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Dishing with Mark & Carrie September 2, 2010 Print E-mail
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dishingBattle of the Bands
For the past couple months every Thursday there have been bands battling it out at The Ritz Ybor, narrowing it down to the top 5 finalists. The bands came together for the final throw down. Just who will be the top band winner of $500 cash and a booking as the opening act for a major band at The Ritz? The final 5 were: Anew, 10th Concession, Orange Hour, Mighty Mongo and Shake Mode. The judging was based on audience applause. You can just imagine the excitement in the air with passionate fans of the top 5 bands all in one huge room!
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Dishing with Mark & Carrie August 26, 2010 Print E-mail
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The talent shows at JJ's are simply not to be missed! Every week, as the word spreads they are even more incredible than the week before! Recently there were 4 contestants: a modern dancer, a standup comic, a violin player and a singer. The winner, hands down, was the violinist. After the contest everybody heads over to The Ybor Social/Eagle. This is a very busy night packed with fun party people. It's easy to see why Thursdays have become our favorite night of the week!

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Dishing with Mark & Carrie August 12, 2010 Print E-mail
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Not one, but two new T-dances, both connected by the trolley! Congratulations to Manny Alvarez on the opening of Twilight in the towers of Channelside. The club has a New York feel with breathtaking views of downtown Tampa. DJ David Carpenter and hostess Melanie Minyon with hot models kick the feel into high gear! The second T-dance is actually being called the Centro Block Party. This is a new party so huge it takes a community to host it! This one features live bands at PLAY Ybor, specials at Centro Cantina, DJ Power Infinity and Macaviti at large with Jocelyn Summers at Hamburger Mary’s. Dancing until 3 am at G.BAR!

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Dishing with Mark & Carrie July 29, 2010 Print E-mail
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When Chuck invited us to Al’s Surprise 50th birthday celebration we knew it was going to be over the top fun, but never thought it would turn out to be such a magical adventure, too! The newly delivered bus from Europe (with that new bus smell) picked up the entertainers, family and guests up at G.BAR in GaYBOR around 4 pm...
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Dishing with Mark & Carrie July 15, 2010 Print E-mail
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GaYBOR DAY’s 2010

Visitors as far away as Miami, Atlanta, New York, Detroit, Santa Fe and Los Angeles felt the warmth that the historic Ybor City District offers, some for the very first time. We want to thank all the sponsors, supporters and volunteers for making this such a wonderful weekend and all the Ybor City businesses and residents for providing such hospitality to the record number of GaYBOR attendees during the July 4th weekend. Viva La GaYBOR!
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Dishing with Mark & Carrie July 1, 2010 Print E-mail
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After many months of hard work the 3rd Annual GaYBOR Days is this weekend!  This year there is a 15th Street Health Fair, VIP parties, Muvico Movie Night, Famous GaYBOR Bar Crawl, Charice in Concert, Andy Bell (Erasure) in live performances, the all too cool famous pool party and so much more we couldn’t possibly fit it all in this column. Here is some of the GaYBOR Days 2010 Line Up.

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Dishing with Mark & Carrie August 19, 2010 Print E-mail
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GLBT Major News Press Conference When Al & Chuck called a local GLBT press conference we knew it was going to be big and exciting news. All the gay media were there together with friends and family. Following dinner in GaYBOR the group boarded a new Legendary Journey motor coach and was whisked off to Al & Chuck's sky box at the St. Pete Times Forum to see the American Idol Concert Tour! Now the best part...the incredible, exciting news! The largest gay owned travel agency in America, Legendary Journeys, has formed a NEW gay travel brand - AlandChuck.travel.

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Dishing with Mark & Carrie August 5, 2010 Print E-mail
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Tampa wasn’t the largest of the non profits attending this year’s conference Florida Together held Saturday, July 24 in Orlando. Political candidates including running for Florida Attorney General Dave Aronberg addressed the over 100 non profit leaders from around the state. Jacksonville had the largest number of organizations at the conference this year. The organization is a wealth of resources and information for all GLBT non profits in Florida.

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Dishing with Mark & Carrie July 22, 2010 Print E-mail
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Carrie West Applies For Tampa City Council Appointment
It was last Wednesday and the stir of craziness in Tampa city government and politics had me scratching my head. Every morning, Mark and I talk about politics over our freshly ground and brewed Kona coffee and reading the paper. Plans on running for Tampa City Council in the future had just turned a corner to apply now for the opening on one of the two council members’ seats.
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Dishing with Mark & Carrie July 8, 2010 Print E-mail
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A huge thank you and congratulations to St. Pete Pride 2010 for a job well done! Just for the record, Mark & Carrie, owners of MC Film, were at the very first St. Pete Pride meeting, did the very first St. Pete Pride fundraiser and have supported and been in every St. Pete Pride celebration.

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Dishing with Mark & Carrie June 24, 2010 Print E-mail
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After many months of hard work the 3rd Annual GaYBOR Days is almost here!  This year there is a 15th Street Health Fair, VIP parties, Muvico Movie Night, Famous GaYBOR Bar Crawl, Charice in concert, Andy Bell (Erasure) in live performances, the all too cool famous pool party and so much more. Please visit GaYBOR.com for all the details. Four up to date breaking news and invitations become a Facebook fan at Facebook.com/GaYBOR

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