June 30, 2008

14th Annual Phlocking of the Phaithful
“Trop Rockin’ the North Coast”

Wrap-Up Newsflash
Website – www.phlocking.com

To quote Tom and Michelle Becker of Latitude, “To our friends old and new, this one’s for you.”

The Kaleys and the entire Phlocking Crew send our sincere thanks to all of you for making the 14th Annual Phlocking of the Phaithful a memorable party. From all the notes we’ve received, it sure sounds like everyone had fun. There’s no way that we can begin to list all the names, but it is because of all of our supporters – Mr. Ed and Jeremy Fitzgerald, their staff, Mike at Del Sol, Wally and Tammy at Cruisin’ Tunes, the PIB Chamber of Commerce and so many others at Put-In-Bay, Pam and Earl from Tropical Isle – and especially all of our wonderful, fantastic attendees and musicians that made the trip from all over the U.S. and Canada – that this party takes place. We could never do it without you!

We definitely don’t want to forget a few people who work all year behind the scenes -

Our #1 Media Man Dennis King, aka DK the DJ, Island Time DK, who updates the whole world about the Phlocking during his radio show. Listen live every Monday night on your computer at www.wbwc.com from 10 PM until 1 AM. 

Our Webmaster (and sound man for the Corned Beef and Curry Band) Ken Doerbecker, who is always there for us, even though we’ve made some pretty strange requests.  Thanks to Ken, we’ve reached a virtual nation of Phlockers – www.phlocking.com

Special Donation – A portion of the raffle proceeds will be donated to Gilda’s Club of Western Pennsylvania in memory of Donna Buffo Widmer, Patty Kaley’s lifelong friend, who lost her battle with endometrial cancer on June 2, 2008. It’s still in the “dream” stage, but we’re hoping to do a small event at the Pittsburgh Gilda’s Club sometime before next year’s Phlocking and we’ll definitely be looking for volunteers.

Sooooo, it looks like it’s on to next year. The 15th Annual Phlocking of the Phaithful will take place June 11 through 14, 2009.  Watch our website, www.phlocking.com for complete details. The registration form should be posted by December. Believe it or not, we’re already talking about the details. But what have we got going in the meantime?

Halfway to Phlocking, January, 2009, Commodore Perry Inn and Suites/Mr. Ed’s Bar, Port Clinton, OH – By tradition, this takes place the weekend before the Super Bowl. That would be January 23-24, 2009, but we’ll need to confirm that these dates work for Mr. Ed. This is a fantastic event – check into the hotel on Friday and never leave until Sunday at check-out time.  What could be better!  Watch the website, www.phlocking.com, for further details.

Speaking of the website…. Previous newsflashes mentioned that our webmaster decided we need a good photo of our home base at Put-In-Bay, Mr. Ed’s Bar, for the website. We know tons of photos were taken during Phlocking and we’d love to see them.  Please send your photos to Pat Kaley at kaleyservice@choiceonemail.com and note “Bar Photo” in the subject line and be sure to give us your name. Photos will be forwarded to Ken to choose his favorite. The winning photographer will receive a free registration to Phlocking #15.

A place to rest your head – Dianne Garrett has graciously offered to compile accommodations reviews for posting. New Phlockers always ask where they should stay, so this is your chance to give your opinion of the hotels, condo/cottage, and B&Bs at Put-In-Bay.  Please send your review to Dianne at Keywastin@aol.com and note “PIB Review” in the subject line.

Merchandise – We have Phlocking stuff! There are a 6 XL t-shirts from Phlocking #14, a mix of sizes from Phlocking #13 (pink shirt with flamingo), and some medium and large Phlocking #12 shirts (bright yellow with the plane). The “Rocking at the Phlocking” 10th Anniversary CD in the jewel case is also available. All of these items are priced at $10 each, plus shipping. (Someday, we’ll have a “Phlocking Store” on the website.) Please drop Pat Kaley a note at pkaley@comcast.net and we’ll do our best to fill your order.

That should cover it for now – there will be more news as we get further details on Halfway and Phlocking #15.  Watch the website, www.phlocking.com.  Thank you again to everyone for supporting the Phlocking of the Phaithful – and be sure to tell your friends about our party!

Sincerely,
Dan and Patty Kaley