May 19, 2025 • Written by: Tonga Tam

Message from the PHIP President

How exciting it is to be just 6 months away from the 33rd annual Meeting of the Minds! The committee and your Board have been meeting and planning this event since well before last year’s MOTM even happened.  The time and effort that goes into coordinating the musical lineup, contracts, hotels, breakout sessions, stages, websites, registration, sound, lights, and working with outside agencies and venues is a daunting task, especially for volunteers. Plus coordinating with our vendors, charities, local businesses, and government, all in the name of Keeping the Party Going.

We had hoped from recent discussions with LiveNation, The Wharf Amphitheater, and representatives of the Coral Reefer Band that we would have a tour date and incentives that would better serve our attendees, as well as fit into our set and released schedule, but this was not meant to be.

While it provides a new option for our Parrot Heads, Meeting of the Minds is our convention.  It is also a celebration of Jimmy, Parrot Heads, and the trop rock musical genre and feeling of escapism that he created. We will continue to bring that to you every year. Meeting of the Minds and our clubs are exactly what Keeping the Party Going is all about, and we look forward to having you with us in the Gulf Coast, where Jimmy grew up, and fittingly, we continue to grow! 

We are the Party that Jimmy envisioned to “Keep the Party Going”.  And the party will be at The Hangout in Gulf Shores!

If you haven’t registered….do it now!
https://motm.rocks/registration/

Fins Up, Parrot Heads!

Bill Brehm
PHIP President