Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Weekly Poop 8/10/16


Roost #44 Poop
·         Dates to Remember:
o   Today - Entertainment Committee Meeting, 6 pm at The Crabby Pig.
o   Tomorrow, - Monthly Roost Meeting, Ocean City Elks Lodge.  The meeting will begin at the special time of 7 pm and will be very brief due to the Ravens/Pan                                                                                                        thers game @ 7:30 pm.  If you know of any members that do not receive these emails please let them know.
o   Friday – WCS Meeting @…
o   Friday, November 4th - Casino Bus Trip to Harrington.  Pickup at Montego Bay at 8:30, and Rose’s Millsboro at 9 am; Return leaving Harrington at 3pm.  Cost: $20.00 per person with $15.00 Free Slot pay and $7.00 credit towards luncheon buffet.  Please contact Mary Kendall to sign up via phone: 302-236-9617 or email:  mary.kendall@merck.com.  Any questions please let me know.  Mary.
·         Members please bring plastic or paper shopping bags to the monthly Roost meetings.  The bags will be taken to Diakonia by Eric for use in distributing food donations to the community.
·         Ticket Exchange:
o   Season tickets for sale: 4 seats Section 506 Row 10 Seat 1-4, $3080.  Please contact Geof Storm at 443-241-4858 or Kathi Storm at 410-596-0810.
o   Season Tickets For Sale: Section: 530, Row 14, Seats 24 & 25.   Cost $1544 (face value). Contact Mike Grimes at 410.251.6821 for further information.  Note: These tickets are not mine.
o   PSL'S AND TICKETS.  PSL'S sec 539 row 17 seats 1,2 and 3 (1 is the aisle seat) $1,200 ea per PSL $3600 total for PSL'S.  Season tickets for these seats also available.  Bill C 443-513-1697 or billycords558@gmail.com.
o   Opening Day Tickets & Bus Seats For Sale: The seats are located in Section 540/Row 10/Seats 11 & 12.  The cost is $200 for the tickets & seats.  Call Ken Taras at 443.235.3437.
·         Road Trip: Please see this month's Ravens Caw for trip information, or call Gary, 443-618-9972.  You do not have to be going to the game in order to buy a shirt.  Please see/call Gary for more information.
·         Season Bus: Bus seats for individual games are $45.00”.  Please contact Mike at 410.251.6821.
·         Penguin Swim: SAVE THE DATE!!  Wednesday Sept 7th.  OC RR44 2016 Bar-Hop Cruise to benefit the Ravens Roost #44 Penguin Swim Team in support of the Atlantic General Hospital Penguin Swim.  ALL MONEY RAISED IS DONATED TO AGH. 
o   Meet at MR Ducks.  HH prices on food and drinks till 6 pm. 
o   5:45 pm board “The Explorer” with Capt. Jack.  Boat leaves PROMPTLY at 6 pm, will return about 10 – 10:30 pm.  Cash bar on boat - $3 Beer, $4 Wine, $5 Mixed Drinks.
o   First stop TBD
o   Second stop is OC Fish Company (formally Captains Galley).  Happy hour prices on select drinks and food.  Start boarding @ 8:10 pm, leave @ 8:20 pm.
o   Third stop is Sunset Grill.  Happy hour prices on drinks and food.  Start boarding 9:30 pm, Leave 9:40 pm.
o   10 pm-ish return to MR Ducks.
o   $35/pp.  LIMITED TO 65 PEOPLE.  This sells out fast so please sign up early.  All checks should be made out to “Ravens Roost #44”.  Send an email to garywm@mchsi.com to reserve a spot.  Checks can be mailed to: 15 Winward Ct., Ocean Pines, MD 21811 or give to me at the August Roost meeting.  Gary.
·         Roost Apparel: Maggie has Hawaiian shirts that have not been picked up by the following people: Leslie Viands, Nancy Dalesio, Audrey Fohner, and Moe Parrish.  Please bring a check to the meeting made out to Ravens Roost 44 to pay for your shirt.  The cost is $40 ($42.50 for 2XL shirt).  If you are not going to make the August meeting, please contact Maggie at 410-208-2756 or millermaggie@mchsi.com to make arrangements for pick up.
·         Entertainment Committee:
All members are welcome to join the committee! We need more participation from all members.
2016 Roost Entertainment Activities
o   Boardwalk Bike Ride/ Walk - 2nd Saturday of August, September & October.  Meet at 27th Street at 9 AM.  Afterwards some of us go to breakfast at the Sahara on Johnny Unitas Way (19th Street).  Come join us for breakfast whether you did the Boards or not.  Another opportunity to see old friends and make new ones.
o   Crab Feast - Saturday, October 1st at Shrimp Boat, 1-5 pm. $35 pp, which includes tax and grat.  Menu includes crabs, fried chicken, corn on the cob, coleslaw, hush puppies, Coors Light and Miller Lite draft, soda, iced tea, and water.  No children please but non-members are okay.  Checks only payable to Ravens Roost #44.  Sign Up Sheet at the August and September meeting and the cut off date is September 20.
o   Dover Air Museum & Dogfish Brewer Tours Sat. 10/15/16.  Plan is to leave OC about 8:30 am , tour the museum for about 2 1/2 hrs, then go to brewery in Milton where lunch is on your own $. Tours & tasting of 4 beers is free. We will leave for OC whenever everyone is done. Our only pre-paid cost will be for the bus & that depends on how many we have & what bus arrangements I can get. If the bus has no bathroom (last resort) we will stop as needed because we have no real schedule to stick with.  The event will be limited to a manageable size of 25.  We currently have 16.  You can sign up by calling Ron at 302-436-4790.  First come, first served: we will start a wait list after 25.
o   Bull & Oyster Roast - October 29th, 2-6 PM at the American Legion on 23rd St. and Coastal Highway. This is our annual fund raising event!  So bring your friends and family too. Tickets are $40.  The menu includes pit beef, fried oysters, raw oysters, oyster stew, sausage & peppers & onions, sides, dessert, beer and soda.  Cash bar.  Live music by The Stims.  Sign up Sheet at next Roost Meeting or send checks, made out to Ravens Roost #44, for $40 PP to Eric Waterman, 311 S. Ocean Drive, OC, MD 21842.
o   Canned Food Drive - Bring canned goods to November 10th Roost meeting for local food bank.
o   Christmas Party - December 10th, 6-10PM at the Cove Restaurant at Bayside.
o   Last Game of the Season Party – T/B/D
o   Other Activities Under Discussion
o   Raft Up
o   Tour of the Castle (Raven Training Facility)
o   Tour of M&T Bank Stadium
o   Day trip to Chincoteague or Onancock
o   Pub Crawl at Kent Narrows
o   Tour of Seacrets Distillery
o   Tour of OC Brewing Company

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

Local Poop
·         Today thru Friday - White Marlin Open, World's Largest & Richest Billfish Tournament, Harbour Island Marina.
Join us for the 43rd Annual White Marlin Open from Monday, August 8 through Friday, August 12, 2016.  The fish are spectacular and the prizes are huge — totaling more than $2 million.
It's the World's Largest and Richest Billfish Tournament — held in the White Marlin Capital of the World.  This year the stakes are high with over $1.1 million awarded in 2015 for the biggest white marlin.  Prizes are also awarded for the largest blue marlin, tuna, mahi-mahi (dolphin fish), wahoo and shark.
See if you have what it takes to catch the winning white marlin and register today.
Spectators are welcome to watch, as 300+ boats from Florida to New England take more than 1,500 of the world's best anglers out to pursue some of America's largest fish.
Then check out the spectacular weigh-ins every evening from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Harbour Island Marina, 14th Street and the bay.
·         NOTE: Parking is not available at Harbour Island.  The Presbyterian Church on 14th Street, just a block away, offers parking for a small donation.  You can also park free at the Ocean City Convention Center, then catch a shuttle to the weigh-ins.
·         Tonight - Free Movies on the Beach - Carousel Hotel on 118th St., On the Beach at the Carousel Hotel.  Enjoy free movies on the beach every Wednesday from June 1 to August 31 at the Carousel Hotel on 117th St. in Ocean City MD.  Each week, a general audience movie is presented free of charge on our 16 foot projector.   Bring a beach chair or blanket & enjoy the night beside the ocean. Movie starts around 8:30 p.m.  For more information, call 800-626-2326.
Save the Date - Complete Season Schedule:
o   August 10: The Blind Side
o   August 17: Hotel Transylvania 2
o   August 24: Minions
o   August 31: Star Wars; The Force Awakens
·         Tonight - Free Concerts on the Beach, On the Beach at the Caroline Street Stage. Free, live entertainment while you relax on the beach Wednesday nights from July 13 to August 31 from 8:00pm - 9:30pm.  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.
Season Concert Schedule:
o   August 10 - Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark (Blues / Funk)
o   August 17 - Zydeco-a-Go-Go (Creole Zydeco)
o   August 24 - The Beach Bumz (Beach Music)
o   August 31 - Funk Shue (Funkiest 4 on the Shore)
·         Tonight - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Mama at Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage.  Since 2000, the Silk Road Ensemble has been redefining classical music for 21st-century audiences.  Representing a global array of cultures, Silk Road Ensemble members co-create art, performances, and ideas.  Cellist Yo-Yo Ma established the nonprofit organization Silkroad and the Ensemble to explore the role of the arts in fostering cross-cultural understanding, deepening learning, and promoting innovation.  Silk Road Ensemble performers and composers hail from more than 20 countries.  Passionate about learning from one another’s traditions, these rooted explorers perform on a wide-range of worldly instruments.  Under the artistic direction of Yo Yo Ma, these storytelling musicians celebrate the multiplicity of approaches to music from around the world.  They also develop new repertoire that responds to the new realities of our global society.  In engaging, high-energy performances, the Silk Road Ensemble draws on a rich tapestry of traditions that make up our shared cultural heritage, creating a new musical language — a uniquely engaging and accessible encounter between the foreign and the familiar that reflects our many-layered contemporary identities.  $55 - $110.  Assigned seating.
·         Tomorrow thru Saturday - Poor Girls Open - Ladies Only Billfish Tournament, Bahia Marina.  The Poor Girls Open is a ladies only billfish release tournament benefiting breast cancer research.  There are also added entry levels for tuna and dolphin.  This tournament was started by Capt. Steve Harman as a way for local waitresses and bartenders to have an affordable and fun competition while raising money for a very important cause.  The tournament continues to grow with over 100 boats entering.  Participation is not limited only to anglers as there are silent auctions, 50/50 tickets, T-shirts for sale, and other fun events helping to raise money for breast cancer research.  In the past 3 years alone, the Poor Girls Open has raised over $100,000 that was donated to the American Cancer Society.  Each angler or team may fish one out of three days.
·         Tomorrow – Sunset Park Party Nights - Free Concert, S. Division St. & the Bay.  Free Concerts Open to the Public Every Thursday Night in July and August from 7pm – 9pm.
Enjoy a free concert while watching the sun set over the Isle of Wight Bay...the perfect location in Ocean City!  Sunset Park is located along South Division Street between Philadelphia Avenue and the Bay, next to the US Coast Guard Station in downtown Ocean City MD.
All concert admissions and parking are free and open to the public. Beverages, including beer, are available for purchase.
Please bring your own chair.
2016 Schedule
o   August 11 - Full Circle (Blues / R&B / Jazz)
o   August 18 - Eastern Electric (Progressive / Blues)
o   August 25 - Sir Rod (Rod Stewart Tribute)
For more information, call 410-289-7739.
·         Tomorrow - Summer Concert Series at Indian River Inlet, Delaware Seashore State Park at the Indian River Inlet.  Join us at the North Inlet Day Area Gazebo for live music performances every Thursday this summer!  Bring a chair and a picnic and watch the sun set over the Indian River Bay while enjoying a variety of local performers.  A park naturalist will offer a hands-on activity, making this fun for the whole family!
o   August 11 - Matt Young: Acoustic Folk Rock
o   August 18 - Twice Removed: Classic Rock
·         Tomorrow - Bumper Jacksons at Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage.  The Bumper Jacksons are hot and sweet, painting America’s story from New Orleans’ brothels to Appalachian hollers.  Unafraid to scrap together new sounds from forgotten 78′s, the Bumper Jacksons boldly and elegantly balance paying homage to the traditions while fashioning their own unique, DIY style.  Recognized as DC’s “Best Traditional Folk Band” at the 2013 and 2014 Washington Area Music Awards, the Bumper Jacksons are playfully creative with their originals and re-imagining American roots music with both power and tenderness.  Bursting at the seams with some of the richest threads of old America, Bumper Jacksons bring you into the center of a party where everyone’s invited and the dance floor never sleeps.  Free.  Assigned seating.
·         Friday - ABBA the Concert at Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage.  ABBA The Concert brings one of the greatest pop phenomena back to life.  21st Century Artists, Inc., has presented its ABBA tribute show throughout North America for well over a decade, known as ABBA The Music, ABBA The Concert, and ABBA The Hits.  The ABBA tribute show has sold-out shows across the nation, including at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Highland Park in Chicago as well as Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia.  ABBA The Concert continues to be the top ABBA tribute group in the world, dazzling all who see with their fantastic performance while playing the most iconic hits from ABBA, including “Mamma Mia,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme,” and “Dancing Queen.”  Many critics agree, ABBA The Concert is the most amazing and authentic ABBA tribute show in the world.  Come dance, come sing, having the time of your life at the ultimate tribute celebration.  $25.  Assigned seating.
·         Saturday (morning) - Mike Rose - The Magic Kinda Guy at Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage.  Magician Mike Rose’s show is very interactive and features lots of off-the-wall comedy and unique magic.  This show is fun for all ages.  Mike simultaneously entertains your young audience members and your adult guests.  While the kids are caught up in the magic and off the wall interactive comedy, the adults are entertained on a second level with inside jokes, situational humor, and obscure references.  The performance consists of impossible magic tricks, weird mind reading stunts and stuff — lots of stuff!  And the show features tons of audience participation, too.  Many children will become part of the show.  So if you want a no-holds-barred comedy show suitable for the whole family, rest assured Mike will meet, and exceed your expectations.  Free.  Seating Provided.
·         Saturday (evening) - The Company Men at Freeman Stage, Freeman Stage.  The Company Men are a nationally recognized pop vocal group who have appeared on numerous national and regional television shows, including “Hallmark Home and Family,” “Good Day New York” and PBS to name a few.
Unlike any other four-man vocal group touring today, The Company Men uniquely interweave today’s Top 40 hits with re-imagined classics of the last six decades by blending songs by your favorite artists, including Sam Smith, The Four Tops, Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, Adele, The Temptations, Billy Joel, Prince, Meghan Trainor, Bruno Mars, Michael Bublé and more.  Their show “A Night of Hits” brings you a staggering 50-plus songs in just 90 minutes.
Featuring performers from the Broadway and National Touring companies of “Hairspray,” “The Lion King,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Camelot” and the Emmy Award winning NBC mini-series “The Temptations,” The Company Men bring a signature throwback sound, contemporary look and an all-star band, which has the widest demographic appeal of any touring act.
$20, Children are free.  Bring Your Own Chair.
·         Sunday - Somerset Plaza - Free Live Concerts & OC Cruzer Classic Car Display, 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... 2016 Concert Schedule:
o   September 11: British Invasion Experience (Beatles tribute)
o   September 25: TBA
Entertainment subject to change without notice.
For more information, call 410-289-7739.
·         Sunday - Sundaes in the Park - Free Concert, Family Fun & Fireworks, Northside Park.  Outdoor live music, children's activities, ice cream and fireworks...what could be better?
Bring your picnic basket and beach chairs to Northside Park, located at 125th Street and the Bay for ice cream sundaes, live entertainment, children's activities and fireworks.  All entertainment is free.  Create your own ice cream sundae with delicious toppings for a small price.  Listen to your musical favorites and watch the sunset over the beautiful Assawoman Bay.  Fireworks start at 9pm.  For more information call 410-250-0125.
Live Music Schedule
o   August 14 - Quiet Fire (Soul Show)
o   August 21 - The Groove Train (Disco Party)
o   August 28 - Jesse Garron's Tribute to Elvis
o   September 4 - The Janitors (Variety)
·         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 featuring lasers, lights, video, fireworks, music, special effects and audio production all displayed on a 5 story tall giant beach ball will light up the beach at North Division Street.  The show is visible along the south end of the beach and boardwalk with the best viewing area on the Boardwalk at North Division Street.  Show times are 9:30pm, 10:00pm and 10:30pm.  Each show is approximately 8 minutes in length.

Funny Poop
·         Men 1845: I just killed a buffalo.
Men 1952: I just fixed the roof.
Men 2016: I just shaved my legs.

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 up and running.  Be sure to bookmark our 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.


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



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