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The Birth of A Parrot Head Nation - Part 1

Celebrating the 20 Year Anniversary of The Atlanta Parrot Head Club

Special Guests This Week

Jeff Pike and Scott Nickerson

It was in the early part of 1989 when Scott Nickerson got the idea to start the very first Parrot Head Club--The Atlanta Parrot Head Club. Scott met so many interesting people in the parking lot before Buffett concerts that he decided he wanted to enjoy the camaraderie throughout the year. On April 1, 1989 Scott and about 15 others met at Chastain Park, where so many legendary Buffett concerts had been held. This was the first Parrot Head Club meeting, the Birth of a Parrot Head Nation. Scott never dreamed of what would result 20 years later--a total of $13 million in contributions and almost 2 million volunteer hours.

The time and place were right. Maintaining and building a steady interest and love for Jimmy Buffett's music was an Atlanta musician
named Jeff Pike. In the years preceding the conception of the club,
Jeff was performed at bars around the Atlanta area like Pufferbelly's, Dillons, The Checkered Parrot, Hemingways and Skips Roadhhouse. Through out these performances Jeff noticed an intense appreciation and request for Jimmy Buffett's songs. So he sought to learn the more obscure songs as well as those requested.
Through his dedication to this quest he developed a very strong and steady following, and in doing so, a part of the musical history to this story was put into play.

By 1989, Jimmy Buffett was getting bigger than ever. He had released Tales from Margaritaville, his best-selling collection of short stories, and Off to See the Lizard, the first album with his brand new band. 1989 was the year and Atlanta, Ga. was the place. The magic of the music brought the fans together.

On this episode of Time After Island Time, we welcome Scott Nickerson and Jeff Pike who in addition to witnessing the early days of the Parrot Head Nation, performed in the original duo A1A: The Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show...the only Tribute band to ever be recognized by Jimmy Buffett himself. For the first time ever, the complete story is being told. On Part One we will be covering 1989 to 1993.

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