His “Parrot Heads” nickname for his fans came about in Cincy at Kings Island Timberwolf Amphitheater. A young bass player for Buffett named Timothy B. Schmidt was looking out at the audience when he remarked, “looks like a bunch of Parrot Heads out there.” The nickname stuck and the rest was history. Schmidt went on to fame and fortune with Eagles.
Schmit was big in Poco too and played with many performers
A class act personally too