Phlocking Habits of the Parrot Head
observations from the inside
Every year thousands of work-weary Parrot Heads (PHs)
bravely put off scheduling annual vacations pending the
release of Jimmy Buffett's official tour dates. Once
this information is acquired, the strategy for getting
tickets (any will do, thank you!) is determined and
painstaking preparations for the annual event begin. The
Traditional Phlock regalia is taken out of storage,
dusted off, embellished or added to as desired by the
individual. It is customary for the regalia be as unique
as the Parrot Head who wears it and may include
tropical attire, beachwear, home-made beverage
consumption devices that double as hats, other head
dresses - fruited and feathered, critters - both real
and inflatable and various combinations thereof.
Finally, the highly anticipated event arrives and the
Phlock comes together in the venue's parking lot to
perform sacred pre-show
tailgating rituals to honor and bless this most holy
of Parrot Head occasions. These mass phlockings tend to
produce gleeful euphoria among participants, sometimes
resulting in an occasional hangover, but more
importantly they take with them a renewed commitment to
doing more living, loving and laughing.
Buffett's fans raise millions of dollars annually for
numerous worthwhile causes all "in the name of Jimmy",
The
Alzheimer's Association and
SFC, a charitable organization founded by Buffett in
1995, are favorites. In fact, a Parrot Head Club cannot
become sanctioned chapter without a designated
charitable benefactor. So...as the rest of the world
races towards total insanity or oblivion -- whichever
comes first -- Bubba and the Parrot Heads keep
themselves inoculated with regular doses of camaraderie,
irreverence and all-around good-natured phun. After all,
"partying with a purpose" is what it's all about!Visit
Parrot Heads in Paradise
to find out more about Parrot Head Clubs and the
charities they support. |
