You Just Can Not Make This Up

This story is nice and a little strange too….. Back in college we had a close gay friend named John. He decided to travel the world and lived over sea for several years.  John would always send us post cards from his travels.  Whenever he was in the state of Florida he would always stop by. Then he meet a boyfriend and brought him back to America to live. They lived together for many years in California.  Every year we would get a Christmas card from the couple. Then about 10 years ago we received news that John had passed away. We looked up his obituary in his local paper and even signed the guest book on line.  That year after his death we received a Christmas card from him, signed John only. This week a Christmas card arrived signed John. We have been receiving a card, every year for the past 10 years? We have wrote back and heard nothing.  The cards keep coming just signed John.

Tampa PRIDE Meeting with Mayor Bob Buckhorn

Tampa PRIDE Meeting with Mayor Bob Buckhorn

 

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12-12-17 Dishing with Mark & Carrie

TONIGHT

Christmas Weekend

 

NEW HOTEL

Just announces is a new 26 story hotel. Located in Channel Side District (now called Water Street) in the TECO Streetcar line in Tampa. Read more here. https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2017/12/08/strategic-property-partners-names-flag-for-new-26.html

 

Ybor City Wine Bar

 

Nicko’s Fine Foods closed

It was a very sad day when we read about Nicko’s Dinner closing. How many of us have a meal in the Elvis Booth? The sign needs to ne the Tampa History Museum.   Here is the full story from our friend Paul Guzzo http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/Nicko-s-Fine-Foods-classic-diner-and-Seminole-Heights-icon-closes-after-six-decades_163524830

 

 

Obituary

Will Long  1955-2017