tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40473605213452854862008-04-18T09:59:08.221-07:00Pat LewisBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-23706286508247130192008-04-16T14:50:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:59:08.267-07:00

Is it just me, or is the movie industry making more tropical-themed movies these days? I don’t know what the stats are, really… but it seems like it. No matter, I just hope the Parrothead movie trend continues. We need something to replace the fading interest in American Westerns, anyway, right? Fools Gold - I loved Fools Gold! I really did. It was silly and fun. Where there was nothing

Pat Lewistag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-33624068797414932092008-04-11T11:14:00.000-07:002008-04-11T11:46:42.475-07:00

Welcome to Spring. Weather in Houston is a nice, balmy 80 degrees and the relative humidity is 64%. My pool has warmed up an additional 4 point this week alone, and now simmers at a comfortable 77. Considering that the immediate forecast calls for lots of sun and warm temperatures, the time seems ripe for some outdoor steaks, a cold light beer and lots of music. There's been a lot of discussion

Pat Lewistag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-90221112582183195352008-02-01T13:35:00.000-08:002008-02-02T11:35:10.712-08:00

Kelly McGuire is probably one of the best songwriters I've ever heard, both within the Trop Rock community and without. The visual and emotional descriptions of people, events and places in his songs are easily comparable to the great novelists, in my opinion. Simply put, Kelly McGuire literally forces the listener to incorporate the use of the senses. For example, in his fantastic sea ballad,

Pat Lewistag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-70339537752319815252008-01-18T06:34:00.000-08:002008-02-02T11:36:34.219-08:00

I'm so sick of this weather! HOUSTON, TX - The conditions here in Southeast Texas have been worse than ever, lately. It's cold, it's rainy, it's just miserable. Last week, I braved temperatures in the low 40's to go out and tend to my pool and backyard, just so I could pretend it was springtime again. At least the days are starting to get a little longer. I want to go fishing. I want to go to

Pat Lewistag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-40277511388688571572008-01-11T07:51:00.000-08:002008-01-11T08:30:51.602-08:00

The authorities at the Palm Beach Parrot Head club wrote a small piece that constitutes the definitive work on what actually constitutes a Parrothead. This is an excerpt from that piece entitled: 10 Stages of A Parrot Head 1. Jimmy Who...Who the hell is Buffett, oh that guy who did (choose one) a. Margaritaville b. Cheeseburger in Paradise c. Why don't We Get Drunk and Screw. d. Spells Buffett

Pat Lewistag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-86897979945989870112008-01-10T06:09:00.000-08:002008-01-11T08:29:46.765-08:00

I suppose my love for tropical music began about 2 and a half years ago. My older brother had come down for a visit and insisted that I listen to some Buffett tunes with him in the mall parking lot while we waited for our wives to finish shopping. By the end of the 3rd track of Don't Stop The Carnival, I knew I had found something special.Soon after, I bought Buffett's Barometer Soup album and

Pat Lewistag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-11464540945578131932008-01-08T15:49:00.000-08:002008-01-10T16:36:25.388-08:00

Jimmy talks a lot about his early days in the Catholic church and how he grew up fearing for his eternal soul.Similarly, I was also a member of a large, organized, world-wide church. Everything I had (my time, my talents, my energy and mostly, my money) went to fund the ideas and dreams of others, who supposedly knew better than I, what I should be doing with my life. It seemed that everything

Pat Lewistag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047360521345285486.post-24433610943310818392008-01-08T11:08:00.000-08:002008-04-11T11:52:08.016-07:00

Someone recently asked me "What IS Trop Rock, anyway?"Errr... not such an easy answer, when you think about it, I guess. But, being an ambassador of the lifestyle, so to speak, I've given it some thought and I think I finally know the answer. In short, Trop-Rock is a group of musically similar styles that appeal to those who feel a strong affiliation or connection to the tropics.Trop Rock is

Pat Lewis