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Thanks for the heads up on Parrot Bill! He does look like he can put on a fun show. I definately will keep my eyes and ears open for when the Pet Expo comes to town. 618.iap.bryant.webtv.net: <snip> – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> TO Ben Dover > No immediate plans for South Floridaourselves, but our buddy, Parrot > Bill (formerly of Key West, now at Savannah GA’s River Street) and his > exotic bird show will be appearing at the big Family Pet Expo at Fort > Lauderdales War Memorial Auditorium in December. > Bill is a unique trainer (entirely self-taught) who started as a street > performer, passing the hat as his macaws did their show –and he is a > real character. > Check at his website Parrotbill.com > Bill just added a fourth bird , a Military macaw named Kiwi to his > troupe (with his star Bobbie /B&G, Ruby /Scarlet, and Akida > /Military)…..and I’m pushing him to add an eclectus and a couple of > his fancy tiels to the show flock before Dec <g> > GO SEE HIM !!
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So April, tell us about Captain Tony? Bob W — We have a couple of web sites, check them out have fun, http://www.onemorebird.com/ http://home.pacifier.com/~rivercst/index.html
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Parrot Bill needs to take the picture of Captain Tony down. He’s a sorry > excuse for a man.
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Captain Tony, the barkeeper that became mayor of Key West , and a semi-regular character in some Jimmy Buffett tunes is legendary amoung Parrot Heads —but as April suggests, he does have his detractors , especially on Key West….hes one of those "you love him, or you hate ‘him" kind of guys. I’m pretty sure we know where April stands on the Captain. She sure ain’t alone….. Doug
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He’s made a life out of trying to glamorize drunken stoopers, gun running and abandoning infant children and pregnant women. I think he’s up to 15 kids he’s taken zero responsibility for, isn’t it? You know the movie African Queen? He thought it would be cool to live a life like that, only he’s taken it five or six steps further. This whole Jimmy Buffet thing is totally weird. He’s populated the world with sons, yet he took Jimmy Buffet in as his "adopted" son. What about your own kids Tony? -And while we’re at it, what about all the mother’s of all those kids? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >So April, tell us about Captain Tony? >Bob W
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OK, he’s one of the "old time" Sl*ts, oh well. Not my type anyways, butt ugly fellow. Bob W — We have a couple of web sites, check them out have fun, http://www.onemorebird.com/ http://home.pacifier.com/~rivercst/index.html
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> He’s made a life out of trying to glamorize drunken stoopers, gun running and > abandoning infant children and pregnant women. I think he’s up to 15 kids he’s > taken zero responsibility for, isn’t it? > You know the movie African Queen? He thought it would be cool to live a life > like that, only he’s taken it five or six steps further. > This whole Jimmy Buffet thing is totally weird. He’s populated the world with > sons, yet he took Jimmy Buffet in as his "adopted" son. What about your own > kids Tony? -And while we’re at it, what about all the mother’s of all those > kids? >So April, tell us about Captain Tony? >Bob W
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Parrot Bill needs to take the picture of Captain Tony down. He’s a sorry excuse for a man.
snip snipsnip – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->TO Ben Dover >No immediate plans for South Floridaourselves, but our buddy, Parrot >Bill (formerly of Key West, now at Savannah GA’s River Street) and his >exotic bird show will be appearing at the big Family Pet Expo at Fort >Lauderdales War Memorial Auditorium in December. >Bill is a unique trainer (entirely self-taught) who started as a street >performer, passing the hat as his macaws did their show –and he is a >real character. >Check at his website Parrotbill.com >Bill just added a fourth bird , a Military macaw named Kiwi to his >troupe (with his star Bobbie /B&G, Ruby /Scarlet, and Akida >/Military)…..and I’m pushing him to add an eclectus and a couple of >his fancy tiels to the show flock before Dec <g> >GO SEE HIM !! >If everything falls into place, we hope to join Parrot Bill in Atlanta >in April (a huge Pet Expo with national sponsorship) where both shows >will be featured three times per day – the plan then is to take the >whole Expo and both shows to five more cities in the following months. >Its more "road work" than I’ve done in many years, but we’re excited >about the prospect. Of course we are still hoping that our long-delayed >plans to return to Texas finally come about, too. Looks like a lot of >changes (and hopefully better times) are >on the way >Doug
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Thanks all for the nice thoughts and kind words. Its been a loooooong year, but I think things are looking up finally… We are getting back into the groove of doing a few appearances in the area – haven’t presented the entire show in quite a while (couldnt rehearse much due the condition of our first floor – but had a bunch of new stuff in the works, including the addition of a hawkheaded parrot and an IRN to the performing group, which we still have to "tune-up"). We did a few "walk around" and "greeter" type jobs where we only needed to carry a macaw and mingle with guests at a few special events recently (the macaws love these jobs). We expect to start doing two evening shows per week at a new theme restuarant within the next month (if we get relocated by then ok) .We’ll let you know when that starts. WE are also persuing several late summer gigs here. With our new "base of operation" we hope to get our business rolling again in earnest. TO Ben Dover No immediate plans for South Floridaourselves, but our buddy, Parrot Bill (formerly of Key West, now at Savannah GA’s River Street) and his exotic bird show will be appearing at the big Family Pet Expo at Fort Lauderdales War Memorial Auditorium in December. Bill is a unique trainer (entirely self-taught) who started as a street performer, passing the hat as his macaws did their show –and he is a real character. Check at his website Parrotbill.com Bill just added a fourth bird , a Military macaw named Kiwi to his troupe (with his star Bobbie /B&G, Ruby /Scarlet, and Akida /Military)…..and I’m pushing him to add an eclectus and a couple of his fancy tiels to the show flock before Dec <g> GO SEE HIM !! If everything falls into place, we hope to join Parrot Bill in Atlanta in April (a huge Pet Expo with national sponsorship) where both shows will be featured three times per day – the plan then is to take the whole Expo and both shows to five more cities in the following months. Its more "road work" than I’ve done in many years, but we’re excited about the prospect. Of course we are still hoping that our long-delayed plans to return to Texas finally come about, too. Looks like a lot of changes (and hopefully better times) are on the way Doug
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good luck in your new home. I can,t imagine not having birds around. Life would be easier for sure but oh so boring and I would have to start talking to myself which would convince the neighbours I was potty!(at the moment they have a vague suspicion)lol —
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The best of luck to you … and your flock. > Jewel > Its been a lousy year for us – with the finacial and mental beating of > eight flash > floods in 11 months. A postponment of a major contract due to high gas > price fears and flooding at our new destinqation as well….its been as > bad a "spell" as I have ever had to endure…well, finally things have > started to "turn-around". We have finally gotten thru the red tape, > insurance, and legalities and are finally getting to relocate out of the > flood zone, hopefully in the next two weeks or so. All the glooding has > created rodent abnd bug problems in the area, so due to extermination / > control efforts we had to relocate our birds suddenly this past Saturday > night….fortunately we were able to take all of them to the bird > building at the park where we used to do our shows (all of their birds > are in the outdoor flights for the summer) and all are safe and > secure… > But it is so darn strange to be in the house without the macaws and > parrots. No squalking, no talking, no clanging around the cages. Nobody > asking "Whatcha doing ?" or saying "hello"…..No parrots waiting for > fruits and goodies as soon as we go into the kitchen in the morning. You > forget just how much time you put into these guys in your daily routine. > (Of course, we still have to go and take care of them) Its just not the > same around here without their constant antics. > Thinking back, this is the first time in nearly thirty years that I have > lived in a > "parrot-less" house….and its no fun. Can’t wait to get into the new > house (well above the flood plane, high and dry) and get the flock back > home with us. > Doug
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Man, that sucks! Glad things are turing around for you Doug. I can’t imagine what it would be like living with such a large flock! I feel like I got a full time job with 1 little monster of a Scarlet. 
Do you still do appearances with your birds? And if so, any in south FL? > Its been a lousy year for us – with the finacial and mental beating of > eight flash
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Hey Doug, That must be a creepy feeling first thing in the morning….No noise at all??? I just can’t remember what it was like before birds 
Dave Keep me in mind if you ever need a hand with something at your place!
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The best of luck to you … and your flock. Jewel
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Its been a lousy year for us – with the finacial and mental beating of > eight flash > floods in 11 months. A postponment of a major contract due to high gas > price fears and flooding at our new destinqation as well….its been as > bad a "spell" as I have ever had to endure…well, finally things have > started to "turn-around". We have finally gotten thru the red tape, > insurance, and legalities and are finally getting to relocate out of the > flood zone, hopefully in the next two weeks or so. All the glooding has > created rodent abnd bug problems in the area, so due to extermination / > control efforts we had to relocate our birds suddenly this past Saturday > night….fortunately we were able to take all of them to the bird > building at the park where we used to do our shows (all of their birds > are in the outdoor flights for the summer) and all are safe and > secure… > But it is so darn strange to be in the house without the macaws and > parrots. No squalking, no talking, no clanging around the cages. Nobody > asking "Whatcha doing ?" or saying "hello"…..No parrots waiting for > fruits and goodies as soon as we go into the kitchen in the morning. You > forget just how much time you put into these guys in your daily routine. > (Of course, we still have to go and take care of them) Its just not the > same around here without their constant antics. > Thinking back, this is the first time in nearly thirty years that I have > lived in a > "parrot-less" house….and its no fun. Can’t wait to get into the new > house (well above the flood plane, high and dry) and get the flock back > home with us. > Doug
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Oh man, that’s a scary thought. I notice when we do an Expo and the nursery gets down to the house birds, but no birds at all, must be hell. Hope the "move" finally happens. Bob W — We have a couple of web sites, check them out have fun, http://www.onemorebird.com/ http://home.pacifier.com/~rivercst/index.html
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Its been a lousy year for us – with the finacial and mental beating of > eight flash > floods in 11 months. A postponment of a major contract due to high gas > price fears and flooding at our new destinqation as well….its been as > bad a "spell" as I have ever had to endure…well, finally things have > started to "turn-around". We have finally gotten thru the red tape, > insurance, and legalities and are finally getting to relocate out of the > flood zone, hopefully in the next two weeks or so. All the glooding has > created rodent abnd bug problems in the area, so due to extermination / > control efforts we had to relocate our birds suddenly this past Saturday > night….fortunately we were able to take all of them to the bird > building at the park where we used to do our shows (all of their birds > are in the outdoor flights for the summer) and all are safe and > secure… > But it is so darn strange to be in the house without the macaws and > parrots. No squalking, no talking, no clanging around the cages. Nobody > asking "Whatcha doing ?" or saying "hello"…..No parrots waiting for > fruits and goodies as soon as we go into the kitchen in the morning. You > forget just how much time you put into these guys in your daily routine. > (Of course, we still have to go and take care of them) Its just not the > same around here without their constant antics. > Thinking back, this is the first time in nearly thirty years that I have > lived in a > "parrot-less" house….and its no fun. Can’t wait to get into the new > house (well above the flood plane, high and dry) and get the flock back > home with us. > Doug
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Its been a lousy year for us – with the finacial and mental beating of eight flash floods in 11 months. A postponment of a major contract due to high gas price fears and flooding at our new destinqation as well….its been as bad a "spell" as I have ever had to endure…well, finally things have started to "turn-around". We have finally gotten thru the red tape, insurance, and legalities and are finally getting to relocate out of the flood zone, hopefully in the next two weeks or so. All the glooding has created rodent abnd bug problems in the area, so due to extermination / control efforts we had to relocate our birds suddenly this past Saturday night….fortunately we were able to take all of them to the bird building at the park where we used to do our shows (all of their birds are in the outdoor flights for the summer) and all are safe and secure… But it is so darn strange to be in the house without the macaws and parrots. No squalking, no talking, no clanging around the cages. Nobody asking "Whatcha doing ?" or saying "hello"…..No parrots waiting for fruits and goodies as soon as we go into the kitchen in the morning. You forget just how much time you put into these guys in your daily routine. (Of course, we still have to go and take care of them) Its just not the same around here without their constant antics. Thinking back, this is the first time in nearly thirty years that I have lived in a "parrot-less" house….and its no fun. Can’t wait to get into the new house (well above the flood plane, high and dry) and get the flock back home with us. Doug
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