Fin Fest Silent Auction Basket Event Sat., May 19 11am

Posted on May 18, 2012

Calling all Palmetto Parrot Heads!

We are getting together Saturday, May 19th at the Hoffman’s House for our annual Fin Fest Silent Auction Basket Event!

Fin Fest XIII Tiki Lagoon is upon us and it is time to put our Silent Auction Baskets together! It is not too late to contribute to this major part of our fund raising efforts for the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Association…if you have anything that you would like to contribute please bring it tomorrow or contact a board member who will be glad to pick up your donation. If you need to clear out any old ribbon or baskets just let us know…we will be happy to use them…it is amazing what our talented Parrot Heads can do with some ribbon, plastic wrap and a basket!

The Hoffman House
11:00 AM until we are done! Come when you can…..
117 Lynn Street (just off Fish Hatchery Road)
West Columbia, SC 29172
803 414-3293 or 803 414-3513

Moral support and creative design advice is always welcome!!!

We continue to work hard on Fin Fest XIII! We have held several planning meetings where great ideas and suggestions were shared. A big “THANK YOU!” goes out to PPHC members that have come to the meetings and volunteered their talents. They have brought wonderful ideas and suggestions that will make this a great Fin Fest! If you can volunteer, offer suggestions for silent auction prizes or know someone that can help with a Sponsorship, please let any Board member know. This is your club and you make it happen. Your help is needed to make this a successful event.

If you have been doing any spring cleaning and found some treasures that would be great a Silent Auction or raffle prize please let us know. We can give you a charitable donation tax receipt for these donations We are also looking for a few great volunteers the day of the event! If you would like to volunteer please contact us. . Volunteering at this event is “way too much fun!” Just let us know if you would like to help and we will put you to “fun work!”

Please contact any Board member if you have any questions-we are here for you!
Lets’ Party with a Purpose!!

Posted in Fin Fest Updates, PPHC News

Special HH – Fin Fest, Wed. May 23rd (Vella’s, W. Cola)

Posted on May 18, 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PALMETTO PARROT HEADS!!!!

We are almost there so we have decided to have a special Fin Fest XIII Tiki Lagoon Happy Hour. If you have not purchased your Fin Fest XIII tickets, now is the time to do it! Please visit our web site to purchase via PayPal or come to this Happy Hour to get tickets to the best Fin Fest ever. Come to Vella’s to hear more about what you are going to experience at Fin Fest XIII Tiki Lagoon!

Wednesday, May 23rd
5:30PM-Until
Vella’s Restaurant & Tavern
829 Knox Abbott Drive
Cayce, SC 29033
(803) 796-4629

http://www.fin-fest.com

We don’t want anyone to miss out on the Best Party of 2012!!!

Fin Fest XIII at the Tiki Lagoon
Columbia, South Carolina

Date Time What Where Who
Friday,
May 25th		 5-8pm Margarita Madness
(Free Margaritas)		 Courtyard Cafe/Lobby Everyone
  6-8pm Registration 2nd Floor PPHC Volunteers
  8-11pm Okole Maluna Party Ballroom The Caribbean Cowboys
Saturday,
May 26th		 TBA Registration 2nd Floor PPHC Volunteers
  11-2pm Hukilau Heaven Poolside “Laidback Larry” Shirah
  All Day Fun & Games Poolside/
Ballroom		 Everyone
  2-5pm Lounging by Tiki Lagoon Poolside Tsunami Wave Riders
  5-7pm Dinner Buffett Ballroom Everyone
  8-11pm “Blame It on the Rum” Party Ballroom The Sunny Jim Band (feat. James “Sunny Jim” White)
Sunday,
May 27th		 10am-12pm “You like I give you, free!”
(Free Bloody Marys/Mimosas)		 2nd Floor Everyone
  11am-1pm Sunday in Smuggler’s Cove Poolside Pantasia
  1-4pm Marooned on the Mainland Poolside Caribbean Soul
  4-7pm Back to Bali Ha’i Poolside Latitude

We continue to work hard on Fin Fest XIII!  We have held several planning meetings where great ideas and suggestions were shared.  A big “THANK YOU!” goes out to PPHC members that have come to the meetings and volunteered their talents.  They have brought wonderful ideas and suggestions that will make this a great Fin Fest!  If you can volunteer, offer suggestions for silent auction prizes or know someone that can help with a Sponsorship, please let any Board member know.  This is your club and you make it happen.  Your help is needed to make this a successful event.

If you have been doing any spring cleaning and found some treasures that would be great a Silent Auction or raffle prize please let us know.  We can give you a charitable donation tax receipt for these donations We are also looking for a few great volunteers the day of the event!  If you would like to volunteer please contact us. .  Volunteering at this event is “way too much fun!”  Just let us know if you would like to help and we will put you to “fun work!”

Please contact any Board member if you have any questions-we are here for you!

Lets’ Party with a Purpose!!

Posted in Fin Fest Updates, PPHC Events, PPHC News

Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant Biloxi opening May 22nd

Posted on May 15, 2012

Let The Fin Begin!

–Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant Biloxi Set to Open May 22 –”Fun and Easy…Play Longer.”

It’s always 5 o’clock somewhere and on May 22, somewhere is Margaritaville Biloxi.

The Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant Biloxi will open to the public on May 22 at 8pm, bringing a casino experience to the Gulf Coast unlike any other.

Inspired by the lyrics and philosophy of Jimmy Buffett, a native son of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant is a natural fit for Biloxi. Fans of the island lifestyle, devoted Parrotheads or anyone who likes to have a good time will enjoy the laid-back atmosphere. From palm trees and fishing boats to suspended airplanes and a margarita-erupting volcano, the authentic tropical surroundings set the scene for getting away and having fun, whether you’re here for a few days or just a few hours. Another distinguishing feature of Margaritaville is a 30ft. wall of glass that makes a striking design statement and opens the interior to the spectacular view of the beautiful Biloxi Bay Bridge spanning the Back Bay.

“I am thrilled,” Jimmy answered, when asked about the opening of Margaritaville Biloxi. “Biloxi has been on my songline for a long, long time. I made my professional singing debut here back in the late 60′s, when I used to drive my Ford Falcon ‘down around Biloxi’ from the school in Hattiesburg, to play weekends at Trader Jons. Before that, I spent many a weekend, as a child of the Gulf Coast, with my family at the Sun ‘n Sand. I have been fortunate to do many things in my career, but coming full circle to Biloxi with Margaritaville, surely is one of the highlights. It is not only fun, to be coming home and bringing our brand of fun to the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Buffett added, “It is also very gratifying to be able to provide nearly 1,000 new jobs for Mississippians these days. I would just like to personally thank everyone who has had a hand in this adventure, so, let’s let the fin begin.”

Read more.

Posted in Buffett News, General PH News

New Jimmy Buffett song “Serpentine”

Posted on May 15, 2012

Posted in Buffett News, General PH News

Margaritaville releases Parrot Head Sun Care Line

Posted on May 15, 2012

Today Margaritaville unveiled Parrot Head Advanced Sun Care, a totally new product line of advanced sun care for the tropical lifestyle. The Original Margaritaville store in Key West Florida became the first store in the world to display the new product line starting today, the rest of the world will follow over the coming weeks and months.

Margaritaville Parrot Head is more than advanced sun care. It nourishes and moisturizes skin the way that the best skin care products do, as it protects it from the sun.

Read more.

Posted in Buffett News, General PH News

PPHC phriend Brent Burns’ big Kentucky Derby day

Posted on May 10, 2012
Groupie Doll

Groupie Doll

Longtime Palmetto PHC friend and Trop-Rock singer Brent Burns’ is co-owner of a racehorse. Read about how his horse won at the Kentucky Derby and set a track record doing it.

Posted in General PH News

Adopt-A-Highway results, May 5th

Posted on May 7, 2012

THANKS to all who were able to participate in last weekends’ quarterly Adopt A Highway pickup.  Some 30 bags of trash and litter, including assorted wood, metal and parts of a TV ( !!) were gathered for DOT pickup.

As always, we can’t thank the Hoffman’s enough for opening up their home as a rest area, pit stop and refreshments  before, during and after.

Please know we totally understand you may not have been able to participate at this time,  you are always welcome and encouraged if you can join us in the future.

The next SCHEDULED pick up is August 25th. We already realize that conflicts with Throw Back Shell at Surfside so I’m sure we’ll have to adjust our dates….We’ll let you know when the date gets closer.

THANKS again for all you do… we hope to see you at our next HH at the Wild Hare this Wed in Irmo and of course Fin Fest XllI.

Posted in PPHC News

Join us at Fin Fest XIII – May 25-27 (Columbia, SC)

Posted on May 2, 2012

The Palmetto Parrot Head Club hopes that you will join us May 25-27 for Fin Fest XIII in Columbia, SC. Come enjoy the Palmetto state’s best parrothead festival of 2012.

We are excited by the great band lineup we’ve arranged for the weekend including The Sunny Jim Band, The Caribbean Cowboys, Latitude, Tsunami Wave Riders, Pantasia Steel Drums, Caribbean Soul and “Laidback” Larry Shirah.

What does your $65 registration fee include?

* Three days of trop-rock music, fun and festivities
* Event t-shirt
* Event badge
* Friday’s Margarita Welcome party
* Saturday’s dinner buffet
* Pool games
* Sunday’s Bloody Mary morning
* More

So come along, let’s have some fun!

Register online.

Also, we are always looking for Event Sponsors.

If you have any questions please feel to contact me.

FINS UP!

Scott French
Entertainment Chair, Fin Fest XIII
Palmetto Parrot Head Club
Columbia, SC
palmettoparrots@hotmail.com
http://www.fin-fest.com
http://www.palmettoparrotheads.com

Posted in Fin Fest Updates, PPHC News

Meeting of the Minds Scheduled Announced

Posted on April 30, 2012

Parrot Heads in Paradise, the national parrot head organization, has announced the band schedule for the national Parrot Head convention “Meeting of the Minds” in Key West, FL, Nov. 1-4, 2012.

Three surprises jump out:

- Homemade Wine will headline Thursday night @ Casa Marina for 2.5 hours.
- Jim Morris & The Big Bamboo Band will headline the Friday’s Margaritaville Street Festival.
- Robert Earl Keen will headline Saturday night @ Casa Marina. “The road goes on forever and the party NEVER ends!”

REGISTER NOW!

Posted in General PH News, PPHC Events, PPHC News

Why can’t all venues be this cool?

Posted on April 28, 2012

Wouldn’t it be nice if all concert venues were as cool towards tailgaters as Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas?

So you want to join the tailgate party?

Mike Tabor, general manager of Gexa Energy Pavilion, will be ready for Parrotheads once the venue opens its gates at noon Wednesday. Recreational vehicles and pop-up tents are welcome and there will be no additional parking fees for overnight tailgaters. You can bring a grill as long as it’s propane instead of charcoal. Portable toilets will be available. There will even be a roaming convenience store stocking ice, bottled water, soda, plastic cups and paper plates.

“We’ve already heard from local Parrotheads and they are chomping at the bit,” Tabor said. “It’s a reality escape. Some of these people will cook for up to two days beforehand and store it and then drive out there. Some of these spreads it’s like a big-time caterer came out.”

Golf carts are permitted but “anyone bringing in a golf cart or having it delivered must sign a waiver releasing the City of Dallas of liability,” Tabor said. If you’ve got an RV, don’t drain the black water onto the property.

“It is the most unique experience I have ever been associated with,” Tabor said. “The people, how well they get along. They are all there for the same reason. They all understand the vibe.”

http://www.margaritaville.com/news.html?n_id=3181&y=2012&m=4

Posted in General PH News