Toronto - June 13, 2005

Tattooed Parrot · Post by **Tattooed Parrot** » June 3, 2005 11:16 am

phansheridan wrote:ok thanks tattooed PH we're still trying to decide where we wanna go that night (the boat bash, the maple reefers parties, or just hit up the bars) whatever we decide to SOASOAPT is comming out with us in toronto on sunday night

Hi Phansheridan,
What to do, oh, what to do....
Well, this my be of some help as far as activities on a Sunday night....virtually dead at the bars in Toronto on a Sunday night...Do you wanna stay in doors on a nice summer day....or be on a ship cruisin' the inner harbour and Toronto island lagoons, listening to Jimmy Buffett tunes and tossing back some cool bevies???

We hope to see ya Phansheridan...at last count we even had people coming in from Hawaii for two things, Bubba's show and the boat cruise!!

Take care
Tattooed Parrot

kevbeaux · Post by **kevbeaux** » June 3, 2005 4:07 pm

People are asking about Toronto and hotels, the venue, etc. It's close to downtown, which has hotels (The Holiday Inn on King might have the best value). Great bars and patios. Just go to www.pubclub.com/toronto/pubclub.htm; this has all the info. There's also a Party Boat on Sunday. Yes, Boat Drinks! PubClub.com has info and a link to a page with how to purchase tickets($50).

There will be tailgating. Molson Ampitheater is on the water by a large park. It's too long to walk (lugging cocktails, anyway) from downtown but a 5-minute cab ride or the TTC (public transporation) will get you there.

PubClub is also considering a PARTY BUS, so let us know if you are interested. Send an e-mail to: PartyBus@pubclub.com

Phins UP!!!

phansheridan · Post by **phansheridan** » June 3, 2005 6:08 pm

yeah i know im still debating I want to do the boat bash but we havent really planned the trip out too well we're just gonna go up there and see what happens (like we have tickets and a hotel but not much planning other than that) i have a feeling we will be showing up at keating channel pub on sunday afternoon and seeing if we can pick up boat bash tickets but who knows and its only like $10 extra to do it that way ($7 american money)

rablink · Post by **rablink** » June 4, 2005 1:08 pm

This time next week will be wingin' our way to T.O.

WHOO!!

Quick question...whereabouts is the Keating Channel Pub as we have tickets to the Saturday night event..

Looking forward to partyin' in T.O.

phansheridan · Post by **phansheridan** » June 4, 2005 4:38 pm

wow it cant get here soon enough one week from today we're packing the car to leave at 5:00 AM sunday morning its going to be amazing, does anyone know if it looks like tickets for the boatbash will be available day of concert at the keating channel pub? we should be arriving at the hotel at 3 and at the pub by 4?? i figure if we dont get tickets we just chill at the pub all night

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » June 5, 2005 2:36 pm

A week from today and we are in TORONTO doing the pre-concert party thing at the Valhalla Inn. Can't wait to meet up with some Maple Reefers and BNers!!!!! WooooooHOOOOOOOO! I am stoked!

Piratical · Post by **Piratical** » June 5, 2005 8:20 pm

We can't wait either. I am ready to leave now. I feel like a kid the night before Christmas

We are arriving at the Valhalla Saturday afternoon, then the Boat bash on Sunday and then the tailgate and concert on Monday

And every other venue talks about the tailgate and concert, say about 8 hours of fun (and it is!), but Toronto is putting together 4 days of partying. Jimmy has got to keeping coming back to Toronto until he retires. I can't belive he has skipped you guys for nine years

I am going to need auto-pilot on Tuesday to get home

I have found me a new home...Toronto!

Breezin · Post by **Breezin** » June 8, 2005 12:16 pm

Glad to see the Bostonians and fellow Bluenosers will be going.

We are staying at the Valhalla too.

We did the roadtrip trip from Nova Scotia to Fenway last Sept. took the kids and my parents. Three generations at a Buffett concerts...what a blast.

We just moved back home to Nova Scotia from New England last summer and we didn't expect to be seeing Jimmy this year. But now we are...

I do want to get back to Great Woods. The tailgating is worth the trip.

phansheridan · Post by **phansheridan** » June 8, 2005 4:44 pm

just received SOASOAPT in the mail so the concert must be getting close!!!!!

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » June 8, 2005 9:03 pm

Breezin wrote:Glad to see the Bostonians and fellow Bluenosers will be going.

We are staying at the Valhalla too.

We did the roadtrip trip from Nova Scotia to Fenway last Sept. took the kids and my parents. Three generations at a Buffett concerts...what a blast.

We just moved back home to Nova Scotia from New England last summer and we didn't expect to be seeing Jimmy this year. But now we are...

I do want to get back to Great Woods. The tailgating is worth the trip.

We go to GW every year, too, breezin'! Hope to meet you at the Valhalla . . . fellow NS Parrotheads!!

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » June 9, 2005 6:08 pm

Anybody flying out of Halifax at 1 on Sunday with CanJet? We're the PHs on your plane in row 9!

rablink · Post by **rablink** » June 9, 2005 7:48 pm

We fly out of Halifax Saturday afternoon. We'll be wavin' the flag and let them know more parrot heads are a comin'

2 more sleeps, then on the way...

barefoot'n · Post by **barefoot'n** » June 9, 2005 9:55 pm

rablink wrote:This time next week will be wingin' our way to T.O.

WHOO!!

Quick question...whereabouts is the Keating Channel Pub as we have tickets to the Saturday night event..

Looking forward to partyin' in T.O.

The web site for the KCPub is

http://www.keatingchannelpub.com/index.html

the address is 2 Villiers St. Toronto, ON M5A 1B1
tel: 416.572.0030

It's on the lake, south of Lakeshore Blvd just off Cherry St. If you Mapquest the address it should help! See ya Saturday - OMG that's just the day after tomorrow!!

barefoot'n · Post by **barefoot'n** » June 9, 2005 10:13 pm

Me again - I just totalled up the pre-sold tickets for the pre-concert "tailgate" and there will be at least 350 Parrotheads at this gig, getting in the mood for Bubba! Not to worry tho it's a really big area in a private part of Ontario Place near the water with a sand beach, a grassed area and a bunch of huge tents with seating underneath in case it rains

Besides the awesome live Buffett cover band "Northern Harbour" there will be a guest appearance by the venerable Canadian rocker Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins with a STRONG possibility that he will be joined by his long time friend Mr. MIKE UTLEY from the Coral Reefer Band! (It depends on how long the sound check will be, whether he can make it or not. Our phins are SOOO crossed!)

The CAD $10 admission includes a burger plus the live music. There will be a cash bar with beer and other beverages for sale. It is co-sponsored by Corona who are supplying a bunch of neeto stuff for raffle and there will also be Toronto Maple Reefers club swag for sale including a shirt that we are making up just for this concert (if there are any left after our Saturday and Sunday phestivities). The party will last from 3pm until 7pm at which point we will conga over to the concert which is just across the way.

Man we are so pumped! It's gonna be one crazy party!

Linda

PS We can't take any more pre-paid orders at this point so just come by and you can pay at the entrance. Look for South Beach inside the Ontario Place grounds.....

Meg · Post by **Meg** » June 9, 2005 11:00 pm

tikitatas wrote:
We go to GW every year, too, breezin'! Hope to meet you at the Valhalla . . . fellow NS Parrotheads!!

Ohh. Where in NS are you from?

I can't make it to Toronto - hopefully I'll get to a concert soon

Tattooed Parrot · Post by **Tattooed Parrot** » June 10, 2005 1:31 pm

phansheridan wrote:yeah i know im still debating I want to do the boat bash but we havent really planned the trip out too well we're just gonna go up there and see what happens (like we have tickets and a hotel but not much planning other than that) i have a feeling we will be showing up at keating channel pub on sunday afternoon and seeing if we can pick up boat bash tickets but who knows and its only like $10 extra to do it that way ($7 american money)

Hi Phansheridan,

Tickets will be available at the keating Pub on Sunday for the boat cruise, and hot chicks will abound!!! Just heard that some young ladies who competed in the Miss Molson Indy contest last night are coming aboard for their first Parrot Head experience...they have never seen a Buffett show before and are looking forward to an introduction to what a Parrothead is and this cruise should be the perfect venue...we'll see ya on board the Empress of Canada.

Tattooed Parrot

Snowparrot · Post by **Snowparrot** » June 10, 2005 1:54 pm

Are you really gonna have Ronnie Hawkins? He's one of my musical heroes, and one of the few I've seen up close & personal. Sure wish I could be there, but not this time, eh!

Demerara · Post by **Demerara** » June 10, 2005 2:14 pm

Is there a Buffett/Hawkins connection that I'm missing?

barefoot'n · Post by **barefoot'n** » June 10, 2005 5:28 pm

I believe Ronnie and Mike Utley are old friends. I don't know if there is any other connection.

Ronnie is pretty much fer sher. He has appeared at another function the Maple Reefers had before. Mr. Utley's appearance will depend on the sound check as I said above. Here's hopin!

Linda

phansheridan · Post by **phansheridan** » June 10, 2005 7:02 pm

ahh two more days til we leave for toronto, just got to get through work tomorrow (yes i work saturdays and it sucks but the job does pay for my buffett fix every summer as well as other important things) than we're packing up and leave Sunday morning at 5:00 AM the excitment is papable, we're going to try to pick up boatbash tickets on sunday when we get up there (around 2-3) and if that doesnt work out we're just going to goto the maple reefers party, looking forward to meeting all my phriends up north

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