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Dishing with Mark and Carrie 9-8-16
OBITUARY
The Lady Chablis
Savannah’s “Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil” star and icon, has died. The Savannah inspiration from the book and her latter major movie role.
Lady Chablis moved to St. Petersburg for a couple of years and was often seen at the Suncoast Resort in early 2000’s.
Here is what the press is saying about her….
http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2016-09-08/lady-chablis-savannahs-midnight-star-and-icon-dies
http://www.wect.com/story/33047598/midnight-star-savannah-legend-lady-chablis-has-died
http://savannahnow.com/news/2016-09-08/lady-chablis-savannahs-midnight-star-and-icon-dies
https://www.facebook.com/lady.chablis.3
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This Saturday,
Metro Wellness Homecoming GALA
WWW.METROTAMPABAY.ORG is proud to announce the 2016 Homecoming Gala Honorees!
Brian Longstreth is a local LGBT business owner. His businesses focus on serving the LGBT community he’s a part of and he uses his visibility to do good in it. We’re delighted to be able to give him the Robert Pope Distinguished Leadership Award.
The King of Peace Metropolitan Community Church has always embraced our community, serving the spiritual enrichment of our lives. It is with great jubilation that we honor them with the Spirit of Service Excellence Award.
Dr. Brian Elliott’s work through our partner, the Community AID’S Network, is especially vital in our efforts to fight HIV/AIDS as Pinellas and Hillsborough face rising HIV rates.
Please join us in honoring these heroes of our Tampa Bay LGBTQ community at METRO’s 2016 Homecoming Gala, Saturday, September 10th. In addition to helping us celebrate their accomplishments, your gala ticket purchase helps us to continue providing essential LGBTQ services and programs to all segments of our community.
TAMPA PRIDE 2017 LAUNCH PARTY KICK OFF
A Night of Fun and Excitement. Entertainers, Food and announcing the 2017 Theme for TAMPA PRIDE!!!
Great Entertainment, Performers, Lite Appetizers, Costumes and More…
Thursday, Sept.29th 7-10PM at Southern Nights.
Tickets $10.00
https://www.facebook.com/events/520660778120220/
GaYBOR Days
Everybody loves the GaYBOR neighborhood and we want to show it off! Starting with the Tampa Pride kick-off Party at Southern Nights on Thursday and continuing all weekend long, this is the perfect chance to check out all that we have to offer with great restaurants, shopping, clubs, people-watching and so much more!
Our member businesses will be hosting special events and programming all weekend So much to see and do! We look forward to seeing you!
https://www.facebook.com/events/581304262078756/
March of the Pumpkin King
The NEW YBOR CITY COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN PARTY!!!
This is going to be FUN!!! Pick a float that you and your friends want to celebrate with. Then go on line and purchase your tickets and beads! Its just that easy to Party Like Rock STARS in Ybor!!
The Float Categories are…
* Heroes and Villains
* Under the Rainbow (LGBTA)
* Steam Punk
* Fantasy
* Sexy
* Sci-Fi
* Pop Culture/ Music Festival
* Horror
* Sugar Skulls
* Everything Halloween
* Anything Halloween
ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAY
Some Float Categories are selling out already!!!
Use the SPECIAL DISCOUNT Promo Code “Dishing”.
Walkers Early Price $20 After Oct 1 $30.00
VIP Early Price $100 After Oct 1 $150
Bags of beads $10 each
https://marchofthepumpkinking.com/
Richard’s Run For Life 5K
Wanted: Runners, Walkers (And People
Who Just Want To Eat And Sip!)
Join Us At Tampa’s Centennial Park In Ybor City at 1800 East 8th Avenue on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
Race Registration Fee (includes post-race party and a Dri-Fit T-shirt, available to the first 2,000 registrants.)
$25 all ages entry (if registered online by Oct. 28 or mailed and postmarked
by Oct. 26)
$30 day of event (if available)
Post-Race Party Only
Just want to eat and sip? Pay a $20 donation (children under 12, $10) just to attend the post-race party. (Does not include race T-shirts.)
Sign up now at: www.RichardsRunForLife.org
One hundred percent of every dollar donated and raised will benefit the Adolescent & Young Adult program (AYA) for sarcoma research and the Advanced Prostate Cancer Collaboration at Moffitt. We hope to surpass last year’s donation of $108,000.
After the race in Centennial Park enjoy:
- Columbia Arroz con Pollo “Valenciana” (Chicken and Yellow Rice), Black Beans & Rice, Cuban Bread and the Columbia’s Original “1905” Salad®
- Ulele Spring Brewery Beer
- Cha Cha Coconuts Guava BBQ Ribs
- Goody Goody™ Baked Goods
- Moe’s Southwest Grill Tacos
- Michelob Ultra Beer provided by Pepin Distributing
North Hyde Park APT For Rent
Large 1 Bedroom with Den apt in North Hyde park.
Wood Floors, French Doors, upstairs unit with 1000 s/f of airy space.
$995 year lease and deposit.
Small pets ok!
Call Carrie 813-777-4832
You Just Can Not make This Up
One day a high local political person was talking with us. Then he shared this very strange story but confirmed story. His Great Grandmother had married a much older man for money, much to the disapproval of her family. They lived in a large Victorian mansion in Washington D.C. Together they had 3 kids then the husband passed away.
After a short time all the money was gone too. His great grandmother started to rent out rooms to ‘ladies of the night’. She also ran gambling games out of the mansions many rooms.
At one of these poker games she won 2 monkeys. Our friends Grandmother remembers playing with the monkeys as a young girl. One of the monkeys started to grow and…. grow. It wasn’t a monkey but a gorilla!!! He was given his own room. One day the gorilla got out and walked down the street to a produce store. This was in the late 1890’s.
The people had never seen a gorilla before. Some fainted, others screamed!!! The police were called. By the time they arrived the gorilla had left and went back to his room at the house. The police went to the home and proceeded up the stairs to arrest the gorilla. A few minutes later both officers were tossed down the stairs by the scared gorilla.
The Washington D.C. National Zoo was called. They came out and tranquilized the poor scared animal. Told that they could not keep a Gorilla as a pet, the gorilla was donated to the National Zoo. This was the very first Gorilla at the Washington D.C. National Zoo. The gorilla lived many years and was a huge hit with the children. Funny enough the family went to visit and mingle with the family raised gorilla at the zoo for years.
Caught @ Bradley’s on 7th
Caught @ Hamburger Mary’s
Caught @ Liquid
Caught @ Steam Friday’s
Photos of the week
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“Dishing with Mark and Carrie” 9-1-16
Guess What We Found at SCHILLER’s???
Three of our favorite stores are in the Cypress & Rome Ave in Tampa. “SCHILLER Salvaged Architectural Elements & Furnishings” www.SCHILLER.com You are not going to believe what we found here!!! Shiller’s have a great number of sinks, doors, windows and fixtures from the famous historic demolished Biltmore Hotel in Bellair, Fl. The grandioso local hotel by builder and railroad tycoon, Henry Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleview-Biltmore_Hotel
Across the street is “Wood Window Makeover” http://woodwindowmakeover.com/ They did an incredible job restoring our Historical Windows. A couple blocks to the north at 1717 W Arch St., is “The Vintage Warehouse / La Casita Home Decor.” https://www.facebook.com/La-Casita-Home-Decor-239596439430770/
People from all over are talking about the Architectural Re-Purposing District on Rome Ave.
After the ‘Video of the Week Find’ are some photos of all three places. The gazebo outside of The Vintage Warehouse will look great at our new home. Just say n
If you enjoy the video please go to our web site at www.MCFilmFest.com and sign up for our weekly newsletter “Dishing with Mark and Carrie”.
Celebrating 20 Years of News to Our Community Worldwide.
Tell your friends. 32,000 others have. CHEERS
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Local Primary Results
The first round in our election process in Florida is over. After hundreds of telemarketing politico advertising calls and the many pounds of flyers in the mail box, we get a breather,
It takes a lot of inner spirit and hard work to be a candidate running for public office. The scrutiny about you, family and who you associate with. The media look into any club memberships you belong to and who have contributed to your campaign is unbelievable for each and every candidate. There has to be dirt somewhere in your closet they figure. With that said we congratulate All candidates for running for public office.
Less than 19% of the registered voters in Hillsborough County voted! Pinellas County fared better at 28%.
Congratulations to the Democrat winners who go on to the November ballot. We want to mention a few race results. Pat Kemp who is running for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 6 countywide won almost a majority of voters. Also running in the same county seat was Brian Willis. Cathy James running for Hillsborough County School Board District 7 took home the winning ticket. Running for the same position was first time candidate Alan Clendenin. In the close Hillsborough Clerk of Courts race incumbent Pat Frank beat out Commissioner Kevin Beckner. Both are great friends of ours and to the community. For State Representative District 70 for a 3 county area community activist & St Pete businessman Dan Fiorni lost to Wengay Newtion by 12 votes. State Senate District 19 was won narrowly by Darryl Rousen over candidates Ed Narrain, Betty Reed and Augie Ribiero.
Now on to the Big November election.
TAMPA PRIDE 2017 Meeting
TAMPA PRIDE 2017 Planning Meeting is Tuesday, September 6, 6pm at Hampton Inn in Ybor City.
Everyone is welcome to participate in the planning of one of Florida’s Best Pride Festivals!.
Upcoming TAMPA PRIDE 2017 LAUNCH PARTY is set for September 29th at Southern Nights in Ybor City. More info at www.TAMPAPRIDE.org
TAMPA PRIDE will be participating in 3 area Pride Festivals this fall.
Spacecoast Pride, Parade & Festival, September 24th in Melbourne, Fl
Come Out With Pride, Parade & Festival, October 8th, Orlando
Sarasota Pride, Festival, October 14th, Sarasota, Fl
TAMPA PRIDE 2017 Festival, Parade & Concert is March 25th, 2017 in historic Ybor City
www.TampaPride.org for further details and events
What 3 Things Happen Every Labor Day Weekend?
There are 3 things we can count on every Labor Day Weekend.
1. There will be a storm and a lot of times hurricanes! And of course Friend get togethers.
2. Most of our friends go to Southern Decadence in New Orleans http://www.southerndecadence.net/
3. What is your Louisiana Fav, Gumbo or Jambalaya??? We were having this debate with Chris Myers https://www.facebook.com/chris.myers.79656921?fref=ts the bartender at Liquid Lounge. The big difference is that Gumbo is more of a soup that you add okra in and serve over rice. Jambalaya in the final step you add rice then cook. It is basically a New Orleans version of our Spanish Paella.
Then Chris shared with us that his favorite cook book with both recipes was “The Commander’s Palace New Orleans Cookbook.” With the help of our smart phone and Amazon.com a used copy for $6 was ordered on the spot. We must agree that this is a fun cookbook every=one show have. THANK YOU Chris.
Now back to the debate which is better? We say a combination of both.
TIGLFF
Launch Party
Lesllie Jordan
LGBT Homeless Center to Open in NYC, Thanks to Bea Arthur!!!
The late Bea Arthur, star of The Golden Girls not only did a fundraiser for the non profit but donated $300,00 in her will. Read the whole store here…
Dr. Paul Bearer
On raining Saturday afternoons, here in Tampa on local WTOG TV we would be glued to the screen to watch “Creature Features” with Dr. Paul Bearer. Old horror films with witty comments by the Doctor.
Now long gone past but lives on with 14,000+ fans on facebook.
But wait fans…. There is now a New Dr. Paul Bear II and he is lurching for you…..
BEADS
The parade season is coming faster than you think. The cut off for ordering custom beads is next week. There are such great deals and assortments of great deals on organizations pre ordering regular beads now too. Almost all of the beads are produced in China and come over in container loads.
Our favorite place for beads is Buccaneer Beads, Inc. on MLK and 40th Street in Tampa. Tell them Mark & Carrie sent you.
You Can’t Make this Up
One night a good friend was talking about the crazy things we did as teenagers. With a BIG GRIN on her face our friend Paula said “I touched Dave Jones of The Monkees door knob!!!” We all turned and asked WHAT DID YOU TOUCH??? Yes his door knob. We asked her to please explain. As a teenager Paula and her girl friends heard that the Monkees had played in a big town close by. The girls took 3 bus transfers to reach the hotel where Dave Jones had stayed in. They took the elevator up to the 20th floor and asked the cleaning person what room he stayed in. They then all took turn touching the door knob and screamed!!!! We asked what would have happened if he was still there and answered the door? Paula said we all would have fainted!!!