Intro
What the heck is Fintiki?
Fintiki is a blend of the tropical tiki culture and Jimmy Buffett "Parrothead" lifestyle. For those of you uninitiated Parrotheads, our tiki logo is giving the "Fins Up" gesture, which
can be interpretted equally as a greeting, an invitation to join in
on a sing-along, or a request or offering of a frosty libation.
But wait...I've been to your site before. Didn't it have something to do with the Miami Dolphins and tailgating?
Well, yes...but the Dolphins are having a disappointing season (again), so we're distancing ourselves a bit for the moment. We still love the Dolphins, but we see no need to sit in a parking lot and complain about a lousy team, even if it is with really good friends. Besides, there's plenty of tailgating in the Parrothead community - And as a bonus, Jimmy's part owner of the Miami Dolphins at beautiful Landshark Stadium. Talk about providence!
Favorites
A bevy of kick-ass Parrothead resources:
Jimmy Buffett news sites
Margaritaville.com - The Solar center of why we are here!
Parrotheads in Paradise - Best source for Parrothead clubs and bands
Sarasota Bay Parrothead Club - The best phlock in Florida
Buffetworld.com - Great source for everything Buffett, including tour info
Buffettnews.com - Good source for Buffett news, a little fluffy though
Jimmydreamz.com - Great Buffett news source, fantastic inside news!
Great Bars & Restaurants
The Square Grouper -In our new "neck of the woods". A true tiki bar where the "5 O'clock Somewhere" video was shot
Hogsbreath Saloon webcam - Perhaps the best Parrothead bar in Key West. Great web cam
Capt. Tony's Saloon - Just won't be the same with the Captain R.I.P.
Half Shell Raw Bar - Off-menu oyster po' boy, "classic style." The best sandwich anywhere!
Conch Republic Seafood - A Parrothead favorite - great music
Louies' Back Yard - Put on your long pants, we're going out! A Key West fine dining must!
Sloppy Joe's - A little touristy, but still fun. Try to catch Pat Dailey
No Name Pub - A must-stop on the way to Key West - if you can find it.
Alabama Jack's - Very Parrothead friendly bar at the top of the Keys
The Green Parrot - Another great bar with a webcam
Blue Heaven - Great breakfast and lunch
Turtle Kraals - Across the street from the Half Shell
The Bull - Upstairs, downstairs, they're both great!
Lorelei's - A shot of Patron never tasted so good! Awesome tiki bar in the upper Keys
Troprock Music
Mile Marker 24 - One of Finchef's favorites
Sunny Jim - Great music! We go way back, working at the Hyatt Grand Cayman together in the '80's and early '90's
Margarita Mafia - A great Bluffett band
Scott Kirby - A Gulf coast fave
Jim Morris - Another great Gulf coast singer
The Landsharks - Fantastic live band!
Kelly McGuire - A great Troprock singer, based out of Texas
Club Trini - If you don't know this band, why are you here?
Parrothead PHilanthropy and Assorted Other Causes
Paradise Charitable Foundation - Dedicated to assisting charitable and environmental causes worldwide
Reef Ball Foundation- Dedicated to the rehabilitation of marine reefs
Alzheimers Association - Parrothead clubs all over the nation have raised funds for Alzheimers research
American Red Cross - Red Cross is a humanitarian organizaiton that helps millions of people prevent, prepare for, and cope with emergencies
Stuff
This is where we keep all the miscellaneous odds and ends. Most of this stuff is more odd than anything
Hey everybody, it's Konakai! The mecca for tiki culture.
Aloha, friends! Find out your Hawaiian namehere.
Tired of being told what to do? You're the boss at Subservient Chicken.
We at Fintiki understand what worries the average public nowadays. No need to fear alien mind conrol once you build your very own Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie!
While we're obsessing about aliens, here's a "research" and testimonial site dealing with abduction... cow abductions. Hide your heifers, ET's a-coming!
Nothing says funny like pointing out someone else's iodicy. .Failblogdoes an ego good!
Big brother is watching. You can too at GoogleEarth.
Prepare to be amazed with the Mystical Ball mind reader. Creepy!
On the not-so-weird side, but just as amazing, our friend Joe Cahn, the Commissioner of Tailgating chronicles his travels.
All this talk about H1N1, but we're letting our computers play with infected computers every day we connect to the internet. Help stop the spread of viruses and malware with Ad-aware and Malware Bytes. They're free!
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Finchef's Endless Buffett
Or: Rantings and Phrightening Trivia from a Jimmy Buffett PHanatic!
Whew!
Brrrrr...I really hate coming out of hibernation and having to deal with all the clutter, dust, and residual chill!
Greetings and salutations phellow Parrotheads! It must be the beginning of the new year because Jimmy just wound up the lastest tour in Florida and in the same breath announced the start of a new tour in Florida as well!
So much has happened since my last entry. Firstly, let me thank everyone again for voting me Parrothead of the Year! It is an honor I truly feel blessed to receive. Secondly, the news column in the monthly paper has taken off and is cruising right along (many thanks to Sarah for taking that task on). Thirdly, SBPHC is apparently the 5th largest club in the Country! Kudos to all of you! And lastly - There is an April 28th Buffett show coming up and we have a lot of prepping to do for it.
Yvonne has sent in two entries already for the MOTM logo and they look great! We have this goal set to sweep every major award at MOTM! Golden Coconut, Hat Contest, Logo Contest, Club Paper and highest Silent Auction bid!
This brings me to my largest challenge to date! I finally completed a project that I started three years agothat I plan to auction off at MOTM. It was a tad more involved than I anticipated at first. But seeing its completion really gives me a sense of fullfillment. I would like to unveil it at the club Birthday Party, but I'm a little worried about breakage. It is very large - and costly!
Anyway, there is a lot of ongoing projects and really exciting and fun times in store for us all this year.
Be sure to book your MOTM rooms early as the best seem to go quickly! Yvonne and I look forward to a lot of phlocking, a lot of beach days at South Lido, and a whole lot of Team Drinks!
See ya soon,
Finchef
Huligirl's Haven
Where Huligirl can go to be VonNdaSun
There's no doubt that Parrotheads are a great group of people and lots of fun to be around. But I also spend a lot of time indulging my other alter ego, VonNdaSun.
VonNdaSun (a.k.a. Von40mouse) can be found in the "simming" community, creating custom game content - lots of textures and some sims for The Sims 2, now branching out into The Sims 3. These items have been downloaded tens of thousands of times for use in Sims games all over the world, and more items are added to be downloaded all the time.
Check out my gallery on Photobucket to see what I spend so much time doing, or stay tuned for my blog where I'll be offering my creations for easy one-stop-downloading convenience. See below for some of the items I will be offering soon.
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