The ladies re-cap South Florida Pride with a full review including staff, venue, vendors and performers- including SHE Magazine, Lavender Events, Tribal Sons, New Moon, Rosies, Gioi Bruno, Pepper Mashay, Lori Michaels, Craig Stevens, MarkyG, and some reconnects with old friends like DJ Amy Alderman, DJ Maximus, Suzie Porier, and tons of visitors at the MyLesbianRadio booth. The Bar Tab features a new, exciting Drink of the Week which debuted at South FL Pride brought to you by SKYY Vodka- infused with Ginger, mixed with ginger ale with a twist of lime. The Cool Place to Hang is Bru’s Room Sports Bar & Grill-where the girls met Alex, waitress extrordinaire www.brusroom.com . The Cool Website is www.bigskinny.net – a very cool business which makes big, fat overstuffed wallets a thing of the past. A new Sweet Voluntour project is announced, some very cool events happening in London for the ladies are spotlighted. Later, long time friend of The Lesbian Lounge, Jamisin Lee, one of Lori Michael’s dancers and tireless mental health charity advocate, calls in to tell us about a new documentary called “No Kidding, Me Too” from actor by Joe Panteliano which is being screened at Bergen County Community College in Paramus NJ on March 31st. Also, a surprise phone pass-off to Lori Michaels, who tells us some very special news about Jamisin Lee. The show wraps with some upcoming events in the area and Single Sentence Relationship Advice from Jemma. Next week, guests Molly & Mattie, who have a online sex toy business, check in with Denise & Donna. The show goes out on I Just Love Girls by Sugarbeach.
As the girls settle in to 2010, they get back on track bringing back some popular old segments and shaking up a fan favorite. Musician Kristie Stremel calls in. (www.kristiestremel.com) Her style and sound grabs the girls, as well as Shannon Wentworth of Sweet, where we discovered her. The girls welcome a call from “Rooster,” of the former Dixie Dykes podcast, who shares what the last few months have been like as she revamps her new solo show, GayDownSouth, and carries on with her southern charm. Donna tackles some News, Sports winds down with the NFL Championship scores as the two teams remaining head to Miami for the Superbowl. The Bar Tab features City Girl Cafe in Cambridge MA, a trendy little cafe that specializes in awesome comfort food and atmosphere. (www.citygirlcafe.com) The Drink of the Week is a Reggae Sunset and the Cool Website of the Week is www.lezzbook.com, a social networking site for the ladies. Wendy Phillips of Lavender Events calls in with some exciting women’s seminars, parties and events. Giving Jemma a break with Questions, we’ve asked her to give some Relationship Advice- but the catch is…it can only be one sentence. Denise trolls some new dating sites and brings back the non-court ordered community service to lezzies looking for online love. Ah yes, Cruising the Online Personals is back – let the roasting begin. Catch Denise & Donna hosting a fun night of games and laughs at The Mix on Feb 14th for Lavender Events Funny Valentine party, and March 13-14, up on the big stage at South Florida Pride with Lori Michaels in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
The girls rewind their week past – seeing Suzanne Westenhoefer at The Manor to kick off Pandora Events “Laugh Out Loud” series. The Manor is the newest venue in South Florida’s gayborhood. Special guest Michelle Clunie (“Queer as Folk”) calls in to talk about her passion for social activism and human rights. A very intense, political, and fun conversation that touches on our government, health care reform, gay rights and a new venture to help children with HIV/AIDS. Musical Dyke Diva, Lori Michaels, calls in to talk up South Florida Pride, coming up March 13-14 at Jaco Pastorius Park in Fort Lauderdale, where she’ll be headlining all weekend, and drops a teaser about a big announcement. Later, the Bar Tab covers tasty Drink of the Week “Black Cherry Blast”, as well as Place to Hang Club Pink in Detroit, Michigan. (http://www.myspace.com/club_pink ) The Cool Website of the Week is a trendy little blogspot at http://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com Donna interviews Jemma on her six weeks in the States – the fast food, the shopping, Denise’s family, and TV. To honor Jem’s last night in the studio, the girls answer her last live batch of questions. Some local events get announced,and the song Tonight is the Night by A Girl Named Chuck closes the show.
Don’t forget to text GIVE to 50555 or HAITI to 90999 for a $10 donation and for those of you outside of the U.S. go to www.hopeforhaitinow.org to make your donation. Any amount helps. And remember to drop us a line and tell us about the cool places YOU hang out, your favorite local spots, so we can feature them – WHEREVER YOU ARE – denise@mylesbianradio.com or donna@mylesbianradio.com Also, get ready for South Florida Pride – www.southfloridapride.org. We’ll be up on stage over the whole weekend (March 13-14) so come by and say hi!
Best friends Denise and Donna take you into their world each week. "The Lesbian Lounge" is a weekly radio show that airs LIVE on Internet radio station, MyLesbianRadio.com every Wednesday night at 9PM eastern. Join us and others in the interactive chat room and call us during the show. You'll hear celebrity interviews, juicy lesbian gossip and much more.
Denise and Donna of the The Lesbian Lounge broadcast live every Wednesday night at 9pm eastern on MyLesbianRadio.com. The podcast is released every Monday.