From The MC Film News Bag
From Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dear Carrie,
I wanted to express my deepest sympathy over the senseless violence that took place over the weekend at Pulse in Orlando.
We cherish the people of the LGBT Community, and our thoughts are with them and their loved ones during this tragic time.
Sincerest thoughts and condolences,
Allie Lewis
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Photos of the Week 6-5-16
Photos of the Week
 Chicago in the House @ Liquid
 London in the House
@ Bradley’s on 7th
 Punky’s In St. Petersburg
 NY NY Pizza
 Mr Lakeland aka Mike B.
  Bradley’s on 7th
 Centro Cantina
  Hamburger Mary’s
 Hamburger Mary’s Pub House
  Liquid Lounge
 Tea Cup
  Steam Fridays
 Ybor Wine Bar
   GaYBOR-Ybor City
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Hotel Discounts
When visiting the GaYBOR District in Historical Ybor City
Stay at The Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor
Located on 7th Ave & Walking Distance to EVERYTHING!
Ask for the Discounted MC Film Corporate rate Corp Code 0002672438 (Some black out dates do apply) Below is the easy link to use when making reservations.
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/reservations/index.jhtml?hotel=TPAYBHX&corporateCode=0002672438
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Dishing with Mark and Carrie 6-09-16
The Muhammad Ali & Ybor City Connection.
One of the most famous people in Ybor City is Dr. Ferdie Pacheco. He is an awarded artist, author, poet and was also a medical Doctor. Ferdie became a doctor at the local tobacco workers & family’s Mutual Aid Society, Trellis Clinic in Ybor City. Today this clinic is the Ybor Resort & Spa.
In the 1960’s Ferdie became the private doctor to the boxing great Cassius Clay who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
Visit Ferdie’s web site to see all the photos of them together at http://ferdiepacheco.com/ .
The next time you are walking down 7th Ave in Ybor City look down. The tobacco leafs in the stone all have Ferdie’s quotes etched in them. Also the artists has original paintings in Tampa City Hall, the Tampa Construction Services Building and many inside Carne’s Steak House in Centro Ybor.
Today Ferdie & his family are retired and living in Miami.
Gay Days Expo & Huge Party Events
Taking our time at the Big Mouse Day Party for the GLBTA community in Orlando. Thousands came to visit and take in the big Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Universal Studios or as we did the Expo with 100’s of vendors at the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton near Sea World. The fabulous 28 acre complex resort have parties going on at the three large pool areas. The Annual Women’s Pool Party was taken over by the Bear Party event and was relocated to another hotel.
The weeklong GLBT Disney Orlando events started in 1990 and Mark & Carrie are glad to be part of the founding and volunteering the beginning 8 years of this International acclaimed Gay event with the then pioneering computer group, Digital Queers! Red shirts and all.
Gay Days is always the first weekend in June. Why? Back at the start was the end of Florida Residents Days at Walt Disney World. It was the last weekend Disney special before summer rates and at a cost of $29 for a days entry.
The 2 big Pool Parties had hunks in speedos and beautiful bodied guys all in the newest skimpy swimming attire trends. Bears Party had the loudest bang for the splash! The pool was bouncing to both the sounds and the drag queen performers tossing beach balls into the pool and waterfall.
What a time especially with singer Judy B Goode and I going through the high energy music pool events.
Besides the expo and getting away from the 200,000 week event gay attendees, the host resort complex had 2 packed pool parties a day (costing $45 ea), the Miss Gay Days Pageant and reunion of friends.
By the way Miss Gay Days 2016 is also our Miss TAMPA PRIDE 2016 Alexis Mateo. Congratulations.
TAMPA PRIDE 2017 Planning & YOU
It takes a year to plan, coordinate, finance and generate money with local and corporate sponsorships to the Newest, Hottest Prides in Florida, TAMPA PRIDE 2017. A lot of new additional events that will be spread out will be added for the 2017 annual spring event.
TAMPA PRIDE 2017 Parade, Concert & Festival is Saturday, March 25, 2017.
Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at Hampton Inn Ybor.
If you would like to get involved with one of Tampa’s Greatest GLBTA Events, contact www.TampaPride.org or c.west@TampaPride.org .
There is a super committee spot for you and your friends to get involved in.
NEW Sunday FUN-day
Liquid Lounge in Ybor City has just raised the bar on fun!!! Every Sunday at 8pm the Liquid Lounge House Band will be Performing LIVE!
This SUNDAY
Everybody should experience this show!!! Mark & Carrie give it 5 Stars!!!
MUST SEE PLAYS:
Stage Works
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche
June 9-26
& At The Straz Center
Cabaret
June 9 – 26
Ray’s GLBT Night Out Baseball Game
HOTSPOTS MEDIA GROUP
This week the BIG Announcement that Hot Spot will be launching a new magazine. HotSpots Central. it will be covering exclusively Central Florida. here is the letter from the owner. http://www.hotspotsmagazine.com/2016/06/08/publishers-letter/
GaYBOR Monthly Meeting
FLASH BACK to 2009
“Why I Love GaYBOR”
Starring Tea Cup, Karen Durrett , Melanie Todd & Mr. Brad Ford
Seven year later the cast members are all still in GaYBOR. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Why do you love GaYBOR?????
You Just Can Not Make This Up
In the 1970’s I lived in a upscale high rise condo building in Minneapolis. I had a gay friend there who’s names was Mike. I will not tell you his last name. He was from a very famous and well to do family. Mike loved to go in drag and his drag name was Monica. Every Wednesday Mike’s Grandmother would arrive in her chauffeur driven Rolls Royce. Mike and Grandmother would go to a private club on top of a skyscraper for lunch and cocktails.
Then Mike started to do what he called day time drag and asked us to call him by his drag name all the time now. After about 6 month Monica announced that she was going to be in drag the rest of her life. Grandmother knew about Monica but not the day time version. So Wednesday came and Monica asked grandmother to come up to the apartment and talk first…. Monica explained that for the rest of her life she was going to dress as a woman.
Grandmother just smiled and said, “From now on I will call you my Granddaughter Countess Monica! Let’s go to the club for martinis.”
Their Wednesday date continued on until grandmothers passing. Monica fell in love with a man and his 2 young children. Together they raised the children. Monica and her grandmother opened a finishing school for young girls called, “Countess Monica’s Finishing School for Proper Young Girls.”
Today Monica is a Grandmother herself.
