Weekly Poop 7/23/14

Roost #44 Poop 

• Dates to Remember: 
• Friday – WCS Meeting @ … 
• RAFT UPS! Sunday, August 17; Saturday, September 20.  The August RAFT UP will be in DE.  Bring some food to share, whatever you want to drink.  You do not need a boat to participate.  Sign up at the monthly meeting or Contact Ken Wolf , phone number (443) 280-1691 and email address kwolfsden@cablespeed.com. 
• Saturday, 8/2 - Shorebirds Game, 7 pm.  Tickets $9.  Donna has 4 if anyone is interested.  Fireworks after the game.  Try to car pool - Parking $3.  Contact Donna @ 410.627.7697 for information. 
• Monday, 8/11 - Entertainment Committee Meeting, 6 pm @ the Blue Ox.  Anyone who is interested in joining the committee can just show up 
• Thursday, 8/21 - Magic Show @ the Holiday Inn 67th Street, 7 pm.  $20 per ticket.  Dinner on your own prior or after the show.  Contact Ron Apperson for more information. 
• Saturday, 8/30 - Bowling Night, 6 pm.  Games are $3,25, shoes are $2, or we can pay $12pp for 2 games, shoes, one slice of pizza and all the soda you want.  If interested contact Donna. 
• Friday, 10/10 thru Monday, 10/13 - RAVENS ROOST #44 ROAD TRIP-2014.  Sold out. 
• Wednesday, 9/3 - Booze Cruise to benefit AGH. 

• Meet at MR Ducks.  Happy hour prices on food and drinks till 6pm.  5:50pm board “The Explorer” with Capt. Jack.  Boat leaves PROMPTLY at 6pm.  Will return about 9pm or a little later.  Cash bar on boat. $3 beer, $4 wine $5 mixed drinks 
• First stop will be “The Reel Inn”.  Happy hour prices on drinks, no food but “bar snacks” will be available.  Leave at 7pm. 
• Second stop is “De Lazy Lizard”.  Happy Hour prices on drinks and food.  Leave at 7:45pm. 
• Third stop is the “Sunset Grill".  Happy Hour prices on drinks and food.  Leave at 8:40pm. 
• 9-9:30pm Return to MR Ducks 
• Price is $30/pp. 

• Saturday, 10/4 - Smith Island Cruise, 12:30 pm 'til 4:30 pm.  $22 per person if we get at least 15 people.  We will try to car pool to Crisfield.  Contact Ron Apperson for more information 

• Saturday, 11/1 - Beer/Wine Tasting & Jewelry Show to benefit AGH, 2 to 4 pm.  Join us for a wine & beer tasting and Jewelry Show hosted by Costa Ventosa Vineyard and Winery in Whaleyville, Md. (www.costaventosa.com).  In addition, Glitter & Gold Jewelry will be offering a selection of jewelry items at reduced prices just in time for your Holiday shopping.  Cost is $20/pp and includes a taste of 9 different wines, 3 different beers, a souvenir wine glass and light snacks.  Bottles, cases or individual glasses of wine and glasses of beer will be available for purchase. 
• Ravens Bus - The cost for the Ravens Bus this year for the 8-game regular season is $270 a seat. The checks should be made payable to Ravens Roost #44 and mail to me at 108 S. Ocean Dr., Ocean City, MD 21842 by August 1st.  The cost for a seat for an individual game is $45 for a Ravens Roost #44 member or a guest of a Ravens Roost #44 member. The monies must by paid prior to the date of the game to secure your seat.  Mike. 

Ravens Poop 

• Good daily dose of Ravens news notes and nuggets 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. 
• Looking for the Ravens' 2014 schedule?  Find it here. 
• Looking for the Ravens' 2014 draft class?  Find it here. 
• All the best Orioles news notes and nuggets at Britt's Bird Watch here. 

Local Poop 

• Today - Yin Therapeutic Stretch on the Beach, 49th Street on the Beach.  A yoga technique w/similar effects of acupressure, emphasizing quiet, relaxed stillness. One of the most effective practices you will ever do in releasing more deeply held tension in the joints and deeper tissue, inspiring a renewed energy, comfort, and mobility throughout body and mind. This class is acceptable for beginners, but open to all levels.  $16/person or $30/couple.  Mats & water are provided at no extra cost.  To reserve a spot/payment instructions/all other details, please send me an email to kquinn@ecyoga.com or, if within 24 hrs please text 443-504-5135. Class size is limited, please make reservation early.  
• Tonight - Wednesday Family Fun Nights, Ocean Pines Yacht Club Pool.  Fun for the entire family!  Wednesday Family Fun Nights are back for another summer. Every Wednesday, the Yacht Club transforms into a wave of fun for the young & young at heart! The pool is open for all ages to enjoy as a variety of DJs fill the air with the sounds of summer.  Food & beverages will be available poolside for a small fee.  ADMISSION: Only persons swimming pay a fee.  Swim Members $3 (must show Membership Card), Resident $5, Non-Resident $7.  Note: This is a Recreation Dept. Special Event — swim coupons or pool receipts do not grant admission. 
• Tonight - Free Concerts on the Beach, On the Beach at North Division Street.  Free, live entertainment every Wednesday, 8:00pm - 9:30pm from July 9 - August 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. For more information about Concerts on the Beach, call 410-250-0125. Entertainment subject to change without notice. 
• Save The Dates - Summer Concert Schedule: 

• July 23: Rising Sun Reggae Band (Reggae) 
• August 6: Lady Invidia (Rock) 
• August 13: Christopher Dean Band (Blues & Soul) 
• August 20: N.O.M.A.D. (Modern Country Rock) 
• August 27: Poole & the Gang (Rock) 

• Tonight - Barenaked Ladies at Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage, 8 pm.  Among the truths we hold to be self-evident are these: Canadian bands can play their butts off, and they can also bring the funny. No outfit hailing from north of the border embodies these paired virtues more engagingly than the Barenaked Ladies, whose fusion of hooks and yuks has resulted in more than 14 million albums sold, as well as putting myriad fannies in the seats of concert halls and amphitheaters around the world. 

On the occasion of the band’s 25th anniversary, BNL — Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals) — are celebrating with new album GRINNING STREAK. The album, the band’s twelfth, is their first in partnership with Vanguard Records after self-releasing their last four efforts. The album picks up steam via its hyper-hooky 1st single “Boomerang,” produced by Gavin Brown, who handled 11 of GRINNING STREAK’s 15 tracks. Indeed, the whole of GRINNING STREAK unfolds with the signature blend of immediacy, tunefulness and witty sophistication that made such BNL hits as “Pinch Me, “Brian Wilson,” “If I Had $1,000,000” and the chart-topping “One Week” modern-day classics. 

“We built our career playing summer outdoor shows,” Robertson points out. “Let’s enjoy ourselves. Let’s live like it is the last summer on earth. Let’s party like it’s 1999.” 

$25 – $65 all ages.  Seating is provided and assigned. 

• Tonight, Fridays and Mondays - Free Movies on the Beach, On the beach at the Carousel 118th Street, Princess Royal 92nd Street, 27th Street sponsored by The Commander.  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.  

 

• Tomorrow - Sunset Park Party Nights | Free Live Concert, S. Division St. & the Bay.  Every Thursday night in July and August from 7pm - 9pm.  Watch the sun set over the Isle of Wight Bay from the perfect location in Ocean City! Sunset Park is located along South Division Street between Philadelphia Avenue and the Bay in downtown Ocean City.  All concert admissions and parking are free and open to the public. Beverages, including beer, are available for purchase by the Ocean City Recreation Boosters. All proceeds are used for youth programs in Ocean City.  Please bring your own chair. 
• 2014 Concert Schedule: 

• July 24: Full Circle (Blues/R&B/Jazz) 
• July 31: Capt. Quint (Jimmy Buffett Tribute) 
• August 7: British Invasion Experience (Beatles Tribute Band) 
• August 14: Lovin Cup (Rock) 
• August 21: Eclipse (Journey Tribute Band) 
• August 28: Randy Lee Ashcraft & The Saltwater Cowboys (Country) 

For more information, call 410-289-7739. 

• Tomorrow - Concerts in the Park, White Horse Park.  The OP Recreation & Parks Department is proud to continue our Summer Concert Series. This concert series is held every Thursday beginning June 19th. All concerts begin at 7pm in the Pavilion at White Horse Park. Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs & a picnic, if desired. BYOB is also allowed. Bring your family & friends for a fun evening of entertainment. All concerts are child friendly, with a playground, swings, ice cream, hot dogs & family games such as corn hole for kids & adults. 
• Concert Schedule: 

• July 24: Sons of Pirates 
• July 31: Full Circle 
• August 7: Opposite Directions (Acoustic duo playing rock and folk) 
• August 14: Patriotic Jazz Band 

• August 21: Hung Jury 

• Tomorrow - Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line at the Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage, 7 pm.  Nora Jane Struthers & The Party Line are a traveling carnival of acoustic Americana.  The high energy, Nashville-based quintet perform Struthers’ original story-songs with tight, three part harmonies, fiddle, claw-hammer banjo, acoustic guitar, bass and drums.  Struthers was catapulted into the spotlight when she led her band to a blue ribbon at the prestigious 2010 Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The band is touring in support of their latest album, Carnival.  Free.  Seating is provided. First come, first seated. 
• Tomorrow - Concerts on the Green, Lighthouse Sound, 6 pm.  Come out for a beautiful evening on the green with live music.  Bring your family and lawn chairs.  Games for the kids.  Food & drink specials are available. 
• The entertainment lineup is as follows: 

• July 31: Galaxy Collective 
• August 14: Opposite Directions 
• August 21: Full Circle (98.1 Listener Appreciation Party) 

• Friday - Dave Mason's Traffic Jam at the Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage, 7 pm.  Dave Mason is a living rock legend. At age 18, the Worcester England native teamed up with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood to form the legendary band Traffic, who had a profound affect on the genre of rock and roll. While still a teen Mason penned the Traffic hit “Feelin’ Alright”. After extensive touring with Traffic throughout the UK and Europe, Mason headed for the USA to pursue a solo career. He struck international gold with his debut album “Alone Together”, which is considered a seminal rock classic. 

In addition to performing to sold-out audiences and being a permanent staple in record collections and hearts of fans around the world, Mason’s unique guitar work can be heard on many landmark albums and songs such as the Rolling Stones’ Beggar’s Banquet, George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, Paul McCartney’s Listen To What The Man Said and Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland. Hendrix’s major rock standard “All Along The Watchtower” features Dave playing the acoustic guitars before Hendrix’s soaring entrance onto the track. Dave Mason’s career spans several important rock eras, and encompasses his work as a producer, performer, songwriter, and consummate guitarist. In 2004, Mason was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the groundbreaking group Traffic. 

$20 – $45 all ages.  Seating is provided and assigned. 

• Saturday - Kinderman! at the Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage, 10 am.  The Kinderman Show is a highly interactive program of original call and response songs, chants, rhythms, movement games and storytelling that engages and enchants audiences from age two to age 100.  Audience members who come as strangers will leave as friends once they experience Kinderman’s contagious energy!  Free.  BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair). 
• Sunday - The Beach Boys at the Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage, 8 pm.  You can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums they’ve sold.  But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys.  To be sure, this band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions.  But its greater significance lies in the fact that it changed the musical landscape so profoundly that every pop act since has been in its debt. Happily for us all, The Beach Boys continue to create and perform with the same bold imagination and style that marked their explosive debut over 50 years ago. 

$40 – $70 all ages.  Seating is provided and assigned. 

• 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... 2014 Concert Schedule: 

• July 27: Rob Fahey (Rock) 
• August 10: Nate Clendenen Duo (Acoustic Rock)  
• August 24: Troy Mawyer (Acoustic) 
• September 21: Kevin Lundergan (Tsunami Sunset) 

• Entertainment subject to change without notice. For more information, call 410-289-7739. 

• Sunday - Sundaes in the Park - Free Concert and Family Entertainment | Every Sunday in July and August, Northside Park, 7-9 pm.  Outdoor live music, children's activities and ice cream... what could be better?  Bring your picnic basket and beach chairs to Northside Park, located at 127th Street and the Bay for ice cream sundaes and live entertainment. Live entertainment is free. Create your own ice cream sundae with delicious toppings for a small fee. Listen to your musical favorites and watch the sunset over the beautiful Assawoman Bay. For more information call 410-250-0125. 
• Save the Dates ... 2014 Entertainment Schedule: 

• July 27th: Quiet Fire (Soul) & Cascading Carlos (Juggling Workshop) 
• August 3rd: The Janitors (Classic Rock/Funk/Pop) & Mike Rose (Magic Show) 
• August 10th: Sir Rod (Tribute to Rod Stewart) & Maryland DNR with Scales & Tales 
• August 17th: Bob Lougheed and the Memphis Mafia (A Night with Elvis) & Cascading Carlos (Juggling Workshop) 
• August 24th: Front Page News (Classic Rock) & Maryland DNR with Scales & Tales 

• Sunday - OC Beach Lights Spectacular | Lasers, lights, video, music and special effects, The Beach at North Division Street.  Returning to Ocean City this summer is the fun and exciting free event for the entire family, OC Beach Lights Spectacular! These shows feature lasers, lights, video, music and special effects all displayed on a 5 story tall giant beach ball. NEW this year the Beach Lights shows will display fireworks! Show times are 9:30pm, 10:00pm and 10:30pm.  
• Monday & Tuesday - Beach Fireworks, On the Beach at North Division Street.  Beach Fireworks Display is an amazing fireworks show choreographed to music.  This event will take place every Monday and Tuesday night in July and August at 10pm on the beach at North Division Street in downtown Ocean City.  
• Tuesday - Family Beach Olympics - Free Family Fun, On the Beach at 27th St.  Enjoy fun on the beach! Each Tuesday evening features a variety of contests for all ages.  Events may include sand castle contests, tug-of-war, relays and more.  All activities are free and are offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 1-800-626-2326. 

Funny Poop 

• Eight-year-old Sally brought her report card home from school. Her marks were good...mostly A's and a couple of B's.  However, her teacher had written across the bottom: "Sally is a smart little girl, but she has one fault.  She talks too much in school.  I have an idea I am going to try, which I think may break her of the habit."  Sally's dad signed her report card, putting a note on the back: "Please let me know if your idea works on Sally because I would like to try it out on her mother."  

Etcetera 

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• Our website is back up and running.  Be sure to bookmark our new address - www.OCRavensRoost44.com or go to our blog @ http://ravensroost44.blogspot.com/ for the latest news, notes and nuggets. 
• Life is short. Focus on the good. 
• To Billy and Sharon and your families, our heartfelt condolences on the loss of your mother. 

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