Ravens Roost #44 Beach Life: Weekly Poop 7/26/17

Roost #44 Poop

From the Prez - Remember the August 10^th Roost meeting switches to The Big Easy (the former Halls restaurant) on 60^th St. at 7:30pm. Restaurant is open with full menu before the meeting. Very big thanks to the House Committee - Donna Chaplinski and Ron Apperson for all their work in securing the locations for the June - September Roost meetings.

As of November 1^st, Jo Ann Elder is resigning as Membership Chairman. Jo Ann has handled all the duties of the Membership Committee basically by herself for years. The Roost By Laws call for a Membership Committee of 3 members. So we are looking for 3 members to step up and handle the duties and functions that Jo Ann has handled by herself. These include processing new member applications, maintaining the Roost Rooster, administering the attendance list at Roost meetings and managing dues collections. Jo Ann will be happy to assist members in learning and becoming comfortable with these functions. By dividing all these duties up by three people, I think the time needed to serve on the Membership Committee will be greatly reduced and manageable for the new Committee members. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested in stepping up. We need your help and support! And Jo Ann deserves a break (and our thanks)!

I will try to have my white, Ford 150 pick up truck in a visible spot at the Big Easy for the next meeting for members who want to bring plastic or paper grocery bags for Diakonia. Thanks, Diakonia really appreciates these donations to help give out food to needy families or individuals.
Dates to Remember:
- Thursday - Shorebirds Game w/reserved tables & buffet.
- Wednesday, August 2^nd – Entertainment Committee Meeting, 6pm @ Abbey Burger.
- Thursday, August 10^th – Monthly Roost Meeting, 7:30pm @ The Big Easy on 60.
- Wednesday, August 16^th – Duckaneer Cruise, 7-9pm.
- Wednesday, September 6^th – Ravens Rap returns to the Original Greene Turtle.
- Thursday, September 14^th – Monthly Roost Meeting, 7:30pm @ The Big Easy on 60.
- Saturday, October 21^st – Crab Feast, 1-4pm.
- Saturday, November 4^th – Humane Society Quarter Auction. See here for flyer.
Road Trips

NASHVILLE: Although our group rate for the Union Station Hotel for our Nashville Trip is guaranteed, the people from RR58 had to cancel, so we have 1 room open for the trip. Everyone has paid for the game tickets and shirts. I have paid for the tickets and expect to have a mock-up for the trip shirts soon.

LONDON: As of right now I have 12 people that want to take the shuttle up to and back from BWI. The cost is $84/pp. Let me know at the get together if you want to join us. If you have any questions, please give me a call.

Thanks, Gary.
Season Bus: Call Mike Grimes at 410.251.6821 for information.
Dues: Don't forget that we are looking for a replacement for me as membership chairperson. Let one of the officers know if you're interested. Jo Ann.
Ticket Exchange:
- For Sale: 2 Ravens’ PSLs, Section 102, Row 32, Seat 7-8; [Lower Level Sidelines on Visitors Side]. Contact Kathleen Matthews 410-949-6747.
- For Sale: (3) seats. We would like to sell the PSL and can discuss the price if someone is interested in making an offer. The other options would be preferably to sell the whole season (at cost), but will consider selling by game if the tickets are available. Section 550, Row 21, Seats 9-11. Total amount = 2500.00 (833.00 each). We can be reach at, Craig at 410-977-4538 or Anita at 410-977-7760.
- We’d like to sell a set of either 2 or 4 tickets for the season. Section 532, row 10, seats 9-12 - $828 each for the season-face value. Call Don Vecchioni for more information at 443-909-6261 (cell).
- I'm selling my ticket and bus seat for the 10/1 Steeler game for $120. I'll be in Utah on that date. Contact Marc Grimes @ 302-222-0159.
Entertainment: The Entertainment Committee would like you to join them for the following upcoming events:
- There is no Entertainment Committee meeting in July. We will hold the Entertainment Committee meeting for August at Abbey Burger on Wednesday August 2^nd at 6pm. Abbey Burger is in the building located directly behind our old Blue Ox room. Please consider joining the Entertainment Committee to help plan our various events.
- Thursday July 27^th - Shorebirds game. The Bus for the Shorebirds game will leave from behind Montego Bay SC at 5:15. Remember your tickets & wear your Ravens Roost shirts.
- Wednesday, August 16^th – Pirate & Wench Cruise on the Duckaneer!
  - When: Wednesday August 16 (this is a date change from the prior announcement). We had to change the date due to another party booking the boat on the 15th!
  - Time: 7 pm to 9 pm. You must be at the dock at 6:30pm. Come early and catch Happy Hour eats at MR Ducks. Or stay after the cruise and get something to eat then, but no food will be served on the boat.
  - Cost: $20.00, cash bar
  - TRIP IS LIMITED TO 45 people!! Don't get left out! We already have 36 signed up. Four have paid thus far.
  - Where: Talbot Street Pier (MR Ducks). Talbot Street on the Bay.
  - Cruise the lovely Assawoman Bay at sunset. Pillage other boats, maybe annoy the people at Seacrets with the water cannons. Wear your best Pirate or wench costume, or just strap on your wooden leg and an eye patch. This will be a fun evening.
  - If you have not paid, send your check, made out to Ravens Roost 44, to Maggie, at 15 Windward Court, Ocean Pines MD 21811.
- Saturday, October 21^st – RR44 Crab Feast, 1-4pm at the Shrimp Boat in West OC. Crabs, corn on the cob, coleslaw, fried chicken, hush puppies, Miller Lite and Coors Light draft. $36pp.

Ravens Poop

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Local Poop

Now thru Labor Day - 100 Nights of Lights, South End of Ocean City Boardwalk. From Memorial Day to Labor Day the south end of the boardwalk will light up with a new light show every night! The light display will be featured approximately every 20 minutes, from 9pm – 11pm.
Tonight - Free Movies on the Beach at Carousel Hotel, On the Beach at the Carousel Hotel. Enjoy free movies on the beach every Wednesday from June 7 to August 30 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 at dusk. For more information, call 800-626-2326.

Save the Date - Complete Season Schedule:
- July 26: The Good Dinosaur
- August 2: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- August 9: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
- August 16: Sing
- August 23: Back to the Future
- August 30: The Lego Batman Movie
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.

2017 Schedule:
- July 27 - British Invastion (Beatles Tribute Band)
- Aug 3 - Full Circle (Blues / R&B / Rock)
- Aug 10 - Blind Wind (Bluegrass / Americana / Classic Rock)
- Aug 17 - Eclipse (Journey Tribute Band)
- Aug 24 - Sir Rod (Rod Stewart Tribute)
- Aug 31 - Funk Shue (R&B / Funk / Soul)
Tomorrow - Concerts in the Park, White Horse Park. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic and enjoy a free family-friendly concert. BYOB is permitted.
- July 27 - Prime Time
- August 3 - British Invasion Experience
- August 10 - Opposite Directions
- August 17 - Sons of Pirates
- August 24 - On the Edge
Tomorrow - Locals Under the Lights, Freeman Stage. Locals Under the Lights returns to The Freeman Stage for the fifth season! Audience members can sit back, relax and enjoy local and up-and-coming artists perform on the same stage as national acts, such as Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hunter Hayes and Chicago! Interested in being a performer for Local Under the Lights? Fill out the form at bit.ly/stagelocals to be considered! This performance is free for all to attend. Please BYOC- Bring Your Own Chair. Children age 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult.
Friday thru Monday - St George Greek Orthodox Church Greek Festival, Convention Center; 40th St. & Bay. Delmarva's Largest GREEK FESTIVAL! 4 Days of Food & Fun! This is the 28th 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.

Feelin' lucky? Buy a ticket or two for "The Best Odds in Town 1:200 chance to win up to $10,000", enough for your own Greek vacation! Chances are pre-selling securely online at www.oceancitygreekfestival.com. For mail orders download mail order form, print and mail in with check payable to St George Greek Orthodox Church. BUY NOW to avoid disappointment, only 200 Chances will be sold so when they're gone, they're gone.

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.
Friday - Hunter Hayes, Freeman Stage. For Hunter Hayes, complacency is the enemy. After being nominated for a handful of Grammy Awards, snagging a collection of CMA’s and touring the world behind a pair of critically-acclaimed albums, it would be far too easy for the revered singer-songwriter and top-notch musician to rest on his laurels. But Hayes wants more. “I had to get in the mindset of ‘I’m starting over,’” the 25-year-old says boldly of a rigorous two-year process during which he wrote more than 100 songs; made a Nashville studio his personal playground and, most important for his development as a category-defying artist and musical innovator, flipped convention on its head.

The initial returns on Hayes’ focused pursuit of the bold and new are a trio of songs released direct to fans via his social media: “Yesterday’s Song,” “Amen,” and “Young Blood.” Written with Barry Dean and Martin Johnson and produced with Dann Huff, “Yesterday’s Song” is a sonically boisterous stunner; a rollicking, breakneck rock jam that, at its lyrical core, is a no-nonsense breakup song — a kiss-off that doubles as “a joyous celebration” of moving on and never looking back. “It’s like ‘I’m gone and going so fast you’ll never catch me!’” he says of the song’s flavor, adding that breakup songs like it, off “life-changing” albums like Rascal Flatts’ Me and My Gang, Adele’s 21 or John Mayer’s Continuum, have long been essential to his life.

Assigned seating events require tickets for all patrons, including infants and toddlers. No re-entry allowed. Seats are provided.
Saturday (morning) - Monkey Monkey Music, Freeman Stage. Get ready to play air guitar, jump high, go innie and outie, count the odds, stomp the floor, stroll in the garden, swim in the sea, and do the “macaroni” with Monkey Monkey Music. Geared for children 8 and younger, all shows keep young ones actively engaged for the show’s duration and span across a wide array of cross curricular learning domains.

Across the country, from New York to Los Angeles, and as far away as Alaska and American Samoa, families are watching Monkey Monkey Music videos on their local public television stations and asking, “Who’s that girl?”

She’s Meredith LeVande, the creator of Monkey Monkey Music, and her videos are broadcast multiple times each day, framing such iconic shows as “Sesame Street” and “Curious George,” on more than 100 public television stations in 80 plus markets.

This performance is free for all to attend. Please BYOC- Bring Your Own Chair. Children age 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday (night) - Michael Franti & Superhead's LOVE OUT LOUD Tour, Freeman Stage. Michael Franti is a musician, filmmaker and humanitarian who is recognized as a pioneering force in the music industry. Long known for his globally conscious lyrics, powerful performances, and dynamic live shows, Franti has continually been at the forefront of lyrical activism, using his music as a positive force for change. He and his band Spearhead, known for their authentic and uplifting music, have found global success with multi-platinum songs like ""Say Hey (I Love You),” the chart breaking 2010 release of “The Sound Of Sunshine.” Franti and his band guarantee a show that will be thought provoking as well as energetic.

Giving back has always been at the heart of Franti’s mission, he has dedicated his life to spreading the joy of music and positivity to millions of people. Franti's humanitarian, social justice, and peace efforts continue to inspire his music and are infused throughout his latest album “SoulRocker.”

BYOC- Bring Your Own Chair or don't! Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy this show on your feet or in a seat! This performance will feature a standing room only section directly in front of the stage. Access to this area will be limited, and bring your own chair seating will still be available. We will also utilize a large LED screen during this performance as an enhanced viewing option for patrons. Tickets are required for all patrons, including infants and toddlers.
Sunday - Somerset Plaza - Free Live Concerts & OC Cruzer Classic Car Display, Somerset Plaza between the Boardwalk and Baltimore Ave. Enjoy 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... 2017 Concert Schedule:
- August 13: One Night Stand (Classic Rock)
- September 10: Blake Haley (Acoustic / Country / Rock)
- September 24: DJ Music
- 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.
- July 30 - Boy in Black (Johnny Cash Tribute)
- August 6 - Guys in Thin Ties
- August 13 - Front Page News
- August 20 - Southern Charm
- August 27 - The British Invasion Experience
- September 3 - Separate Ways (Journey Tribute)
Sunday - Tony Award Winner Sutton Foster Brings Broadway To The Beach, Freeman Stage. Sutton Foster is an award-winning actor, singer and dancer who has performed in 11 Broadway shows – most recently the revival of Violet – and originated roles in the Broadway productions of The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Women, Young Frankenstein, Shrek The Musical, and her Tony Award-winning performances in Anything Goes and Thoroughly Modern Millie.

She currently stars as Liza in the critically-acclaimed TV Land series, “Younger.” Created by "Sex in the City's" Darren Star and styled by the iconic Pat Field, the series centers around a 40-year-old suburban single mother, Liza, who re-invents herself as a 26-year-old in order to get a job at a publishing company. Also starring Hilary Duff, Nico Tortorella, Miriam Shor and Debi Mazar, the series returned for its third season in September 2016.

Previously, Foster starred as Michelle Simms in Amy Sherman-Palladino’s ABC Family series, “Bunheads.” The series is about a former ballerina turned Las Vegas showgirl who gets married on a whim and winds up teaching alongside her new mother-in-law at her ballet school in a sleepy coastal town. Sutton earned a Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in the role. Sutton recently reunited with Amy Sherman-Palladino as she had a guest starring role in the highly-anticipated Netflix revival, “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.”

As a solo artist, Sutton has toured the country with her hit solo concert which featured songs from her debut solo CD “Wish” as well as her follow up CD, “An Evening With Sutton Foster: Live at the Cafe Carlyle.” She has also graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Feinstein's, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series and many others.

BYOC- Bring Your Own Chair. Children age 12 & under are granted free entry to The Freeman Stage for all General Admission performances and must be accompanied by an adult.
Monday/Friday - Free Movies on the Beach on 27th Street, On the Beach at 27th Street. Enjoy free movies on the beach every Monday and Friday from June 26 to August 11. 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 410-250-0125.
- Save the Date - Complete Season Schedule:
  - July 28: Storks
  - July 31: Finding Dory
  - August 4: Moana
  - August 7: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  - August 11: The Secret Life of Pets
Tuesday - Family Beach Olympics - Free Family Fun, On the Beach at 27th St. Enjoy free family fun on the beach! Each Tuesday evening features a variety of contests for all ages. Events include sand castle contests, tug-of-war, relay games, and more. All activities are free and are offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Children must be accompanied by adults. For more information, call 1-800-626-2326.
Tuesday - OC Beach Dance Party With DJ Batman - DJ Batman - OC's Legendary DJ, On the Beach at the Caroline Street Stage. Dance the evening away with live entertainment hosted by DJ Batman at Ocean City's Caroline Street Stage on the beach by the Boardwalk! Grab your beach chair, blanket and friends and head downtown for an evening of interactive entertainment. Come early to get a prime spot on the beach to enjoy the music and dance in the sand!

2017 Schedule
- August 8: DJ Batman, OC's Legendary DJ
- August 15: 80s Night - The New Romance & DJ Batman
- August 22: 90s Night - Here's to the Night & DJ Batman
- August 29: Mike Hines & the Look & DJ Batman
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.

Funny Poop

A soldier ran up to a nun. Out of breath he asked, "Please, may I hide under your skirt? I'll explain later." The nun agreed.

A moment later two Military Police ran up and asked, "Sister, have you seen a soldier?"

The nun replied, "He went that way."

After the MPs ran off, the soldier crawled out from under her skirt and said, "I can't thank you enough, sister. You see, I don't want to go to Syria."

The nun said, "I understand completely."

The soldier added, "I hope I'm not rude, but you have a great pair of legs!"

The nun replied, "If you had looked a little higher, you would have seen a great pair of balls...I don't want to go to Syria either."

Etcetera

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