March 19, 2020 Colorado Parrot Head Club Weekly Newsletter

CPHC Newsletter   Hello and Happy Thursday!  In case you hadn’t heard… The March Monthly Meeting is CANCELLED This COVID-19 virus is wreaking havoc with our events!  Due to the Governor’s mandate, we won’t be able to have a meeting this month.  At this point, it’s not looking good for next month either, but stay tuned.. just in case! ****************************************************************************************** March Events ****************************************************************************************** Fainting Goat – 11:00am early lunch  Saturday (14-March) The new owner told us if we brought some people down to the Goat on Saturday, he’d give us our sponsorship money for the float and a keg of beer.  We brought about 45 people.. which is, in my mind, a lot more than “SOME” people.  After we ate, he decided not to give us the money.   He didn’t say why, but I suspect he is worried about business.  He owns 3 other bars in Denver, but maybe he is worried about all of his establishments, with the current situation.  He broke a promise. Party at Pete’s house and float tear down The party at Pete’s was a lot of fun.. Thank you to all who came out!  Thank you also to those who showed up on Sunday to tear down our beautiful float. It was a good one this year.. so thanks again to all who helped build it. Even though it never made a public appearance, you help was GREATLY appreciated! ****************************************************************************************** March Monthly Meeting ****************************************************************************************** CANCELLED *********************************************************************************** In case you hadn’t heard: Jimmy Buffett is coming to RED ROCKS!!! September 8 and 10, 2020!   The deadline to order tickets was March 13. I have released all tickets not sold to our club to other Parrot Head Clubs.  I can add you to a waitlist for tickets if you still want some and didn’t get your request in. I can’t sell you more tickets if you have already gotten your allotted amount.  You must be a member in good standing with our club or another PHC, in order to get any tickets. Tickets went to club members first, then on first come first served basis as memberships came in or were renewed.  After our members got their tickets, I released the remainder to the other Parrot Head Clubs. Red Rocks is a ‘bucket list” item for a lot of people, so these tickets were in high demand.   REMEMBER: A commitment to buy tickets means you are responsible to pay for them.   Please mail your checks this week to:  (The tickets are $165.50 EACH) Colorado Parrot Head Club % Robin Reed 7167 Dudley Drive Arvada, CO 80004 Please make check payable to Colorado Parrot Head Club Please do not ask me for extra tickets.  If you have friends who want tickets, they can join the club and I will put them on the list.  Cost $165.50 each We have had several people forget that extra .50 cents. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but with the number of tickets we have, we will lose a lot of money if we don’t collect that extra .50 cents from everyone.. so please don’t forget to add it up correctly.   2 Tickets is $331… and 4 tickets is $662.   Ticket prices include a free download of Jimmy’s new CD, so if you don’t want your email address sent off to get this download, please let me know. If you do not let me know that you object, I will be sending your email addresses to the Margaritaville people so they can send everyone the link to download Jimmy’s latest album. ****************************************************************************************** 2020 Pete’s Summer Concert Series Word got out in the Trop Rock Musician world, that the Colorado Parrot Head Club threw a kick ass concert/Party with a Purpose this year, so we have had several musicians contact us, asking if they can do house concerts for us.  We have some amazing acts lined up!  Some of these folks NEVER do house concerts but they heard what a great group we have so they want to do a show for us! Save the Dates!!! July 3 – The Landsharks!   Where – The Big Stage at Pete’s House!! – 6pm – 9pm. Admission is $40 per person – with all proceeds going to the musicians. (This is a great price for a 5 piece band and legends.. the Landsharks!!) This will be a pot luck, so bring a dish to share Bring your own beverage of choice Bring your own chair. July 25, 2020 Party with a Purpose! This year’s PWAP will be on July 25, once again, at Pete’s house on the BIG STAGE!!… the Arvada Smokin’ Tuna Stage!   Our opening act will be Erica Sunshine Lee!!  Next up will be the incredible Sunny Jim (James White), followed up by the always amazing Mike Nash and the Southern Drawl Band!    The lineup is fantastic, and it’s looking like it will be another great day!   We will have the link up soon to be able to buy tickets. The tickets will be $55 each if you pay on the PayPal link. The event is $50 but we have to cover the service charges of PayPal.  So, if you buy from the website, the cost will be $55.  If you send us a check or pay cash at the meetings, the cost will be $50 each ticket. Start getting those gift baskets and silent auction items ready!   Stay tuned for more details!   July 31 – Aaron Scherz! Where – Pete’s House –  Admission is $20 per person – with all proceeds going to the musician.  This will be a pot luck, so bring a dish to share Bring your own beverage of choice Bring your own chair. We have a couple more bands lined up to play this summer, but we are still working out the details.. so stay tuned for the announcements!! ****************************************************************************************** 2020 Roger and Vicki’s Summer Concert Series Jack Mosley –   June 14 Roger and Vicki Sams Colorado Springs – email Vicki for details. Cost will be $20 per person with all proceeds going to the artist.   Bring a dessert or appetizer to share if you’d like. Bring whatever beverages you want to drink for the evening. Sunny Jim (James White) –   July 26 Roger and Vicki Sams Colorado Springs – email Vicki at for details. Cost will be $20 per person with all proceeds going to the artist.   Bring a dessert or appetizer to share if you’d like. Bring whatever beverages you want to drink for the evening. ****************************************************************************************** I think we have the a house concert for the Sauce Boss, at Barb and Larry’s house!  Stay tuned for details.   Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton has brought his swamp-funk, slide guitar-one-man band, and a pot of gumbo all across the US and to Canada, Europe, and Asia. Sauce Boss cooks gumbo while performing; serving up bowls to the audience at the end of the shows.  He has served well over 200,000 people for free at his legendary live shows.  Sauce Boss is the guy Jimmy Buffett sings about in “I Will Play for Gumbo”. Wharton’s blues anthem, “Let the Big Dog Eat”, has been covered by many, including Albert Castiglia. His version was #1 on the Roots Music Report for twelve weeks. The tune was also in Jonathan Demme’s movie “Something Wild”. Now, Bill’s music will be featured throughout the soundtrack in the documentary, “Jimmy Carter – Rock and Roll President”, debuting early in 2020. ****************************************************************************************** Extra Curricular Activities! Larry has set up a Parrot Head fishing trip!   When:  June 9 – 13 2020 Cost: $1095 per person, Double occupancy Where:  5 days in Sunny La Paz, Baja Mexico! Details:  4 Nights La Concha Beach Resort               3 Days Guided Private Fishing Charter               Boat/Skipper/Tackle/Ice/Fish Cleaning               Homemade Breakfast, Lunch and Soft Drinks provided               All Taxes and Resort Fees Included in price above For more information: Contact Larry Ruden ****************************************************************************************** 2020 Meeting of the Minds – REGISTRATION OPEN MOTM REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR  the 29th Annual PHiP’s Meeting of the Minds 2020 “Party at the End of the World.” The registration for the event and Casa Marina reservations opened on Monday, December 16!!!  Remember if you book a room at the Casa Marina you need to go register for PHiP’s Meeting of the Minds. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED FOR PHiP’s MOTM TO STAY AT THE CASA MARINA! Only credentialed guests will be allowed into the Casa Marina property during the event.  Note: Due to the results of our last two years of Meeting of the Minds surveys the MOTM gift bag is being eliminated for 2020. There will be no gift bag stuffing party this year so it will not be on the registration form. Here is the link to register for the 29th PHiP’s ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MINDS 2020: http://www.phip.com/motmregistration ****************************************************************************************** Club T-shirts!! ****************************************************************************************** We still have plenty of t-shirts for our 25th Anniversary!!!  We have quite an assortment of colors (Pink, as shown below, Black, Butter Yellow, Caribbean Blue, Steel Gray, Periwinkle, Salmon and Sea Foam Green).  We have a wide variety of sizes, and both men’s and lady’s cut shirts (lady’s cut are only available in pink). The one shown below is a lady’s cut, with both front and back pictured.   The front has the original Parrot Head logo on it, and the back has a picture on it provided by Dixie LaHood.  The pictures here don’t do it justice. They are awesome!!  We’ll have them at all the meetings. If you can’t attend a meeting and would like one… please contact Robin or Pete to arrange getting your cool new club shirt!  The cost is $30 each. (if you can’t make it to a meeting to pick one up, drop a check in the mail to us and please add $5 per shirt for shipping.)   The t-shirts are stored at Pete’s house, so give Pete a call if you want to stop by and pick up a shirt or 2, plus we will have them at all the club meetings.   ****************************************************************************************** Misc. Events ******************************************************************************************​​ Jeff Dunham is coming to the 1ST BANK Center (Broomfield Events Center) August 5.   The SHOW IS MOVED TO AUG 5, 2020!! Several in our group are interested in going, so we checked into group tickets. They don’t really have a group ticket sales up there, and we were not able to get a large group of tickets, but we did manage to get a few.  We have a very limited number, so we will sell them on a first come first serve basis. The cost is $75 each.  Sorry we can’t accommodate everyone, but there are still tickets for sale, so if you’d like to go, and can’t fit into our limited number, please buy some tickets online.  It will be a very fun night. “Jeffafa” is a SUPER funny!  Contact Robin if you’d like to buy tickets. (by replying to this email) ****************************************************************************************** Misc.  ****************************************************************************************** Don’t forget to check in on Gary and Bonnie Dickinson and their travels at their BLOG and follow their adventures at: www.bbfreee.wordpress.com ****************************************************************************************** Fins up!   Parrot Head President,  Pete!