour

Chairperson

Dee

Happy Hour

Co-Chair

Other committee members include:

Joe Walker, Karen, Woody, Melody, Helen, Cathi H, Margie H., Evelyn W., Jill K.

Board Liaison, Bill Stewart

If you would like to join the crew contact Natalie

Mark your Calendar

• 3/6 Swashbuckler Ball
• 4/19 MartinCounty Environmental StudiesCenter –
• 4/25-26 Relay ForLife
• 5/15 – 5/18 1stAnnualFloriDazeBeach Music Festival
• 6/21 TCPHC 4th Annual Golf Tournament sponsored by Conchy Joe’s
• 10/30 – 11/ 2, 2008 17th Annual Meeting of the Minds 2008
  

• Monthly Happy Hour the first Wednesday each month
• Monthly Phlock Planning Session the third Monday of each month
• Fifth Wednesday Happy Hours Jan. 30th, April 30th, July 30th, Oct. 29th

Join the TCPHC YAHOO GROUP

If you have not yet joined the club Yahoo Group please contact Jeannine

and we’ll get you signed up right away

It costs nothing and only takes a few minutes to get signed up.

Once you are signed up you can see club files, lists, pictures, correspondence between members, and much more.

If you are already a group member, please sign up for the following events on the Group Database:

Swashbuckler

Relay for Life

Meeting of the Minds

FloriDaze

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Club Elections

Please NOMINATE, RUN and ELECT

Elections officer, Deana Martino should have contacted you regarding

the upcoming elections.

If you are a member in good standing (renewed before 1/17) and have not received

a nomination form or you have any questions,

please do not hesitate to contact Deana at:

(772)359-5994

• Positions up for election: President, Secretary, Keeper of the Phlock
• Nominations accepted until February Phlock Planning Session (2/18)
• Ballots will be sent out by 3/1
• Absentee votes will be accepted until the March Phlock Planning Session (3/17),

where the remainder of the votes will be taken by a show of hands.

(Members present at the Phlock Planning Session can cast an absentee vote before the meeting.)

• Elected officers will take office April 1st.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Friday, APRIL 25TH,

Beginning at 6:00 PM

Through Saturday, April 26th,

Ending at Noon

Tradition Field, St. Lucie West

This year’s theme:

Silver Screen Salutes Survivors

Our team has chosen

Pirates of the Caribbean

The FIRST thing YOU need to do is

Go to our team web page and sign yourself up.

Please don’t wait.

For more information contact

Natalie Neil at 772-240-5678 or via e-mail at

Or Helen DeLa Hunt at 979-4610 or via e-mail at .

New to Relay for Life?

• Go to the following link to see how much fun we had last year

At the 2007 Relay for Life the Parrot Head Club raised

$3,686.00 for the American Cancer Society and WON

• "Rookie Team Award"
• 2nd Place for Best Decorated Campsite
• 3rd Place for Best Banner
• Bronze Award for raising over $3,000

FloriDaze in Tampa

The 1st Annual Florida PH Beach Music Festival

May 15-18, 2008

Tradewinds Resort, St. PetersburgBeach

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS!

Go to for all the info.

Registration is $65 per person.

The music lineup is killer!!!!

If you are going please let Helen

Tradewinds 1800-360-4016 (Ask for Parrot Head rate)

You have until May 8th to cancel if you find you can’t go.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Don’t be an expired Parrot Head!

If you have not yet renewed your membership,

please see Linda at Happy Hour to give your cash or check in the amount of $25 per person.

Please make checks payable to TCPHC. Dues can also be mailed to Linda at:

Linda Williams

4855 Sand Point Road

Grant, FL 32949

Welcome New Members

Joan and Voy Bradetich

Bob and Vicki Voll

TCPHC 4th Annual Golf Tournament

sponsored by Conchy Joe’s

To benefit the Florida Oceanographic Society

Saturday, June 21st

Gator Trace Country Club

Fort Pierce, Florida

Chairman John Rugg

772-349-1525

Co-Chair Glenda Brannon

772-260-9434

Members are asked to volunteer for the tournament.

There are many tasks leading up to the event if you can’t make it on the 21st or you want to participate in the tournament.

Please contact John or Glenda if you are interested in being on the committee.

CLUB BIZ

TheJanuaryPHLOCK PLANNING SESSION was held

Monday,January 21statThePort St. Lucie Laneswith22members in attendance.

Minutes available on the Yahoo Groups site under 'files'

Motions passed by the Board and important items discussed:

• The board approved to spend up to $500 on an IPOD and BOSE speaker system so that the club can have its own sound system.

• The board appointed longtime member, Deana Marie Martino as Election Officer for the upcoming elections.

• The board appointed Natalie Neil as new Happy Hour chairperson and Dee Milhausen as co-chairperson.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR

The Next Phlock Planning Session will be

Monday,Feb. 18that 6:30 P.M.Port St. Lucie Lanes

(US1, ½ mile north of Rio Mar, across from St. Lucie Draft House )

The agenda can be found at

Any member who would like to add anything to the agenda please contact club secretary, Pat Moore

There is always an 'Open to Membership' item on the agenda so items do not have to be placed on the agenda ahead of time.

Items to be addressed:

Status of Donation to Ocean Conservancy Investigation

New Merchandise

2008 Golf Tournament

Relay for Life

***********ALL CLUB MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND! ************

BUFFETT NEWS

Playing with Jimmy Buffett on New Years Eve (by Evan Goodrow)

I heard that Jimmy lived on St. Barths, and that he sometimes frequented the club that we were playing (the Bazbar). And, if he liked the band, he would occasionally sit in. This past New Years Eve, that's exactly what happened. Sometime between 1 and 2am in the morning, the club was absolutely packed and the band was rocking a 20 minute version of C minor groove for the dancers, when I spotted the club owner flagging me for my attention. Next to him: Jimmy Buffett with telecaster in hand.

I kicked the band out of the groove and into Ray Charles' "What I say" (some of you may remember this as the first song they used for the movie "Ray" during the opening credits). While the audience shifted dance moves I greeted Jimmy, helped him get plugged in and away we went, trading "What I say" verses as the crowd awoke to the fact that there was another singer on stage, and indeed that that singer was Jimmy Buffett.
Cameras came out and flashed away while anyone and everyone passing by on the dock or sitting outside crowded in for a glance of Buffett.
We played through song after song, "Margaritaville," 'You can't always get what you want (stones)," and even "Brown eyed girl," until well after 4am. I have small knowledge of Buffett and his parottheads (the Buffett cult following), and I had always wondered "what the big deal was." Now I know.
Playing with this guy, I couldn't help but smile. His mood, his tone, and his joy, are simply infectious. He's got something special (and no, I'm not talking about his multi-million dollar "Margaritaville" restaurant chain, although I'm sure that adds to the smile). The cat has soul.
He connects with people on a much deeper level than one might think by his song titles ("Cheeseburgers in Paradise" and "It's Five O'clock Somewhere"). To be able to experience this, upfront and personal, for this I am deeply grateful to him.
And, I learned something. There are times for me, onstage, when the music doesn't always fall into place, or things don't sound right. Or maybe, I'm just plain in a funk.
The answer? I'm going to be a little more like Jimmy (and no, that doesn't mean I'm going to wear tropical shirts). It means that I'm going to pay a little more attention to what it is, that makes me connect to all of you. I'm going to remember to change focus, and pay more attention to "soul."
If you ever wonder why people would spend a ridiculous amount of money to be in the same stadium as this guy, I'm telling you, "soul" is the reason. The music was great. The memory is sweet. The experience was incredible.

USO Concert for the Sailors of the Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman

Recording artists Jimmy Buffett and Mac McAnally, a member of the "Coral Reefer Band," perform a USO concert for the Sailors of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a recent port visit in the Middle East. Truman an embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 is underway on a scheduled deployment supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations.

/ Jimmy Buffett is scheduled to appear at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival which runs April 25-27 and May 1- 4. Buffett will be performing on Saturday May 3rd. Discount tickets are now on sale for the second weekend.

Check out the official club website

for pictures, events, sign up information, minutes

and much more

Board Of Directors

President-Jeannine Johannes (772)398-0563

Vice-President- Bill Stewart (772)398-9194

Treasurer - Greg Pashke (772)528-3871

Secretary - Pat Moore (772)334-7320

Membership – Linda Williams (772)223-5508

Keeper of the Phlock - John Milhausen (772)336-4217

Committee Chairpersons

Charity Committee – Karen Stewart (772)398-9194

Merchandise Committee – Bob Orris (772)595-9767

Website – Pat Moore (772)334-7320

Newsletter – Jeannine Johannes (772)398-0563

Golf Committee - John Rugg (772)344-2808

Glenda Brannon 772-260-9434

RelayFor Life - Natalie Neil (772)240-5678

Helen (772)595-9767

Happy Hour – Natalie Neil (772)240-9434

Dee Milhausen (772)336-4217

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