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PARROT HEAD CLUB NATIONAL
CONVENTION (MOTM)
(Three photo albums below provided by
Tracy Campbell and Mary Chamberlain and Bob Kocon)
.JPG "Mary and friend")
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Bloody at Louie's
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Legendary quote from Capt Tony,"All you need in this life is a tremendous sex drive and a great ego - - brains don't mean a shit."
This year's Meeting of the Minds was especially memorable, as Tracy Campbell noted, because of the passing of Captain Tony on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008. It was one of those "do you remember where you were when you heard the news" kind of events. I was at the Casa Marina with some of the St. MinneSomePlace krewe and the Isle of Iowa folks, proudly watching and listening to the Cedar Island Band up on the "big" stage on the lawn of the Casa. In the middle of the set, not knowing about Capt. Tony, lead singer Doug Rassler was about to play "Last Mango in Paris," but was told by one of his band members (who had been told the news) that they should save that for the last song. So at the end of their 2-hour set, someone from PHIP took the stage, thanked the CIB and announced that Capt. Tony had passed away around 2:30 that afternoon. He said the family doesn't want us to grieve, but would like us to celebrate his life. We all raised our glasses to the sky and the Cedar Island Band serenaded us with Last Mango... Wow! Then a bunch of us piled into a taxi and headed to Capt. Tony's Saloon. I asked the cab driver if he had heard the news, and yes, the coconut telegraph had been buzzing and he was informed! I invited him into the bar with us, so he double-parked and joined us in toasting the legend that will never die.
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Michael Utley
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Keys view
Even though we will miss Capt Tony, I think all of the St. MinneSomePlace krewe who was at MOTM feels fortunate to have been in Key West during his passing and will remember where they were when the news came that he had passed. I was at the Lighthouse Court when Kelly McGuire told the crowd that Capt Tony had passed away and had a moment of silence in his honor. The St. MinneSomePlace krewe then gathered at Captain Tony’s Saloon to toast his life. --Tracy Campbell
ALPINE VALLEY, JULY 19, 2008
Photos (20) below provided by Jon Iannazzo
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We're almost there
In mid July, a group of inhabitants of St-MinneSomePlace hoisted their
sails for a lovely cruise to Alpine Valley - a Parrot Head oasis in the
middle of Wisconsin. As far as the eye could see, Parrot Heads donned
the typical
leis, hats, fins, feathers and coconut shells. With margaritas flowing
and PHestivities aplenty it was a great day to people-watch and hear a
Buffett tune or two along the way as you did the margarita limbo or
received a
Landshark tattoo. As the sun set, the massive crowd watched the master
of topical fun in his "Year of Still Here" tell his masterful stories of
sun, pirates, beaches and rum. A highlight of this year's concert was
that Kathy Iannazzo and
a few St. MinneSomePlace members made the big screen showcasing
pre-party fun from the parking lots. We all hope Jimmy "stays here" in
AV for years to come.
Crystal Hendrix dressed for the occassion