People are Talking
Congratulations to Dr Dan who just accepted an honored Fellow position at Yale University!! He will be teaching at the Yale Univ Medical School. What a high honor for a great community friend. The GaYBOR District Coalition is busy getting ready for their 1st Spring Easter Bonnet Bar Crawl Sunday, April 17. Stopping at 12 locations thru out GaYBOR & a Prize for the Best Bonnet. Tickets are ON SALE now at
MC Film. Speaking of MC FILM we had the honor this week of former Tampa Mayor Dick Greco coming in and reminiscing about Tampa’s crazy out-there past. He has a lot of great personal stories to tell. One of course is how he shot a hole in the ceiling in our store (the old King Greco Hardware Store). He said “it wasn’t hard.” The Greco book is coming out soon!! A new gay bar is in sights in GaYBOR! Liquid on 15th… Hmmmmm. It is opening in 15 days on April 15th on 15th Street. We are so confused!!! Is there going to be cartoons in this years St. Pete Pride? We hear a big TV network is making new headway and history. A new makeover at the Flamingo Resort Restaurant with newly acquired sitting booths from the old Dan Marino Steakhouse. Local filmmaker, Victoria Jorgensen had a premier showing of her new film, “The Evening Room” at HCC Theatre, Images of the Moving Festival last weekend. Now onto the film festival circuit! Sawmill Campground is changing ownership from private to a co-op??? Look out Orlando, a new bar crawl in April is coming your way!!!
Don' A/C Spring Checkup Special
It is getting to the point that A/C is going to be needed for the Tampa Bay summer heat. Don Arnold at Don’s A/C Service has a Spring Checkup and Cleaning Special for more than 50% off. For $75.00
(reg $169) they will come to your house clean and check up your a/c for the season. Don’s A/C Service has been around the Tampa Bay area for over 30 years. Also being offered is a 10% discount on all new installations through out the Tampa Bay area. Limited time only.
Call Big Don … the A/C Man, 813-368-2828. Tell him MC FILM sent you!!!
GreenFest at Plant Park
The Friends of Plant Park at the University of Tampa had a great weekend to showcase new variety of plants by master gardeners, area nurseries, botanical supply exhibitors, professional landscapers and featured thousands of variety of plants. Set in front of the banks of the Hillsborough River the botanical garden weekend event featured demonstrations and seminars on caring for specific trees, shrubs and landscaping plants, all getting ready for the new summer season. Hillsborough County Extension Office, and numerous other suppliers had organic fertilizers, bird and butterfly supplies, soil testing, heirloom vegetables and so much more for your DIY backyard gardener and yard-a-teer. It was a packed 2 days of super Florida weather, newbie gardeners and avid plant enthusiasts
Magazine for Gay Soldiers
A magazine designed for and by gay military ers may soon be displayed at military installations worldwide, an advocacy group announced Monday. “Our first objective with the magazine is to let all the gay, lesbian, bi, and trans members currently serving know that they are not alone,” an active-duty officer who goes by the pseudonym JD Smith said in a statement. Smith, along with co-director Ty Walrod lead the organization known as OutServe, the group describes themselves as an underground network of actively serving military members of the United States Armed Services who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. www.BigGayNews.com
MR. Florida Leather Boy 2011
The regional’s for Tampa Bay Leather Boy Competition are over but continuing. Our local Tampa Bay entry Jim Jimmy) Haws is one guy that one may not think, be a typical leather boy. Jim entered the St Pete Leather Boy Contest in February on a lark and won going onto Ft Lauderdale for regional competition. Jim gave it his all and won!!! Now Jimmy (Jim), more of a boys title name he says, is going onto represent Florida in San Francisco for the National Leather Boy Competition July 27-30th. Jim is very active in many of the local leather clubs on both sides of the bay. Congrats to Jim.
Mark & Carrie's Nephew of the Week
Will McKeeyWill enjoys internet challenges, good friends & good food! Since his move to Ybor City from San Francisco, Will has made many new good friends. Here at MC Film we are lucky to have Will as our neighbor too!
Photo of the Week
The year was 1980 & who were these kids?
Laugh of the Week
Douglas was so very proud of his new shirt. Then a French Canadian tourist asked “We don’t get it? Hung like a mouse?”
From the MC Film Fest Mail Bag….
Hi everyone,
As some of you may know, I was chosen as one of Tampa Bay’s 10 Leading Men – sponsored by Blu Tampa Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue. The selection process for the 10 leading men was based on a variety of criteria, which include: community involvement, philanthropic efforts and personal style. On April 13, Tampa Bay’s 10 Leading Men will be hosting a fashion show followed by a silent auction at Saks Fifth Avenue in the West Shore Plaza. I, along with the 9 other Leading Men, will be strutting down the runway to raise money and awareness for our chosen charities. I’ll be representing my chosen charity, Pediatric Cancer Foundation (PCF), in hopes to raise enough money for the foundation to sponsor one child through a clinical trial to treat recurring Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
About the Pediatric Cancer Foundation and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
PCF is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research to eliminate childhood cancer. They’ve partnered with the Sunshine Project to fund 18 children to receive treatment in this clinical trial. Typically participation in clinical trials is not covered by insurance and has to be funded privately. The cost of the ALL treatment for one child is $13,000.
If I can inspire each of my friends to purchase a ticket for $25, for the “Tampa Bay’s 10 Leading Men” event, we can raise enough money to sponsor a child’s treatment.
Make Me Your Favorite Man, Help Me Win and Help Beat ALL
Who: Tampa Bay’s 10 Leading Men
Fundraising Fashion Show & Silent Auction
What: Saks Fifth Avenue and Blu Tampa Bay
are hosting a cocktail reception, fund-raising
fashion show featuring Tampa Bay’s 10
Leading Men, which will be followed by a
silent auction. The silent auction will be held
with thousands of dollars in high-end gift
items. Proceeds will be donated to each leading
man’s charity of their choice.
Premium top shelf open bar and hors d’oeuvres from Catering by the Family will be served.
Where: Saks Fifth Avenue at WestShore Plaza
When: April 13, 2011, 6 to 9 pm
Cost: *$25 for Standard Tickets
*$100 for VIP Seats (VIP seats
include a front row view of the
catwalk and a gift bag.)
Even if you can’t attend the event, you can still purchase a ticket, which will act as a $25 donation toward my chosen charity, Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
To buy your ticket, visit: http://blutampabay.com/tickets, select the $25 or $100 option and scroll down and click on my name. You can even pay via PayPal.
Many thanks,
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For Immediate Release
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Susanna Doyle
American Cancer Society
Phone: (813) 319-5916
Email: Susanna.Doyle@cancer.org
Families and Friends of Seminole Heights Use Hearts
and Feet to Fight Cancer
(Tampa, FL) – (3/28/11) – Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer when the 2nd American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Seminole Heights gets underway with teams and residents gathering at Hillsborough High School on April 1, 2011 at 6:00pm. Residents from Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, Ybor City and the surrounding communities are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Relay For Life events are held overnight as individuals camp out with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track at all times throughout the evening. Relay brings together friends, families, and people from all walks of life – all aimed at furthering the American Cancer Society’s efforts to save lives by helping people stay well, by helping them get well, by finding cures and by fighting back.
Team check in and registration will begin at 5:00pm with opening ceremonies slated for 6:00pm. A survivor dinner, luminaria ceremony, Relay For Life talent show, and theme laps will continue throughout the evening ensuring that participants have fun and stay energized.
“Relay is a unique opportunity for our community to come together to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember those we’ve lost, and fight back against the disease,” said Lauren McQueen of the American Cancer Society. “Many of the participants are cancer survivors, which serves as a reminder that Seminole Heights is not immune to this disease and that by participating in Relay, we are joining with the American Cancer Society’s efforts to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays,”” Ms. McQueen added.
Funds raised at Relay For Life of Seminole Heights are enabling the American Cancer Society to impact the lives of those touched by cancer within the community. Additional event information is available at http://www.relayforlife.org/seminoleheightsfl
Relay for Life Information:
To locate a Relay For Life event and find out how you may get involved, please call 1-800-227-2345 or visit RelayForLife.org.
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; by helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
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