Roost #44 Poop
· Dates to Remember:
· Tonight – Ravens Rap! From Eileen Abeel: “The Ravens Rap show is now being taped by Comcast Spotlight. It will air on Beach TV on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 2x a day. It is still being taped, at the same time, for radio for airing on WZBH, airing Pre - "Pre-Game" NFL GameDay Sundays. The TV show is just 1 hour, whereas the radio is still 1 1/2 hours. The show is being taped on Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30 pm, starting September 7th, prior to 1st regular season game against Steelers, at The Blue Ox Bar & Grill 127th St. & Coastal Hwy. We will actually be starting the show about 7:15pm, because of the time constraints with Mike Bradley. It looks like we will be getting Bruce Laird probably for every show, instead of every other. There may be a few he can't make. John Gehrig & Tony Lombardi will be part of the show again, as well. The show will have specific timed breaks & subject matters, just to make it easier on editing the shows for television.”
· Friday – Water Conservation Society Meeting @
· Sunday – Jets @ Ravens, 8:20 pm. Rex’s Jets come to Baltimore to try and stop the new high flying Ravens offense. THE BUS LEAVES OCEAN CITY 2:30 PM.
· Saturday, October 15 – Ravens Roost #44 Crab Feast, 1-5pm, at the Crab Bag, 13005 Coastal hwy. MENU: All you can eat crabs, bb ribs, corn on the cob, cole slaw, french fries, beer and soda. COST: $30 per person. CONTACT: Marian Cicero at 410-250-2501, cell 443-880-0862, or sign up at the meeting (at this time a member may bring a guest but based upon response this event could be opened up for more guests).
· October 21 thru 23 – For folks not going to JAX, The Castle in the Sand’s Rockin' Ravens Weekend - Are you ready for some football?!?!? Join us at The Castle for a Rockin' Ravens Weekend! Our package includes: Friday & Saturday Night Stay; Castle Breakfast Buffet on Saturday and Sunday mornings; Eastern Shore Tailgate Party on the Patio at Coconuts...feast on whole roasted pig, bbq chicken, and all the trimmings from 5pm-8pm; Cash bar at Coconuts Beach Bar, Happy Hour 5pm-6pm 2-for-1 Drinks! Ravens Vs. Jaguars Game on Monday Night Football! All taxes and gratuities included! CALL NOW TO RESERVE....1-800-552-7263.
· 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 is selling his bus seat for the October 16th game against the Texans. He can be contacted at 410-208- 9167.
Ravens Poop
· The Ravens destroyed the Rams 37-7 behind a career passing day by Joe and the spectacular debut of Torrey Smith.
· Ray Lewis is the AFC Defensive Player of the Week. This is the eighth time he has won the honor. The first time? His first game as a rookie in 1996. What are we going to do when this great man hangs them up?
· 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 Jamison Hensley’s Blog here to stay up to date with all of the AFC North news.
· Friday and Saturday – Winefest on the Beach, Inlet Parking Lot. Wineries from across the Mid-Atlantic region as well as micro-brew beer. Arts & crafts, live music, food available & more. Admission. Located at the Inlet Parking Lot in Downtown Ocean City. Friday & Saturday from 11am - 7pm. For more information, contact Christina Nokes. 410-280-3306.
· Saturday – Harbor Day at the Docks - A Waterfront Heritage Festival, Ocean City Commercial Harbor in West Ocean City. Join us for a maritime heritage festival on the docks in the commercial fishing harbor. Seafood cooking demonstrations, fish cleaning techniques, local food available, live entertainment & much more. Located at the West Ocean City Commercial Harbor Area on Sunset Ave. Free admission; great event for the entire family. Saturday, 10am - 5pm. For more information, visit www.ocharborday.com.
· Saturday and Sunday – Ocean City Coin & Currency Show, Convention Center, 40th St. & Bay. Thirty or more coin & currency dealers buying & selling, plus free appraisals & free admission. Saturday, 10am - 6pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm at the Convention Center on 40th Street. For more information, contact Carl Ostiguy at 443-623-7025.
· Saturday and Sunday – Chesapeake Celtic Festival, Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum in Snow Hill. Celebrating the history & culture of all Celtic nations - Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Cornwall, Brittany (France), Galicia & Astanas (Spain). Music, dancing, art, storytelling, athletics, martial arts, crafts, lifestyle re-creation, dogs, sheep herding & more. Admission. Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 5:30pm at the Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum in Snow Hill, Maryland. For more information, contact Jeanne du Nord at 410-651-0757.
Funny Poop
· Three Labrador Retrievers - 1 brown, 1 yellow and 1 black - were sitting in the waiting room at the vets when they struck up a conversation.
The black lab turned to the brown and said, "So why are you here?"
The brown lab replied, "I'm a pisser. I piss on everything -- the sofa, the drapes, the cat, the kids, but the final straw was last night when I pissed in the middle of my owner's bed."
The black lab asked, "So what is the vet going to do?"
"Gonna give me Prozac," came the reply from the brown lab. "All the vets are prescribing it. It works for everything."
The black lab then turned to the yellow lab and asked, "Why are you here?"
The yellow lab said, "I'm a digger. I dig under fences, dig up flowers and trees, I dig just for the hell of it. When I'm inside, I dig up the carpets, but I went over the line last night when I dug a great big hole in my owner's couch."
"So what are they going to do to you?" the black lab inquired.
"Looks like Prozac for me too," the dejected yellow lab said.
The yellow lab then turned to the black lab and asked, "Why are you at the vet's office?"
"I'm a humper," the black lab said. "I'll hump anything. I'll hump the cat, a pillow, the table, fire hydrants, whatever. I want to hump everything I see. Yesterday, my owner had just got out of the shower and was bending down to dry her toes, and I just couldn't help myself."
The yellow and brown labs exchanged a sad glance and said, "So, Prozac for you too, huh?"
The black lab said, "No, my owner sent me here to get my nails clipped!"
The brown lab replied, "I'm a pisser. I piss on everything -- the sofa, the drapes, the cat, the kids, but the final straw was last night when I pissed in the middle of my owner's bed."
The black lab asked, "So what is the vet going to do?"
"Gonna give me Prozac," came the reply from the brown lab. "All the vets are prescribing it. It works for everything."
The black lab then turned to the yellow lab and asked, "Why are you here?"
The yellow lab said, "I'm a digger. I dig under fences, dig up flowers and trees, I dig just for the hell of it. When I'm inside, I dig up the carpets, but I went over the line last night when I dug a great big hole in my owner's couch."
"So what are they going to do to you?" the black lab inquired.
"Looks like Prozac for me too," the dejected yellow lab said.
The yellow lab then turned to the black lab and asked, "Why are you at the vet's office?"
"I'm a humper," the black lab said. "I'll hump anything. I'll hump the cat, a pillow, the table, fire hydrants, whatever. I want to hump everything I see. Yesterday, my owner had just got out of the shower and was bending down to dry her toes, and I just couldn't help myself."
The yellow and brown labs exchanged a sad glance and said, "So, Prozac for you too, huh?"
The black lab said, "No, my owner sent me here to get my nails clipped!"
Etcetera
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· Life is short. Focus on the good.
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
