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Hey BeachBums and Parrotheads,

Be sure to catch our interview with author Ryan White as he talks about his book "Jimmy Buffett, A Good Life All The Way" a biography about Jimmy Buffett.  

Go the the BeachFront Tropical Mall where the book is shown and check out other Tropical Reading as well HERE.

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Here is the latest Trop5 countdown list. Catch the airing of the countdown every Monday (9 PM EST), Wed (2 PM), Fri (10 AM) and Sat (3:30 PM) with a new show each month.  New time on Tues (5 AM) . . . for our Down Under listeners.

Trop5 for August 2018

1 - Donny Brewer - Back to the Sun

2 - Kenny Chesney with Jimmy Buffett - Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season

3 - The Boat Drunks - Hey Baby Hey

4 - The Bamboozlers - The Other Side of the Island

5 - Flip Flop Dave - My Heart is in Cayo Hueso

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Our new feature is a weekly editorial by one of our BeachFront Radio Ambassadors.

This week we are featuring Craig Guest talking about a couple of Trop Rock shows that he and his wife Diane recently attended. First was a trip to Heritage Hills Resorts to hear Dennis McCaughey performing at Knickers Pub.

Craig Guest - BeachFrontRadio Ambassador

It was a beautiful night (July 19 ) . We really enjoyed listening to Dennis sing. Hw sang some Of Jimmy Buffett’s most popular, Come Monday, Changes in Latitude.My wife enjoyed Dennis very much. She said she enjoyed his voice more then Buffett’s. Dennis also sang Tom Petty and Garth Brooks (e.g.Friends in Low Places).During the break, Dennis came to our table.We enjoyed listening to him tell us about how they tried to record alive a live CD at Heritage Hills, but could not finish due to terrible storms.They had to wait until the next day to finish it inside. By then “the live crowd shrunk from 250 to 14. Also, while talking to Dennis, I learned that both of us were both were Disney Castmembers years ago. Also learned that Stephen Bishop’s song Dennis played On and On was recorded live at this venue (Heritage Hills )

It was a great night of music by a very good singer (Dennis).

Then they attended a house concert at Conchy Joe's - - -  he had this to report - - -

A Beautiful summer Day with “Tropicool” at Conchy Joe’s in Lansdale, Pa.

Our three musicians: “Sunny Jim”, John Patti, and Jimi Pappas.
 

Sunny Jim shared with the audience that he spent more than a decade in the Cayman Islands and now lives in Southwest florida.

John Patti shared that he comes from Baltimore, Md. and that the first time he played the steel drums was at Sesame Place in Pa. at age 8.  John also mentioned that he had just played the National Anthem on the steel pans at Camden Yards in Baltimore.  John was first invited to do this in 2002 and has been invited back every year since then.

Jimi Pappas told the audience that he grew up in N.J.  He now lives in Orlando, Fl.  He shared that he played as a drummer for 10 years at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center.
He also played with Chubby Checker, the Coral Reefers, and John Frinzi.  Jimi also toured with the late Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band for many years.  Sail on, Jim!

The Concert:

Tropicool started with a favorite from Crosby, Stills and Nash.

Soon, John Patti began to play  the National Anthem on two steel drums.  The entire audience immediately stood up in response to the music & in reverence to the flag.  It was truly a patriotic moment!  The unity and pride were unbelievable!  Then, John played Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain” and “Sandbar”.

Sunny Jim then played “Sandbar Serenade” and mentioned that his 2016 CD was “CD of the. Year”.

Next, the trio played a Scott Kirby song and several Jim Morris songs.  It was immediately evident that this audience loved Jim Morris!  It was abundantly clear that no one (in the audience (or performing) will ever forget Jim!

A great day was had by all!

Your Ambassador,

Craig Guest

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Would you be interested in being a BeachFront Radio Ambassador?

email us at:   andy@beachfrontradio.com

Go to the BeachFront Ambassador section to see who our BeachFront Ambassadors are and learn a little bit more about them. And what being a BeachFront Radio Ambassador is all about.

Click HERE to go to the Ambassador page.

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Be sure to check out our two latest additions to the Tropical Mall.

 

"Designs by Polly" in the Tropical Clothing section of the Tropical Mall. A very cool 100% Cotton shirt in all different sizes. Email Polly for prices and how to get it shipped fast. PayPal option is coming soon. Check out the shirts HERE and get Polly's email

Then in the Tropical Jewelry section HERE you can purchase items from "Earthsea Glass" and all the really cool Parrothead items including the new Purple Parrot in a Palm Tree. A great gift anytime in honor of the new Jimmy Buffett "12 days of Christmas" music video. PayPal options are now available in our Tropical Mall. There are also bracelets, necklaces and so much more all hand made.  email Lynn for prices and other merchandise and how to get your order shipped fast. email is on her home page HERE.

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We have two new shows that have been airing for a few months now and we are proud to bring them to you. We want to let you know about them now if you haven't already heard them.

First our own DJ John "Five O'Clock Buffett" has been airing the Trop 5 Countdown with his picks for the top 5 new Trop Rock Songs in the Country. Starting in August we'll be posting the countdown list on our website and announce it on Facebook. Air times are:

Every Mon at 9 PM, Wed at 2 PM, Fri at 10 AM and Sat at 4 PM   *** New time added Tues at 5 AM, for our Down Under listeners ***

Here are the BeachFront show lineups for this week. All times are EST unless otherwise noted.

*** See the BeachFront Trop Rock Events Calendar for all Trop Rock happenings, click HERE.

Monday 9 PM. A new show the Trop 5 hosted by DJ John Cody. The top 5 new Trop Rock songs each week. It will air every Monday (9 PM EST), Tues (5 AM) Wed (2 PM), Fri (10 AM) and Sat (4 PM) with a new show each month.

*** Monday 10 PM. (Temporarily on Hold) The Pirates & Poets Show with Jon Boy and Damit Earl. Congrats, TRMA Radio Show of the Year 2016!!! Listen to their stories, antics and conversations with Trop Rock stars and maybe even listen to a little Trop Rock music too.

Tuesday, 8 PM. The Big Burrito Radio show, (Nominated several times over the years for Trop Rock Radio Show of the Year} with Mad Marty and Dan "CFA" Mueller can be heard every Tuesday at 8 PM. Then again on Wed at 7 AM (7 PM AWST for our Australian listeners). Big Burrito Radio is broadcast live every Saturday from 10AM to Noon on WLRA 88.1 from Lewis University in the Chicago area. 

Wednesday, 9 PM. DKtheDJ's "Island Time" show is aired on Monday's on WBWC 88.3 FM from Baldwin Wallace College in Cleveland, Ohio and is replayed about a week later on BeachFront Radio on Wed at 9 PM. (Nominated several times over the years for Trop Rock Radio Show of the Year and won the award in 2014}


Thursday, 9 PM. We will rebroadcast The Big Burrito show that was played on Tues or bring you a new show.


Friday, at 5 and 8 PM. DJ John's "5 O'Clock Buffett" show is aired each Friday (Fri 5 & 8 PM EST) then again on Sat 2:20 PM, Sun 7 AM (5 PM AWST Australia), Mon 6:00 PM, Tue 3:15 PM, Wed 5 AM (5 PM AEST Australia), Thur 1:00 PM. DJ John's show can only be heard right here on BeachFront Radio.

Saturday, 8 PM.  - Mike Bollea's Jukebox Party is syndicated on many AM and FM stations around the country with listening audiences of up to 100,000 listeners. We at BeachFront Radio are happy to give you a taste of what the 50s and 60s were like. I'm sure most of you lived through those times but some of the music you may have missed. This show, "Mike Bollea's Jukebox Party" presents some of the "Greatest Hits" and "Rare Gems" of the 50's - Early 60's. Plus features like, "Songs That Should Have Made It, But No One Played It" - "Fabulous Flips" - "Before They Were Hits" - "Keeping The Blues Alive". With over 25,000 Oldies, "You Just Never Know What Your Going To Hear Next" Thanks for listening and Enjoy.....

New Show on the Horizon  . . .
Sunday, at 11:30 AM EST. "Inspirational Isle" with Tiki Thom Starkey and Brye Harris. Special songs that might inspire you, a thoughtful or reflective song or it could have some some spiritual message, but mostly songs to make you think and maybe make you feel just a little better. After all as Jimmy says, "there's a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday morning". We just want to make your Sundays a little better. This is an exclusive BeachFront Radio show.

Official BeachFront Radio event announcements - - -

Here are some Events that are coming up soon and more on the Horizon too.

The Parrot Heads Documentary
is still available HERE!

To order a copy of the movie on-line, it is available for streaming
on Amazon, I-tunes, Google Play, YouTube and Vimeo right now!

(click the Poster below for their Facebook page and how to order the DVD)

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