Weekly Poop 6/5/13

Roost #44 Poop

• Dates to Remember:
  • Friday – Water Conservation Group Meeting @ ...
  • Sunday – 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

• Tonight – Free Movies on the Beach - 118th St. On the beach at the Carousel Resort Hotel. Enjoy a free movie on the beach with your family, on our 16-foot projector. Each week a general audience movie is presented free of charge. Bring a blanket & enjoy the night beside the ocean. Movie starts around 8:30 p.m.
• Summer Movie Schedule:
• June 5: Wreck It Ralph
• June 12: The Amazing Spider-Man
• June 19: Here Comes the Boom
• June 26: Madagascar 3
• July 3: The Lorax
• July 10: Hotel Transylvania
• July 17: Big Miracle
• July 24: Brave
• July 31: Despicable Me
• August 7: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
• August 14: Beverly Hill Chihuahua 3
• August 21: The Avengers
• August 28: Rise of the Guardians

• Friday – Ocean City Air Show - Practice Day, On the Beach & Boardwalk; Show Center is 16th St. Watch the Air Show performers warm up during practice day. This is a local's secret for a great way to take in air show performances without the crowds. Enjoy a front row prime view for free. Show center is 14th - 17th Streets in downtown Ocean City.
• Saturday – Spring Golf Tournament, Deer Run Golf Club. Spring Golf Tournament to benefit the Delmarva Education Foundation and Marian Colbert Memorial Scholarship Fund. Swing Away...Golf For Education! Saturday, June 8, $100 per player, 9am shotgun start. Captain's Choice Scramble. Hosted by Ed and Margaret Colbert. Includes continental breakfast, lunch, golf & cart, range balls, one mulligan per player, team prizes, hole-in-one prize, silent and live auctions, putting contest, cash raffle and much more! To Register, Call Deer Run Golf Club at 410-629-0060.
• Saturday – AMSA Fishing Derby, Assateague State Park. Assateague State Park and Assateague Mobile Sport Fisherman’s Association (AMSA) will be co-sponsoring a fishing derby for kids 16 and under. Members from AMSA will be on hand to instruct participants in proper fishing methods for the surf. Surf rescue demonstrations and nature exhibits will also be on display. Lunch will be provided by AMSA. Limited equipment is available; please bring personal equipment if possible. Registration is at Assateague State Park Day Use boardwalk, no pre-registration required. For more information, call (410) 641-2120 ext 13. This event is free and appropriate for ages 16 and under.
• Saturday & Sunday – Ocean City Air Show, On the Beach & Boardwalk; Show Center is 16th St. The OC Air Show will feature an all-star, all-civilian line-up headlined by the Sea Harrier vertical take off and landing jet demonstration. See tremendous performances from jet demos, aerobatic performers, formation flight teams and parachute jump teams.
  The 6th annual event will take place on June 8-9 over the beach and boardwalk of Ocean City, Maryland. Display Village opens at 9am each day (15th, 16th & 17th Streets as well as Inlet Parking Lot). Drop Zone and Show Center Beach opens at 10am each day (14th - 17th Streets). Practice day is Friday, June 6 at 1pm. Event is free to view throughout town and at your favorite restaurants. Or, purchase tickets for show center beach at ocairshow.com.
• Saturday & Sunday – OC Car & Truck Show, Ocean City Convention Center. One of the East Coast's largest automotive and culture events comes to Ocean City with the most amazing vehicles that grace the pages of your favorite automotive magazines. From tuners to exotics, from trick trucks to slammed SUV's, from crazy classics to super bikes, the OC Car Show has something for everyone. Combine that with top name companies with interactive displays, vendors with everything for your ride and Ocean City's biggest name performances live on the OC Car Show Stage, the event is great entertainment. For updates on artists and special guest appearances, visit www.occarshow.com. Tickets sold at the door. Admission.
• Sunday – Ocean City Flag Day Ceremony, On the beach at 16th St. & Boardwalk. Ocean City will hold a special Flag Day ceremony at 12 noon at the opening of the Ocean City Air Show. Flag Day honors the flag of the United States and those who have served it. The U.S. Navy Seals Jump Team will fly the National Colors to the drop zone in the vicinity of 16th Street on the beach. Once on the ground, the team will present the U.S. Flag to one of the country's veterans.
• Sunday – 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.
• Sunday – Somerset Plaza - Free Live Concert. Somerset Plaza between the Boardwalk and Baltimore Ave. Enjoy a new series of FREE special events and concerts on Somerset Plaza, located on Somerset Street between the Boardwalk and Baltimore Avenue in downtown Ocean City. All events start at 3pm. OC Cruzer cars will be on display during all music events. Somerset Plaza is a semi-pedestrian street that is closed to all vehicular traffic during these special events.

• Save The Dates...2013 Concert Schedule:
• June 9: Blake Haley (Acoustic/Country/Rock)
• June 23: British Invasion Experience (Beatles Tribute Band)
• July 7: Delmarva Chorus
• July 21: Rob Fahey (Rock)
• August 4: Nate Clendenen Duo (Acoustic Rock)
• August 18: Sweet Harmony (Classic Rock)
• September 8: Tommy Edward (Rod Stewart Tribute)
• September 22: Troy Mawyer (Rock)

Funny Poop

• Congratulations my boy!" said the groom's uncle. "I'm sure you'll look back and remember today as the happiest day of your life."
  "But I'm not getting married until tomorrow." Protested his nephew.
  "I know," replied the uncle. "That's exactly what I mean."
• Tired of his low approval ratings, President Obama called up the head of the CIA and said, "I want your very best agent over here first thing in the morning.
  Moments later, a call went out to the Middle East, and the most gifted American agent was headed back to Washington.
  The next morning, the agent was escorted into the Oval Office. The President said, "I hear you're the best in the business. I can't trust what my staff tells me.
  So I want you to visit every state in the union, every major city. I want you to stay out on the road until you have an idea of what the vast majority of Americans would like to see happen in the Oval Office. Understand?"
  The CIA agent responded affirmatively. He left the White House and wasn't heard from for nearly four months. Finally, he showed up early on a Saturday morning, and the President saw him immediately.
  The President said, "Did you find out what an overwhelming majority of Americans want done here in this office?"
  "Yes, sir."
  "Well, then, express the will of the people," Obama ordered.
  So the agent stood up, pulled out a gun, and shot him.

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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