Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Weekly Poop 8/24/11

Roost #44 Poop
·         Dates to Remember:
·        Tomorrow – Ravens vs. Redskins @ M&T Bank Stadium, 8 pm.
·        Friday – Water Conservation Society Meeting @
·        Sunday – Raft up #3 is scheduled, but Irene may have something to say about it.  Maybe Labor Day Sunday instead.  Stay tuned…
·        Saturday, September 10 – RR #44 WCS Pub Crawl.  Leave The Blue Ox @ 12 noon aboard the OC Bus ($3 all day-cheap!).  1st stop is the oldest bar in Ocean City, The Harbor Inn (est. 1935.  Kelly was there for the first drink!), Somerset St. Bayside.  2nd stop will be the 2nd oldest bar in OC, The Bar (on the boardwalk).  3rd stop The Cork Bar, Wicomico St. Oceanside.  4th stop at The Purple Moose, and the 5th stop TBD.  Then, back on the bus to our last stop, The Blue Ox for a Ravens Pep Rally.  Wear comfy shoes and bring cash because some places (Harbor Inn) don’t accept plastic.  WEAR YOUR COLORS!
·        September 15 – Get Ready to Bring Some Money Home!  The Raven Roost Bus trip to the Harrington Casino is scheduled for Thursday, September 15th, 2011.  Cost is $20.OO per person which includes $15.00 free play, a lunch buffet, and your bus seat.  The 48 passenger bus departs Montego Bay (130th street) at 8:30 am with a second stop at the Millsboro’s Roses Store on Route 113.  Bus departs Harrington at 4pm.  Guests are welcome.  To sign up, call Paul and Trish at H# 302-436-9017.  You will need to give Paul and Trish either your Harrington Player Card Number or your Birthday Date.  Mail a check immediately after you sign up to
36977 Laws Points Rd, Selbyville, DE 19975
.  Check is made out to Raven Roost #44.  Sign up early and spread the word for those who don’t have a computer.
·        October 21 thru 25, 2011 – Trip to Jacksonville, FL to see the Ravens take on the Jaguars.  Rooms have been reserved @ the Crown Plaza Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel.  Mike received an email from Karen Howe, the sales manager of the Crown Plaza in Jacksonville, stating that the rate for the weekend of the road trip is now $149 a night for any new group bookings.  At the moment they will still honor our $99 a night rate if the reservation is booked under our block of rooms.  You must contact Mike first in order to make your reservation.  Mike will then notify Karen so you can make your reservation.
The package, excluding the hotel and travel expenses, will also include a 3-hour tailgate party, the water taxi ride to the tailgate party (you will have to pay for the ride back), a tee shirt and a koozie.  The total cost will be between $125 and $140 a person depending on the seats Mike purchases from the Jaguars.  If you do not want the package then you will have to purchase your own game day tickets.  Unlike years past this will not be an al la carte trip.
·        Saturday, November 5 – Post Halloween Costume Party, 7-11 p.m. at the Blue Ox.  Menu: Chicken tenders, ham, turkey and pastrami wraps, steamed shrimp, meatballs, buffalo chicken dip with nacho chips, cheese and veggie tray, onion rings, brownies, cookies and soda (Beer and drinks at happy hour prices).  Prizes for the best costumes: male, female and couple.  Cost is $20 per person.  Contact Marie Gerst at 302-436-1767 or sign up at the September meeting (We need a minimum of 30 people to have the event).
·        December 17, 2011 – Ravens Roost Christmas Party @ the Cove.  Details to follow.
·        Jack Sipes has his bus seat for sale for the opening game against the Steelers.  Contact Jack @ jjsipes@yahoo.com.

Ravens Poop
·         Good news notes and nuggets from Sarah Ellison’s Blog here.  It’s getting to the point where I can hardly stand ESPN, but I do go James Walker’s Blog here to stay up to date with all of the AFC North news.

Local Poop
·        Wednesday, September 24 – The Worcester County Veterans Memorial @ Ocean Pines 5th Annual Golf Tournament, @ Ocean Pines Golf Club.  1pm shotgun start with dinner catered by Osborns Westside Grille.  $85 per player.  For more information contact Marie Gilmore @ 410.208.6612 or Bob Rose @ 410.926.2558.
·        Tonight – Free Movie on the Beach, 118th St. on the Beach at Carousel Resort Hotel.  View a free general audience movie with the beach as your theater on our 16 ft screen.  Bring a blanket and enjoy the night beside the ocean.  Tonight's Feature: “Toy Story 3” – show time 8:30 pm, rain or shine.
·        Tonight – Free Concerts on the Beach.  Live Tonight: Randy Lee Ashcraft & The Saltwater Cowboys (Beach Country).  Free, live entertainment every Wednesday, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm from July 13 - August 24 (except July 27).  Enjoy tribute bands and local favorites.  Treat yourself to a collection of summer beach music, watch the sun set, view the sparkling blue ocean and dance by moonlight.  There is no better setting for relaxing than Concerts on the Beach.  The beach beat will have your hands clapping and your toes tapping to the variety of entertainment from 8 to 9:30 p.m. each Wednesday evening.  For more information about Concerts on the Beach, call the Ocean City Department of Recreation and Parks at 410-250-0125.  Entertainment subject to change without notice.
·        Tomorrow – Sunset Park Party Nights - Free Concerts.  Bring a chair! Ocean City's downtown bayside park hosts a night of entertainment and a series of free concerts.  Come enjoy an evening beside the bay.  For more information, call 1-800-626-2326. Located at Sunset Park on South Division Street and the Bay every Thursday from July 7 through August 25 from 7pm - 9pm.  Tonight’s Entertainment: “Lauren Glick Band”.
·        Tomorrow – Free Movie on the Beach, 91st St. on the Beach at Princess Royale Hotel.  View a free general audience movie with the beach as your theater on our 16 ft screen.  Bring a blanket and enjoy the night beside the ocean.  Tonight's Feature: " Oceans" – show time 8:30 pm, rain or shine.
·        Tomorrow – At the Freeman Stage @ Bayside – Nashville Sensation Beth Cayhall, 7:00pm - 9:00pm.  On August 25, Beth Cayhall will return to her home state with her Nashville-based band packed full of professional players in tow!  FREE for all.
·        Friday – At the Freeman Stage @ Bayside – Washington National Opera, 7:00pm - 9:00pm.  Overseen by Plácido Domingo, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program is unique in guiding young singers, coaches/accompanists, conductors, and stage directors on the verge of international careers.  $10 per person. Kids 18 and under are free.
·        Saturday – At the Freeman Stage @ Bayside – From Sussex County to Nashville Country : Beth Cayhall, 10:00am - 11:00am.  Beth Cayhall gives an inspirational workshop highlighting her journey from Sussex County native to Nashville sensation.  FREE for all.
·        Sunday – Sundaes in the Park – Free Concert and Family Entertainment.  Tonight's Entertainment:
 - Live Band: Live Band: Mary Lou and the Untouchables (Classic Rock)
 - For the Kids: Maryland DNR (Scales and Tales)
Bring your picnic basket and beach chairs to Northside Park, located at 127th Street and the Bay for ice cream sundaes and live entertainment.  The lineup of entertainers this season will make you stand and cheer, however, the spotlight will be on you creating your own ice cream sundae with delicious toppings.  Sundaes in the Park is a family concert series offered Sunday evening in July and August from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  For a small fee enjoy your own ice cream sundae creation as you listen to your musical favorites and watch the sunset over the beautiful Assawoman Bay.  1-800-OC-OCEAN (1-800-626-2326)

Funny Poop
·        Murphy, a furniture dealer from Dublin, decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find.
After arriving in Paris he visited with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home. To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit a small bistro and have a glass of wine.
As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small place was quite crowded, and that the other chair at his table was the only vacant seat in the house. Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came to his table, asked him something in French (which Murphy could not understand), so he motioned to the vacant chair and invited her to sit down.
He tried to speak to her in English, but she did not speak his language. After a couple of minutes of trying to communicate with her, he took a napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass and showed it to her. She nodded, so he ordered a glass of wine for her.
After sitting together at the table for a while, he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a plate with food on it, and she nodded. They left the bistro and found a quiet cafe that featured a small group playing romantic music.
They ordered dinner, after which he took another napkin and drew a picture of a couple dancing. She nodded, and they got up to dance. They danced until the cafe closed and the band was packing up.
Back at their table, the young lady took a napkin and drew a picture of a four-poster bed. To this day, Murphy has no idea how she figured out he was in the furniture business.

Etcetera
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·         Life is short.  Focus on the good.
·         C’mon Irene!


Frank

Baltimore Ravens, let’s go
And put that ball across the line
So fly with talons spread wide
Go in and strike with Ravens pride
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Ravens dark wings take flight
Dive in and show them your might
For Baltimore and Maryland
You will fly on to victory

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