GaYBOR Holiday Party This Friday
Starting 6PM @ The Honey Pot
Complementary Drinks, Appraisers, Entertainment & More
GaYBOR Bar Crawl This Sunday
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Small Business Shopping Day; A Success
As Black Friday came on a late Thanksgiving night, shoppers had there list out and checked it twice. To se where the bargains were. We were proud that American Express Services along with major labor groups and individually owned businesses took the initiative to let shoppers know how to help the struggling economy. Shop Small Business. Big box stores are here but the money spent goes out of the communities.
A lot of long weekend shoppers came in to MC FILM to shop and were also shopping independent cigar shops like King Corona, Tribecca Hair Salon and area restaurants to show that they cared. And it is a gift item everyone can use be it local theatre shows, lawn care, house cleaning service, car serviced or a dentists visit to get your teeth cleaned, the independent service industry needs all our help. Buy gift certificates or gift cards! BUT don’t stop now, great deals at small businesses are to be had!
We whole heartedly say… THANK YOU!
People are Talking
The rest of this month looks like one big contentious Party in the GaYBOR District!!! It now looks like we will have time to rest up sometime in the middle of January!!! GaYBOR is full of surprises &excitement!!! Holiday parties are booked everywhere. Laughing Cat, Bradley’s on 7th, Hamburger Mary’s, Steam, Don Vicente Inn, Gaspar’s Grotto & many more all are hosting fun parties. After the Y.C.D.C. Holiday Party a fun group partied the night away at The Ybor Social. In the basement of Ybor Social, “That 70’s Bar” has been spinning great 70’s & 80’s music. At Hamburger Mary’s there was a wedding proposal on stage at the end of Daphne Ferraro’s Drag Show!!! Every Saturday on the Hamburger Mary’s balcony you will find Tea Cup mixing up drinks. What a Great way to start a Saturday Night. Miss Sherry Vine of NYC was in the house at Steam Fridays. Her performance was comical & just plain fantastic. Back stage there was a wild party. Out on the balcony Miss Teresa was spotted with out of town visitors. Bradley’s on 7th hosted former Miss Southern States Continental Plus, Miss Melissa Masons Birthday Party. Miss Joey Brooks pulled the newest Hottie from Michigan to move to Ybor, Josh, up on stage & got him to show his micro phone tat to everybody!!! Don Arnold was spotted picking up homeless guitar musicians with his limo for a holiday party at Valentine’s Bar. We can just imagine what the party was like. Tripp hosted his annual Holiday Party at The Liquid Lounge. Liquid co-owner Manny was on one of the holiday floats in the Macy’s Day Parade in New York City! Wow now for the character balloon ride. A new video release about Tampa strip club owner, political candidate and humanitarian, Joe Redner. “Strip Club King:The Story of Joe Redner;” had a showing on Harbor Island last weekend. Known as the Larry Flynn of the South, Joe is a respected first amendment, religious & political activist and also owns the Mons Venus Strip Club in Tampa. And the BIG PARTY of the week had to be at Don Vicente Historic Inn for the Tampa Bay Bartenders Guild Holiday Party with 500 attending this “share the bottle with your bartender friend” affair! The liquor companies sponsored the area bartenders appreciation fest including Stoli Vodka!
RED & GREEN: St. Pete Pride Benefit
A Benefit for St. Pete Pride is the 2nd Annual Red & Green Party at the famous Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg Saturday, Dec 10th!. A full night of jazz by classical jazz vocalist Rose Bilal, performances by local Diva singing star IMAN. Great food catered by Orange Blossom Caterers, open bar and VIP Parking with a nighttime walk through the famous lush tropical gardens, 6-10 pm. $75.00 per ticket or buy 2 offer and save $20 and a chance to win tickets to singing great Diva Patti Labelle in Concert, Feb 1, 2012 at Ruth Eckerd Hall. It will be a full house!!
Candidate Michele Bachmamn Hears An 8 Year Old Boys Truth
Presidential contender Michele Bachmann heard a surprising comment from an 8 Year old boy, Elijah on her book tour. On Bachmann’s new book tour, “Core of Conviction:My Story,” in South Carolina the young boy stood in line to meet the potential presidential candidate. He wanted to whisper something to her and said, ” My Mommy, Miss Bachmann… my Mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need fixing!”
The moment was caught on video by local TV stations. Bachman was caught off guard and offered no further comment. www.huffingtonpost.com
