As a lover of all things tropical, you probably find that Iowa doesn’t appear on your list of places to visit very often if at all! Iowa – you say? Why would a beach loving, sun kissed, Trop Rock connoisseur like me ever be crazy enough to make a trip to the tall corn state? …

Sharkey’s beachfront restaurant opened their doors and beach to over 400 happy sun seeking Parrot Heads at the annual Rendezvous event, hosted by the Panama City Parrot Head Club. Warm sunny days and chilly evenings allowed for games, dancing and night time romancing. Girls Inc. of Bay County is the official charity and their volunteers …

A weekend relaxing in a pavilion over looking the beautiful Colorado river and a flowing stage of talent. Lone Star Luau 2 is hosted by the trop-country duo Thom and Coley Shepherd in Marble Falls, Texas. The large indoor listening hall allowed for acoustic sounds and jam sessions to fill the air. A real Texas …

Trop Rock comes in many sounds and styles that transfer us to a warmer place in time to escape weather, work or reality for awhile. Pardi Gras music line-up gives us trop rockin’ parrot heads the opportunity to mingle in with the New Orleans Bourbon Street music life. Perfect music venue for Danny Rosado performing …

The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas were in full swing putting finishing touches on their annual fundraising event, “Wings Over Port A.” Registration was going well, the various committees were gathering donations for the silent auction and the theme was coming together nicely. Then August 25 and 26 happened and the little Texas coastal fishing, …

Jimmy Buffett played Frisco, Texas (just north of Dallas) on June 10, 2017 and I was there. Actually, this was his 10th anniversary of playing the soccer stadium in Frisco and I’ve been there every single year since the beginning. The venue is good, but the parking lot party that goes on for three days …

Rum Punch Recipe Break out the rum! This Rum Punch recipe is just what we need as the weather is warming up and summer is just around the corner. Weekends in the sun with fun tropical drinks are finally back (for some, they probably never left!). Recently, I was in my nearby grocery store and …