Mid-Sept. Buffettfest for US Troops in Baghdad

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » August 28, 2005 7:59 am

crash_davis7 wrote:Something very special will be happening after Buffet Fest. Keep on the look out for further updates.

I am not a patient girl!

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » August 28, 2005 9:46 am

http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertai ... ett28.html

Copied this from phjim's News thread...

Buffett Fest gets a mention...pretty cool...

Bringing 'Paradise' to the troops
Some serious "changes in latitudes" inspired the first annual Baghdad Buffett Fest, slated for Sept. 16 and 17 -- in Iraq.

The festival idea came from John Jackson of Indianapolis, who is in the Green Zone as a civilian contractor in the morale, welfare and recreation division of Kellogg, Brown and Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton.

Jackson, 54, is a member of PHINdy, the Indianapolis Parrot Head club. He set out to create some "changes in attitudes" for fellow troops stationed in Iraq.

More than 600 troops will attend the festival at Liberty Pool and Camp Prosperity, both in Iraq's Green Zone.

PHINdy is a member of a network of more than 200 Jimmy Buffett fan clubs. Donated items from club members across America include leis, cozies, T-shirts, decorations, door prizes and CDs. Buffett's Margaritaville restaurants are sending merchandise from this summer's Buffett tour for the troops. The armed services have agreed to provide cheeseburgers, hot dogs and nonalcoholic beer. (The Green Zone is dry.)

"My escapism is far less important than for those I am helping to escape -- the troops," Jackson wrote in an e-mail to the Sun-Times earlier this week. "If it gives them an evening of some fun and laughter, the rewards for myself, PHINdy and all the others will be beyond description."

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » August 28, 2005 10:18 am

Gulfbreeze wrote:http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertai ... ett28.html

Copied this from phjim's News thread...

Buffett Fest gets a mention...pretty cool...

Great article!

OK... here is the contents of the next box leaving... No plane on Sunday so it will be shipped Monday August 28.

50 Blow Pops
1 lb peppermint hard candies
1 lb butterscotch candies
3 rubber duck inflatable waist rings
8 inflatable beach balls

Prthd119 · Post by **Prthd119** » August 28, 2005 12:29 pm

crash_davis7 · Post by **crash_davis7** » August 28, 2005 2:19 pm

I have an interview coming up with Stars and Stripes. Is it ok to mention BN.com?

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » August 28, 2005 2:23 pm

crash_davis7 wrote:I have an interview coming up with Stars and Stripes. Is it ok to mention BN.com?

Crash, I would say absolutely YES. I've been a moderator here since we HAD moderators....I feel very safe saying that I speak for PHJim on this one.

Mr Play · Post by **Mr Play** » August 28, 2005 2:23 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:
crash_davis7 wrote:I have an interview coming up with Stars and Stripes. Is it ok to mention BN.com?
Crash, I would say absolutely YES. I've been a moderator here since we HAD moderators....I feel very safe saying that I speak for PHJim on this one.

And specific to this event, Phjim told me we had his full support...go for it!

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » August 28, 2005 2:24 pm

phjrsaunt wrote:
crash_davis7 wrote:I have an interview coming up with Stars and Stripes. Is it ok to mention BN.com?
Crash, I would say absolutely YES. I've been a moderator here since we HAD moderators....I feel very safe saying that I speak for PHJim on this one.

Thank you so much! That means alot to many of us!

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » August 28, 2005 3:18 pm

Please post a link or the article if possible

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » August 28, 2005 4:16 pm

I'll be listening extra hard Wednesday night. Who knows? Maybe Jimmy will give a shout out to the PHIndy Club and maybe BN for this!

Keep up the great work Crash (and BN!)

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » August 28, 2005 9:46 pm

jonesbeach10 wrote:I'll be listening extra hard Wednesday night. Who knows? Maybe Jimmy will give a shout out to the PHIndy Club and maybe BN for this!
Keep up the great work Crash (and BN!)

I figure I better go to the show...just in case...

(I just hope we're not in the midst of a post-Katrina monsoon....

)

Stars and Stripes sounds great!! You're doing good work, Crash!

By the way Crash, as things are winding down towards the Buffettfest dates, and as you've had a chance to see what is headed your way...don't be afraid to let us know if there's something else we can do to help (like you did with the logo and banner...as you know, we'll do what we can) e.g. tape or string to hang decorations, plastic bags to hold giveaways or prizes, or whatever else we might not have thought of that will make the event easier for you and more successful for the troops!

balcony girls · Post by **balcony girls** » August 28, 2005 9:54 pm

and always . . .we add . .

. . .thank you, troops . . .

be safe . . and always know we'll all support you till the end . . . . .

be safe . .have fun with BuffettFest . . .

. .TCB . . . with your phins up . .! !

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » August 28, 2005 10:23 pm

Gulfbreeze wrote:http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertai ... ett28.html

Copied this from phjim's News thread...

Buffett Fest gets a mention...pretty cool...

I've gotta say, it was very cool reading this in my Sunday Sun-Times today!!

I had emailed the press release to Dave Hoekstra, because he has written some great Buffett articles for the Sun Times in recent years. I like that he did some additional follow up with crash for the article, instead of just copying the release verbatim.

Now if he would only get me the Wrigleyville doings for Sunday that I asked for!

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » August 28, 2005 11:05 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:
Gulfbreeze wrote:http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertai ... ett28.html

Copied this from phjim's News thread...

Buffett Fest gets a mention...pretty cool...
I've gotta say, it was very cool reading this in my Sunday Sun-Times today!!

I had emailed the press release to Dave Hoekstra, because he has written some great Buffett articles for the Sun Times in recent years. I like that he did some additional follow up with crash for the article, instead of just copying the release verbatim.

Now if he would only get me the Wrigleyville doings for Sunday that I asked for!

Good work, Tiki!! Now, if he only worked for the Trib so you could get some front row seats...

It was neat to see Buffettfest mentioned in the article...(although the editing made the abrupt ending a bit goofy)...it just added to the feel of the whole thing...that it's not all just about show...but also about heart.

crash_davis7 · Post by **crash_davis7** » August 29, 2005 9:10 am

For those of you who were planning to post on the "personal thank you page", please do so before September 12. We are planning to print these out and blow them up to be posted on the windows at Liberty Pool.

Thanks

crash_davis7 · Post by **crash_davis7** » August 29, 2005 10:58 am

A video version of Jake's "Star Spangled Banner" 1?!?!?!?!

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » August 29, 2005 10:59 am

crash_davis7 wrote:A video version of Jake's "Star Spangled Banner" 1?!?!?!?!

Yes, there's a video version!! They opened both Philly shows with it on the big screen!

crash_davis7 · Post by **crash_davis7** » August 29, 2005 11:06 am

And I don't have a copy for Buffett Fest???? For shame, for shame!

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » August 29, 2005 11:17 am

crash_davis7 wrote:And I don't have a copy for Buffett Fest???? For shame, for shame!

I don't think we knew there WAS a copy, until this week.

Now, who has the connections to get their hands on this and get it into Crash's hands??

Mr Play · Post by **Mr Play** » August 29, 2005 11:55 am

Out of curiosity I did a google search on Liberty Pool in Iraq.
This is what I found;

Of course my first thought was - we could do a jet ski show in that