Welcome back! Donna has a sick pass this evening so Cubby fills in with Denise. The girls catch up on the last two weeks before welcoming the lovely Jamisin Lee of “Lori Michaels – Me & the Girls,” who discusses her 3rd Annual Angel Initiative Fund Raiser in Nutley, NJ. The all-star line up this year includes Chantal Carrere, Michele Balan and Lori Michaels. Also discussed is her Walk to Raise Awareness this October with OutOfTheDarkness.Org to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Later, the gang discusses Denise’s trip to London, including fish ‘n’ chips night, women’s rugby and The Lounge night out.
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This week the ladies focus on Womenfest in Key West coming up Sept 7th-12th, but not before reviewing the week behind them. Details on the Lavender Events Backpack Drive, Denise’s courthouse adventure to get papers for the wedding, Cubby’s adjusting to roommate and intern status, and Producer Vic being back get covered. One of the headliners for Womenfest, and friend of show, Lori Michaels, the Dyke Diva, calls in to give her schedule for Key West, talks up the here!tv show that’s airing right now, filmed two years ago at Womenfest, and also gives a little update (or “dances” around the update..!) on her very public relationship with New Jersey Housewife Danielle Staub. The girls run down a strictly Key West Bar Tab and feature the Cool Place to Hang- legendary hot spot on the island- AQUA Nightclub, (www.aquakeywest.com ) where Lori is performing and the girls are doing a live talk show with Suzanne Westenhoefer and Emily Saliers at 4pm on Thursday the 9th. The Cool Website of the Week is www.womenfest.com where you can find the entire day by day schedule of events, times and venues, and also buy your tickets. The Drink of the Week is a Key West Lemonade. Later, the girls of Sister Funk call in – they’ll be performing at the Street Festival on Friday the 10th, as well as appearing for 7 nights at the Hog’s Breath Saloon! Not much time for Food Talk or TV, but a proper welcome back for “Weeds” and a big A+ for “The Big C” and Denise blows through the finale of The Real L Word, just happy it’s over. Event run down and Denise’s London schedule are announced to wrap up!
Big fun in the Lounge tonight, as intern and roommate Cubby joins the girls again and they recap the third Lezzy Q in a row at SHE Magazine’s palace! A great 45 minute conversation with Hollywood hotties Jill Bennett and Cathy DeBuono about everything from Prop 8 and the Sweet cruise to the wave of success “We Have to Stop Now” is experiencing. Later, funny girl Chantal Carrere checks in with an update on where she is and what she’s doing in Vegas. The Bar Tab features Cool Place to Hang – The Blue Moon in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware www.bluemoonrehoboth.com and the Cool Site of the Week is a brand new site for gay-themed greeting and post cards with some cool prints and novelty gifts called Dorothy’s Cards. www.dorothyscards.co.uk The Drink of the Week is an Apple Weed Tea. Some Facebook posts and a little girl gossip get discussed. Don’t forget to join us with SHE Magazine in Key West Sept 9-12 for Womenfest 2010. Book your room at The Southernmost Hotel using code SHE10 for all kinds of discounts, and hang with us, She Mag, Lori Michaels, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Emily Saliers, Jennifer Corday and thousands of hot chicks on one kickin’ little island! www.womenfest.com
The girls rewind the week past and cover Cubby’s first week as Denise roommate, the second Lezzy BB”Q” in honor of DaddyRah’s birthday, another gay week of work for Donna, and Denise’s first oil change for the new car. Special guest this week is award winning, lesbian all star author Karin Kallmaker, (www.kallmaker.com) who discuss her writing process, her life as a writer, her formula for success and her upcoming work – as well as doubling as Editorial Director of Bella Books. (www.bellabooks.com) Gossip is about Ellen’s American Idol departure, Lindsay Lohan’s stint in prison and Snooki getting arrested. The Bar Tab shocks Donna as Denise feature’s a LGBT-friendly swinger’s club in Sydney, Australia, called “Aarows” (www.aarowsydney.com.au). Cool Sites of the Week are www.bellabooks.com for all the latest & greatest lesbian books, DVDs, teasers and newsletters. Also, a shout out to www.AutoStraddle.com for the hilarious rippin’ re-caps of The Real L Word, which seems to disgust Denise more and more each week. The Drink of the Week is DragonFly made with Myer’s Rum, Apple Brandy and sweet Vermouth. Fat Ass Food cover the amazing food at the Q, hosted by the SHE Magazine ladies and the outrageous cake by future Cake Bosses, Wendy & Jo of Lavender Events. The chat roomers party on in true fashion, with guest Karin Kallmaker hangin’ with the girls. We can’t say it enough, ladies- get your asses ready for Key West! Book your room now at The Southernmost Hotel, using code SHE10 for discounts, and party with us for Womenfest 2010 (www.womenfest.com) Sept 9-12.
Cubby’s in the studio tonight, Vic‘s working remotely and Denise & Donna are in rare form as the night kicks off with a rewind of the week past including Jemma & Hazel’s visit, Cubby’s arrival, a LezzyQ at the SHE Palace and Dana Goldberg’s show in Fort Lauderdale. The chat room buzzes as usual. Donna talks about her big, gay life and Denise is focused on her big, international move to London later this year. The Bar Tab rocks with the focus on Women in the Woods – an Andrea Meyerson-produced women-only outdoor, at one with nature, event-www.womeninthewoods.com. Also a spotlight on the award winning web series Anyone But Me (www.anyonebutmeseries.com) and some background on writer/producer Susan Miller and the cast. The Drink of the Week is a Royal Flush that will tickle the senses. Funny girl Amy Tee checks in (www.amytee.com) for a long overdue catch up session and some talk about her future plans and new single status. Fat Ass Food is all about the dinners & Q Food. TV Talk gets glossed over with some gossip about Real Housewives of New Jersey, and the ladies get a VERY big surprise call from the “Amanda Landry” character of their lesbian comedy soap opera of days past “All My Girlfriends”- voice actor, Suzanne, checks in, staying true to character! The winners of “We Have To Stop Now” free subscriptions, courtesy of Cathy DeBuono, are announced. Some emails, FB, Texts From Last Night and Twitter tweets are discussed and the push for WomenFest in Key West is on! www.womenfest.com for more details. Events and announcements round out the show. Producer Vic features two Jen Foster songs tonight: “Taking Bob Dylan” at the break, and “She” to go out on.
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