SANATOGA PA – Unless you already knew that a Parrot Head was the name given to any fan of popular singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet, you probably passed on hearing The Mango Men band – which plays Buffet songs to perfection – when they performed in concert Sunday (July 18, 2010) at the band shell in Sanatoga Park as part of the Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township Parks and Recreation Department summer music series.
- Watch a video, above, of The Mango Men as they play the Buffet song “Changes In Latitude, Changes In Attitude,” or see it at The Post’s YouTube account.
And unless you brought a shade umbrella along, you probably joined the majority of other Parrot Heads who faced the stage from its right side, where an abundance of tree canopy shielded concert-goers from the waning but still hot summer sun.
“We feel kinda lopsided here tonight,” one band member noted with a laugh as he looked out at the crowd.
That said, you probably had a rollicking good time with the other 150 people at the concert, as the band offered its renditions of many of Buffet’s Caribbean-flavored tunes and a smattering of others.
Additionally, Philadelphia radio station B101 was on hand with its mascot, Buzzbee, to offer prizes and goodies for kids in attendance. Volunteers from Exelon’s Limerick Generating Station also handed out glasses of cold lemonade to raise money for research of and treatments for childhood cancers.
Four show dates, and their scheduled acts, remain in the concert series:
- July 25, Barbone Street Jazz Band;
- Aug. 1, Flamin’ Dick and the Hot Rods;
- Aug. 8, Mesa; and
- Aug. 15, the Pottsgrove Community Band.
Concerts are held on the designated Sundays at 6 p.m. at the band shell, 100 S. Sanatoga Rd. In case of inclement weather, shows will be automatically re-scheduled to the following Monday at 7 p.m. Weather cancellation notices will be posted Sundays after 4 p.m. at the township website.
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