Mardi Gras Parade at Suncoast
Resort
1,000's of people, braved the cold weather and packed
the courtyard for The 5th Annual Suncoast
Resort Mardi Gras Parade. For the first
time ever, all three Bear Clubs came together for the
event. The crowds were entertained by the cast of
"Sin in the City" & the
"Wrangler's Dancers" & "The Twisted Sisters Review"
and all the people in the parade. The award
for "Best in Show" went to
Wranglers. "Best
Costumes" went to MC Film,
"Most Creative Float" went
to SCR Bar. But the real
winners are the people in the audience. 10's of 1,000
of beads, T-shirts, Music, Toys, Lube, Condoms & DVD's
from ChiChi LaRue, were
tossed out!
Wranglers Bachelor Auction
It might have been a cool, sleepy Wednesday night in
Ybor City BUT it was anything but that inside
Wranglers! It was their
First Annual Bachelor Auction to benefit
"Nation Human Rights Campaign" & the New
Club "Wrangler Dancers". The auctioneer
was that outrageous singing Diva Miss Melanie
Minyon. The lucky guys to be auctioned off
were from the Wrangler's
Dance Troupe and the
bartenders at Wrangler's and
mgr. Jay and owner
Rob! By the end of the night the auction had
raised over $4,500! Congratulations to all the
Winners!
Opening of Jules Burt's New
SOHO Art Gallery
All the stars in the sky were at the opening of
Jules Burt's new permanent art
gallery, located at 500 S. Howard Ave, across from
Whaley's Market. This Pop
Art Diva, has designed original art work for the
TV hit series
"Friends" &
created a "Brand" new look for the
Tampa
Convention & Visitors Bureau. Among
those attending were
USF President Judy
Genshaft and
Tampa City Council
member Linda Saul-Sena and Jules's personal Muses and
Divas in Training! Jules
will be spreading her glamorous touch all over the
bay area. Treat yourself to a visit to her new Gallery
today. Store hours are Tuesday - Saturday 11-6 or by
appointment. FMI
http://julesburt.com and her benefit
http://highheelhike.com
Good Bye Friends
It was a very sad day for the GLBT Community when we
learned that Ken Geary had passed.
Ken was loved, admired and a good friend to many.
His memorial service was held at the Pavilion
located on Sunset Beach (same location as the old
Bedrock's Bar) and was attend by
several hundred friends & relatives. Ken will be
remembered by many as the guy who was always dancing
in front of the speakers at T-dance. So for one last
dance, a cut out of Ken was in his spot during the
Mardi Gras T-Dance. Our hearts go out to Jim,
(his lover of the past 21 years) & his family. Good
Bye Good Friend... we will see you at the big
T-dance in the sky!
Cut out photo of Ken with Carrie
standing next to it.
Below is the official Obituary from the
St. Petersburg Times
Geary, Ken, 58, of Kenneth City,
died Saturday (Feb. 10, 2007) at Memorial Hospital
in Tampa. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pa., and
moved here in 1989 after living in several states,
Germany and Thailand. He was an Army and Air Force
veteran and worked for the Veterans Administration
and the Department of the Army. He also worked as a
hair stylist and in retail and several other
occupations. He enjoyed traveling and dancing.
Survivors include his companion of 21 years, Jim
Milne; two sons, Lance Phillips, Huntersville, N.C.,
and Schadd Phillips, Oakboro, N.C.; three brothers,
Barry, New Brighton, Pa., Arthur, Post Falls, Idaho,
and Richard, Corning, Calif.; and four
grandchildren, Caden, Gavin, Jade and Landen
Phillips, all of North Carolina. Memorial Park
Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
Good Bye Michael
In Tampa there was another sad good bye to
Michael L. Carroll, age 33. Michael had one
of the biggest hearts in town and was all ways quick
to help out his friends. His laughter, whit & charm
will be missed by many. Below is a photo taken at
the All Hallows Ball.
Micheal is in the center with Bill
H. & Carrie on each side.
Mark Your Calendars with PR!DE
Winter PR!DE Tampa Bay is here! The
kick off party is this Friday at the
"Liquor Box" on Dale Mabry. The main
event will be on Saturday from 11-4 at
Al
Lopez Park with a full line-up of
musical entertainment and political speakers and
vendor show. Then a huge party that night at
Wrangler's in Ybor City. For a
complete list of all the events & times visit FMI
http://winterpridetampabay.com
"Ganymede", a Divine Comedy
The Tampa Bay area was
treated to the world
opening of "Ganymede" A love
story of Olympic Proportions!
The creation of local playwright Dewey
Davis-Thompson. The three day (too short) run
thrilled the packed audiences. We are looking forward
to Dewey Davis-Thompson's next
production. The hosts were Gypsy Production
Inc., @ Suncoast Resort Theatre.
And the OSCAR Winner
is..........
This years
OSCAR event
doesn't have the rumble and glitter as did last years
event with top contenders,
"Capote"
and
"Brokeback Mountain"
eyeing the big trophy for best picture in 2006! Under
the direction of Ellen Degeneres, MC'ing the 79th
Annual
OSCARS, www.oscars.org
this years contenders for the Academy Awards for Best
Motion Picture:"
Babel,
The
Departed ,
Letters
from Iwo Jima ,
Little
Miss Sunshine ,
The
Queen.
In case you missed it!
The
American Family Man
member has sunk to a new low. Read all the details at
New Singles Cruise
Capt.
Bob has added a cool Singles cruise to his
agenda of cruises.
A Little Bird Told Us!
The
wonderful Miss Amy Demilo is in New
Orleans for Mardi Gras!
Have fun Amy and post lots of photos! Her site has a
great slide show, One of the best we have seen!
www.myspace.com/amydemilo
Square Dancing
P House
Rumor has it that there was quite the party at the
Parliament House. We guess a
picture is worth a 1,000 words or was that WOW's!
Next time invite us!!!!
Valentine's Nightclub
Celebrating their
2nd annual "RED BALL",
Valentine's painted the
night RED! With two great drag shows starring
Esme Russell, Apple Love and Amy Curtain,
"romance" was in the air! Three lucky contestants
walked away with a combined prize of $200 for being
the best "RED" dressed for the evening, but all who
attended had a great time!!!
Valentine's offers Drag shows 5 nights
a week. Shows are at Midnight and 1:30 a.m. You
can find out more at
www.valentinesnightclub.com or at
www.myspace.com/clubvalentines
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society Bike Ride
To support Mark & Ricky and for
more info please visit
E Mail From Our readers
From Wayne in St. Pete
Computer Icons
Have you ever noticed when you use your
computer first thing in the morning, some of the
icons appear to be in a different place than when
you left? Have you sensed that something goes on
if you leave your computer on overnight? Well,
when you go to bed at night and forget to shut
down your computer, I think you ought to know what
actually goes on. For the first time, someone has
captured what takes place after you leave the
room! Remember to have the sound on....
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jvdkuyp/flash/see.htm
From Sue in Miami
From Mike in Atlanta
Start your day off with a laugh!
From David in St. Pete
Ben Affleck Quote of the
Day!
on having a colonic:
I lost my virginity all over again that day, in so
many ways. I dont think I will be having it done
again.
Source
Club News
Suncoast Resort
G.Bar
Wranglers
Christopher Street
Flirt
*********************************************************
P.S. Hear any
Good Dish? Please share it
with us at ...
E-mail:
MCFilmFest@aol.com
Until
Next Week,
Dishing with Mark & Carrie
MC Film Festival
3000 South 34th
Street
