Rene’s Cabaret Reunion

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A club that is not recognizable or familiar to many had its hey day in the 70′ & 80’s! Rene’s Club Cabaret on Kennedy Blvd (now doctor clinic & office) had an outdoor swimming pool, cabanas, large stage show area for drag performances and large bars in its 3 room divided up building to serve customers. The club was named after it’s owner, Rene Rodrigues. Rene was a diva character to say the least. Standing a tall 5’2″.  Rene loved drag to say the least! The Tampa club was created and built to Rene specs. It premiered a cast of club kids & drag queens at an earlier generational era. The head of the shows was Miss Tiffani Middlesex and her hand picked auditioned drag performers.
Mark & I went there and we were young USF students. Rene liked us and gave us FREE VIP anytime passes. We still have our VIP Rene’s card (#111 & 112) in our glassed souveniers.
Saturday night Miss Joey Brooks brought back the old cast for a reunion for friends and members of the casts. Hundred packed Bradley’s on 7th. Hugs and greetings were shared by out of towners and locals that haven’t connected or communicated  in years. It was a great memory lane for the packed house many. On stage was Miss Tiffani Middlesexx, Esme Russell, Dana Douglas, Apple Love and Joey Brooks.  
Thank You Joey for a re-creation to the past times in present tense but remembered by our youthful years

Theresa’s Birthday Party

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Every Tuesday there is a “Friends Dinner” at Carne’s Chop House in the bar area. Christian is the bartender and the $9.95 prime rib dinners with $2 martinis are a HIT!!! The party is open to everybody so it’s a great time to make new friends. This past Tuesday was special when one of GaYBOR Favorites, Bradley’s on 7th, Miss Theresa’s, was there to celebrate her 39th Birthday! Cheers to Theresa!!

You Just Can Not Make This Up

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Part One – The Wildest Fight Ever!!!!
The Soviet Russia rule had just come down. The Former Soviet Union was falling apart. Our friend Edwin (aka Rita Rags) called and said he had found an incredible cheap trip 18 day package to Russia did we want to go with him. YES!!! We flew to JFK Airport in New York City then continued onto Kiev, Ukraine  by Aeroflight ( the official airline of Russia). Our first clue should have been that when we went to re-ticket in the Aeroflight sign had been pulled out and reversed. Hum… As we were walking down the loading jet ramp Mark said to Carrie “There’s no plane???” Instead we were put on a mobile transport and taken to a remote corner of the JFK airport. As we were walking up to the huge Russian made plane we noticed that somebody had whitewashed over the name Areoflight. The hand painted sign on the outside of the planes had been painted “Air Ukraine “  Strange…
We then walked onto the huge cargo air vessel through a maze of containers, luggage, steam lockers, huge cargo boxes packed inside the netted sides of the plane. Once in our sling style netted plastic covered seats the attendant came by and gave us each a brown paper bag. Inside was some cheese, bread & a bottle of vodka. In a strong authorative vice she said, “You go toilet NOW!!! Limited toilet time during fight!”
We did what she said and were settling into our never ever seen before type seats when they started to bring in more cargo into the cabin and stacked it in the so called isle! OK, this all just became a nightmare in air and an adventure with unknown results!!! The plane took off for a 12 hour flight and flew over the north pole to our destination of Kiev in the Ukraine.
The last 3 hours we were flying over land and couldn’t help but notice how very close to the ground we were flying. Maybe 2 or 3,000 feet at most????? The plane finally landed we walked down the jet stair case to the tarmak.The crew opened the lower plane doors like a bus and tossed the luggage out on the ground. Farm tractors pulling hay wagon came out to the plane to pick up the luggage and passengers. Then a Polka Band came out on another tractor pulled wagon playing music. The crew started to cheer, dance & shout.
We asked the fight attendant what was going on???? She replied, “We are celebrating. This airplane is now Air Ukraine. No more Russian plane!!!” They had just stolen & comadeared the plane from the former Soviet Union from NYC!!!!! Shocked? Yes…We know we were on it!
Next week part 2 The trip to Moscow

GaYBOR Member of the Week

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    Ybor City Saturday Market
Almost every Saturday morning the Ybor City Saturday Market in Ybor’s Centennial Park is open and offers a great line up of farm fresh vegetables, handmade crafts, baked goodies cigar and candle makers, canned salsas and so much more.The market caters to everyone. Entertainment by different area bands, dancing troops. The market has been GaYBOR members for years.  Open year round and closed Christmas week! Manager Lynn Schultz is the scheduler and champion of creative activities. www.ybormarket.com/.

From the MC Film Mail Bag

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Exciting possibility for Ybor City

http://www.baypop.com/ben-afflecks-next-project-dennis-lehanes-live-by-night/

Ben Affleck’s Next Project: Dennis Lehane’s “Live By Night”

Author Dennis Lehane and his Boston homeboy Ben Affleck are teaming up again, this time for a film version of Lehane’s most recent novel, Live By Night. Affleck made his first major splash as a director by adapting Lehane’s novel Gone Baby Gone for the screen in 2007. Affleck has said Live By Night is his next project, which reportedly means he will write, produce, direct and star in the film.

There are a couple of strong local tie-ins. Lehane has been a Writer in Residence at Eckerd Colle for several years (he’s also a graduate). The author is part of the school’s Writers in Paradise 2013 conference, which concludes today, along with Ann Patchett (Bel Canto, State of Wonder) and Daniel Woodrell (Winter’s Bone), among other scribes.

A major portion of Live By Night takes place in Tampa, mostly Ybor City. The period piece, set amid 1920s Prohibition, revolves around rising criminal Joe Coughlin.

It will be interesting to see how much Affleck features Tampa, and whether he actually shoots in Ybor City. The novel is broken into two locales: Massachusetts, where Couglin starts his career in crime and does a prison stint; and Tampa, where he is sent to revive a syndicate’s control of the rum trade and other illegal activities.

There has been no word about casting—although it’s a fair guess that Affleck will play Coughlin (he’d fit)—and nothing about a shooting schedule.

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   2013 Tampa Bay Red Ribbon Run

When:
Sunday April 28, 2013 

Registration: 7:00am

Race Starts: 8:00am

 

Where:

Al Lopez Park
4810 N. Himes Avenue
Tampa, FL 33614     

     

Registration Now Open!
Greetings! Registration is now open for the 2013 Tampa Bay Red Ribbon Run (TBRRR) annual fundraiser to support the HIV/AIDS education, advocacy, prevention and treatment programs of Metro Wellness & Community Centers and The AIDS Institute. TBRRR will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Al Lopez Park and you have the option of doing a 5K Run, 1 Mile Fun Run, or 1 Mile Walk. Check-in begins at 7:00 AM.

The Red Ribbon Run will raise awareness and critical funds to support the HIV/AIDS services and advocacy provided by The AIDS Institute and Metro Wellness and Community Centers.  Whether you’re a runner or a walker, this event is your opportunity to help while having a great time in a spectacular setting!  You can choose your own fundraising goal and have your own webpage to track your donations.  Sign up for this option when you register!

 

 

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