Weekly Poop 5/6/15

Roost #44 Poop 

• Dates to Remember: 
• Friday – WCS Meeting @ … 
• Saturday, May 16 - Preakness Party @ the Blue Ox.  Details soon... 
• Thursday, May 28 thru Sunday, May 31 - Council of Ravens Roosts Annual Convention, Castle in the Sand Hotel. 
• Friday, May 29 - Roost #44 18th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament @ the Ocean Pines Golf Club.  $100 per golfer; 9 am shotgun start.  Get all of the details HERE. 
• October 24 - ROAD TRIP: The 2015 Road Trip to Phoenix, Arizona is set.  Please make sure that you let me know how many tickets to the game you will need.  I should get ticket prices this month and will put a hold on a block of tickets based on the total numbers I have received.  We are working on the T-shirt and group social and will have more info on those soon. Gary 
• Entertainment Update from Eric:  

• Council Parade May 30- T Shirts being ordered for parade. For those who have already signed up, please email your T Shirt size to Eric Waterman @ eric_waterman@comcast.net.  Just email your name and T Shirt size to Eric this week. Let's step  up, this is OUR  town!  Still need lots of people to email T shirt sizes. 
• Roost Picnic-  July 11 at White Horse Park. Rain date July 12. 
• Other Tentative Roost Dates - 

• Orioles Game June 28th vs. Cleveland Indians 
• Shorebird Game- August 15th.  Fireworks after the game.  We may have a bus for the game depending on how many members attend.  The survey from the last Roost meeting indicated that at  least 22 members are interested in attending a Shorebird game.. 
• Pig Roast- Sometime in October 
• Tour Wallops Island Tour- Sometime in November 

• Thanks, Eric. 

• Roost Apparel: The last order of sweatshirts featuring the 3 Ravens logos (one OC Flag, One MD Flag, One US Flag) were apparently a hit and are sold out. I have a few short sleeved T's left in various sizes and colors (grey or black) for $15. I can place another order if you now see them would love to have one. The cost is $25 for a zipped sweatshirt in either black or dark grey, long sleeve T's in black, grey or PURPLE for $20. I need 40 orders before we can get another run done. If interested, please email Maggie at millermaggie@mchsi.com or sign up at the next meeting.  Thanks.  Maggie Miller 

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. 
• Schedule released yesterday!  Go here if you need to print it out! 
• All the best Orioles news notes and nuggets at Britt's Bird Watch here. 

Local Poop 

• Thursday thru Sunday - Springfest | Four Dynamic Days of Food, Live Entertainment & Arts and Crafts, Inlet Parking Lot.  Springfest 2015 celebrates spring and the upcoming summer season. It is four dynamic days of delicious food, live entertainment and unique arts and crafts under four huge big top tents located in the Inlet Lot at the south end of Ocean City's famous Boardwalk.  Springfest serves up a continuous variety of musical performances on two stages. Admission to the four day event is free! All entertainment is free with the exception of the headline acts.  Bring Mom and the whole family to Springfest!   
• Tuesday, May 19th - Fried Hard Crab Dinner, 5-7pm, Knights of Columbus Council Hall, 9901 Coastal Highway (behind St. Luke's Church).  Choice of: 1) Fried Hard Crab, 2) Fried Crab Cake or Fluff, or 3) Broiled Crab Cake.  Includes crab soup, corn on the cob, pretzels, onion rings, salads, roll and dessert.  $20 per person - cash bar.  Make reservations by May 16.  Call 410.524.7994 Monday thru Friday, 9 to 1pm. Walk-ins welcome. 

Funny Poop 

• The Baltimore soccer coach flies to Kabul to watch a young Afghani play soccer.  He is suitably impressed and arrangers for the player to come over. 

Two weeks later Baltimore is 2-0 down to Washington with only 20 minutes left.  The coach gives the young Afghani striker the nod, and on he goes.  The lad is a sensation.  He scores 3 goals in 20 minutes and wins the game for Baltimore.  The fans are delighted, the players and coach are delighted, and the media love the new star. 

When the player comes off the field he phones his mom to tell her about his first day in American soccer.  "Hello mom, guess what?" he says, "I played for 20 minutes today, we were 2-0 down but I scored 3, they call it a hat trick, and we won!  Everybody loves me, the fans, the press, they all love me!" 

"Just wonderful" says his mom.  "Let me tell you about my day.  Your father got shot in the street, your sister and I were ambushed and assaulted, she would have been raped but for a passing police vehicle.  Your brother has joined a local gang of looters and set fire to some buildings and all while you tell me that you were having a great time!!" 

The young lad is very upset.  "What can I say mom, but I'm really, really sorry." 

"Sorry?!!!  Sorry?!!!" says his mom.  "It's your fault we came to Baltimore in the first place!" 

Etcetera 

• Got poop? Let me know! I’m going to try to get this out every Wednesday so if you get it to me by Tuesday I’ll try to include it. Your input is appreciated. 
• 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. 
• Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! 
• Tony Lombardi wrote a nice piece about Marlyn here. 

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