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People are Talking
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Battle of the Bands Begins
 
  
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New at MC Film
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The Hampton Inn Ybor
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Hamburger Mary’s
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Bradley’s on 7th
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WOW Catering
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Steam Fridays
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Liquid Lounge
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The Ybor Social Club
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G.BAR
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One Year Anniversary for The Bricks
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This Thursday is a Special Night in GaYBOR
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Mark & Carrie’s Niece of the Week
Daphne Ferraro
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Meet GaYBOR Member
Mike Olds & Partner Scott
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GaYBOR BINGO
Wednesday, July 27th
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Caribbean Resort Pitches For Gay Honeymoons
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NYC Hopes For Tourist Increases from Gay Marriage Law
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Photo of the week
When not busy working at MC Film…
Miss Amber relaxes by playing the piano.
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From the MC Film Mail Bag….

Florida L.E.G.A.L. Inc.
LAW ENFORCEMENT GAYS AND LESBIANS
Una Voce
Stageworks Invites you to its Ribbon Cutting
  
New Series @ the Dali’??

Dishing with Mark & Carrie 7-20-11

Dishing with Mark & Carrie
7-20-11
Stay- Cations
     With Pride month behind us you would think things would be slowing down. This past Saturday Night in GaYBOR District it was just the opposite…. HOT & WILD!!! GaYBOR District in historic Ybor City was running like a fine tuned machine with everybody working together as one big Proud Family! Many clubs and restaurants reported record breaking crowds. It was both gay and straight clubs! It looks like “Stay Vacations” are in full swing.  With the great bargain & values GaYBOR is the perfect spot for that weekend Stay Vacation. 

    From South Florida or Orlando take the Amtrak Train to Tampa. It’s cheap & fun. The train station is just 6 blocks outside of GaYBOR. For those who would like to drive or fly in, we suggest staying at the Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor, Don Vicente Inn for a more boutique rest or the Hilton Garden’s Inn near Centennial Park. Park your car then walk to everything. There are also a compliment breakfast. When checking into Hampton ask for the MC Film Corporate rate  Corp Code 0002672438 to save even more!! See u=you all in GaYBOR!!!!  LOGO TV calls GaYBOR District one of the Best Kept GLBT Secrets! And Top 15 Gay destinations!
Viva La GaYBOR!

 
Summer ‘Battle of the Bands’ Begins
    One of our favorite summer competitive band concert series has begun at The Ritz Ybor. Over the next 4 weeks every Wednesday, 4-6 local and area bands will compete to be the best. Each weeks winner will be called back to compete in the finals. The first week infamous Tea Cup (Mark), set designer Mathieu Stanoch,  singer Jeremy Gloff  were honored to be one of the many judges. It was a naughty fun time!  The bands were outstanding. The co-mingled sounds were superb. See you all at The Ritz Ybor this Wednesday.
 
 
 
New at MC Film Arriving Weekly
Hot Steamy and a full variety of Hot Studs 2012 WALL CALENDARS from Foto Factory have arrived! Pistol Pete, Unico and GO Softwear have new sexy beachy swimwear arriving weekly. Oversized fluffy Egyptian cotton Rainbow Towels are back in stock!

Hamburger Mary's Full Week of Activities

    Sold out crowds every weekend! Hamburger Mary’s is doing something right! The shows here are almost as incredible as the food & service is! Wednesdays is the infamous local charity BINGO Nights. This is THE PLACE to impress your friends with a good time! A full revue drag show 2 times a night weekends. There is always something going on at Mary’s with great afternoon drink specials. This past week they updated their website with a complete calendar. Check it out at http://hamburgermarys.com/tampa/  GO MARY’S!!!!

Bradley's on 7th Fantastic Drag Shows and More

Come early & stay late.  The Happy Hour kicks off at 4PM. Join the crowds for a Great Time. Drag Show, Strip Contests at night. Shows are at 11:30 & 1 AM. The shows are hosted by Miss Joey Brooks, the First Lady of Ybor City! There is also an event room at Bradley’s on 7th. This room is perfect for large & small receptions. On this past Saturday, the Suncoast Softball League held their big summer event here. It was catered by www.WOWonaPlatter.com  . Here is our favorite tip about Bradley’s. Just 10 feet from their front door is New York New York Pizza!!! On your way into Bradley’s stop here & pick up a slice! Then take it into Bradley’s to have with your beer!! Teresa, Jim, Joe, AJ, Josh, Brad and more great bartenders to serve you. Great Friends, Great Entertainment, Great Drinks & next door Pizza too!!!
 
WOW Catering

Steam Fridays

Have you ever wonder where the name “Steam Fridays” comes from? Just visit any Friday Night and you will understand right away!!! It’s Steamy HOT Fun! With Billboard Reporting  CJ/DJ’s, the best sound & light show in Tampa Bay, All the Hottest Party People and that’s just for starters. Steam Fridays actually has a full time set decorator, Mathieu Stanoch on staff. You just never know where the club will be taking you! On thing is for sure on the next day, Saturday you will be talking about the Wild Crazy Good time you had at Steam.

Liquid Lounge

Liquid Lounge is like the little train who said it could! The intimate club is packed full of  Hot Dancers & Good Friends. Now every Sunday you can catch the Judy B Goode & Pianoman Paul Thomas Show with Dancers here! One of the funniest stories of the week happened here Saturday Night. Tune in this Wednesday at 3:30 to LGBT LIVE http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/15974270 where we will be sharing this story.  Don’t forget Thursday it’s “Beauty & the Best” party here with Tea Cup & Trevor. This Saturday night is the Malibu Rum & UNICO  Summer Swimwear Fashion Show at 8:00pm! It will be a thriller and always the unexpected. 8 Hot Dancers will be wearing the newest UNICO sexy summer swimwear and the early release of fall underwear with Malibu Rum drink specials.

The Ybor Social Club

Last Thursday we headed out to the buzzing beat sounds at the Ybor Social Club!!!  The line was long. It was just plain FUN, FUN, FUN!!!! Famous for College Night the crowd is a mix with people who just want to have FUN!!! Upstairs DJ Charles was making the walls bounce and the newly added video wall dazzle. In the basement is the bar we nicked named “That 70’s Club” once there you will understand! This night was a guest DJ spinning the music sets. Give bartenders CJ and Vinny a kiss from us.

G.BAR

Every week there is something new & exciting at G.BAR. This week besides al the HOT Dancers, Great Music & Drink Special, we found something else. G.BAR’s #1 VJ Greg Anderson has this wonderful sense of humor!!!  Mixed in with the videos was a video of baby kittens wrestling.  It might have been because of the drinks but we all were watching for 20 minutes & couldn’t stop laughing!!!! The new addition of seating area, built up Victorian wall papered walls and the beautifully adorned chandeliers add a lot of charm and intimacy when you want to just talk to that someone special. One thing for sure G.BAR is a must do any time! Visit their web site at www.yborclubs.com for the weekly line up.

One Year Anniversary for The Bricks

When we heard it was The Bricks… One Year Anniversary we both said this is a party not to be missed! As we approached The Bricks it was like the motorcycle scene from Rocky Horror. Instead of motorcycles a group of 20+ arrived in percussion on skate boards!  Each one stop just short of the door then kicked their boards up and under their arms as they entered. Inside was an eclectic group of cool people. All ages and all types having a great time together. World travelers Jenna and husband Ryan and business partner, Bryan toasted the success of their new indiscriminate named restaurant’s clientelle. Out back was a BBQ and to our surprise a skate board ramp! To say we were impressed by the skate boarders showing off their talents, is an understatement! These kids were GREAT!!!  What a good time & congratulations to your 1 year anniversary. We are looking forward to many more!!!

This Thursday is a Special Night in GaYBOR

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We have said it before and will say it again Thursday Nights in GaYBOR are the New Friday Nights! There are Happy Hour Specials at Bradley’s on 7th & Liquid Lounge starting at 5PM. Hamburger Mary’s has a show at 8PM. Centro Canteen has live music. JJ’s has a music contest every Thursday.  MC Film is open until 11 pm. The Social host their College Night. Both Social & Bradley’s have amateur strip contests. All this and this Thursday night will be a Special FREE Red Bull Concert at the Amphitheater.