Growing up my Mom was a Democrat and Dad was a Republican. Both were very old school. You don’t talk politics or religion outside the home. Every election day Mom would announce that she did her part and voted against my Dad. That way she canceled out his vote!!! He might be the head of the house but she had a voice too. This became a running joke in our family for years. GO MOM!!! After Mom passed away, I was talking to Dad. He had just been voting. Proudly Dad said that for the very 1st time his vote counted because Mom didn’t vote to cancel him out!!! LOL LOL I told him to be careful Mom was still watching him LOL. The next time he voted Dad told me that he voted for Barack Obama. I asked him why did he voted for a Democrat? Dad said because your Mom would have wanted me to do the right thing. Dad passed before the next election.
We live in the Ybor City area. Just like in any other neighborhood we put or recycling containers out to the curb for pick up. In our neighborhood sometimes people come and dig thru the cans to get aluminum cans and take them to the recycling places for cash. One day I had taken the can out to the curb when our doorbell rang. I opened the door and there was a guy who had just gone thru our trash. He politely said “Did you know that you’re supposed to break down your boxes? You have missed a couple.” I thanked him. WOW and you thought your neighbors were TOUGH!!!
You could hear a cheer across Ybor City when Bradley’s re opened!!! Even more cheer about, they are now smoke free too. The Management & Staff are all just as excited to see you as we are to see them. All the CDC guide lines are being followed and enforced.
YES!!!! The Market is back open again! Everyone showed respect and wore a mask. It was good to see old friends and a couple new ones too. The market is open every Saturday. https://www.facebook.com/ybormarket More photos on our web site.
Dreux describe himself as a Trans Bear. We all called him a
Nice Guy. His family and friends came together at Centennial Park, in Ybor City
for his celebration of life. With social distancing we all spread out and
remembered the good times. Lucas Wehle performed several great songs on his
guitar. It was one of the nicest celebrations of life that we had ever been to.
Dreux died death by suicide.
If you’re not following Tom on Facebook you need to start
today! Tom is the co-owner of The Crowbar in Ybor City. His fight to do the
right thing is encouraging and inspiring. The Crowbar is a music venue that has
been closed since March. We have known Tom for over 14 years and he has helped
many organizations, bands and people in Ybor City. We are so proud to call him
a friend! Tom, who is also on the YCDC Board
& Ybor Merchants Assoc., has been fight for all venues to reopen. His post are a reflection of the strange times
we all are living in. IT’ S TIME TO REOPEN ALL BARS! Be Safe!!!
The Ybor City Wine Bar started in Ybor City. They expanded to Seminole Height and South Tampa. Due to the covid, the Seminole and South Tampa locations have now permanently closed. As a community, we all share in/with Jayme, Mike & staff in their pain. We hope nothing but the best for their future. Every Wednesday there is the Ybor City Wine Society. Here you will taste and become more educated about wines. With great social distancing. Let’s all visit them this Wednesday.
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot is closed due to the covid. Angel wants you to
know that he is thinking about all his friends in Ybor. Angel is now 12 years old.
One of his favorite treats is empty water bottles. After the club is closed
Angel goes hunting for these treasures. He would bring the bottles to D. Stephen
get a pat on the head then off to find more LOL. We all miss Angel too.
Gaspar’s Groto
From Eric Schiller …
So we were digging up some concrete on the patio. Look what
we found! An old rusty horseshoe. When do you think the last horse drawn
anything traveled the brick streets of 7th avenue.? Maybe in the early days of cars?
Maybe 1910? Horseshoes have always been good luck. We’ll wash this one off and
hang it up. We can use all the good luck we can get! — at Gaspar’s Grotto. https://www.facebook.com/gasparsgrotto/
Interesting Fun
Are you looking for something unusual to do? We took a trip to Largo to the “World’s Most Unusual Dollar Store”. It is hard to describe, but was kind of like going to aN Asian Flea market. They had everything. From Treasures to junk. What a fun way to social distance and get out of the house. Located at 4315 E Bay Dr, Clearwater, FL 33764
JUST ONE OF THE STRANGE DOLLS lol
YCDC
The Ybor City Development Corp wants to know….. What’s
Outside Your Window? This sounds like fun. Send you photo to www.yborcityonline.com
https://www.facebook.com/YborCityTampa/
Netflix
Naughty Nancy & John got us started to watch the series “Reign”
on Netflix. What are you supposed to do during this Pandemic (besides wearing
masks).Then we started “Versailles”. Both the series are very interesting and
worth your time. Both are period pieces from France and about 100 years apart.
Regin is about Mary Queen of Scotts. With the Queens as the central characters
there is a lot of drama. It’s like an adult soap opera at times but every episode
ends with a cliff hanger moment. “Versailles” is about King Louie and his openly
Gay brother, Phillipe. How and why they built Versailles Palace outside of Paris?
The plot twists and turns to have you Binge watching right away. We give both 5
Thumbs up and we hope that you enjoy them as much as we did.
Tyrone Frame & Mirror LLC
Over the years Dan Fiorini has done so much for our LGBTQ
Community. For all your framing needs check
them out first. Dan’s interns are always so helpful and knowledgeable.
For the very best Fried Cheese Curds and Cheesy Fries in
Ybor City visit The White Lie (the old Green Iguana & Firehouse Pub)!!! We are from Wisconsin and we know our cheese
curds! Don’t know what they are? Then visit here today.
City Side
There was a fun turn out for the support of City Side. T-Shirts and non-alcoholic drinks were sold. With all the restaurants open and operating as bars, it’s now time for all the bars to re-open. Keep them safe!
Like many places, Ybor City is full of closet Gays. We were at a VIP Merchant Social in Ybor City. Mayor Bob and all the VIPs were there and more. We were talking with one of our favorite VIP Ybor closet cases, who we will call Mike. All of a sudden up walk one of the crazy people. We will call him Crazy Jim. In a very loud voice Crazy Jim says “I KNOW YOUR SECRET!!!” The room went quiet. Everyone thought knew what he was going to say…. Gay LOL . Mike looked flush. Crazy Jim then actually said “I know you’re a Jew just like me!” With a big smile of relief Mike said “That’s no secret, everyone knows it.” We don’t think Crazy Jim knew he was standing in a Jewish operated business. All the managers and top staff were Jewish. LMAO
On August 20th, St. Pete Pride will host a Virtual Cocktail
Hour sponsored by Tito’s Vodka and benefiting the Metro Youth Program. Follow
along as a Tito’s mixologist walks you through the creation of select specialty
cocktails with trivia, drag performances, and chances to win prizes throughout
the evening.
Thank You Italiano Insurance for all that you do for the
whole community!!! Become Facebooks friends today with Jeff Italiano at https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.italiano
We had been staying at home for over 2 months. One day I
thought Carrie should get out. We decided to take a trip to Home Depot. We
wiped down the inside of the van like an ER operating room. At Home Depot I had
Carrie in a mask and wearing gloves. We were social distancing and Carrie was
like a kid in a candy store. Look at this! WOW Check this Out!! On and on. Up to the check out, to a cute guy in a mask.
Carrie starts to talk and can’t stop. How are you today? It’s a beautiful day.
The store looks great etc. etc. etc…. Then Carrie actually says “So..What did you make for dinner last
night?” I said to Carrie “REALLY!!! Stop talking and let this guy do his job”.
The check out guy started to laugh and said “Don’t worry my boyfriend is the
same way. They just want to talk & talk to anybody but us. Especially when
they get out of the house.” On the way to the van we both started to laugh,
remembering why we all love HOMO Depot so much!
Ybor City on The Move
Good Bye to the Broadway Bar
NEW Sign at Bradley’s on 7th
New Haya Hotel Coming to Ybor City
https://www.facebook.com/hotelhayaybor/
#VoteYborCity
Ernie Web, one of the owners of The Honey Pot is staying busy rescuing pets.
