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.
The rewind kicks off with a look back on the week behind us with Denise’ s doctor appointment, Donna’s weekend, the Lavender lovelies engagement party, Denise’s mother’s MS retreat e-mail, and a Danish LGBT internet radio station that made contact with the ladies to rebroadcast The Lesbian Lounge. New guest on the show, comedian Fortune Feimster, checks in with the ladies to talk up some show dates, and a little about her act. The Bar Tab covers Vancouver Queer Film Fest as the Cool Website of the Week at www.queerfilmfestival.com, which runs from Aug 12-22, and brings celebrated queer films, filmmakers and discussions to Vancouver every summer as artists and audiences come together to paint the town pink! The Cool Place to Hang gives Donna a little “cause for pause”- as it’s a hometown bar, right in Worcester, MA. Check out MB Lounge at 40 Grafton Street, one of the oldest gay-owned and operated bars, this cool little bar features karaoke, Happy Hours, and a piano bar as a local favorite- www.mblounge.com. The Cool Drink of the Week is a “Johnny Morena”, made with Johnny Walker scotch, cream soda, brown sugar and lime. A Lesbian Lounge regular, comedian Dana Goldberg, gives a quick call in to warn the girls of her impending arrival for her big Fort Lauderdale show. TV Talk covers Chelsea Handler, The Soup, The Real Housewives of NJ, Hot in Cleveland, the ever-crappy Real L Word, and some movies- “Year One” and a lez fave “Tea with Mussolini”. Keep up with The Lesbian Lounge via Facebook with the group and fan sites under The Lesbian Lounge as well as My Lesbian Radio. Also follow us on Twitter @ Lesbian Lounge- and don’t forget to plan your Key West trip for Womenfest – Sept 7-12 with SHE Magazine (www.shemag.com) and MyLesbianRadio.com at The Southernmost Hotel – use the code SHE10 for 2 and 3-day discounts! Join Denise & Donna in Key West- along with Suzanne Westenhoefer, Emily Saliers of “The Indigo Girls”, Jen Corday, and Lori Michaels for some fun in the sun!
With Producer Vic working remotely from Ohio, DaddyRah in the house, and a full chat room, the girls actually have a smooth show, not blowing anything up. The Rewind covers the girls’ past week, Denise going to see her cousin’s band Simon/Simon at a local hang out, and Donna going to see “Despicable Me”. Denise announces her plans for the future. Donna talks a little about her big, gay job. Editor, producer, and filmmaker Nina Knapp calls in to tell us about her book “Reel Women, Reel Food” (www.reelrecipes.com) with easy, breezy recipes by some of today’s hottest women in the film industry, like Andrea Meyerson (Laughing Matters) and Stacy Codikow (POWER UP Films). Nina offers listeners a great price through September 1st if they buy online. With World Cup fever coming to an end, the Bar Tab covers some cool sites www.games-cologne.de and www.qubesport.net both highlight the Gay Games in Cologne, Germany, July 31- August 11, with information on the sports, entertainment, and the Gay Village. The websites have event listings, ways to get in touch with others about training, attending, and accommodations for the expected crowd of over 2,000. The website www.iglfa.org is the site of the International Gay & Lesbian Football Association, which works to establish a network of football clubs and promotes the physical and tactical understanding of the game of football (or soccer for those of us who know it as THAT.) The Drink of the Week is a Pink Sunrise – tequila, cranberry, apple juice, club soda and an orange slice. TV Talk covers Denise’s disgust with The Real L Word, Entourage, and Real Housewives of NJ.
Join the ladies on July 23 at The Manor for comedian Dana Goldberg’s South FL show. (www.danagoldberg.com) Call 954 288 8691 for tickets. Don’t forget to plan for September 7-12 in Key West for Womenfest! (www.womenfest.com) Join Denise & Donna along with SHE Magazine at The Southernmost Hotel (use code SHE 10) Make your reservations NOW!
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.
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