Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Weekly Poop 7/24/19



Roost #44 Poop
·         From the Prez
Our upcoming meeting schedule:
·         August 7 WEDNESDAY at 7:30 at Denny's Restaurant 61st St. Date changed due to Raven Exhibition game scheduled on Thursday that week.
·         September 12 THURSDAY at 7:30 at The Carousel Between 117 & 118 Streets
Remember that your Roost Membership card entitles you to a 20% discount on food, beverage and apparel at the Original Greene Turtle.  We encourage Roost members and Roost Committees to patronize the Original Greene Turtle.

·         Dates to Remember:
o    Tomorrow – Shorebirds Game (at Shorebirds Stadium)
o    8/7 – Monthly Roost Meeting (at Denny’s)
o    9/4 – Booze Cruize (from M.R. Ducks)
o    9/12 – Monthly Roost Meeting (at The Carousel)
o    10/5 – Crab Feast (at The Shrimp Boat)
o    12/13 – Roost Christmas Party (at Mio Fratello’s)

·         Membership: Please mail your dues to: Susan Berterman, 12290 Dixie Drive, Bishopville, MD, 21813.  Still only $30 per year.  We have 112 current paid members.

·         Ticket Exchange:
o    Nick Costa (non-Ravens Roost 44 member) is selling his Ravens’ PSLs and season tickets.  Nick’s phone is 410-428-0131.
o    I have TWO tickets to sell for the Bengals game on October 13.  The seats are in Section 101, Row 32 seats 20 and 21.  It is on the visitor’s side, 35 yard line.  Face value $175.  I am offering them for $125 per seat OR BEST OFFER.  Call Marius Ambrose 302-947-4168.
·         Excursions: Now that the schedule is out, which away game would you like to see the Roost go to as a group?  Think about it and be ready to talk about it at the next meeting.
·         Game Bus: The bus will go to every home Raven game.  It leaves 5 1/2 hours before kickoff.  The pick-ups are behind Tequila Mockingbird in N Ocean City and then 30 minutes later it picks up at Roses parking lot in Millsboro, DE.
The price is approximately $50 per seat if you purchase a seat for every home game. Questions? Please call or email me.
Payment for the bus will be needed in August.
Candi Golden, 443-386-5607.  CGolden01@gmail.com.
·         Penguin Swim: SAVE THE DATE!!  Wednesday Sept 4th, OC RR44 2019 Bar-Hop Cruise to benefit the Ravens Roost #44 Penguin Swim Team in support of the 26th annual Atlantic General Hospital Penguin Swim.  ALL MONEY RAISED IS DONATED TO Atlantic General Hospital.
o    Meet at MR Ducks.  HH prices on food and drinks till 6pm
o    5:45 PM board “The Explorer”.  Boat leaves PROMPTLY at 6pm.  Will return about 10:15 PM 
o    Cash bar on boat ($3 beer, $4 wine, $5 mixed drinks).
o    Itinerary will be available soon, but last stop will be Sunset Grill.
o    Cost is $35/pp, includes boat ride, HH prices on select food & drinks, plus 5 raffle tickets for prizes drawn at each stop.  LIMITED TO 65 PEOPLE.  This sells out fast so please sign up early.  Send an email to; garywm@mchsi.com to reserve a spot. 
·         Entertainment:
o    Entertainment Schedule 2019:
§  Thursday, July 25 - Our annual Shorebirds event for $28 pp including:
·         Game ticket behind home plate with table/chair seating in Hardball Cafe section.
·         2-hour buffet w/popcorn, hot dogs, burgers, barbecue chicken legs, sides, soda, tea.
·         Orange Visor giveaway promo
·         Thirsty Thursday $2 ML/CL 16oz. cans
·         Optional Bus transportation - additional $$ depends on no. of riders (availability confirmed)
·         Open to friends & family
·         Signup sheet at meeting:  We now have 41 people signed up and a deposit has been sent to reserve our spot.  Sign up/pay Ron at 302-436-4790 or ronapperson@msn.com.
§  Saturday, October 5thRavens Roost #44 Crab Feast @ the Shrimp Boat in West OC, 12-3pm.  Crabs, chicken, corn on the cob, draft beer.  Members only.  Sign up sheet at the next meeting.

§  Friday, December 13th, 6:30 – 9:30pm, Roost Christmas Party @ Mio Fratello’s in Fenwick Island.  Live music, 3 drink tix per person.  Dinner choices will be announced at the August Meeting.  Tentative price is $40pp, non-member spouse or SO $50.

§  Potential Activities Under Discussion
·         Bus Trip to Canton
·         Duckaneer Cruise
·         Pub Crawl Kent Island

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 you can go here to stay up to date with all of the AFC North news.

·         Out and about and can’t watch the game?  You can listen to the Ravens on the radio! (I know, right?)  Go here: https://www.baltimoreravens.com/game-day/coverage for the list of affiliates.

·         The Ravens 2019 Schedule is live!  Go here for details.

·         Follow all the Orioles news on MASN here from columnist Roch Kubatko.
·         Thinking of listening to the Orioles?  Their affiliates are here: https://www.mlb.com/orioles/schedule/broadcast-affiliates (good luck finding a station in Ocean City that carries them).

Local Poop
·         Tonight - Free Movie on the Beach - Carousel Hotel.  Enjoy free movies on the beach in Ocean City Maryland every Wednesday from June 5 to August 28, 2019 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, blanket & snacks and enjoy the night beside the ocean.  Movie starts at dusk (roughly 8:30pm).  For more information, call 800-626-2326 or 410-250-0125.
Save the Dates - 2019 Schedule:

o    July 24: The Grinch
o    July 31: Christopher Robin
o    August 7: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
o    August 14: Zootopia
o    August 21: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
o    August 28: Dumbo
All titles are subject to change without notice. All movies are shown weather permitting. For more information, please call 410-250-0125.
·         Tonight - The War and Treaty, by The Freeman Stage.  BYOC- Bring Your Own Chair, With support from Bryan Russo!  As The War and Treaty, Michael and Tanya serve up healing and pain robbing with freewheeling joy on a monumental new full-length album, Healing Tide.  An original tour-de-force produced by Buddy Miller, the collection swaggers with a confidence only gained by artists who are wholly, proudly, themselves.  Funky bass lines, keys, lap steel, acoustic strings, and stripped-down percussion create a swampy Southern soul bed for the couple’s transcendent vocals.  “I hope people see our hearts on this record,” Michael says.  “I want them to experience freedom. To feel again.”  For more information, please visit https://freemanstage.org/
·         Tomorrow - Sunset Park Party Nights - Free Concerts, S. Division St. & the Bay.  Enjoy free concerts in Ocean City Maryland in Sunset Park every Thursday in July and August from 7pm - 9pm.
Sunset Park Party Nights provides a perfect outdoor setting overlooking the bay in Ocean City MD. Bring a chair and watch the sunset as you listen to great live music.  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!
Save the Dates:
o    July 25 - Neon Swing X-perience (Swing & Jazz)
o    August 1 - Eclipse (Journey Tribute)
o    August 8 - 21 Horses Band (Southern Rock & Country)
o    August 15 - Lauren Glick Band (Rock)
o    August 22 - Oh Boy! (Buddy Holly Tribute)
o    August 29 - Full Circle (Rock)
·         Friday, Saturday, & Sunday - Greek Festival at the Ocean City Convention Center, Convention Center; 40th St. & Bay.  Delmarva's Largest GREEK FESTIVAL! 3 Days of Food & Fun!  This is the 29th year that the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, on 40th Street & the Bay, will be transformed into a place for "All things Greek", feeding and entertaining thousands of Delmarva tourists and local families alike.
Doors open daily at 12 noon to feed hungry Greek Festival goers authentic traditional Greek cuisine.  All menu items are available for lunch or dinner times, dine in or carry out, including: Baked Lemon Chicken, Lamb Shank, Keftedes, Dolmathes, Spanakopita, Tiropitas, Greek Salad, Pastitsio, Moussaka and Gyro Sandwich.  Have a leisurely lunch and shop from the many unique vendors of jewelry, imports and art.  Then hit the beach and come back for dinner & dancing when the place really rocks, after 5pm, to the Greek sounds of Golden Flame.  Not shy?  Grab a hand and dance!  A little shy?  That's ok, enjoy watching the others, especially the Authentic Greek Folk Dance Performers.
For dessert, enjoy a REAL Greek Coffee and some sweets from the amazing selection of pastries or have a hot bowl of fresh loukoumathes (fried dough puffs topped with honey syrup and cinnamon) or our Festival famous rice pudding, or one of each!  To extend your Greek Festival experience, stock up on pastries like Baklava and Greek cookies, they freeze well (if they last that long)!
The kids will have fun doing kids crafts and having their faces painted when they aren't Greek dancing or chowing down on all the kid friendly Greek foods and desserts.
Admission is FREE!  Plenty of free parking, air-conditioned hall, handicap access, ATM on site.  Visa/Mastercard/Discover accepted for food and vendor purchases.  For more information, visit www.oceancitygreekfestival.com or call 410-524-0990 or visit on Facebook at OceanCityGreekFestival.  Festival proceeds benefit community and ministry programs of St. George Greek Orthodox Church.
·         Saturday (morning) - Jungle John's Jurassic Journey, The Freeman Stage at Bayside.  Come enjoy Jungle John's Jurassic Journey live on The Freeman Stage.  This is an educational and fun show, which highlights dinosaur facts.  Join Jungle John while he shares his expertise on the Jurassic period and all things dinosaur.
·         Saturday (evening) - Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot: Celebrating The Music of Billy Joel, by The Freeman Stage.  This performance is a Bring Your Own Chair (BYOC) event.  Children 12 and under are free to attend..  Front man Mike DelGuidice, living a dream.  After 18 years of playing Billy Joel’s music in his band Big Shot, Billy Joel heard Mike sing, then hired him on the spot to join his band full time.  Mike is the only musician on the planet, and probably the history of music for this type of situation, where the front guy of the band is actually in the band of the artist his band covers.  Mike, who is currently on tour with Billy Joel, is also a well-known Long Island musician, a brilliant vocalist and master of several instruments, including bass guitar, rhythm guitar, piano and drums, and the author of two albums, "My Street" and "Miller Place."  For more information, please visit https://freemanstage.org/
·         Sunday - Sundaes in the Park in Ocean City MD, Northside Park.  Sundaes in the Park is the perfect way to wrap up the weekend in Ocean City MD. Bring the family to Northside Park in North Ocean City each Sunday evening in the summer for free live concert, family fun activities, and delicious ice cream sundaes.  Bring your picnic basket and beach chairs and watch the Ocean City sunset over the bay while enjoying live music for every taste, from country to rock and tribute bands to oldies.  During the concert, enjoy ice cream and family activities for the kids.  The night ends with a fireworks display at approximately 9pm.
Save the Dates - 2019 Schedule:
o    July 28: Guys in Thin Ties (80s Music)
o    August 4: Vertigo Red (Party Rock)
o    August 11: Front Page News (Rock)
o    August 18: The Janglebachs (Music of Woodstock)
o    August 25: Jaded Love (American Rock Tribute)
o    September 1: Sapphire (80s Music)
In the event of inclement weather, the concert may be moved inside. For more information, call 800-626-2326.
·         Sunday - OC Cruzers Car Display - Somerset Street Plaza - Somerset Plaza between the Boardwalk and Baltimore Ave.  Are you a fan of classic cars and live music?  If you answered yes to this question, The OC Cruzers Car Display is the perfect event for you!  Enjoy viewing classic cars while listening to live music in Ocean City Maryland.  OC Cruzers will display approximately 15 vehicles along Somerset Street Plaza.  The owners of the vehicles will supervise and educate spectators about their older cars.  Live music or DJ will be provided.  Select Sundays 3pm to 6pm.  For more information, call 410-289-7739 or visit www.ocdc.org.
Save the Dates:
o    Aug 11: Live music by Classic Vibe (Classic Rock)
o    Sep 22: DJ music
·         Sunday - St. Paul & the Broken Bones with Yola, by The Freeman Stage.  This event is a Bring Your Own Chair (BYOC) performance.  Tickets are required for all patrons, including infants and toddlers.  Blood is thicker than water, and it can leave scars.  But like it or not, those in our bloodlines are stuck with us — and us with them — for better or for worse.  Paul Janeway understands this conundrum of heritage well.  The singer of the Birmingham, Alabama–based rock and roll soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones was born and raised in America’s Deep South, a place where social consciousness can still take a backseat to unsavory traditions and where a family’s expectations sometimes supersede all else.  Despite the fierce familial love, he enjoyed and constantly gave back while growing up — especially to his father and grandfather — from an early age Janeway realized that the way he thought about the world was a little different from those around him, and he began to seek an outlet from which to share what was in his heart and on his mind.  Blessed with a powerful voice, a magnetism for connecting with people, and a gift for making music, he traded in a career in ministry to start his own band.  For more information, please visit https://freemanstage.org/
·         Monday/Friday - Free Movies on the Beach in Ocean City MD, The Beach on 27th Street.  Enjoy free movies on the beach at 27th St. in Ocean City Maryland every Monday and Friday from June 24 to August 16.  Each week, a general audience movie is presented free of charge on our 16 foot projector.  Bring a beach chair, blanket & snacks and enjoy the night beside the ocean.  Movie starts around 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 410-250-0125.
Save the Date - Complete Season Schedule:
o    July 26: Wonder
o    July 29: Zoo
o    August 2: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
o    August 5: Finding Dory
o    August 9: Monsters, Inc.
o    August 12: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
o    August 16: Moana
All titles are subject to change without notice.  All movies are weather permitting.  Call 410-250-0125 for more information.
·         Monday - BEN FOLDS & VIOLENT FEMMES, by The Freeman Stage.  Tickets required for all patrons, including infants and toddlers.  No re-entry permitted. Seats are provided.  With special guests Savannah Conley!  Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation.  He’s created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records.  His last album was a blend of pop songs and his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra that soared to No. 1 on both the Billboard classical and classical crossover charts.  For over a decade he’s performed with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras, and in 2017 was named as the first ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.  In addition to touring, Folds is currently writing his first book, described as a collection of interrelated essays and anecdotes about art, life, and music.  The release is slated for late summer of 2019.  He is also no stranger to television, having been featured for five seasons as a judge on NBC's critically-acclaimed acapella show "The Sing Off," and continues to appear in cameo roles on cable and network TV shows.  An avid photographer, Folds is a member of the prestigious Sony Artisans of Imagery, completed an assignment in 2017 as a photo editor for National Geographic, and was recently featured in a mini-documentary by the Kennedy Center's Digital Project on his photographic work.  An outspoken champion for arts education and music therapy funding in our nation's public schools, in 2016 Ben held the distinction as the only artist to appear at both national political conventions advocating for arts education, and has served for over five years as an active member of the distinguished Artist Committee of Americans For The Arts.  For more information, please visit https://freemanstage.org/
·         Tuesday - Ocean City Beach Dance Party, On the Beach at the Caroline Street Stage.  Let's Dance!  Bring the family for a fun, free Ocean City dance party every Tuesday from 7pm - 9pm during July and August on the beach at Caroline Street, just off the Ocean City MD Boardwalk.  Family friendly dance music will be played by local Ocean City DJs.  Join in the crowd dancing on the beach!  Bring your friends, beach chair and blanket and head to downtown Ocean City Maryland for good music and fun times!  This event is for all ages.
Save the Dates - 2019 Schedule:
o    August 6: DJ Batman (OC's Legendary DJ)
o    August: 13: DJ Kutt (Premier DJ)
o    August 20: DJ BK (from 97.1 The Wave)
o    August 27: DJ Knappy (Premier DJ)
For more information, please contact the Ocean City Recreation and Park Department at 410-250-0125, or the Ocean City Visitors Center at 800-626-2326.  Please consider using public transportation as parking is limited in the downtown area.
·         Tuesday - Classic Rock Meets Classic Country: Steve Miller Band and Marty Stuart, by The Freeman Stage.  Tickets required for all patrons, including infants and toddlers.  No re-entry permitted.  Seats are provided.  Coming off an extraordinary spring tour, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller is looking forward to his summer tour with Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives.  Calling it “An Amazing Evening of Original American Music — Classic Rock Meets Classic Country,” the tour is certain to be one of the premier traveling concerts of summer 2019.  “I know it is going to be one of the best musical pairings we've ever done and an amazing evening of great American music,” says Miller.  “For those Steve Miller Band fans who don't know Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives — Marty Stuart, Kenny Vaughan, Harry Stinson & Chris Scruggs — together they are one of the best singing and playing bands EVER and not to be missed.  Marty is one of the finest musicians in the world — an amazing singer, songwriter and country music scholar and it’s an honor to have him join us this summer for an unbelievable evening of original American music.”  For more information, please visit https://freemanstage.org/

Funny Poop
·         What's the difference between a dog barking on the front porch and an angry wife yelling on the back porch?
The dog quits barking once back inside.
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.

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·         Life is short.  Focus on the good.





Frank



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