Club News

We have had such an amazing first part of the year. We will be posting everything that happened at the anniversary party  as soon as we get final numbers in so stay tuned. Get the band together because we have been doing great things this year. Thank you everyone for everything big and small that you have helped with this year. Let's continue the fun and watch for new events being added to the web site. 

Way back in 1989, Scott Nickerson had a crazy idea: Instead of seeing like-minded parrot heads only when Jimmy's concert came to town, why not meet up from time to time and listen to music, have some fun and do a little good for others while they're at it. From that spark the Atlanta Parrot Head Club was born, and Jimmy's people liked it so much they asked Scott to create the national organization we now know as PHiP!

To properly mark the momentous occasion,
and everything the Parrothead nation has become,
we are throwing a HUGE party!

Join us at Margaritaville on the lake for three days of
music, sun, sand and celebration.
You can learn all about it and register for the event here:

Atlanta Parrot Head Club 30th Anniversary Celebration

It's a party 30 years in the making; you don't want to miss it!

It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the passing of Ann Gotthelf. Better known as Mother Parrot, she was 69 years young and loved this club like her family. She loved sporting her best tropical attire and brought joy to so many peoples lives. We can rest easy knowing that she is now back together with the love of her life Lee.

Here is the information for her memorial service and look forward to telling stories and being with friends:

Ann Gotthelf Memorial Service and Celebration of Life
East Cobb Church of Christ
Saturday January 26th

We will be gathering at 12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall at East Cobb Church of Christ located 5240 Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30062. The service will start at 1 pm.  

Daniel White, the son of David and Laura White who knew Ann, will be handling the service.

Dress Attire - Church or your finest Parrot Head wear.

Afterwards we will head down the street to The Wing Cafe & Tap house for a Celebration of Ann's life.  The Wing Cafe & Tap House is located at 2145 Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30062. We have the use of their heated patio from 2:00 until 5:00 pm.  Please bring your favorite picture of Ann, our beloved Mother Parrot to share.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation in Ann Gotthelf's name to Cancer Foundation of Georgia or a charity of your choice.

On November 17, 2018 forty five club members joined together in Woodstock for our annual Thanksgiving Day celebration. This is a wonderful party to kick start the holiday season. The club provided three turkeys and club members Joel Oates and Everett Glover fried them up for us. Other  club members brought appetizers, side dishes and desserts to be shared. Libations were flowing and the Gopher Broke band provided us with an evening filled with great music for singing and dancing. 

We have kicked off the 2018 Holiday season with a bang. A big thank you to everyone who was involved with organizing this wonderful event and everyone who came out to support us.  

Club members Joel Oates and Everett Glover our fry guys. They make the most delicious fried turkeys every year for us. Photo bomb by Susan Oates 

Gary Austin smiling with Carolyn Guy

This year we had a special “Party With a Purpose." One of our own members, Gary Austin, was in a serious motorcycle accident just a few months back. We are all so thankful that he is now up and walking again.  Our generous club members donated some wonderful raffle items and we were able to raise funds to help Gary in his recovery.  

Helping to carve up the turkeys this year Gloria Pashke

Gail, Sherri, Lisa, Jeff and Jeff's Hat posed for a pic!

A blast from the past: Long-time Atlanta Parrot Head Bryan Tedford was in town for the party!

Next year marks the 30th Anniversary of the founding of the Atlanta Parrot Head Club! Scott Nickerson started it all right here in Atlanta, and our club gave rise to the umbrella organization Parrot Heads in Paradise and the entire Parrot Head nation. In order to mark the occasion and to celebrate the amazing community that we've built we are going to throw a blowout party!

We are just starting all of the planning, but please:

Mark your calendars now for the weekend of July 12 to July 14, 2019!!!

It's a big milestone so we're pulling out all of the stops. Many, many details are yet to be determined but your input is welcome. If you have ideas or suggestions please let us know through an email to Anniversary@atlantaparrotheadclub.org

Stay tuned for a formal announcement and more details soon!

Atlanta Parrot Head Club

Community Service Summary

July 2018

What a celebration!

Over 60 parrot heads, friends and guests packed out the patio at Miller’s Ale House on Saturday, June 23rd for the Atlanta Parrot Head Club’s 29th anniversary party. As always, it was a party with a purpose. Guests donated over 200 pounds of food (that is what the guys who loaded everything on the truck estimated the weight to be) for The Atlanta Community Food Bank. The club raised over an additional $1000 for the Food Bank through a raffle, prizes for which included, a Marietta Food Tour, The Wing Café and Tap House gift certificate, a massage from the club’s own massage therapist Sue Lorincz, multiple gift baskets and a Margaritaville cookbook. 

In addition to the fund-raising there was some fun, quality time with friends and a little dancing thanks to the music provided Jim Asbel.

Congratulations and kudos to all those who helped plan the party and all of those who came out and made the night a smashing success.

Big plans are underway now for the  is underway now for the 30th Anniversary Celebration  next year. Stay Tuned.

Congratulations and Welcome to Bob Scarboro for being elected to the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Parrot Head Club!  In addition to voting on all club matters, Bob will be focusing on Community Service.   

The club owes a huge debt of gratitude to outgoing board member Bo Shurling as well.  Under Bo's guidance the club's social events, happy hours and weekly email newsletters have been better than ever.  Thanks Bo!   Taking over for Bo with regard to Social events will be Gail Waters!

It was a ghoulish and great time at October's roaming happy hour. The club started out on the upper patio of Tin Lizzy's Cantina for food and spirits before touring Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery with different kinds of spirits. Among the ghosts who visited the group were Willis Erwin Veneable, who came up with the idea to carbonate Coca-Cola, two sisters murdered by their third sister - Florence and Minnie Force, Deliverance author and Poet Laureate of the United States James Dickey, and Beatrice Thompson, an African-American doctor who set up her medical practice in Athens in 1901. The night was a hit and we plan on putting together a group again next year to make the tour. We'll get tickets earlier so we can get more members into the event which sold out quickly this year.

Paint Gwinnett Pink was a Huge Success

With over 900 participants and almost $100,000 in donations, the inaugural Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K Walk for Breast Cancer on Saturday, October 1^st, at the Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field and nearby neighborhoods was a huge success. Simply put, ”It was AWESOME!!!” says Susan Oates, APHC member and Executive Director of Paint Georgia Pink, the organization that put the event together along with the Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC). Showing surprise at the eventual turn out, GMC’s Vice-President of Operations Cathie Brazell said  “We were thinking we’d have 250 people.” in an article in the Gwinnett Daily Post.