Weekly Poop 5/22/13

Roost #44 Poop

• Dates to Remember:
  • Friday – Water Conservation Group Meeting @ ...
  • Sunday June 9 – from 3 to 5p.m. for a Fun Afternoon of Wine Tasting. This event is at, and hosted by Costa Ventosa vineyard and winery, in Whaleyville, Md. (www.costaventosa.com). A portion of the cost for this event will go to the RR44 Penguin Swim Team in support of Atlantic General Hospital. $15/pp includes a taste of 9 different wines, a souvenir wine glass, light snacks & horderves. Bottles, cases or individual glasses of wine will be available for purchase. For more info and tickets, contact Gary Miller @ 443-618-9972 or Bill Cordwell @ 443-669-4129.
  • Sunday, July 7 – Ravens Roost #44 Annual Summer Picnic at White Horse Park, 1-6 p.m. Cost is as follows: members $10, guests 21 and over $15, guests 20 and below $10. All adults who attend the picnic will be given a ticket for entrance into a 50-50 raffle which will be drawn at the picnic. The picnic includes food (chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob, salads etc.) as well as beer, soda and bottled water. There will also be games played such as horseshoes and any other games folks come up with. Also featured will be "Mister OC" playing tunes and flipping burgers! This event is rain or shine as the community center at White Horse Park has also been secured in case of bad weather. Anyone wishing to attend, please email Bill Cordwell at billycords558@gmail.com or call 443-669-4129. A sign up sheet will also be available at the May and June meetings. All wishing to attend must be signed up and paid by July 1, 2013, so we have an accurate count for food and drinks. Checks can be mailed to me @ 558 Ocean Pkwy, Ocean Pines, MD 21811.
  • October 4 – 7 – The Ravens Roost #44 road trip will be the Ravens/Dolphins game being played on Sunday, October 6^th at 1pm. We will be staying at the Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach. This is the same hotel we stayed at in 2008. The rooms are $149/night, plus 11% room tax, for the intercoastal view rooms. If you want an oceanview room they are $169/night plus the room tax. I currently have 50 rooms reserved. The cost of the game-day ticket (we will be sitting in the lower section in the endzone), the bus transportation to the stadium and a commemorative tee shirt and koozie will be $150.00.
    You are to provide your own transportation to Fort Lauderdale. If you are flying out of Baltimore you might check both Southwest and Air Tran airlines. Both offer non-stop flights from BWI to the Fort Lauderdale airport-which is less than 10 miles from the hotel. Southwest also have flights out of Philly. Thanks, Mike Grimes.
  • Friday, December 6 – Ravens Roost #44 Christmas Party @ the Cove Restaurant @ Bayside. More details soon.
  • Raft Ups: June 23, July 21, August 25. Do not need to have a boat, as several have boats, but will need to bring a food item.

Ravens Poop

• Good Ravens 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.
• All the best Orioles news notes and nuggets at Britt's Bird Watch here.

Local Poop

• Saturday – At the Freeman Stage at Bayside – AGA-BOOM, 7-9 pm. Rooted in the unique European theatrical style and universal language of clowning, Aga-Boom cuts through the barriers of language and culture with the art of slapstick, the humor of physical comedy and the delighted excitement of childhood. Aga-Boom is an interactive mayhem that carries audiences to the other side of the funhouse mirror, with outrageous zaniness and unrestrained laughter. Community Event. Free for all. Please bring your own chairs.
• Saturday - Beach Lights Spectacular, On the Beach at North Division St. Beach Lights Spectacular is a new, exciting show featuring lasers, lights and special effects displayed on a giant 5-story beach ball choreographed to action-packed music. Beach Lights Spectacular will be lighting up Ocean City three times a night every Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day! Show times are 9:30pm, 10:00pm and 10:30pm. Saturday, May 25 - Special Patriotic Show.
• Saturday & Sunday - Soft Shell Metric Century Bike Ride, Crisfiled American Legion. Waterfront views, scenic woodlands and some of Maryland’s most historic locales set the backdrop for the Salisbury Jaycees’ sixth annual Soft Shell Metric Century bike ride in lower Somerset County on Saturday, May 25, 2013.
  Following a show-and-go start at the Crisfield American Legion Hall (116 Brick Kiln Rd.) from 8-9 a.m., riders have the option of following a 62.1-mile (100-kilometer) or 23.1-mile route. Both routes pass some of Crisfield’s most picturesque and historic areas, including the rustic crab shanties of Jenkins Creek. Riders also will have the chance to see a working watermen’s community in action at the Small Boat Harbor. The Crisfield Heritage Foundation offers free tours of the restored workshop of famed decoy carvers Lem and Steve Ward for this year’s participants.
  Cyclists on the 23-mile route will tour the wooded areas of Crisfield and Marion Station, while those braving the full 62-mile route will have the opportunity to see some of the county’s most historic churches as they travel north to Rehobeth before returning to Crisfield, the southernmost point in Maryland. SAG service will be available.
  The Jaycees provide rest stops along the way, featuring drinks, snacks and opportunities for riders to relax and socialize. After the ride, cyclists may visit popular local attractions such as Janes Island State Park or enjoy traditional Chesapeake Bay seafood dishes at one of several Crisfield restaurants.
  Those spending the night will have the opportunity to mingle with the locals at the annual Soft Shell Spring Fair and Watermen’s Hall of Fame induction at the Crisfield City Dock on Sunday, sponsored by the Crisfield Lioness/Lions Club and Crisfield Area Chamber of Commerce.
  All participants receive T-shirts and assigned numbers. Registration is $40 before Saturday, May 18, & $60 after. Registration for children 12 and under is $25 before Saturday, May 19, & $35 after. Day-of registration is accepted.
  For more information email SoftShell@salisburyJC.com.
• Saturday & Sunday - 4th Annual Memorial Day Bluefish Tournament, Ocean City Marlin Club. Chairman: Franky Pettolina. Registration: May 24, 2013, 6:30-8:30 p.m./Captain’s Meeting: 8:00 p.m. Fishing Days: (1 of 2) May 25 & 26. Weigh Ins: May 25 & 26, 3:30-6:00 p.m., Sunset Marina. Awards Banquet: May 26, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
• Saturday & Sunday - Spring Arts and Crafts Show, Roland E. Powell Convention Center. Ocean City's only Memorial Day weekend craft show, featuring vendors displaying garden accessories, jewelry, candles, florals, nautical items, wood crafts & homemade items. Also handmade chocolates, fudge, and dip mixes. For more information, contact Janice Cropper at 410-213-0735 or cropperjl@aol.com.

Funny Poop

• A Pittsburgh Steelers fan dies of excitement during a game and goes to heaven still wearing his team’s jersey. He knocks on the old pearly gates and out walks St. Peter in a Baltimore Ravens top.
  "Hey there" says St. Peter, "I'm sorry, no Pittsburgh Steelers fans in heaven."
  "What?" exclaims the man, astonished.
  "You heard, no Pittsburgh Steelers fans."
  "But, I've been a good man", replies the Steelers supporter.
  "Oh really", says St. Peter. "What have you done, then?"
  "Well" said the guy, "Three weeks before I died, I gave 10 dollars to the starving children in Africa".
  "Oh" says St. Peter, "anything else?"
  "Well, 2 weeks before I died I also gave 10 dollars to the homeless."
  "Hmmm. Anything else?"
  "Yeah. A week before I died I gave 10 dollars to orphans."
  "Okay", said St. Peter, "You wait here a minute while I have a word with the boss." Ten minutes pass before St. Peter returns.
  He looks the Steelers fan in the eye and says, "I've had a word with God and he agrees with me. Here's your thirty bucks back, now f*ck off"

Etcetera

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• Life is short. Focus on the good.
• Happy Memorial Day. Thank you and deepest appreciation to all who made the ultimate sacrifice so we may be free.

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